Sri. B.S. Praveena v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka (Bengaluru), Sachin Shankar Magadum, J., 11 June 2025, WP No. 11595 of 2019 (LB-RES): contractor's petition for release of pending dues for civil contract work (Soraba Taluk, 2014-15) dismissed as infructuous after the petitioner's own affidavit before the competent authority confirmed receipt of the entire legally due amount through cheques issued by the Executive Engineer, PRED, and his voluntary undertaking to withdraw the petition upon full and final payment.
What did the court decide?
In light of the petitioner's affidavit acknowledging receipt of the entire legally due amount while accepting payment, the cause of action no longer survives and the writ petition has been rendered infructuous. ¶31