John Lewis v. Reserve Bank of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; WP No. 7544 of 2022 (GM-RES); decided 14 August 2025 by Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Anu Sivaraman (oral judgment). Petitioners John Lewis and Nirmala Mary Lewis challenged possession notices dated 17.03.2022 issued by Karnataka Bank Ltd. under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, seeking setting aside of the notices and time to discharge liabilities owing to COVID-19 financial hardship; Reserve Bank of India was respondent No. 1 (unrepresented). Counsel for petitioners submitted the petition had become infructuous and filed a memo of withdrawal; the Court accepted the memo and dismissed the petition as withdrawn. No substantive ruling on the possession notices; no precedents discussed.
What did the court decide?
Accepting the memo of withdrawal placed on record, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn