- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:11586 WP No. 2409 of 2016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 2409 OF 2016 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. DR. VENKATESH S S/O LATE A. SRINIVASALU NAIDU AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, FLAT NO.103, SHRIRAM SHANKARI APARTMENTS, ITTAMADU MAIN ROAD, BANASHANKARI 3RD STAGE, BANGLAORE-560 085. 2. SMT. G C JYOTHILAKSHMI W/O VENKATESH.S AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, FLAT NO.103, SHRIRAM SHANKARI APARTMETNS, ITAMADU MAIN ROAD, BANASHANKARI 3RD STAGE, BANGALORE-560 085. 3. DR. RAMESH MATHIVANAN.N S/O NAGARATHNAM. M. AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT NO.117/3, PRESS ROAD, ANDERSONPET, KOLAR GOLD FIELDS KOLAR-563113. 4. SRI. SRINIVAS.M S/O SRI MOHAN NAIDU, AGED 41 YEARS, R/AT NO.25, NEEDS TOWER, 4TH FLOOR, S.B.M. COLONY, 80 FEET ROAD, BANGALORE-560 050. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:11586 WP No. 2409 of 2016 5. SRI ADITYA M.P S/O SRI PRAKASH K.N AGED 29 YEARS, R/AT NO.501, YOGEESHWARA APARTMENT, 6TH MAIN ROAD, DATTATREYA NAGAR, HOSAKERE HALLI, BANASHANKARI 3RD STAGE, BANGALORE-560 085. 6. SRI. AJIT D BORKAR S/O SRI. D.B. BORKAR, AGED 33 YEARS, R/AT NO.8118, 6TH CROSS, 11TH MAIN HANUMANTHNAGAR, BANGALORE-560019. 7. DR. ANU SRIDHAR & G.N. SRIDHAR S/O SRI G.N. SRIDHAR AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT NO.84, 1ST C CROSS, 2ND A MAIN BS.K 3RD STAGE, 3RD PHASE, 5TH BLOCK, BANGALORE-560 085. 8. SRI. PARIKSHIT R S S/O SRI. RAMASWAMY B AGED 33 YEARS R/AT NO.176/1, VIJAYA BANK COLONY EXTN, BANASWADI, BANGLAORE-560 043. 9. SRI SHARATH BABU S/O SRI VERANJANEYALU AGED 30 YEARS, R/O NO.9, 7TH MAIN, BINNY LAYOUT, VIJAYA NAGAR, 1ST STAGE, BANGALORE-560 040. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:11586 WP No. 2409 of 2016 10. SRI. MAHADEVA N.R S/O SRI REVENNA, AGED 58 YEARS, R/AT NO.5, KANAKASHRI COMFORTS, 4TH MAIN, 3RD BLOCK THYAGARAJANAGARA, BANGALORE-560 028. 11. SRI SHANKARAPPA S/O LATE SRI RAMACHANDRAPPA.N AGED 48 YEARS R/AT NO.69 3RD CROSS, KALIDASA LAYOUT, SRINAGAR, BANGALORE-560 050. 12. SRI KESHAV SWAMY A.N S/O SRI NAGARAJ.K AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT SAI MADHURA GRACE 1, 118/1-2, 7TH CROSS, C.K. ACHUKAT B.S.K. 3RD STAGE, BANGALORE-560 085. 13. SMT RENU SADHWANI W/O SRI SUNIL SADHWANI AGED 4 YEARS R/AT ALHINE AARTMETN FLAT SF-BLOCK OFF. BELLARY ROAD GANGANAGAR BANGALORE-560032 14. SRI TEJASWI KUMAR W/O SRI SAMPATHKUMAR G AGED 42 YEARS R/AT NO.8/23 MADILU, 5TH CROSS, 7TH MAIN SYNDICATE BANK COLONY BHAGIRATHINAGAR B S K 3RD STAGE BANGALORE-560085 - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:11586 WP No. 2409 of 2016 15. SRI C R MOHAN S/O SRI C R RAGHAVENDRA RAO AGED 46 YEARS FLAT NO.E-1068 BRIGADE GATE WAY NO.26/1 DR.RAJKUMAR ROAD MALLESWARAM WEST BANGALORE-560 055 16. SRI V S VIJAYVENDRA REP. BY HIS P A HOLDER SRI S K SUDHINDRA 225 5TH MAIN 6TH BLOCK B S K 3RD STAGE BANGALORE-560 85 17. MR VIJAYA KUMAR AGED 56 YEARS S/O SRI MADAIAH R/O 42, 9TH MAIN M C LAYOUT VIJAYA NAGAR BANGALORE-560 040 18. MR KUNAL BANSAL REP. BY HIS P A HOLDER MR KARAN BANSAL AGED 35 YEARS S/O SRI ANIL BANSAL 5050, SHANKAR APRTS ITTIMADU CORSS BSK 3RD STAGE BANGALORE-560 085 19. SRI V JEEVENDAR S/O SRI VERRANJANEYULU AGED 37 YEARS, R/O NO.9 , 7TH MAIN, BINNY LAYOUT, VIJAYA NAGAR, 1ST STAGE, BANGALORE-560040 20. SRI SURAJ CHANDRA AGED 27 YEARS, - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:11586 WP No. 2409 of 2016 S/O SRI B S RAMACHANDRA 18/3, 2ND MAIN ROAD, YADAVGIRI MYSORE-570020 21. MR KAMALA RAMASWAMY W/O MRS B RAMASWAMY , AGED 64 YEARS, 176/1, SHRINIDHI, VIJAYA BANK COLONUY EXTENSION, BANASWADI BANGALORE-560043 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. J. SATHISH KUMAR., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. B.N. TULSI KUMAR., ADVOCATE FOR P7, P5, P1, P17, P8, P6 AND P14) AND: 1. 2. M/S. VASUNDHARA BUILDERS A PARTNERSHIP FIRM, REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNERS, R ANIL G MANAKAME, S/O SRI GANAPATHI MANAKAME, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, 3. MRS SHUBHA ANIL W/O SRI ANIL G MANAKAME, R/AT NO.286/A, ALL HAVING THEIR RESIDENCE AND OFFICE AT. 9TH MAIN, 2ND CROSS, HANUMANTHANAGAR, BANGALORE-560 019 4. RUPA N SWAMY W/O LATE A C NANJUNDASWAMY PATEL, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 5. SHREYAS N PATEL S/O LATE A C NANJUNDASWAMY PATEL, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:11586 WP No. 2409 of 2016 6. SHRI MS SPOORTHY N PATEL D/O LATE A C NANJUNDASWAMY PATEL, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDING AT SKANDA, NO.120, OPP TO SGM SCHOOL, AVALAHALLI, BANGALORE-560 026 7. THE AUTHORISED OFFICER SYNDICATE BANK, REGIONAL OFFICE BANGALORE SOUTH, ANAND BHAVAN, 1ST FLOOR, NETTAKALLAPPA CIRCLE, BASAVANAGUDI, BANGALORE-560 004 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. N MAHALINGA BHAT.,ADVOCATE FOR R7; SRI. D. SRINIVASA., ADVOCATE R1-R3 R4, R5 & R6-SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE NOTICE ISSUED U/S 13(4) OF THE SARFASI ACT PUBLISHING IN THE INDIAN EXPRESS, BANGALORE EDITION ON 22.12.2015 VIDE ANNX-B AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: i. To issue a writ of certiorari quashing the notice issued under Sec 13(4) of the Sarfasi Act publishing in the Indian Express, Bangalore Edition on 22nd December 2015 produced as Annexure-B - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:11586 WP No. 2409 of 2016 ii. Issue any other writ order or direction as Hon’ble Court deems fit. 2. The petitioners have an alternative and efficacious remedy. Reserving such liberty, the petition is disposed of. The petitioner would be entitled to the benefit of Section 14 of the Limitation Act for the time spent in prosecuting the above matter. 3. All contentions are left open. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29