Smt. Poornima R Ullal, v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Article 226 writ petition (KLR-RES), WP No.24197 of 2025, Karnataka HC, decided 23.08.2025 by R Devdas, J. Petitioner sought quashing/staying of UPOR proceedings NAMA/VICHARANE/02/2025-26 dated 21.06.2025 for survey and issuance of property card at instance of private respondent, citing pending adverse-possession suit O.S.No.143/2014. Held: pendency of such suit does not bar the competent authority from conducting the survey; for the property card, petitioner to seek orders of non-issuance via interlocutory application before the court where the suit is pending. Petition disposed of; no cases cited; no monetary relief.
What did the court decide?
Prayer to quash/stay the survey and property-card proceedings was not granted; the writ petition was disposed of with observations that the pending adverse-possession suit does not bar the survey, and the petitioner was pointed to the remedy of moving an interlocutory application before the competent court in the pending suit for orders of non-issuance of the property card.