High Court of Karnataka dismissed a Writ Petition under Article 227 as infructuous because the petitioner admitted stamp duty was duly paid, defeating the petition's core prayer.
Stamp duty having been paid, the writ petition was dismissed as infructuous.
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NC: 2024:KHC:28219 WP No. 49854 of 2018
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JULY, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 49854 OF 2018 (GM-CPC)
BETWEEN:
WEIZMANNA LIMITED EMPIRE HOUSE, 3214, DR. DN ROAD, ENT AK NAYAK MARG, FORT, MUMBAI-400 001 HAVING ITS CORPORATE OFFICE AT NO.50, MILLENIUM TOWERS, QUEENS ROAD, BANGALORE-560 051. REPRESENTED BY TS AUTHORIZED PERSON A.LINGAPPA, GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, BANGALORE.
…PETITIONER
Digitally signed by MEGHA MOHAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
(BY SRI.VAMSHI KRISHNA C., ADVOCATE)
AND:
NC: 2024:KHC:28219 WP No. 49854 of 2018
AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS
RESPONDENT 1 TO 4 ARE RESIDING AT HOLEBEAVALLI VILLAGE AND POST, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577 423.
…RESPONDENTS
(V/O/D 3/6/21, POSTAL TRASH SHEET OF R1-R4 IS ACCEPTED)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE SHIVAMOGGA THE COURT BELOW/COMPETENT AUTHORITY ONLY TO COLLECT THE STAMP DUTY BY SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 01.09.2018 IN EXECUTION NO.150/2014 VIDE ANNEXURE-C BY SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER PERTAINING TO PENALTY.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
A memo is filed stating that the stamp duty has been duly
paid by the petitioner and this writ petition has become infructuous.
Memo is taken on record.
Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as
infructuous.
Pending I.As., if any, in the writ petition shall stand
closed.
SD/JUDGE
MEG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3
2 provisions across 1 enactments
Weizmanná Limited
Smt. Kariyamma
H.R. Devendruppa
H.R. Halady Nagendaswamy
H.R. Yathish Raj
Lokesh E.
Lalitha Kanneganti
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