Sri Kanameni Chkradhara Reddy S/O K Bala Reddy v. Sri G Eshwarappa S/O Marulappa
Civil Procedure – Stay/clubbing of parallel suits
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Dharwad Bench (NC: 2025:KHC-D:983); WP No. 100332 of 2025 (GM-CPC), decided 21-01-2025 by Suraj Govindaraj, J. Petitioner Kanameni Chakradhara Reddy (counsel: Sathish M.S.) sought a writ of mandamus to stay proceedings in O.S.No.3/2022 before the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Kudligi until adjudication of O.S.No.293/2023 before the Civil Judge and JMFC, Kudligi. Court held the reliefs not maintainable — remedy lies in an application before the concerned court for stay or clubbing — and disposed of the petition reserving such liberty. Notice to respondent dispensed with. No precedent cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
No relief granted; liberty reserved to the petitioner to file a necessary application before the concerned Court for stay or clubbing of proceedings, and the petition was disposed of reserving such liberty.