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H. P. SANDESH
Kishore s/o. Baldev Bajaj – Appellant
Versus
Basawaraj, S/o. Namasayya Ramaswami Hiremath – Respondent
ORDER :
(PER: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P. SANDESH)
1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and also learned counsel appearing for the respondents.
2. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the relief of writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to quash the decree dated 25.06.2022 passed in Megha Lok Adalath in O.S.No.101/2021 produced at Annexure-V and consequently to restore the suit in O.S.No.101/2021 on the file of II Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Dharwad and grant such other reliefs as deemed fit in the circumstances of the case.
3. The factual matrix of the case of the petitioner is that;
3.1. The petitioner hails from a well known business family dealing with Automotive and a major Dealer of Ashok Leyland parts and was working as a Chief Executive Sales Officer for 14 Industries.
3.2. The petitioner came in contact with respondent No.1 and his family, as respondent No.1 showed interest in purchasing property belonging to the petitioner, more fully described in the suit.
3.3. As the respondent No.1 was retired professor, he could not mobilise the amount of sale agreement and he expressed his desperate need of house and requested to
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