- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17882 WP No. 666 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 666 OF 2022 (GM-DRT) BETWEEN: SRI G.RAGHU S/O LATE N.GURRAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO.246/2, 7TH CROSS YELLAMMA TEMPLE STREET KODIHALLI BENGALURU EAST TALUK BENGALURU -560 008 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.S.NAGARAJA, ADVOCATE) AND: THE AUTHORIZED OFFICER STATE BANK OF INDIA (ERSTWHILE STATE BANK OF HYDERABAD) RETAIL ASSETS CENTRAL PROCESSING CENTRE NO.117, GROUND FLOOR NEIL RAO TOWERS, EPP PHASE-1 WHITEFIELD BENGALURU -560 006 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.S.RAJASHEKAR, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO Digitally signed by SUVARNA T Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17882 WP No. 666 of 2022 QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED X ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU CITY, IN C.MISC.NO50426/2021 DATED 04.01.2022, VIDE ANNEXURE-F. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ‘DISMISSAL’, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI ORAL ORDER The present writ petition is filed seeking the following prayer: i. issue writ of certiorari quash the order passed by the Learned X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru City, in dated No.50426/2021 04.01.2022, C.Misc. vide Annexure-F, ii. issue writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ or direction, quash the proceedings initiated by the respondent Bank under Section 13 of the Securitization Act 2002, iii. Pass any other writ or direction which may be deem fit to grant under the facts and circumstances of the above in the interest of justice and equity. The petitioner has not made out any legal grounds to entertain this writ petition and in the light of the settled law, when there is an efficacious alternative remedy, the writ court exercising jurisdiction under 226 of constitution of India, will not entertain the writ petition. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17882 WP No. 666 of 2022 Accordingly, this court is passing the following: ORDER i. The writ petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to avail the appropriate remedy before the DRT. ii. Petitioner shall have the benefit under Section 14 of the Limitation Act. iii. Petitioner shall have the benefit of interim order for a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. iv. All pending I.As., in the writ petition shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE TS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 62