- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50573 WP NO.4923 OF 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 03RD DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.4923 OF 2021 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: M/S. HOTEL KEERTHANA INTERNATIONAL BENGALURU - HOSUR ROAD, ANEKAL, BENGALURU - 562 106. REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR, MR. C.N. SANTHA KUMAR. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SARAVANA S., ADVOCATE) AND: ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER ASSET RECOVERY BRANCH, BANK OF MAHARASHTRA, NO.13, PAXAL TOWERS, K.R. ROAD, OPP. VANI VILAS HOSPITAL, BENGALURU - 560 002. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. V.B. RAVISHANKAR, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO FURTHER ISSUE A SANCTIONED LETTER IN TERMS OF ANNEXURE-A; QUASH THE ORDER DATED 21ST OCTOBER, 2020 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-F; AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50573 WP NO.4923 OF 2021 ORAL ORDER In this writ petition, the grievance of the petitioner is to consider the case of the petitioner for the scheme of One Time Settlement (OTS) of the dues with the respondent-Bank. 2. Heard Sri. Saravana S., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. V.B. Ravishankar, learned counsel appearing for the respondent-Bank. 3. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties and on perusal of the averments made in the writ petition, I am of the view that, no interference be called for in this writ petition in view of the judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of BIJNOR URBAN CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED, BIJNOR AND OTHERS vs. MEENAL AGARWAL AND OTHERS reported in AIR 2022 SC 56. 4. However, at this stage, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner filed memo dated 03rd December, 2025, seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the petition with a liberty to approach the appropriate forum for redressal of the grievance of the petitioner as and when the cause of action arises. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50573 WP NO.4923 OF 2021 5. The said memo is taken on record. 6. Accepting the memo filed by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, keeping open all the contentions of the parties, writ petition is disposed of in terms of the memo. 7. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to approach the competent Tribunal for redressal of its grievance. It is made clear that, the period spent by the petitioner before this Court shall be condoned by the competent Tribunal under Section 14 of the Limitation Act. SD/- (E.S. INDIRESH) JUDGE ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21