Robert D Souza v. Union Bank of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Robert D'Souza v. Union Bank of India (Authorized Officer/Chief Manager, Vaderahobli Branch, Kundapura); WP No. 12176 of 2024 (GM-RES); High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; Justice D K Singh; decided 18-11-2025; challenge to e-auction sale notice dated 12.04.2024 published 14.04.2024 (secured asset); writ petition dismissed as infructuous because no bidder participated in auction, sale not effected, bank to take fresh steps; petitioner's non-compliance with interim order dated 30.04.2024 noted; filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India.
What did the court decide?
Since, in pursuance of the impugned auction sale notice, no bidder came forward and the sale did not take place (the Bank being required to take fresh steps), the impugned Auction Sale Notice was not given effect to, and the writ petition stood rendered infructuous.