Sri K S Suresh v. Sree Seetharaghav Souharda Sahakara Bank Niyamitha
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition disposed of with liberty to approach DRT; certiorari sought against Magistrate orders in Crl.Misc.No.50/2024 (Chitradurga) and Crl.Misc.No.1960/2024 (Bengaluru Rural); allegations of fraud and suppression by cooperative (Souharda) bank before Magistrate; alternative remedy doctrine; disputed questions of fact not for writ court; evidence before DRT; Section 14 Limitation Act, 1963 benefit/exclusion of time; mandamus sought for acceptance of balance amount and restoration of possession under Sale Certificates; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; Karnataka Souharda Sahakari Act, 1997; High Court of Karnataka, single judge, 05-03-2026.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioners to avail the alternative remedy (before the DRT); benefit of Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963; all pending I.As. in the writ petition stand closed.