IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
S. SUNIL DUTT YADAV, J.
Smt. Meera Patankar, Wife Of Late Uddhav D. Patankar and Anr. – Petitioners
Versus
Pavithra Constructions Pvt. Ltd., Represented By Its Managing Director Mr. S. Venkataraman and Ors. – Respondents
Review Petition No. 284 of 2024 In Writ Petition No.3012 of 2023 (GM-CPC)
Decided On : 16-12-2025
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| 1. review petition filed to set aside previous order. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. background details of interim applications and grievances. (Para 5 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. dispute centers on joint family property and its development. (Para 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 4. conditions under which a review can be sought. (Para 14 , 15) |
| 5. counsel's concession without client authority affects case. (Para 24 , 26) |
| 6. distinction between implied consent and client instructions. (Para 27 , 28 , 30 , 33) |
| 7. issues raised about filing review petition with change of counsel. (Para 34 , 35 , 36) |
| 8. review petition allowed, prior order recalled. (Para 42) |
ORDER :
S. SUNIL DUTT YADAV, J.
This Review Petition has been filed seeking for review of the order dated 14.02.2023 passed in W.P.No.3012/2023. The Review Petitioner has sought for revival and restoration of the writ proceedings and for re-hearing of the petition on merits.
2. This court in W.P.No.3012/2023, in a writ petition filed seeking for calling for records in O.S.No.4217/2020 and for directing the Trial Court to consider the applications of the petitioner in I.A.No.1/2020 and I.A.No.2/2020 filed seeking interim injunction, disposed of the writ petition in terms of the following:
"After hearing the matter for sometime, submission is made on behalf of the petitioners that if the developers were to undertake not to encumber the owners' share for development of the property, the grievance would be redressed for the present.
2. Learned Counsel Sri Abhinav Ramanand appearing for respondent No.1 submits that the owners' share would be kept intact for the present.
3. In light of the same and in light of the stand of the petitioners, question of passing any order as regards disposal of I.A.No.1/2020 and 2/2020 does not arise.
Liberty is however reserved to the petitioners, in the event, some other reliefs are required to move the trial Court by appropriate proceedings. Needless to state that in light of the stand of the petitioners, respondent No.1 is at liberty to develop the property, subject to the undertaking made above. Notice to respondents No.2, 3 and 4 is dispensed with as no relief is sought for against them. It is clarified that the undertaking of the respondents and the stand of the petitioners would hold good as regards the petitioners and respondent No.1 as the other respondents are not parties in the present proceedings. The submission of both sides that even as regards sharing agreement is concerned, parties are trying to settle amicably is taken on record.
Suit to be disposed off taking note of the applicable Guidelines issued by this Court relating to disposal of the old cases. Accordingly, petition is disposed off."
3. This Court taking note of the submission made on behalf of the petitioners had observed that the grievance of the petitioners would be redressed if the developers were to undertake not to encumber the owners share for development of the property and taking note of the submission of the learned counsel for respondent that the owners share will be kept intact, disposed of the writ petition.
4. In effect, the court taking note of the stand of the petitioners granted liberty to respondent no.1 to develop the property subject to the undertaking as found in the order above.
5. The writ petition itself was filed by the plaintiffs in the suit who are the review petitioners seeking for consideration of I.A.-1/2020 and I.A.-2/2020 filed seeking interim injunction on priority. The petitioners had also sought for an order restraining respondent no.1, agents or persons claiming through or under them from interfering with the petitioner's possession over the schedule property and an order of restraint against respondent no.1 from creating third party interest or changing the nature of the schedule property or demolishing the building constructed.
6. The brief facts leading to the dispute on hand was that the Pattankar family consisted of first defendant- Udhav D. Patankar, the father, plaintiff-Mrs.Yamuna
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