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Shakuntala W/O. Shakrayya Gadad v. Shekharayya S/O. Mallayya @ Goolayya Gadag @ Kochalapur

Karnataka HC1 Aug 2025WP/104111/2021

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What is this about?

Karnataka High Court, Dharwad Bench; WP No. 104111 of 2021 (GM-RES); Justice Suraj Govindaraj; decided 01.08.2025; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn at the orders stage; certiorari sought under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India to quash Lok Adalath/Senior Civil Judge and JMFC Kushtagi order dated 11.03.2017 (Annexure-A) and consequential compromise decree dated 11.03.2017 (Annexure-B); petitioners Shakuntala, Channamallayya, Sharanayya versus respondents Shekharayya, Gurubasayya, Shantayya; no issues decided, no holdings, no precedents cited, no monetary quantum; carries no ruling on the merits of Lok Adalat orders or compromise decrees.

What the court decided

Shakuntala W/O. Shakrayya Gadad Vs Shekharayya… — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2025)

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NC: 2025:KHC-D:9514 WP No. 104111 of 2021

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH

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DATED THIS THE 1^ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ

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WRIT PETITION NO.104111 OF 2021 (GM-RES)

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BETWEEN:

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SMT. SHAKUNTALA W/O. SHAKRAYYA GADAD, AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. HOUSE WIFE, R/O. WARD NO.2 PATTALACHINTI, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL.

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CHANNAMALLAYYA S/O. SHAKRAYYA GADAD, AGE. 33 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. WARD NO.2, PATTALACHINTI, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL.

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SHARANAYYA S/O. GURULINGAYYA BALAGANUR, AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. AKKERI, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL.

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…PETITIONERS

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(BY SMT. PRIYANKA BADA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SHRIHARSH A.NEELOPANT, ADVOCATE)

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Digitally signed ASHPAKKASHIMSAMALAGALADINNI by ASHPAKKASHIMSAMALAGALADINNIDate: 2025.08.01 15:03:07 +0530

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AND:

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SHEKHARAYYA S/O. MALLAYYA @ GOOLAYYA GADAG @ KOCHALAPUR AGE. 79 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. PATTALACHINTI, TQ. KUSHTAGI DIST. KOPPAL.

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GURUBASAYYA S/O. MALLAYYA @ GOOLAYYA GADAD @ KOCHALAPUR AGE. 84 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. PATTALACHINTI, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL.

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NC: 2025:KHC-D:9514 WP No. 104111 of 2021

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HC-KAR

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SHANTAYYA S/O. SHIVAYYA GADAD, AGE. 54 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. PATTALACHINTI, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI. SHIVARAJ P.MUDHOL, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 11.03.2017 PASSED BY THE LOK ADALATH/SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC KUSHTAGI AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND TO ISSUE A WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH CONSEQUENTIAL COMPROMISE DECREE DATED 11.03.2017 PASSED BY THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC KUSHTAGI AS PER ANNEXURE-B, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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ORAL ORDER

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(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ)

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The petitioners are before this Court seeking for

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the following reliefs.

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i) Issue a writ or order or direction in the nature of writ of certiorari to quash the impugned order dated 11.03.2017 passed by the Lok Adalath/Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Kushtagi as per Annexure-A.

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ii) Issue a writ or order or direction in the nature of writ of certiorari to quash consequential compromise decree dated 11.03.2017 passed by the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC Kushtagi as per Annexure-B.

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