Sri S v. Hari v Dena Bank
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court (Bengaluru), W.P. No. 10815 of 2021 (S-RES), decided 12-11-2025 by Justice Ashok S.Kinagi (NC: 2025:KHC:46314). Subject: maintainability of a writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution where the petitioner has already filed an appeal before the appellate authority and it remains pending - bar on parallel proceedings via the equal, efficacious alternative remedy. Challenge was to a Dena Bank order dated 26.03.2019 (Annexure-G, Ref. No. BRO/HRD/1192/2019). Outcome: writ petition dismissed; appellate authority directed to decide the appeal within 60 days. Relevant for arguments that a writ petition is not maintainable once an appeal before the competent appellate authority is already underway.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the petitioner; the writ petition was dismissed as not maintainable, and the appellate authority was directed to dispose of the pending appeal within 60 days from receipt of copy of the order.