IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 13970 OF 2022 (GM-KSR)

BETWEEN:

THE ASSOCIATION OF APARTMENT OWNERS OF NANDI ENCLAVE PHASE-I REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT, SRI. SATENDRA CHANDRA PANDEY, NANDI ENCLAVE APARTMENT, PHASE-I, BSK 3^RD STAGE, BANGALORE-560 085, ASSOCIATION REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1960, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, SATENDRA CHANDRA PANDEY, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. DIGANTH .S, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. KAMALUDDIN., ADVOCATE)

Digitally signed AND:

by PADMASHRE E SHEKHAR DESAI 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA Location: High BY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, Court Of M.S. BUILDING, Karnatka AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560 001.

2. CO OPERATIVE SOCIEITES DEVELOPMENT OFFICER OFFICE OF THE SUB REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, CIRCLE 3, NO. 146, 2^ND FLOOR, SAHAKARA SOUDHA, 8^TH CROSS, MARGOSA ROAD, MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE-560 003.

3. DISTRICT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVES AND SUB REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES CIRCLE NO.3, BANGALORE, NO. 146, 2^ND FLOOR, SAHAKARA SOUDHA, 8^TH CROSS, MARGOSA ROAD, MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE-560 003.

4. THE BRANCH MANAGER KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK, BANASHANKARI BRANCH, SRI COMPLEX BHAVANI, HOUSING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY, T BLOCK, BANASHANKARI, 3^RD PHASE, BANGALORE-560 085.

5. THE BRANCH MANAGER CANARA BANK, BANASHANKARI 3^RD PHASE BRANCH, KAMAKYA THEATHRE COMPLEX, BENGALURU-560 085.

6. THE BRANCH MANAGER AXIS BANK, KATHRIGUPPE BRANCH, NO.116, 110 FEET ROAD, BANASHANKARI 3^RD PHASE, BANGALORE-560 085.

7. P.A. SURYA PRAKASH, S/O LATE ADISHESHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT NO.2201, NANDI ENCLAVE, 2^ND CROSS ROAD, BHUVANESHWARI NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 085 (ADDED VIDE ORDER DTD:18.08.2022)

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R3, SRI. PRAVEEN KUMAR HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R4, SRI. DHIRENDRA N. KATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R6, SMT. SOHANI HOLLA, ADVOCATE FOR R5, R7-SERVED)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO-QUASH THE IMPUGNED COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY R-3 DTD 16.05.2022 ISSUED TO THE R-4 TO R06 VIDE ANNX-A AND DIRECT THE R- 4 TO DEFREEZ THE BANK ACCOUNT OF THE ASSOCIATION MAINTAINED BY THE ASSOCIATION WITH THE R-4 BEARING A/C NO.6311765188 AND ETC.

THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH

ORAL ORDER

Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties.

2. In this writ petition the petitioner is assailing the communication dated 16.05.2022 issued to the respondents No.4 to 6 (Annexure A).

3. Having taken note of the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, as the suit in O.S.No.614/2019 is pending consideration before the competent civil court, at Bangalore, it is open for the petitioner, to approach the competent court seeking to de-freeze the bank account of the Association maintained by the Association in a manner known to law.

With this observation, writ petition is disposed of Sd/-

(E.S.INDIRESH)

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