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Sri M N Dharmavratha v. Sri K L Ramesh

Karnataka HC9 Jun 2026WP/53207/2018

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Article 227 writ petitions (GM-CPC) dismissed on settlement, not on merits. Subject matter: security order in O.S.No.1375/2011 under Section 94(b) & (e) r/w Order 38 Rule 5 CPC and Section 151 CPC, including cash security of Rs. 1,50,00,000 (one crore fifty lakhs). Settlement in O.S.No.9124/2015; joint memo to withdraw O.S.No.1375/2011; petitions held non-surviving; interim orders dissolved. Court: High Court of Karnataka, single bench (Vijaykumar A. Patil, J.), order dated 09.06.2026. Useful keywords: arrest-before-judgment/security attachment provision invoked, compromise joint memo, non-survival dismissal, dissolution of interim orders.

What did the court decide?

None; both connected writ petitions were dismissed as not surviving in view of the recorded settlement, and interim orders, if any, stood dissolved. ¶67

Sri M N Dharmavratha Vs Sri K L Ramesh — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

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NC: 2026:KHC:27465 W.P. No.53601/2018 C/W W.P. No.53207/2018

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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 9^TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT PETITION NO.53601/2018 (GM-CPC)

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C/W

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WRIT PETITION NO.53207/2018 (GM-CPC)

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IN W.P. No.53601/2018:

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BETWEEN:

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K.L. RAMESH S/O LATE K.R. LAKSHMIKANTHARAJA SETTY PROP: SKANDA INVESTMENTS AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS.

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SINCE DEAD BY HIS LR’S.

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Digitally signed by RUPA V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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1A. SMT. K.R. INDIRA W/O LATE MR. K.L. RAMESH AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS.

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1B. K. GOWRI KAMAL W/O LATE MR. K.R. KAMAL AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS.

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1C. K.K. SKANDA

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S/O LATE MR. K.R. KAMAL AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS.

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ALL ARE R/AT. NO.60/38 40^TH CROSS, JAYANAGARA 8^TH BLOCK BANGALORE – 560011.

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…PETITIONERS

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(BY SRI. NARASE GOWDA, ADV.,)

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HC-KAR

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AND:

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MR. M.N. DHARMAVRATHA S/O MR. M. NARAYANA DAS AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS POORNA HORTICULTURE 2ND MAIN, 47TH CROSS, 8TH BLOCK JAYANAGARA, BANGALORE-560 082.

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C. VENKATA RAJU S/O LATE VENKATARAMA SETTY SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS.

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2(a) MRS. C. KRISHNAVENI W/O LATE C. VENKATA RAJU AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS.

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SRI. RAVI KIRAN

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2(b) S/O LATE C. VENKATA RAJU AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS.

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SRI. C. RAJESH

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2(c) S/O LATE C. VENKATARAJU AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS.

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ALL ARE R/AT NO.16, GOVINDAPPA ROAD BASAVANAGUDI, BANGALORE-560 004.

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K.R. KAMAL S/O MR. K.L. RAMESH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT NO.60/38 40TH CROSS, JAYANAGARA 8TH BLOCK, BANGALORE-560 011.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI. R. VIJAYA KUMAR, ADV., FOR SRI. K.S. RAMESH, ADV., FOR R1 V/O/DTD:19.02.2019 NOTICE TO R2 (a) TO R2(c) AND R3 ARE D/W)

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HC-KAR

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THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH OR SET ASIDE OR MODIFY THE IMUGNED ORDERS PASED BY THE LEARNED XXXVIII ADDL. CITY CIVIL JUDGE AT BANGALORE, DATED 07.11.2018, IN OS 1375 OF 2011, ON IA NO.10, FILED UNDER SECTION 94 (b) & (e) AND R/W O.38 RULE 5 CPC AND SECTION 151 CPC PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-Q AND ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION IN TERMS OF THE IA NO.10, FILED UNDER SECTION 94 (b) AND (e) AND R/W O.38 RULE 5, CPC AND SECTION 151 CPC PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-J & ETC.

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IN W.P. NO.53207/2018:

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BETWEEN:

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SRI. M.N. DHARMAVRATHA S/O LATE M. NARAYANA DAS AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT. TAPOVANA APARTMENT NO.404, VASISTHA BLOCK VISVESWARANAGAR INDUSTRIAL SUBURB MYSORE SOUTH MYSORE-570008.

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...PETITIONER

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(BY SRI. R. VIJAYA KUMAR, ADV., FOR SRI. RAMESH K.S. ADV.,)

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AND:

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SRI. K.L. RAMESH S/O K.R. LAKSHMIKANTHARAJA SETTY AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS PROP: SKANDA INVESTMENTS R/AT NO.60/38, 40TH CROSS JAYANAGAR, 8TH BLOCK BANGALORE-560 011.

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SRI. C. VENKATA RAJU S/O LATE VENKATARAMA SETTY SINCE DEAD BY HIS LEGAL REP.

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HC-KAR

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SMT. C. KRISHNAVENI

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a. W/O LATE C. VENKATARAJU AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS.

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b. SRI. RAVI KIRAN S/O LATE C. VENKATARAJU AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS.

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c. SRI. C. RAJESH S/O LATE C. VENKATARAJU AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS

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2(a) TO 2(c) ARE R/AT NO.16 GOVINDAPPA ROAD BASAVANAGUDI BANGALORE-560004.

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SRI. K.R. KAMAL S/O SRI. K.L. RAMESH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT NO.60/38, 40TH CROSS JAYANAGAR 8TH BLOCK BANGALORE-560011.

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...RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI. NARASE GOWDA, ADV., FOR R1(a) TO R1(c))

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THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER AT ANNEXURE-M DTD:7.11.2018 PASSED IN O.S.NO.1375/2011 PASSED BY THE COURT OF XXXVIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL JUDGE, BANGALORE CITY (CCH-39) INSOFAR AS IT RELATES TO DIRECTING THE PETITIONER TO FURNISH CASH SECURITY IN A SUM OF RS.ONE CRORE FIFTY LAKSH WHICH IS IMPUGNED IN THE ABOVE W.P. AND ALLOW THE ABOVE W.P. ON MERITS IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY & ETC.

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

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL

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HC-KAR

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ORAL ORDER

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Sri.Ramesh K.S., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner in WP.No.53207/2018 files a memo and submits that the dispute between the parties has been resolved in OS.No.9124/2015 and parties have filed a joint memo, wherein it was agreed to withdraw the suit in

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OS.No.1375/2011.

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