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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL REVIEW PETITION NO.542/2022 BETWEEN:
1.
SRI. DENIS LOBO S/O LATE CHARLES LOBO AGED 51 YEARS.
2.
SMT. PATRICIA LOBO W/O SRI. DENIS LOBO AGED 47 YEARS.
BOTH ARE R/AT FLAT NO.306 3RD FLOOR, CRYSTAL ARC BUILDING BALMATTA ROAD, MANGALORE D.K. DIST 575001.
…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ELIZABETH RODRIGUES, ADV.,)
AND:
1.
SRI. N. SUDHAKARA SHETTY S/O SRI. THYAMPANNA SHETTY AGED 62 YEARS.
2.
SMT. HEMALATHA S. SHETTY W/O N. SUDHAKARA SHETTY AGED 52 YEARS.
3.
SRI. PAWAN S. SHETTY S/O N. SUDHAKAR SHETTY AGED 32 YEARS.
Digitally signed by ARSHIFA BAHAR KHANAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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4.
SRI. PRAJAN S. SHETTY S/O SUDHAKARA SHETTY AGED 25 YEARS.
RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 4 ARE R/AT "SHETTY FARMS" MUDUPUNADKA BADAGANNUR VILLAGE PUTTUR TQ, D.K. DIST 574201.
5.
SRI. DAVID NIXON D'SOUZA S/O DENNIS D'SOUZA AGED 47 YEARS.
6.
SRI. JOSEPH D'SOUZA S/O DENNIS D'SOUZA AGED 45 YEARS.
RESPONDENT NOS.5 & 6 ARE R/AT NEAR KEMMINJE TEMPLE KEMMINJE VILLAGE DARBE POST, PUTTUR TQ D K DIST 574202.
7.
SMT. IDA D'SOUZA W/O LOY CLAUDIUS D'SOUZA AGED 41 YEARS R/AT. D'SOUZA COMPOUND KULASHEKARA, KALIKAMBA POST MANGALORE, D K 575007.
8.
SRI. K. SUNIL KUMAR SHETTY S/O K. SANJEEVA SHETTY AGED 54 YEARS R/AT. KSK COMPOUND NEHRU NAGAR POST PUTTUR TQ, D K DIST 574204.
9.
SRI. RAKESH S. KULAL S/O SHESHAPPA KULAL AGED 32 YEARS
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R/AT. NEKKARE HOUSE SHANTHIGODU VILLAGE & POST PUTTUR TQ, D K DIST 574208.
10. THE MCC BANK LTD PUTTUR BRANCH REP BY ITS MANAGER PUTUR TQ, D K DIST 574201.
11. THE MCC BANK LTD HEAD OFFICE MANGALORE REP BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE ST. ALOYSIUS COLLEGE ROAD HAMAPANAKATTA MANGALORE, D K DIST 575003.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. RAVISHANKAR SHASTRY G, ADV., FOR R1 TO R4 SRI. M. CHIDANANDA KEDILAYA, ADV., FOR R5 TO R7 R8 & R9 SERVED & UNREPRESENTED V/O/DTD:03.12.2024 NOTICE TO R10 & R11 ARE D/W)
THIS REVIEW PETITION IS FILED UNDER ORDER 47 RULE 1 R/W SECTION 114 OF CPC, PRAYING TO REVIEW THE
JUDGMENT PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP NO.
13370/2018 DATED 09/07/2021 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A.
ISSUE SUCH OTHER ORDER OR DIRECTION AS DEEMED FIT, INCLUDING AN ORDER AS TO COSTS, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL
ORAL ORDER
This review petition is filed seeking to review the
order dated 09.07.2021 passed by this Court in W.P.No.13370/2018 (GM-CPC).
2. Smt.Elizabeth Rodrigues, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have filed suit in O.S.No.47/2017 to enforce the agreement of sale dated
11.03.2016. In the said suit, petitioners-plaintiffs filed I.A.No.2 seeking prayer against the defendant Nos.4 and 5 to deposit the rent amount before the Court, which came to be allowed by the trial Court and the same was challenged by the subsequent purchaser of the property in the present writ petition, which was allowed. It is submitted that the purchase of the property by the writ petitioners was during the pendency of the suit and the plaintiffs have paid advance amount of Rs.1,72,55,738/- to the defendant Nos.1 to 3, who retained the said amount unlawfully and also alienated the property in favour of the
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defendant Nos.8 to 11. It is also submitted that the order of this Court is challenged before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP (Civil) No.16687/2021 and the Hon'ble Supreme Court has permitted the petitioners to seek review of the order, hence, she seeks to review of the
order. 3. Per contra, Sri.Ravishankar Shastry G., learned counsel for the respondent Nos.1 to 4 (writ petitioners), submits that the respondent Nos.1 to 4 have paid Rs.4,26,00,000/- and purchased the property from defendant Nos.1 to 3. It is submitted that filing of I.A.No.2 by the petitioners-plaintiffs to deposit the rent amount was prior to the impleadment and purchase of the property by the respondent Nos.1 to 4 i.e., defendant Nos.8 to 11. It is further submitted that during the pendency of these proceedings, the tenants i.e., defendant Nos.4 and 5 vacated the premises and thereafter defendant Nos.8 to 11, who are the lawful purchasers, are in possession and running the hotel by obtaining the appropriate license from
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the authority. Hence, he seeks to dismiss the review petition. 4. I have heard the arguments on both the sides and perused the material available on record and the order under review. 5. This Court, considered the rival submissions and recorded reasons at para Nos.13 and 14, which are extracted as under:
"13. Analysis of facts shows that defendants No. 8 to 11 are the present owners of the property having purchased the same under a registered sale deed for a consideration of `4,26,00,000. The Trial Court has injuncted them from alienating or encumbering the property. Plaintiffs have paid `1,26,00,000/- and seeking specific performance of the agreement. The suit schedule property is much more valuable than the amount paid by the plaintiffs. Their interest is protected by the order of injunction passed against defendants No. 8 to 11. It is stated in the counter affidavit filed by defendant No.1 to the application that defendants have suffered huge losses due to default on the part of the plaintiffs and a sum of `98,67,052/- is liable to be adjusted towards loss. Therefore, there are contentious issues which can be decided only after Trial. 14. It is settled that the owner of the property is entitled to enjoy the benefits accruing from the property. Therefore, the reasons recorded by the learned Trial Judge that the plaintiffs have already paid `1,26,00,000/- and therefore, it is just and
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appropriate to direct deposit of money in the Court, is not sustainable."
6.
The aforesaid order makes it clear that this Court has taken note of the fact that the respondent Nos.1 to 4/writ petitioners are the present owners of the property having purchased the same under the registered sale deed for consideration of Rs.4,26,00,000/- and has set aside the order of the trial Court dated 07.02.2018, wherein the direction was to the defendant Nos.4 and 5 to deposit the rent amount. It is also to be noticed that, now the tenants are not in occupation of the premises and no rents have been paid either to the defendant Nos.1 to 3 or to the subsequent purchasers. Hence, the said application rendered infructuous. It is also to be noticed that, the petitioners are unable to point out any error in the order under review. Hence, the review petition is rejected. Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE
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