Sri Digambar Shankar Naik v. the Authorised Officer

Karnataka HC23 Mar 2026WP/23594/2025

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What is this about?

Infructuous dismissal of writ petition (GM-DRT) under Articles 226/227, Constitution of India; prayer to direct Debt Recovery Tribunal-1, Bengaluru to decide I.A.No.04/2025 before final order in S.A.; main S.A. dismissed 31.07.2025 rendering petition infructuous; all I.As. closed; petitioners Digambar Shankar Naik and others vs Authorised Officer, Kanara District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd. and others; single judge Lalitha Kanneganti J.; decided 23.03.2026; neutral citation NC: 2026:KHC:16322; no substantive ruling, no cases discussed.

What did the court decide?

The main S.A. itself having been dismissed on 31.07.2025, the writ petition had become infructuous and was accordingly dismissed as infructuous; all I.As. in the writ petition were directed to stand closed. ¶31

Sri Digambar Shankar Naik Vs the Authorised Officer — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

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NC: 2026:KHC:16322 WP No. 23594 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 23594 OF 2025 (GM-DRT)

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BETWEEN:

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SRI. DIGAMBAR SHANKAR NAIK, PROP: M/S. PARVATI FISH LAND, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, S/O. LATE SHANKER R.NAIK, R/AT VITTAL APARTMENT, GREEN STREET RD, KARWAR DISTRICT, UTTAR KANNADA-581 301.

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SRI. ASHOK SHANKAR NAIK, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, S/O LATE SHANKER R. NAIK, R/AT NEAR MALLIKARJUNA TEMPLE, NANDANAGADDA, KARWAR-581 301.

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Digitally signed by SUVARNA T Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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AMITHA ASHOK NAIK, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, W/O. SRI. ASHOK SHANKAR NAIK, NEAR MALLIKARJUNA TEMPLE, NANDANAGADDA, KARWAR-581 301.

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SMT. POORNIMA DIGAMBAR NAIK, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, W/O. SRI. DIGAMBAR SHANKAR NAIK, NEAR MALLIKARJUN TEMPLE, NANDANGADDA, KARWAR-581 301.

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…PETITIONERS

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(BY SRI. M.A. RAJENDRA, ADVOCATE)

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HC-KAR

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AND:

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THE AUTHORISED OFFICER, THE KANARA DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., NEW MARKET YARD SIRSI-581 402.

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ALSO AT: KRISIYA REALITY BUILDING, MURLIDAR MATH, ROAD KARWARBRANCH CODE-16007.

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SHANTHIKA SOUHARDA SAHAKARI SANGHA NIYAMITA, ANKOLA, "VASUDEV BUILDING" KARWAR ROAD, KARWAR TALUK, ANKOLA, UTTARA KANNDA-581 314.

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VIKAS URBAN CO-OPERATIVE BANK NIYAMITHA, APMC YARD, YELLAPUR, KARNATAKA-581 359.

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…RESPONDENTS

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THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE DIRECTION / MANDAMUS, DIRECTING THE HONBLE DEBT RECOVERY TRIBUNAL I, DRT-1, BENGALURU TO PASS THE FINAL ORDER, ONLY AFTER PASSING ORDERS ON I.A.NO.04/2025, IN ORDER TO AVOID MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE AND IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE 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 SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI

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NC: 2026:KHC:16322 WP No. 23594 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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ORAL ORDER

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It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the writ petition has become infructuous as the main S.A. itself was dismissed on 31.07.2025. The said submission is taken on record.

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