Karnataka High Court
Punjab National Bank vs Sri K R V Rathnam on 8 July, 2008
Author: Ravi Malimath
Bench: Ravi Malimath
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IN THE HiC'rH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY,
BEFORE
THE HONBLE MRJUSTICE RAVI - _
WRIT PETITION NQ7786 c;13;:g0e3 '{.(}1svI~--CPCu!
BETWEEN :
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PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK
A BOBY-CORPOi?3A'I'E'--.(3Qi'§S'}71fF§JTED
I5N'B$R-THE: i3A1\IK'.fNG "COMPANIES
{A<3¢31j1siT:0N &.._'I'I'%:ANSFER OF
UNI3ER'Z'AKII~¥GS);fi:(;'if, 1970
HAVING ITS ._OFFICE AT:
BHEKAIJI CAMA PLACE
_; 'NEW DELHVIV Am) BRANCHES AMONGST OTHER
yamss AT HUDSON CIRCLE, BAN(}ALC)Rl,?)-27
T1~IR£:)'tE.GH ITS SENIOR MANAGER &
° * P<)\x.'I;+:.1§<:§1r ATTORNEY HOLDER
'AJRAJAN
. . . PETPTIONER
(By sri: HC; SHIVAKUMAR, ADVOCATE)
Sri. K. R. V. RATHNAM
SON OF LATE RANGAIAH SHETTY
AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS
PRESENTLY R/AT PUSHPARANG, III FLOOR
C:.21:'*
NO 14, CORNWELL-'CfiO"SS ROAD
LANGFORD GARDEN, BANGALORE-25
SINCE DEGEASEII) BY HIS LRS
1(a) Smt. SHOBHA RATHNAM
O/O LATE K. R. V. RATHNAM
R/OF' PUSHPARANG, III FLOORM . .
NO. 14, CORNWELL CROSS ROAO-- A. T1 '
LANGFORD GARDEN *
BANGA}..C)RE--25.
1(b) Smt. ROOPA NARENORA'-. .
O/O LATE K. R. V. .R;\..THNAM~
12 /OF PUSHPARANO,» 111. F'LO%OR' _
NO. 14, CORNWELL CR.OSS"RO1%.D"..'.;'.,
LANGFORD C}r"~.:.RDE.N"""~. ' O <
BANGALORE'~%2.5'.* *
Smti; sARAs1a?A%mI RATHNAM
WIFE' _QF._LA'I'E' ORVATHNAM
R/OF (3,10.RO'QFfi'NA;¥§ENDRA, PUSHPARANG
III FLOOR. No.14, 'OORNWELL CRDSS ROAD
LANGFORDGARDEN
* O B'jANOALORE---25v. %%%% ~ *
. sO1~rO§-iLA*r_r:: Sri K. R. V. RATHNAM
j()Fv.10/§3,' KASTURBA ROAD
B}'iNC1«ALORE--G 1.
"Sn_1t. SHANTHI KISORE
O 'VWIF-'E 0}? Sri. K. V. KISHORE
-R/OF 10/5, KASTURBA ROAD
BANGALORE4) 1.
%' ""10
' MISS. MEG}-IANA KISHORE
9/0 K. V. KISHORE
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
NO 10/5, 6TH FLOOR, RATHNAM c0MPi%EX'f% "
KASTURBA ROAD .
BANGALORE. :
MISS. RAVANA KISHORE
S/OK.V.KISHORE . *
AGED ABOUT 27 YEAR:3f~~.R% '
NO 10/5, GFH FLOOR, RA1'HNAM CQMRPLEX
KASTURBA ROAD... R.
BANGALORE.
M /s. ME'I'L1_FE INADEA §NS1jRA,NCE"I= ~
COMPANY'*«I?\2T LTDZ.
BRIGADE s;£~:'sHA;MAHAL
BAsAVAR:A_c;_up1,.RRBRNGALORE-4
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BA1\IGAL».ORE--{)4
' j R REP RY MANAGER
1 ""M/s;%'~'3fA*i'§A AK} LEFE INSURANCE
CQMPANY LIMITED
N05, KHANIJA BHAVAN
= A. COURSE ROAD
" , "BANGALORE-O1
'REP BY ITS MANAGER
M /s. WORLD SPACE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
NO 10/4, MITRA TOWERS
fl/c:"'
KASTURBA ROAD, BAN(.'rALORE--01
REP BY ITS MANAGER
11 M/s. MPHASIS BFL LIMITED
NO I39/1,ADI'I'YA <::oM1>LEx; A A »
HOSUR MAIN ROAD, KORAMAN'G.&LA T
BANGALORE-95 _
REP BY ITS MANAGER
12 M/s. JEWELS 1:) PARAGON--PRIVAfI_'E LIMFEED
A COMPANY INc0mét3RATE§3,%U.N13ER THE
COMPANIES AC1' HAvI;~a'G%.rI?s REGISTERED
GFFICE AT NO.10/SWKASTUI-§BA'»ROAD',
BANGALORE.-A560 G101. % %
REP BY MgmAG:ND DIRECCVFOVR
Sri K. V. i'K1SHORE k :., RESPONDENPS
. . ' . 'A
'I'HIS:WRI'I' PE*:?1*r1o1§IT%J:s% FILED UNDER ARTICLES
226 & 227 0;? THE"~C(}NS'I"'fl'UTION' OF INDLA PRAYING
TO QUASH 'mE* (DR-.DER"~DT. 27.2.2008 PASSED ON
I.A.NQs;8"AND 9*{ANNExiURE G) IN O.S.NO.'7664/2006
THE' ADP' 'I'I*i}3;°18'*'** ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL
BANCEEILORE (OCH 510.32).
. ':*1éfiS : '_"'.X[l?V;§'i' . PE'rmoN COMING ON FOR
L' PRELIMINARY ;a--1EAR1NG THIS DAY, mm COURT MADE
72:33 F'OLI.,'QW'ING:--
ORDER
-- petitioner seeks for a writ of certiorari to ' " the erder dated 27-52-2008 passed on {A5, VIII & aldzr"
._ 5 ._ {X in O.S.N0.7664/2006 by the 18"' Additional City Civil Judge, BangaioI'e(CCH No.32).
2. By the mpumed order the Court: below:
aliowed i.As. VIII & IX filed under Order 1 R§:£ie% CFC, to transpose the appiicants as defendejote in the suit. The iearned counsel' 15;» submitted that the said defeixriants rxef parties to the suit. He ,.--reIiedAV.oeni.. the case ofj_ M .VVV'v.-'I:T£';'?f.£v§¥\;II?EV§VIJ1\/{AL reported in AIR 2005 'SQ981'3.V_fo--?.§::§f1tei1€i"tt1at the facts of this case being fife' order stanés vitiated. learned counse} for the petitioner ' and A A the impugned order, wherein the H have sought for to impiead themsekves as I2 & 13. Defendants 12 35 13 are necessary VT '11:' for 'just and final adjudication of the suit. Therefore
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they are necessary parties. The J udment relied the learned counsel for the pctitiener is not _ to the case on hand and the relialgcg: »p1ac§*d"is.{ '4 misconceived.
4. For the: aforesaid r¢asons,...f1je._VEE:it .E.'etit:.i9n_V devoid of merits and it is