Petitioner filed writ petition seeking mandamus to restore missing case records. Court noted petitioner could file application for certified copy and reserved liberty accordingly, disposing of petition.
Petition disposed; liberty reserved to file application for certified copy of private complaint.
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HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 38437 OF 2025 (GM-RES)
BETWEEN:
…PETITIONER
(BY SMT.KAVITHA D, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by CHAITHANYA K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…RESPONDENT
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE LEARNED CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, ANEKAL, TO TRACE AND RESTORE, OR RECONSTRUCT THE MISSING CASE RECORDS, FILED IN PCR NO.521/2017 AND ETC.,
HC-KAR
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM
ORAL ORDER
The captioned petition is filed seeking mandamus against the Civil Judge and JMFC, Anekal, to trace and restore or reconstruct the missing case records filed in PCR No.521/2017.
HC-KAR
disclose that the said private complaint came to be disposed of on 18.01.2020.
Sd/(SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE
HDK/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court should exercise discretion to trace or restore missing case records where the petitioner could apply for a certified copy.
Whether a writ petition for mandamus to restore case records is maintainable when the petitioner has not exhausted the remedy of applying for a certified copy.
SRI. MANJUNATH KUMAR K.M
SRI. S. PUTTASWAMY
SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM
As recorded by the court registry
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