Sri v. Prasad v Sri Manu N
Case brief
What is this about?
Appointment of Court Commissioner under Order 26 Rule 9 r/w Section 75 CPC; choice between Tahsildar and Assistant Director of Land Records; kaaludaari measurement versus revenue assessment; Section 18 Karnataka Land Revenue Act 1964; Section 151 CPC modification application; Commercial O.S.No.119/2021; Joint Development Agreement warehouse dispute; Article 227 certiorari against Dedicated Commercial Court orders; guidelines in Shadaksharappa (2023 SCC OnLine Kar 53); Classic Infracon (W.P.Nos.44410 and 51359/2014); N. Swamygowda (ILR 2010 Kar 897); 8-week timeline for commission report; Rs.16.50 crores construction-cost claim.
What did the court decide?
Both writ petitions allowed; impugned orders dated 05-08-2025 and 17-07-2025 passed on I.A.Nos.20 and 22 in Commercial O.S.No.119 of 2021 quashed; Tahsildar and Assistant Director of Land Records appointed as Court Commissioners — ADLR to measure the existence and dimension of the kaaludaari and other measurements, Tahsildar to assess revenue on the ADLR's report and place it before the concerned Court; reports to be submitted within 8 weeks.