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Smt. Savitramma v. the Assistant Commissioner

Karnataka HC10 Dec 2025WA/318/2023

Case brief

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What is this about?

Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; NC: 2025:KHC:52319-DB; W.A. No.318/2023 (GM-RES); decided 10.12.2025; filed under S.4 Karnataka High Court Act; writ appeal against Single Judge order dated 17.11.2022 in W.P.No.22533/2021 relating to Case No.HI.NA.CR./10/2021-22 before Assistant Commissioner/Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Shivamogga; disposed of on joint memo/compromise; family settlement; monthly payment of Rs.8000/- by Respondents 2 and 3 to aged appellant from December 2025 for lifetime into Karnataka Bank account; judgment by Justice Vijaykumar A. Patil with Justice Anu Sivaraman.

What did the court decide?

Appeal disposed of in terms of the joint memo: Respondents 2 and 3 agreed to pay the Appellant Rs.8000/- per month from December 2025 till her lifetime, deposited in Account No.9992505002022601 (IFSC KARB0000966), Karnataka Bank Limited, Bengaluru Global Village Branch, on or before the 10th of every month.

Why is it important?

The Court perused the joint memo recording the amicable settlement between the parties, found it to be in accordance with law, and accepted it. ¶42

What the court decided

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Outcome

Appeal disposed of in terms of the joint memo: Respondents 2 and 3 agreed to pay the Appellant Rs.8000/- per month from December 2025 till her lifetime, deposited in Account No.9992505002022601 (IFSC KARB0000966), Karnataka Bank Limited, Bengaluru Global Village Branch, on or before the 10th of every month.

Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned order dated 17.11.2022 in W.P.No.22533/2021 (GM-RES) passed by the learned Single Judge should be set aside and the order passed by the 1st respondent in Case No.HI.NA.CR./10/2021-22 confirmed.

Court's answer

The Court perused the joint memo recording the amicable settlement between the parties, found it to be in accordance with law, and accepted it.

Ratio / Principle

In view of the accepted joint memo, the writ appeal is disposed of in terms of the memo.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Appeal (GM-RES) against the order dated 17.11.2022 of the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.22533/2021 disposed of on the basis of a joint memo of compromise between the parties. The Division Bench (Judgment per Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vijaykumar A. Patil; Coram: Anu Sivaraman and Vijaykumar A. Patil, JJ.) found the memo to be in accordance with law and accepted it. Under the memo, Respondents 2 and 3 agreed to pay the 87-year-old Appellant Rs.8000/- per month from December 2025 till her lifetime, deposited in her Karnataka Bank Limited account (A/c No.9992505002022601, IFSC KARB0000966, Bengaluru Global Village Branch) on or before the 10th of every month. No precedent was cited and no substantive issue was adjudicated; the appeal was filed under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act.

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NC: 2025:KHC:52319-DB W.A. No.318/2023

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT APPEAL NO.318/2023 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

Digitally signed by RUPA V Location: High Court Of Karnataka

SMT. SAVITRAMMA W/O LATE SHANKARANARAYANA ITHAL AGED ABOUT 87 YEARS R/AT SRI. LAKSHMI NILAYA TSR ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA 577 201.

(BY SRI. BHAT GANAPATHY NARAYAN (GANAPATHY BHAT) ADV.,)

…APPELLANT

AND:

THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND SUB-DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE SHIVAMOGGA SUB-DIVISION SHIVAMOGGA 577 201.

SMT. SREELAKSHMI P. ITHAL W/O SRI. PARAMESHWARI ITHAL AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT. T -04, ALCONS PEARL BEHIND CANARA BANK THINDLU MAIN ROAD VIDYARANYAPURA BENGLAURU 560 097.

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NC: 2025:KHC:52319-DB W.A. No.318/2023

HC-KAR

SRI. SHASHIDHAR P. ITHAL S/O SRI. PARAMESHWARA ITHAL AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/AT. T-04, ALCONS PEARL BEHIND CANARA BANK THINDLU MAIN ROAD VIDYARANYAPURA BENGALURU 560 097.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT. MAMATHA SHETTY, AGA FOR R1 SRI. DEVIPRASAD SHETTY, ADV., FOR C/R3 & R2)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO SET-ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 17.11.2022 IN WRIT PETITION No.22533/2021 (GM-RES) PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE, BEFORE THIS HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT BENGALURU AND CONFIRM THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT IN CASE No.HI.NA.CR./10/2021-22 AND ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL FILED THE APPELLANT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS IN WRIT PETITION IN W.P. No.22533/2021 (GM-RES) AND DISMISS THE SAME WITH COST, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY & ETC.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL

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NC: 2025:KHC:52319-DB W.A. No.318/2023

HC-KAR

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL)

This writ appeal is filed challenging the order dated 17.11.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.22533/2021 (GM-RES).

Sri.Bhat Ganapathy Narayan, learned counsel for the appellant and Sri.Deviprasad Shetty, learned counsel for contesting respondents submit that after detailed deliberations, parties have settled the dispute amicably and they have filed a memo.

3. The memo reads as under:

" In the above case the Appellant herein challenged the order dated 17/11/2022 passed in W.P No.22533/2011. Wherein the writ petition filled by the Respondent No.2 and 3, that now on mutual understanding between the Appellant and Respondent No.2 and 3, have decided to put an end to the pending litigation and agreed for compromise.

The Respondent No.2 and 3, has agreed to pay amount of Rs.8000/-per month from December 2025 till the life time of the Appellant. Which is to be Deposited in the

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HC-KAR

ACCOUNT BEARING NUMBER:9992505002022601, IFSC CODE: KARB0000966 Bank & Branch Name: Karnataka bank limited, Bengaluru Global Village Branch, on or before 10th of every month and the Appellant has agreed to accept the same amount of Rs.8000/- payable by Respondent No.2 and 3.

Hence in Joint Memo. The same may be taken on record in the interest of equity and justice."

We have perused the memo. The memo is in

accordance with law and the same is accepted.

5. In view of the aforesaid memo, this appeal is

disposed of in terms of the memo.

Sd/(ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE

Sd/(VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE

BSR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether the impugned order dated 17.11.2022 in W.P.No.22533/2021 (GM-RES) passed by the learned Single Judge should be set aside and the order passed by the 1st respondent in Case No.HI.NA.CR./10/2021-22 confirmed.¶23
The court held
The Court perused the joint memo recording the amicable settlement between the parties, found it to be in accordance with law, and accepted it.ratio¶42

Statutes considered

1 provisions across 1 enactments

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Karnataka High Court Act4¶23

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Order dated 17.11.2022 in W.P.No.22533/2021 (GM-RES) passed by the learned Single Judge, challenged in this writ appeal.¶31
Learned Single Judge, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru · 17.11.2022
Prior proceeding
Case No.HI.NA.CR./10/2021-22 before the 1st respondent (Assistant Commissioner and Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Shivamogga); the appellant prayed for confirmation of the order passed therein.¶23
Prior proceeding
Writ petition by Respondents 2 and 3 (W.P.No.22533/2021 (GM-RES), referred to in the joint memo as 'W.P No.22533/2011'), decided by the learned Single Judge on 17.11.2022.¶34
Prior proceeding
After detailed deliberations, the parties settled the dispute amicably and filed a joint memo recording the compromise.¶32

Parties & counsel

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appellant
SMT. SAVITRAMMA W/O LATE SHANKARANARAYANA ITHAL¶11
Bhat Ganapathy Narayan (Ganapathy Bhat)
respondent
THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND SUB-DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE SHIVAMOGGA SUB-DIVISION SHIVAMOGGA¶15
Mamatha Shetty
respondent
SMT. SREELAKSHMI P. ITHAL¶16
Deviprasad Shetty
respondent
SRI. SHASHIDHAR P. ITHAL¶20
Deviprasad Shetty

Coram

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Anu Sivaramanmember¶25
Vijaykumar A. Patilauthor¶30

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Karnataka HC
Decided on: 10 Dec 2025 · December
Registered: 15 Mar 2023
Case no.: WA/318/2023
CNR: KAHC010142672023
Bench: Anu Sivaraman Vijaykumar A. Patil
Disposal: DISPOSED
Case type: Writ Appeal

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Smt. Savitramma v. the Assistant Commissioner, WA/318/2023 (KA), decided on 10 December 2025.

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Statutes1

Karnataka High Court Act4

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Procedural history4

Order dated 17.11.2022 in W.P.No.22533/2021 (GM-RES) passed by the learned Single Judge, challenged in this writ appeal.Learned Single Judge, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru · 17.11.2022
Case No.HI.NA.CR./10/2021-22 before the 1st respondent (Assistant Commissioner and Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Shivamogga); the appellant prayed for confirmation of the order passed therein.
Writ petition by Respondents 2 and 3 (W.P.No.22533/2021 (GM-RES), referred to in the joint memo as 'W.P No.22533/2011'), decided by the learned Single Judge on 17.11.2022.

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Bench / Coram

Anu Sivaraman and Vijaykumar A. Patil

Parties & counsel