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Sri Chandrashekar M v. Sri. M S Shankaragulli

Karnataka HC10 Jun 2026WP/15010/2025

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What is this about?

Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; WP No.15010 of 2025 (GM-RES); Suraj Govindaraj J.; decided 10.06.2026; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn; challenge to proceedings in MSR CR No.70/2025 before Assistant Commissioner Bangalore-North under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 (Sections 7, 22, 21/23, 24); settlement between petitioner and Respondents 1 and 2; joint memo in MFA No.6217/2025; compromise decree dated 05.01.2026 in O.S.No.2055/2025; withdrawal memo dated 21.04.2026; Articles 226 and 227; certiorari; no precedents cited.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief granted; petition dismissed as withdrawn on the petitioner's memo dated 21.04.2026 following settlement between the parties. ¶40

Sri Chandrashekar M Vs Sri. M S Shankaragulli — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

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NC: 2026:KHC:27924 WP No. 15010 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 15010 OF 2025 (GM-RES)

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BETWEEN:

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SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR M S/O M.S. SHANKARAGULLI, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS OFFICE AT NO.512, LEVEL 5, COMMERCE HOUSE, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 052,

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R/AT NO.44. GROUND FLOOR. 14^TH MAIN, 15^TH CROSS, JUDICIAL LAYOUT, YELAHANKA. BANGALORE - 560 065.

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…PETITIONER

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(BY SRI. K.D. PUTTASWAMY, ADVOCATE)

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Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA

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Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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AND:

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SRI. M.S. SHANKARAGULLI AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT NO.44, GROUND FLOOR, 14^TH MAIN, 15^TH CROSS, JUDICIAL LAYOUT, YELAHANKA BANGALORE - 560 065.

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SMT. PARVATHAMMA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.44, GROUND FLOOR, 14^TH MAIN, 15^TH CROSS,

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NC: 2026:KHC:27924 WP No. 15010 of 2025

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JUDICIAL LAYOUT, YELAHANKA BANGALORE - 560 065.

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THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BANGALORE-NORTH, KANDAYA BHAVAN BANGALORE - 560 001.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R3)

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THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN MSR CR NO.70/2025 PENDING ON THE FILE OF ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER COURT, BANGALORE, BEFORE THE RESPONDENT NO.3 INITIATED AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER BASED ON THE PETITION FILED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 1 AND 2 UNDER SECTION 7, 22, 21 AND 24 OF THE MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS ACT 2007, AND THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.,

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ

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ORAL ORDER

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Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs:

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a. Grant an order, direction or writ in the nature of Certiorari quashing the entire proceedings in MSR CR No.70/2025 pending on the file of Assistant Commissioner Court, Bangalore, before the Respondent No.3 initiated as against the petitioner based on the petition filed by the Respondent No.1 & 2 under Section 7, 22, 23 and 24 of the maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens act 2007, and the notice issued by the Respondent No.3 which produced at Annexure-A.

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b. Grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit to grant, including cost of the Petitioners, in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity.

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A memo for withdrawal dated 21.04.2026 has been filed signed by the petitioner and the counsel for the petitioner, which reads as under:

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"Petitioner is challenging the proceedings bearing No.MSR CR 70/2025 filed before the Assistant Commissione by the Respondent No.1 and 2. During the pendency of the above matter due to intervention of elders and well-wisher the matter has been resolved in the terms of settlement . Accordingly joint memo has been filed in MFA No.6217/2025 and the same was accepted by this Hon'ble Court and in further compromise petition was filed before trail court in O.S.No.2055/2025 and in the terms of compromise the trial court has passed judgment and decree dated 05.01.2026.

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It is further submitted that in view of the above said settlement the respondent No.1 and 2 herein has withdrawn the petition No.MSR CR 70/2025 filed before the assistant commissioner. So in the above said facts and circumstances this petition become infructuous and it may be permitted to withdraw and dispose of in the terms of settlement in the interest of justice and equity. The copy of the joint memo filed in MFA No.6217/2025 is herewith produced as Annexure-A for kind perusal of this Hon'ble Court.

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