- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42460-DB WP No. 12766 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT PETITION NO. 12766 OF 2025 (GM-CON) BETWEEN: 1. V RANGANATH S/O R VARDHA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/AT NO.551, 12TH CROSS, IDEAL HOMES SOCIETY LAYOUT, RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 098. 9886298142 vinayranganatha@gmail.com 2. VINAY RANGANATH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PROJECT HEAD, S/O R.V RANGANATH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT NO.551, 12TH CROSS, IDEAL HOMES SOCIETY LAYOUT, RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 098 9886298142 vinayranganatha@gmail.com …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S. SRIVATSA, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. SHRAVAN MADHAV K.P, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42460-DB WP No. 12766 of 2025 AND: 1. VYBHAV BHUSHAN FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN, AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, REPRESENTED BY ITS SPA HOLDER, SRI n BHANU BHUSHAN, RESIDING AT DECCAN HABITAT, FLAT NO. 806, TOWER-2, PIPELINE ROAD, RAGHAVENDRA LAYOUT, YESHWANTPURA, BENGALURU-560 022 2. K.V BHARATH FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN, AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, RESIDING AT DECCAN HABITAT, FLAT NO. 804, TOWER-2, PIPELINE ROAD, RAGHAVENDRA LAYOUT, YESHWANTPURA, BENGALURU-560 022 3. PRADEEP NAGARAJU FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN, AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, REPRESENTED BY ITS S.P.A. HOLDER SRI MOHAN KUMAR B RESIDING AT DECCAN HABITAT, FLAT NO. 610, TOWER-3, PIPELINE ROAD, RAGHAVENDRA LAYOUT, YESHWANTPURA, BENGALURU-560 022 4. RAVEESHA K L FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN, AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, RESIDING AT DECCAN HABITAT, FLAT NO. 612, TOWER-3, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42460-DB WP No. 12766 of 2025 PIPELINE ROAD, RAGHAVENDRA LAYOUT, YESHWANTPURA, BENGALURU-560 022 5. THRIPURA H.D FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN, AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, RESIDING AT DECCAN HABITAT, FLAT NO. 310, TOWER-3, PIPELINE ROAD, RAGHAVENDRA LAYOUT, YESHWANTPURA, BENGALURU-560 022 6. SARAVANA SASTHA KUMAR FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN, AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, RESIDING AT DECCAN HABITAT, FLAT NO. 010 AND 012, TOWER-3, PIPELINE ROAD, RAGHAVENDRA LAYOUT, YESHWANTPURA, BENGALURU-560 022 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G.R MOHAN, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R6) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE OF AN APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER TO QUASH PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO.136/2024 BEFORE THE NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION AT NEW DELHI AT ANNEXURE-H AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42460-DB WP No. 12766 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioners, the developers of the housing project known as 'Deccan Habitat' situated at Pipeline road, Raghavendra Layout, Yeshwantpura, Ward No.38 (Old No.2), Bengaluru-560022. 2. The respondents are the flat buyers in the said project, have approached the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (for brevity "the National Commission") at New Delhi in NC/CC/No.136/2024 seeking several reliefs in respect of the alleged deficiency in service in implementing the project, contrary to the promise made to them. 3. The petitioners herein have filed an applications i.e., I.A.Nos.16572/2024 and 16573/2024 during the said complaint filed by the respondents, raising the issue of maintainability of the complaint before the National Commission. The National Commission is seized of the matter including the said applications. Now the petitioners have - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42460-DB WP No. 12766 of 2025 approached this Court in the present Writ Petition impugning the very same proceedings pending before the National Commission in Consumer Complaint NC/CC/No.136/2024 alleging that the proceedings before the National Commission are not maintainable. 4. We have considered the submissions. 5. The National Commission is competent to decide its own jurisdiction and in fact, it is seized of the matter regarding of the maintainability of the complaint on two Interlocutory Applications filed by the petitioners herein. 6. We are of the considered view that this Court should not interfere in such Writ Petition and it is for the competent Forum/Court to decide first on its jurisdiction, if an objection is taken regarding the jurisdiction of Forum/Court. In view thereof, we dismiss this Writ Petition as not maintainable. 7. All contentions raised in this Writ Petition are left open for the parties to urge before the National Commission 8. Interim order granted in this petition stands vacated. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42460-DB WP No. 12766 of 2025 All pending Interlocutory Applications stand disposed of. SD/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE HKV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30