Sri v. M Venkatesh v the Chief Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; Justice M. Nagaprasanna; WP No. 11285 of 2025 (GM-CPC); Article 227 Constitution of India; Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 CPC; temporary injunction application inadvertently rejected; O.S.No.239/2025; II Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC Kolar; order dated 04.04.2025 set aside; matter remanded for fresh hearing within two weeks; status quo continued; parties not to precipitate; trial court to consider application on merits.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed: impugned order dated 04.04.2025 on I.A.No.2/2025 set aside; matter remitted to the trial court to hear all parties and pass orders on the Order 39 Rule 1 CPC application within an outer limit of two weeks; status quo continued for two weeks with both parties directed not to precipitate the matter and the trial court to decide on merits uninfluenced by the status quo order.