Research › Search › Judgment
High Court of Karnataka · body
2025 DAILYLAW 66802 (KAR)
SUNITA AND ORS v. SHAMBHAVI CONSTRUCTIONS AND ANR
MFA/202558/2024 · 2025-09-17
H P Sandesh, T M Nadaf
body2025
[ 2025 DAILYLAW 66802 (KAR) · dailylaw.ai ]
[ 2025 DAILYLAW 66802 (KAR) · dailylaw.ai ]
Judgment text
Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.
- 1 -
! "!#
#! $ %!#!! $ %! ! !##
&'( )
! "
" #$$
% & " " '
Digitally signed by NIJAMUDDIN JAMKHANDI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
- 2 -
"
"
#$$
! "
#()$
% & " *
" $$+$(
'
,&' "
$+$$ ! "
!"
"
"))$$
" -
-
- 3 -
% & -
' ./0 /01233452670 /809 ::243 /0 ;/32< 75<28 219/65 ,&' 6; 9.2 6968 "2./1320 19 1.43325=/5= 9.2 >7<=?259 45< 4@48< <492< $+$$ :4002< AB 9.2 ! <</9/6543 25/68 /C/3
7<=2 45< 6968 11/<259 34/?0 8/A7543!"
"/>4B4:784&;680.689D9.28/A7543E'/5"6))$$
419743 ?498/F 6; 9.2 1402 482 9.49 65 $$$ 9.2<212402<!>4::4 @40 8/</5= 9.2 ?69681B132 A248/5= 82=/09849/65 6 ! !)+, ;86? /5484 6923 0/<2 96@48<0 4084 .6@G 49 9.49 9/?2 9.2 <8/C28 6; 9.2 <7?:28 A248/5= 82=/09849/65 6 ! H!$)) 14?2 /5 4 ./=.0:22<45</54840.45<52=3/=259?4552845<<40.2< 969.2./5<0/<26;9.2?69681B13272969.2/?:419>4::4 07094/52</5>78/2045<</2< 25129.232=4382:82025949/C20 6;9.2<212402<!>4::4;/32<134/?:29/9/6575<28219/65 6;9.2" 19022G/5=16?:25049/65
.2 8/A7543 4;928 1650/<28/5= 9.2 ?4928/43 65 82168<45<82168</5=9.22C/<25124@48<2<16?:25049/656;
- 4 -
0,,($$! @/9. /5928209 49 9.2 8492 6; I :28 4557? ;86?9.2<4926;:29/9/659/339.2<4926;8243/J49/6545<.23< 9.49820:65<2596/03/4A3296049/0;B9.24@48<45<0.433 <2:60/99.204?2
2/5=4==8/2C2<AB9.2K74597?6;16?:25049/65 4@48<2<AB9.28/A75439.2134/?4590.4C2;/32<9./04::243 022G/5=25.4512?2596;16?:25049/65
( 248<9.2324852<1675023;689.24::233459045< 9.2324852<1675023;689.2820:65<259!507845126?:45B
24852< 1675023 ;68 9.2 134/?4590 07A?/90 9.49 9.67=. 9.282 482 9.822 <2:25<2590 9.2 8/A7543 .40 <2<7192< ($I 6; 9.2 /516?2 6; 9.2 <212402< 96@48<0 :2806543 2F:25020 .2 8/A7543 67=.9 96 .4C2 <2<7192< 8</50924<6;($I.282;6829.216?:25049/654@48<2< AB9.28/A7543/0659.236@280/<245<.2512.2:84B096 4336@9.24::243
, 324852< 1675023 ;68 820:65<259 # 50784512 6?:45B 07::6890 9.2 /?:7=52< >7<=?259 45<
- 5 -
4@48< :4002< AB 9.2 8/A7543 45< 07A?/90 9.49 9.2 16?:25049/654@48<2<AB9.28/A7543/0>70945<:86:2845< 9.2 04?2 <620 569 1433 ;68 45B /5928;282512 2512 0.2 :84B096</0?/009.24::243
) 4C/5= .248< 9.2 324852< 1675023 ;68 9.2 134/?4590 45< 9.2 324852< 1675023 ;68 9.2 820:65<259! 50784512 6?:45B 45< .4C/5= 1650/<282< 9.2 ?4928/43 65 82168<9.2:6/5909.49@673<48/02;686781650/<2849/65482 /
//
+ 4C/5= .248< 9.2 820:219/C2 16750230 45< 65 :287043 6; 9.2 ?4928/43 65 82168< 9.282 /0 56 </0:792 82=48</5= 9.2 6117882512 6; 9.2 411/<259 45< 9.2 <249. 6;
9.2 <212402<!>4::4 /5 9.2 864< 984;;/1 411/<259 .2 653B /0072/59./04::243/0@/9.82=48<969.24@48<6;>70945< 8240654A3216?:25049/65
- 6 -
$ 506;48 40 K74597? 6; 16?:25049/65 /0 16512852< /9 /0 165925<2< AB 9.2 134/?4590 9.49 9.2 <212402<!>4::4@404=2<4A679B248040659.2<4926;
9.2 411/<259 45< .2 @40 028C/5= /5 259843 F1/02 45< 7096?0 ;;/12 45< @40 =299/5= :250/65 6; 0$$$$!:28 ?659. 45< 4;928 829/82?259 .2 @40 028C/5= /5 9.2 04?2 <2:489?259 40 <4/3B @4=28 45< 2485/5= 0($$$! :28 ?659. 6 07A09459/492 9.2 04?2 9.2 134/?4590 .4C2 569 :86<712<45B<617?25948B:866;59.24A025126;:866;6; /516?29.2569/6543/516?2.4096A294G2540:289.21.489 6;9.2485494G494922=4328C/120 79.68/9B 0:289.2 1.489;689.2411/<2596;9.2B248$$9.2569/6543/516?2 .4096A294G25490,($!:28?659.45<9.28/A7543 .408/=.93B94G259.2/516?26;9.2<212402<490,($! :28 ?659.
/512 9.2 <212402< @40 4=2< B2480 49 9.2 9/?2 6; 411/<259 ;79782 :860:2190 /0 569 82K7/82< 96 A2 4<<2< 79 6; 9.2 04/< /516?2 1650/<28/5= 9.49 9.282 482 9.822<2:25<2590@2<22?/94::86:8/49296<2<7198<6; 9.204/</516?296@48<0:28065432F:250206;9.2<212402< 45<9.282;6829.2?659.3B/516?26;9.2<212402<16?2096
- 7 -
0+,! 4G/5= /596 4116759 9.2 4=2 6; 9.2 <212402< @./1. @40 B2480 49 9.2 9/?2 6; 411/<259 ?739/:3/28 6; , .40 96 A2 4<6:92< 40 :28 9.2 >7<=?259 6; 9.2 65-A32 7:82?2 6789 /5 9.2 1402 6; 82:6892< /5 !"##$% & '"' .282;682 9.2 134/?4590 482 259/932< 96 4 07? 6;
0,,$$)! &0+,! F F ,' 65 4116759 6; 3600 6; <2:25<251B
789.28 /5 C/2@ 6; 9.2 34@ 34/< <6@5 AB 9.2 65EA32 7:82?2 6789 /5 9.2 1402 6; ( ) * +,
- . /
. 0 1 82:6892< /5 !"#'2% '2 '3# 241. 134/?459 /0 259/932<96407?6;0$$$$!96@48<036006;1650689/7? .2134/?45904829.822/557?A28.25129.216?:25049/65 96@48<036006;1650689/7?@673<A20$$$$!&$$$$ F ' 5 4<</9/65 9.2 134/?4590 482 259/932< 4 07? 6; 0($$$!96@48<0;7528432F:2502045<69.281282?65/20 45<407?6;0($$$!96@48<036006;209492
- 8 -
0:289.2>7<=?2596;9.2 65EA32 :2F6789/5 9.2 1402 6; -
* + ,
+ 1 82:6892< /5 /*. "#'4 5'54 9.2 134/?4590 @673< A2 259/932< 96 $I 2014349/65 65 165C259/6543 .24<0 /2 0($$$$! L $I M 0($$$! .70/5 433 9.2 134/?4590 482 259/932< 96 4 96943 16?:25049/65 6; 0+($)! 40 4=4/509 0,,($$! 4@48<2<AB9.28/A7543.2134/?4590482259/932<;6845 25.4512<16?:25049/656;0$,()! 5 C/2@ 6; 9.2 4A6C2 </01700/65 2 :86122< 96 :4009.2;6336@/5=
/ .24::243/04336@2</5:489
// .2 /?:7=52< >7<=?259 45< 4@48< <492< $+$$ :4002< AB ! <</9/6543 25/68 /C/3
7<=2 45< !" "/>4B4:784 /5
"6))$$/0?6</;/2<
/// .2 134/?4590482259/932< 96 16?:25049/65 6; 0+($)! 40 4=4/509 0,,($$! - 9 -
4@48<2<AB9.28/A75434365=@/9./5928209 499.284926;I:284557?;86?9.2<492 6;134/?:29/9/659/339.2<4926;8243/J49/65 2F137</5= 9.2 <234B :28/6< 6; ++ <4B0 40 :2868<28<492<,$+$(
/C .2507845126?:45B/0</82192<96<2:60/9 9.2 25.4512< 16?:25049/65 4?6759 @/9. 411872</5928209@/9./54:28/6<6;0/F@22G0 ;86? 9.2 <492 6; 8212/:9 6; 16:B 6; 9./0 >7<=?259
!*+ &#!!( %
!*+ &( %
/09636)