Aryadhan Financial Solutions Private Limited v. State of Karnataka
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Karnataka High Court (Bengaluru), WP No. 11685 of 2026 (GM-RES), decided 09.04.2026 by Sachin Shankar Magadum J. Petitioners Aryadhan Financial Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and Arya Collateral Ware Housing Services Pvt. Ltd. challenged sealing of a Davanagere godown pursuant to proceedings dt. 01.04.2026 (Annexure-F) and mahazar dt. 04.04.2026, claiming a Rs.2.5 crore investment in respondent No.5 (M/s. Sanjeevini Cattle Feeds and Poultry Feeds) and objecting to seizure by respondent No.4 (Manager, Karnataka State Co-operative Marketing Federation (KSCMF)), a State instrumentality. Held: no privity of contract, no infringed statutory right, purely private commercial dispute with no public law element under Article 226; remedy is a civil suit; writ jurisdiction cannot resolve disputed facts from private contracts; petition dismissed with liberty reserved. Respondents 1-3 represented by AGA Aditya Diwakar; respondent No.4 by Sr. Advocate M.R. Rajagopal with P. Anand. Keywords: Articles 226/227, maintainability, sealed godown, APMC Davanagere, collateral financing, third-party goods, civil remedy.