Shukantala A Jain v. The Karnataka State Schedule

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 14328 OF 2022 (SC-ST)

BETWEEN:

1. SHUKANTALA A JAIN W/O ASHOK KUAMR JAIN AGED 57 YEARS

2. ASHOK JAIN AGED 34 YEARS S/O ASHOK KUMAR JAIN

BOTH ARE RESIDING AT NO.11, KALPATHRU APARTMENTS RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GANAPATHI BHAT VAJRALLI, ADVOCATE) AND:

¶1THE KARNATAKA STATE SCHEDULE CASTE AND SCHEDULE TRIBE COMMISSION NO.14/3, 5TH FLOOR CFS BUILDING, N.T. ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001.

2. SRI. SEETHARAMAIAH S/O LATE NARASIMAIAH

by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA NC:(2026:KHC:20606( WP(No.(14328(of(2022( ( , ,,HC-KAR( ( ( SINCE,DEAD,BY,LR'S, , 2(A)., SRI.,VINAY,S, AGED,ABOUT,37,YEARS, S/O,LATE,N.,SEETHARAMAIAH, , 2(B)., SRI.,KIRAN,S, AGED,ABOUT,35,YEARS, S/O,LATE,N.,SEETHARAMAIAH, , 2(C)., SRI.,NAVEEN,S, AGED,ABOUT,33,YEARS, S/O,LATE,N.,SEETHARAMAIAH, , ALL,ARE,R/AT,NP.,1765,, NDJAGADAHALLI,,RMV,2 ,STAGE, SANJAYNAGAR,,BENGALURU,-,560,094., , …RESPONDENTS, , (BY,SRI.,ANANDA,MURTHY,R,,ADVOCATE,FOR,R2(A,TO,C);,, ,,,,,,R1,SERVED), , , , THIS,WP,IS,,FILED,UNDER,ARTICLES,226,AND,227,OF, THE, CONSTITUTION, OF, INDIA, PRAYING, TO, QUASH, THE, PROCEEDINGS, VIDE, ANNEXURE-E, DTD.24.6.2022, IN, NO.KARAA/AJAA/AABU/AYOGA/ZAMEENU/CR-128/2022-23, ON, THE,FILE,OF,THE,R1,IN,ITS,ENTIRETY,AS,LACKING,INHERENT, JURISDICTION,AND,ETC.,, , THIS, PETITION,, COMING, ON, FOR, ORDERS,, THIS, DAY,, ORDER,WAS,MADE,THEREIN,AS,UNDER:, ,

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS

ORAL ORDER

The applications I.A.No.1/2026 and 2/2026 are filed by the legal representatives of deceased respondent No.2 to come on record as legal representatives of the deceased respondent, while also seeking condonation of delay and setting aside abatement.

¶2The petitioners along with proposed respondents have also filed a joint memo for settlement dated 15.04.2026. It is stated in the joint memo that the brother of respondent No.2-Sri.Ananda.N had filed a suit in O.S.No.19/2023, where respondent No.2 herein is defendant No.1 and after his demise, legal representatives have been brought on record. The petitioners herein are defendant Nos.6 and 7 and the said suit for partition has been disposed of in terms of a compromise petition filed before the Trial Court. It is agreed by the plaintiff that the suit schedule property was

in fact sold to CIL Employees House Building Cooperative Society Ltd., Bangalore and therefore, no part of the property is available for partition.

¶3Learned counsels on both the sides submit that in this writ petition, the subject matter is only Survey No.25/3 of Geddalahalli Village, Kasaba Hobli, Bangalore North Taluk and the statement made in paragraph No.9 regarding the sale made in favour of CIL Employees House Building Cooperative Society Ltd., pertains to Survey No.25/3. In that view of the matter, both the learned counsels submit that since neither the petitioners nor respondent No.2 have retained any rights over the said property and accordingly, the suit has been disposed of in terms of the compromise petition. In that view of the matter, proposed respondents being legal representatives of deceased respondent No.2 have stated that they have no objection to quash the impugned notice and all further proceedings pursuant to the notice issued by respondent No.1-Commission.

¶4Accordingly, IAs are allowed while permitting the proposed respondents to come on record as the legal representatives of deceased respondent No.2. Learned counsel for the petitioners shall carry out the amendment in the cause title.

¶5The writ petition is accordingly disposed of in terms of the joint memo filed by the parties while quashing the impugned notice at Annexure-E and all further proceedings thereto, issued by respondent No.1-Commission.

Ordered accordingly.

Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE

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