IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JULY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA S. DIXIT WRIT PETITION NO. 10566/2015 & WRIT PETITION NO. 3225/2015 (GM-RES) BETWEEN 1) M/S.IMMANUEL PROPERTIES PRIVATE LIMITED, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT “DIVINE GRACE”, 1ST FLOOR, BEJAI NEW ROAD, 5TH CROSS, BEJAI, MANGALORE-575 004.
REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, MR.CLARENCE D’CUNHA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, S/O LATE THOBIAS D’CUNHA.
2) M/S. IMMANUEL HOUSE PRIVATE LIMITED, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT “DIVINE GRACE”, 1ST FLOOR, BEJAI NEW ROAD, 5TH CROSS, BEJAI, MANGALORE-575 004.
REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, MR.CLARENCE D’CUNHA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, S/O LATE THOBIAS D’CUNHA.
....PETITIONER(S) (BY SRI./SMT : CYRIL PRASAD PAIS & ASSOCIATES) CYRIL PRASAD PAIS., ADVOCATE) AND 1) MR. RAJENDRA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, S/O RATHNAKAR SHETTY, R/AT “PADMARATHNA NIVAS”, DURGAPRASAD COMPOUND, OPP. MAHABALA HOSPITAL, KULAI POST, SURATHKAL POST, HOSABETTU, MANGALORE - 575026 AND ALSO AT:
“PADMARATHNA NIVAS” KESHAVA CHOWTA NAGAR, KADAMBODI, SURATHKAL POST, MANGALORE – 575019 PADMANABHA SHETTY (SINCE DEAD) REPRESENTED BY HIS LEGAL HEIRS 2) MRS.KASTURI SHETTY, ADULT, W/O PADMANABHA SHETTY, RESIDING AT THRIRUVALLI VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 SMT.LAKSHMI R.SHETTY, W/O LATE RAGHU SHETTY, D/O LATE REVATHI, (SINCE DEAD) REPRESENTED BY LEGAL HEIRS 13 TO 22 3) SMT.PUSHPA, W/O LATE VITTAL ALVA, D/O LATE REVATHI, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, R/AT THIRUVALLI VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 4) SMT.VANI ALIAS VENI, W/O LATE RAMANNA SHETTY, D/O PUSHPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT PADAVU HOSAMANE, BONDANTHILA, MANGALORE - 575029 5) SMT.HEMALATHA S.RAI, W/O SADHASHIVA RAI, D/O PUSHPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT AHAMAD HUSSAIN, NEAR SOUTH SARINA, GUWAHATI, ASSAM- 761 007 6) SRI.SUMITH ALIAS SUNITH S.RAI, S/O HEMALATHA S.RAI, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT AHAMAD HUSSAIN, NEAR SOUTH SARINA, GUWAHATI, ASSAM-761 007 7) SRI.NISCHIT S. RAI, S/O HEMALATHA S. RAI, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT THIRUVALLI VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 8) SRI.AJITH RAI, S/O HEMALATHA S.RAI, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT THIRUVALLI VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 9) SMT.SANDHYA S.SHETTY, W/O RAMACHANDRA SHETTY, D/O PUSHPA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/AT AHAMAD HUSSAIN, NEAR SOUTH SARINA, GUWAHATI, ASSAM-761 007.
10) KUM. SHWETHA R. SHETTY, D/O SANDHYA R SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/AT AHAMAD HUSSAIN, NEAR SOUTH SARINA, GUWAHATI, ASSAM-761 007.
11) SMT.VEENA, W/O SATHISH SHETTY, D/O PUSHPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT KALPANA BUILDING, BLOCK NO.1, GROUND FLOOR, KHER SECTION, AMBERNATH (EAST), MAHARASHTRA STATE - 421506 12) KUM.SAHANA, D/O VEENA, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/AT KALPANA BUILDING, BLOCK NO.1, GROUND FLOOR, KHER SECTION, AMBERNATH (EAST), MAHARASHTRA STATE - 421506 13) SMT.KUMDAKSHI, W/O VITTAL SHETTY, D/O LAKSHMI, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT THIRUVALI VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 14) SMT. SULATHA ALIAS SHRILATHA, W/O DINESH SHETTY, D/O KUMUDAKSHI, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT THIRUVALI VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 15) SRI. SHRIKANTHA V. SHETTY, S/O KUMUDAKSHI, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT KALPANA BUILDING, OPP. MODERN ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL, KHER SECTION, SHIV MANDIR ROAD, CHEMBUR, MUMBAI-400 079.
16) SRI SHASHIKANT V. SHETTY, S/O KUMUDAKSHI, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT THIRUVALI VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 SMT.SOUDHAMANI, W/O RAMACHANDRA PUNJA, D/O LAXMI, (SINCE DEAD) REPRESENTED BY LEGAL HEIRS R17 TO R18 17) SMT.PRASHANTHI, W/O RAJENDRA SHETTY, D/O SOUDHAMANI, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT THIRUVALI VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 18) KUM. PRAJNA, D/O SOUDHAMANI, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT THIRUVALI VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 19) SRI DINESH R. SHETTY, S/O LAXMI AND RAGHU SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/AT THIRUVALI VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR PSOT, MANGALORE - 575028 20) SMT.SHAILAJA, W/O CHANDRASHEKAR SHETTY, D/O LAXMI, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT THIRUVALI VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 SRI MAHESH, S/O LAXMI, (SINCE DEAD) REPRESENTED BY LEGAL HEIRS R13 TO R22 SRI SUDHEESH, S/O LAXMI, (SINCE DEAD) REPRESENTED BY LEGAL HEIRS R13 TO R22 21) SMT. SUPRITHA, W/O ROHIT SHETTY, D/O LAXMI, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT THIRUVALLI VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 22) SMT. SUKUMARI, W/O LATE SUNDER SHETTY, D/O LAXMI, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT THIRUVALI VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 23) SMT.JAYADA P.HEGDE, W/O LATE PRABHAKAR HEGDE, D/O LATE REVATHI, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/AT THIRUVALI VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 24) SMT.SHAMILA ALIAS SHARMILA, D/O JAYADA P. HEGDE, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT THIRUVALI VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE- 575028 25) SRI SHAKIN (ALIAS SHACHIN HEGDE), S/O JAYADA P. HEGDE, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT THIRUVALI VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 572028 26) SRI SHIVANNA(ALIAS SHIVARAM SHETTY), S/O LATE REVATHI, AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, R/AT PADAVU HOSAMANE, BONDANTHILA VILLAGE, MANGALORE - 575029 27) SMT. VANAJAKSHI, W/O LATE KRISHNA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/AT ‘ABBETTY’, MAREMAJAL VILLAGE, MANGALORE - 575028 28) SMT. KUMUDA SHETTY, W/O KUSHALA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/AT KORETTUGUTHU HOUSE, BONDANTHILA VILLAGE, NEERMARGA POST, MANGALORE - 575029 29) SMT. HONNAMMA, W/O SANJEEVA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT BANEBETTU NODU MANE, HAVANJE, UDUPI -576124 30) SRI KUNHANA SHETTY, S/O LATE SOMAPPA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/AT KORETTUGUTHU HOUSE, BONDANTHILA VILLAGE, NEERMARGA POST, MANGALORE - 575029 SRI KANTHU SHENAVA ALIAS KANTHAPPA, (SINCE DEAD) REPRESENTED BY HIS LEGAL HEIRS 31) MRS.VARIJA K. SHENEVA, ADULT, W/O LATE KANTHU SHENEVA @ KANTHAPPA, RESIDING AT VAMANJOOR PADAVU, THIRUVAIL VILLAGE, VAMBJOOR POST, MANGALORE TALUK-575028 32) DR. RANJAN SHENEVA ADULT, S/O LATE KANTHU SHENEVA ALIAS KANTHAPPA, RESIDING AT NEHRU NAGAR, S.G.BARVE MARG, NEAR ANITHA MAHAL, KURLA (EAST), MUMBAI-400 024.
33) MR. JAGADISH SHENEVA, ADULT, S/O LATE KANTHU SHENEVA @ KANTHAPPA, RESIDING AT VAMANJOOR PADAVU, THIRUVAIL VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE TALUK - 575028 34) MR. BALU SHENEVA, ADULT, S/O LATE KANTHU SHENEVA ALIAS KANTHAPPA, RESIDING AT VAMANJOOR PADAVU, THIRUVAIL VILLAGE, VARMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE TALUK - 575028 35) VEENA, ADULT, D/O LATE KNATHU SHENEVA ALIAS KANTHAPPA, RESIDING AT VAMANJOOR PADAVU, THIRUVAIL VILLAGE, VARAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE TALUU - 575028 36) SHOBHA, ADULT, D/O LATE KANTHU SHENEVA ALIAS KANTHAPPA, RESIDING AT VAMANJOOR PADAVU, THIRUVAIL VILLAGE, VARMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE TALUK - 575028 37) MALLIKA, ADULT, D/O LATE KANTHU SHENEVA ALIAS KANTHAPPA, RESIDING AT VAMJOOR PADAVU, THIRUVAIL VILLAGE VARMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE TALUK - 575028 38) SRI KORAGA SHENEVA S/O LATE RAMANNA SHENEVA AND LATE SEETHA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/AT RUKMINI BUILDING NO.1, FLAT NO.4, JAGRUTH LANE, VADAVALI SECTION, AMBARNATH (E), MUMBAI -421506 39) SMT.PARAMESHWARI @ CHENNAMMA @ RATHNA N. SHETTY, D/O LATE RAMANNA SHENEVA AND LATE SEETHA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT KODIGUTHU, KODIALBAIL POST MANGALORE - 575003 40) SRI KRISHNA ALIAS RAMAKRISHNA SHETTY, S/O LATE DASAPPA SHETTY AND LATE SANJIVI, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/AT PADU HOUSE, BONDANTHILA VILLAGE, MANGALORE - 575029 41) SMT. BABY ALIAS AHALYA, W/O VISHWANATH SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/AT PADU HOUSE, BONDANTHILA VILLAGE, MANGALORE – 575029 42) SMT. YOGITHA, D/O BABY ALIAS AHALYA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT PADU HOUSE, BONDANTHILA VILLAGE, MANGALORE - 575029 43) SRI HEMACHANDRA, S/O BABY ALIAS AHALYA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT PADU HOUSE, BONDANTHILA VILLAGE, MANGALORE - 575029 44) SRI LOKESH, S/O BABY ALIAS AHALYA, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/AT PADU HOUSE, BONDANTHILA VILLAGE, MANGALORE - 575029 45) SRI SANDEEP, S/O BABY ALIAS AHALYA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT PADU HOUSE, BONDANTHILA VILLAGE, MANGALORE - 575029 46) SRI UMESH, S/O BABY ALIAS AHALYA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT PADU HOUSE, BONDANTHILA VILLAGE, MANGALORE - 575029 47) MASTER KIRAN, MINOR AGED 17 YEARS, S/O SMT. YOGITHA, R/AT PADU HOUSE, BONDANTHILA VILLAGE, MANGALORE - 575029 REPRESENTED BY HIS MOTHER & NATURAL GUARDIAN, SMT. YOGITHA 48) SRI RAMESH SHETTY, S/O LATE DASAPPA SHETTY AND LATE SANJIVI, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT PADU HOUSE, BONDANTHILA VILLAGE, MANGALORE - 575029 49) SRI RAJKUMAR SHETTY, S/O LATE DASAPPA SHETTY & LATE SANJIVI, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT PADU HOUSE, BONDANTHILA VILLAGE, MANGALORE - 575029 50) SMT. SHANTHA, S/O LATE DASAPPA SHETTY AND LATE SANJIVI, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT PADU HOUSE, BONDANTHILA VILLAGE, MANGALORE - 575029 51) SRI JAYARAMRAI, S/O LATE VANAJAKSHI & LATE SRI SANKARAPPA RAI, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/AT KELRAI HOUSE, THIRVAIL VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 52) SMT. NALINI, D/O LATE VANAJAKSHI & LATE SRI SANKARAPPA RAI, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/AT KELRAI HOUSE, THIRVAIL VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 53) SRI ASHWIN, S/O NALINI, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT KELRAI HOUSE, THIRVAIL VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 54) SRI ANIL, S/O NALINI, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/AT KELRAI HOUSE, THIRUVAIL VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 55) SMT. VEDAVATHI ALIAS KASTURI, D/O LATE VANAJAKSHI & LATE SRI SANKAPPA RAI, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/AT NO.12, MOTHI SADAN, VASCO D’GAMA, GOA - 403802 56) SRI KIRAN, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, S/O VEDAVATHI ALIAS KASTURI, R/AT NO.12, MOTHI SADAN, VASCO D’GAMA, GOA - 403802 57) SRI SHARAN, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, S/O VEDAVATHI ALIAS KASTURI, R/AT NO.12, MOHTI SADAN, VASCO D’GAMA, GOA - 403802 58) SRI SUSHAN ALIAS BHUSHAN, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, S/O VEDAVATHI ALIAS KASTURI, R/AT NO.12, MOHTI SADAN, VASCO D’GAMA, GOA - 403802 59) SMT. ARUNA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, D/O LATE VANAJAKSHI AND LATE SANKAPPA RAI, R/AT KELRAI HOUSE, THIRUVAIL VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE 575028 60) SRI SHAKIN, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, S/O ARUNA, R/AT THIRUVAIL VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE -575028 61) SRI NITHIN, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, S/O ARUNA, R/AT THIRUVAIL VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 62) SRI DIVAKARAI, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, S/O LATE VANAJAKSHI & LATE SRI SANKAPPA RAI, R/AT "SHIVADARSHAN", VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 63) SMT. SUNITHA ALIAS PRATHIBHA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, D/O LATE VANAJAKSHI & LATE SRI SANKAPPA RAI, R/AT KELRAI HOUSE, THIRUVAIL VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575028 64) SRI NIKITHA ALIAS ADITHYA, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, S/O SUNITHA ALIAS PRATHIBHA, R/AT KELRAI HOUSE, THIRUVAIL VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE -575028 SHEKHAR SHETTY (SINCE DEAD) REPRESENTED BY HIS LEGAL HEIRS 65) BABY SHEKHARA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT MAJOR YEARS 66) SHOBHA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT MAJOR YEARS 67) SRI PRAKASH SHETTY, AGED ABOUT MAJOR YEARS, NO.65 IS THE WIFE AND 66 AND 67 ARE THE CHILDREN OF SHEKAR AND ARE RESIDING AT GANDHINAGAR, NASIK, MAHARASHTRA - 422006 …16 68) SMT. LAKSHMI, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, D/O LATE SRI RAMAYYA SHETTY AND LATE SMT. SHAMA HENGSU 69) SMT. DEVAKI, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, D/O LATE SRI RAMAYYA SHETTY AND LATE SMT. SHAMA HENGSU, NO.64 AND 64 ARE RESIDING AT KORETTUGUTHU HOUSE, BONDANTHILA VILLAGE, POST: PADU MANGALORE TALUK - 5750029 70) SRI SANTHOSH SUVARNA, S/O MR. SRINIVAS SUVARNA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT SHABARI GIRI NILAYA, MEENAKALIYA POST, BAIKAMPADY, NAVA MANGALORE - 575011 71) SRI SHASHIDHAR SUVARNA, S/O SRI.SRINIVAS SUVARNA, R/AT SHABARI GIRI NILAYA, MEENAKALIYA POST, BAIKAMPADY, NAVA MANGALORE - 575011 74) SRI RAMACHANDRA PUNJA, S/O UGGAPPA PUNJA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT PERNA DODDAMANE, …17 PAJEER POST, BANTWALTALUK - 574199 …RESPONDENT(S) (BY SRI./SMT : SACHIN B.S ADV. FOR R30 (VK FILED) SANDESH SHETTY T AND NAVEEN S.S. ADVS. FOR R49 (VK FILED) V/O DTD: 7/6/2019 NOTICE TO R13, 14, 16 TO 20 & 22 IS HELD SUFFICIENT, R1, 4, 7, 8, 23, 25 TO 29, 31, 33, 40, 41, 43 TO 46, 48, 50, 51, 54, 55, 59, 60 & 68 TO 72 ARE DEEMED) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATE: 27.09.2013 PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE (SR. DVN) MANGALORE IN O.S.NO. 130/2009, VIDE ANNEXURE-A ON STAMP DUTY AND PENALTY AND CALLING UPON THE PETITIONERS TO CALCULATE THE MARKET VALUE OF THE SHARE OF THE EXECUTANTS OF THE POWERS OF ATTORNEY AND PAY THE DEFICIT STAMP DUTY AND PENALTY ON THE RESPECTIVE POWER OF ATTORNEYS’. QUASH THE ORDER DATE: 21.01.2015 PASSED IN I.A.NO.19 FILED U/S 114 AND 151 OF THE CPC 1908; VIDE ANNEXURE-B AND CONSEQUENTLY REVIEW THE ORDER DATE: 27.9.2013;
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS ON THIS DAY THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER.
…18 ORDER Three weeks’ time is granted finally to take steps, failing which the petition stand dismissed on its own.
SD/- JUDGE T BY : JAY C BY : R R BY : JAY COPY SD/-
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