- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53611 WP No. 8164 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 8164 OF 2024 (GM-DRT) BETWEEN: 1. MR. NATARAJ S., S/O SRI SHIVANAYYA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS PAN NO.ACKPN5238K 2. MRS.RAJINI W/O SRI NATARAJ S AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS PAN-BVVPR8692G BOTH ARE R/A NO.374, 10TH CROSS MAHALAXMI LAYOUT BANGALORE-560 086 AND ALSO AT DOOR NO.1-166A OLD BENGALORE ROAD BHIMANAGARA KOLLEGAL-571 440 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAJENDRA M.A., ADVOCATE) AND: THE AUTHORISED OFFICER BANK OF MAHARASHTRA MADHUVANAHALLI BRANCH Digitally signed by MEGHA MOHAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53611 WP No. 8164 of 2024 KOLLEGAL CHAMRAJA NAGARA-571 440 AND ALSO THE ZONAL OFFICE BANK OF MAHARASHTRA 2ND FLOOR, NO.15 POLICE STATION ROAD BASAVANAGUDI BENGALURU-560 004 REP. BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER …RESPONDENT (BY SMT.DIVYA PURANDAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI.UDAY PRAKASH MULIYA, ADVOCATE) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH / SET ASIDE THE ENTIRE AUCTION PROCEEDINGS TO BE HELD ON 19/03/2024 BASED ON THE AUCTION SALE DATED: 15/02/2024 (ANNEXURE-A) SINCE THE MEASURES INITIATED BY THE RESPONDENT BANK ARE ALSO HIT BY SECTION 31(i) OF THE SARFAESI ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53611 WP No. 8164 of 2024 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the writ petition is filed questioning the auction proceedings and the auction has not taken place and the petition has become infructuous. 2. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. i. All I.As. in this petition shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE MEG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 70