- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50718 WP NO.11648 OF 2022 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.11648 OF 2022 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. S.N. MAHADEVA S/O LATE NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT NO.207, 2ND MAIN ROAD, SINGASANDRA, HOSUR ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 068. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K.R. KRISHNAMURTHY, ADVOCATE) AND: AUTHORIZED OFFICER BANK OF MAHARASHTRA, ASSET RECOVERY BRANCH, 1ST FLOOR, NO.15, POLICE STATION ROAD, BASAVANAGUDI, BENGALURU - 560 004. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. V.B. RAVISHANKAR, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE LETTER/ORDER DATED 28TH APRIL, 2022 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT-BANK VIDE ANNEXURE-L AS ARBITRARY, ILLEGAL AND UNJUST; AND ETC. Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50718 WP NO.11648 OF 2022 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 ORAL ORDER In this writ petition, the petitioner is challenging the letter/order dated 28th April, 2022 (Annexure-L) issued by the respondent-Bank. 2. Heard Sri. K.R. Krishnamurthy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. V.B. Ravishankar, learned counsel appearing for the respondent 3. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties and taking into consideration the order passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.2958 of 2020, relegating the petitioner to approach the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, I am of the view that, no interference be called for in this writ petition. 4. However, taking note of the submission made by learned counsel appearing parties, the respondent- - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50718 WP NO.11648 OF 2022 Bank is directed not to take any coercive steps against the petitioner for a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order. With this observation, writ petition stands disposed of. SD/- (E.S. INDIRESH) JUDGE ARK