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Sudhamani v. Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Limited

Karnataka HC8 Apr 2026WP/30076/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

NC: 2026:KHC:19408 | Karnataka HC, WP No. 30076 of 2025 (GM-DRT), decided 08-04-2026 by Lalitha Kanneganti J. | Maintainability of writ petition under Articles 226/227 against private bank/housing finance company (Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Limited) denied relying on Phoenix ARC Private Limited v. Vishwa Bharathi Vidya Mandir (Civil Appeal Nos.257-259/2022); petition disposed of with liberty to approach DRT; benefit of Section 14 Limitation Act conferred; pending I.As. closed; impugned possession notice dated 14.02.2025 (Annexure-B) and letter dated 13.08.2025 (Annexure-C).

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to avail the appropriate remedy before the DRT; petitioner to have the benefit of Section 14 of the Limitation Act; all pending I.As. in the writ petition closed. ¶37

Sudhamani Vs Piramal Capital and Housing Finance… — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

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NC: 2026:KHC:19408 WP No. 30076 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 8^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI

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WRIT PETITION NO. 30076 OF 2025 (GM-DRT)

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BETWEEN:

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SUDHAMANI W/O CHIKKANNASHETTY AGE ABOUT 58 YEARS R/A NO 18/302, UPPER BEDI

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2^ND STAGE, 1^ST CROSS NEAR POST OFFICE

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CHAMARAJNAGAR- 571 313

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RAMYASHREE N.,

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W/O PRADEEP KUMAR V., AGE ABOUT 38 YEARS

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R/A NO 18/302, UPPER BEEDI

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Digitally signed by SUVARNA T Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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2^ND STAGE, 1^ST CROSS NEAR POST OFICE CHAMARAJANAGAR- 571 313

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PRADEEP KUMAR V., S/O VENKATARAMU AGE ABOUT 35 YEARS R/O NO 18/302, UPPER BEEDI

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2^ND STAGE, 1^ST CROSS NEAR POST OFFICE CHAMARAJANAGAR -571 313

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…PETITIONERS

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(BY SRI. YEHWANTH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI.SREEDHAR K., ADVOCATE)

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HC-KAR

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AND:

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PIRAMAL CAPITAL AND HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED NO.13, OLD NO.05, 1^ST MAIN ROAD NEAR KODAVA SAMAJA VASANTH NAGAR BANGALORE -560 001 REP. BY ITS AUTHORIZED OFFICER

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…RESPONDENT (BY SRI.S.LAKSHMINARAYANA, ADVOCATE)

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THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH BY WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI BY QUASH THE IMPUGNED POSSESSION NOTICE DATED 14.02.2025 BEARING NO. NIL ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. VIDE ANNEXURE-B AND ALSO LETTER DATED 13.08.2025 BEARING NO. NIL ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-C AS THE SAME ARE ILLEGAL, ARBITRARY AND UNSUSTAINABLE AND WITHOUT AUTHORITY OF LAW.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI

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HC-KAR

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ORAL ORDER

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The present writ petition is filed against Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Limited., which is a private Bank and in the light of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Civil Appeal Nos.257-259/2022 between Phoenix ARC Private Limited Vs.

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Vishwa Bharathi Vidya Mandir and others arising out of WP.Nos.35564-35566/2015 dated 27.03.2018, the present writ petition is not maintainable against Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Limited.,which is a private Bank.

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In view of the same, this Court is passing the following:

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ORDER

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