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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. SUNIL DUTT YADAV
WRIT PETITION NO.25362 OF 2022 (GM-CPC)
BETWEEN:
1 . SRI. B. VENKATARAMANA BHAT
AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS,
S/O. LATE SRI. B. RAMBHAT,
R/O. NO. 132, FIRST FLOOR,
VRINDAVANA,
21ST CROSS, A BLOCK,
VIJAYANAGAR,
MYSURU-570 017.
2 . SRI. SHANKARA NARAYANA BHAT
AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS,
S/O. LATE SRI. B. RAMBHAT,
NO.24, 2ND FLOOR, 1ST MAIN ROAD,
SHESHADRIPURA,
BENGALURU-560 020.
… PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. VINOD PRASAD, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1 . SMT. V. SHARADA
AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS,
W/O. LATE ISHWARACHANDRA,
NO. 132,
VRINDAVANA,
21ST CROSS, A BLOCK,
2
VIJAYANAGAR,
MYSURU-570 017.
2 . DR. HALASYA RAMANATHAN
AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS,
S/O. LATE HALASYA SUNDARESHAN,
R/AT DOOR NO. 1621,
A MAIN ROAD,
6TH CROSS, K BLOCK,
RAMAKRISHNA NAGAR,
MYSURU-570 022.
... RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. MANMOHAN P.N., ADVOCATE)
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF CONSTITUTION
OF INDIA, PRAYING TO SETTING ASIDE THE COMMON ORDER
DATED 29/11/2022 , ALLOWING THE APPLICATIONS IA NO. 17,
18 AND 19 PASSED BY IV ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC,
MYSURU, VIDE ANNEXURE- U.
THIS WP, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS
DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
Fact of the Case:
The petitioner filed a writ petition challenging the orders passed in I.A.Nos.17/2022, 18/2022, and 19/2022. I.A.No.17/2022 sought to replace the appointed Court Commissioner with another Government-approved Engineer. I.A.No.18/2022 sought permission to file objections to the memo of instruction filed by the respondents to the Court Commissioner. I.A.No.19/2022 sought assistance from the jurisdictional police to facilitate the execution of the Commissioner Warrant.
Finding of the Court:
The court appointed two Court Commissioners, Sri D.N. Chandrashekar and Sri Venugopal, to execute the Commissioner Warrant. Both parties were allowed to file their memo of instructions and were at liberty to be present during the execution of the Commissioner Warrant. The Court Commissioners were directed to maintain a video recording of their execution of the Warrant at the cost of both sides.
Issues: 1. Whether the petitioner could seek the appointment of a different Court Commissioner.2. Whether the petitioner could file objections to the memo of instruction filed by the respondents to the Court Commissioner.3. Whether the Court Commissioners could seek police protection or clarification from the trial Court if needed.
Ratio Decidendi: The court held that both parties could appoint their own Court Commissioners, and in this case, Sri D.N. Chandrashekar and Sri Venugopal were appointed. The court also allowed both parties to file their memo of instructions and be present during the execution of the Commissioner Warrant. The Court Commissioners were directed to maintain a video recording of their execution of the Warrant at the cost of both sides.
Final Decision: The court disposed of the writ petition and set aside the impugned order. The court directed the Court Commissioners to submit a report to enable the Court to arrive at a conclusion regarding necessary works to be carried out in the suit schedule premises.
The orders passed on I.A.Nos.17/2022, 18/2022 and
19/2022 have been called in question in the present writ
petition.
2.
The parties are referred to their ranks before the
trial Court for the purpose of convenience.
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3.
I.A.No.17/2022 has been filed by the petitioner in
FDP No.9/2021 seeking for a direction to respondents No.1
and 3 to suggest the name of some other person i.e.,
Government approved Engineer to function as a Court
Commissioner by discharging the Court Commissioner
already appointed. I.A.No.18/2022 has been filed seeking
permission for the petitioner to file objections to the memo
of instruction filed by respondents No.1 and 3 to the Court
Commissioner. I.A.No.19/2022 has been filed by the
petitioner in FDP No.9/2021 seeking for a direction to the
jurisdictional police to assist the Court Commissioner
in order to facilitate them to execute the Commissioner
Warrant.
4.
After hearing the matter for sometime and on
eliciting responses from both the learned counsel, the
following order is passed, which would have the effect of
disposing of I.A.Nos.17, 18 and 19 of 2022.
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5.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has
filed a memo proposing the name of Sri D.N. Chandrashekar,
a retired PWD Engineer.
6.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner in
FDP proceedings submits that though they have no objection
for
appointment
of
Sri
D.N.Chandrashekar
as
Court
Commissioner,
who
would
be
the
second
Court
Commissioner in addition to the Court Commissioner
appointed by the petitioner in FDP proceedings as per the
order of the trial Court, whereby Sri Venugopal was
appointed as Court Commissioner. Learned counsel for the
petitioner herein has no objection for acceptance of such
submission.
Accordingly
it
is
ordered
that
Sri
D.N.Chandrashekar and Sri Venugopal would be appointed
as Court Commissioners. Both parties are at liberty to file
their memo of instructions, copy of which is to be filed in the
registry of the trial Court in advance. If any objections are
made while executing Commissioner Warrant, the two Court
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Commissioners looking into the objections, if required, would
obtain clarification from the Court.
7.
In light of the allegations and counter allegations
made by both sides, if there is any difficulty while executing
the Commissioner Warrant, the Court Commissioners are at
liberty to seek for police protection. Similarly, if there are
any issues that remain unresolved while executing the
Commissioner Warrant, the Court Commissioners are at
liberty to seek for an appropriate direction/clarification from
the trial Court.
8.
It is clarified that both the petitioner and the
respondents' counsel or their representatives including the
parties are at liberty to be present during the course of
execution of Commissioner Warrant.
9.
Accordingly, on the submission made by both
learned counsel, petition is disposed off in terms of the order
made above, which order would be the order disposing of
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I.A.Nos.17/2022 to 19/2022, consequent by the impugned
order is set aside.
The mandate of the Court Commissioners is to submit
a report to enable the Court to arrive at a conclusion
regarding necessary works to be carried out in the suit
schedule premises. The Court Commissioners are directed
to maintain a video recording of their execution of Warrant
at the cost of both sides. Both sides to deposit Rs.5,000/-
(Rupees Five Thousand Only) each for the said purpose
before the trial Court, which can be withdrawn by the Court
Commissioners. The said amount would only be a
provisional payment subject to quantification of actual
expenses.
Accordingly, petition is disposed off.
Sd/-
JUDGE
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