IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 112262 OF 2020 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI. HATELSAB S/O. DASTAGIRSAB KOLHAR AGED: 68 YEARS, OCC: RETD. GOVT. SERVANT, R/O. KOLHAR PLAZA, KRISHNAGIRI COLONY, ANAND NAGAR MAIN ROAD, HUBBALLI-580024, DISTRICT: DHARWAD.

…PETITIONER (SRI. HATELSAB S/O. DASTAGIRSAB KOLHAR-PARTY IN PERSON)

AND:

Digitally signed by

1. STATE BANK OF INDIA RAKESH S HARIHAR BY ITS REGIONAL MANAGER, Location: High Court of Karnat aka, SBI ZONAL OFFICE, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad T. S. COMPLEX, SOLAPUR ROAD, HUBBALLI-580023, DISTRICT: DHARWAD

2. STATE BANK OF INDIA BY ITS ASSISTANT MANAGER SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERRPISES CITY CREDIT CENTRE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, T. S. COMPLEX, SHOLAPUR ROAD, KESHWAPUR, HUBBALLI-580023, DISTRICT: DHARWAD

3. STATE BANK OF INDIA ANAND NAGAR BRANCH, BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER NO.81/B, KRISHNAGIRI COLONY, 80 FEET ROAD, ANAND NAGAR, HUBBALLI-580024, DISTRICT: DHARWAD.

4. STATE BANK OF INDIA SIDDARUDH NAGAR BRANCH, BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER, NEAR SIDDARUDH MATH, OLD HUBBALLI, HUBBALLI-580024, DISTRICT: DHARWAD.

5. STATE BANK OF INDIA BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER, (PRINCIPAL NODAL OFFICER)

STATE BANK BHAVAN, 11^TH FLOOR, MADAM CAMA ROAD, MUMBAI-400021.

6. STATE BANK OF INDIA HEAD OFFICE KARNATAKA BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER, SAINT MARKS ROAD, SHANTHALA NAGAR, SAMPANGI RAMA ROAD, BENGALURU-560001. 7. UNION OF INDIA REP. BY JOINT SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, 3^RD FLOOR, JEEVAN DEEP BUILDING, SANSAD MARG, NEW DELHI-110001.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.L. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R6;

SRI. M.B. KANAVI, CGSC FOR R7)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO:

1. ISSUE ANY APPROPRIATE ORDER OR ANY APPROPRIATE DIRECTION OR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO1 TO 6, TO COMPLETE THE TENDER PROCESS ISSUED IN KANNADA DAILY PRAJAWANI DATED

25.05.2019 VIDE ANNEXURE- P-11.

2. ISSUE ANY APPROPRIATE ORDER OR ANY APPROPRIATE DIRECTION OR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO 6 RESPONDENT BANK TO SETTLE THE LOAN ACCOUNT UNDER ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AS PER REPRESENTATION DATED 23102018 AT ANNEXURE-P.

3. ISSUE ANY APPROPRIATE ORDER OR ANY APPROPRIATE DIRECTION OR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO 6, TO ALLOW PETITIONER TO SELL PROPERTY AND MAKE GOOD THE LOAN PAYMENT TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE.

THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA)

1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer:

a. “Issue any appropriate order or any appropriate direction or writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent No1 to 6, to complete the tender process issued in kannada daily prajawani dated 25.05.2019 vide ANNEXURE- P-11 b. Issue any appropriate order or any appropriate direction or writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent No.1 to 6 Respondent Bank to settle the loan account under one time settlement as per representation dated

23102018 at ANNEXURE-P.

c. Issue any appropriate order or any appropriate direction or writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent No.1 to 6, to allow petitioner to sell property and make good the loan payment to meet the ends of justice.”

2. The petitioner is the owner of a property in which the State Bank of India had put up its branch as a lessee. The petitioner was earlier before this Court in Writ Petition No.101062/2018. The Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, on the very same submissions that are now projected in the present petition, had answered the matter by the following order:

“In this Writ Petition, the petitioner has laid a challenge to the letter bearing No.Misc/33/2017-18 dated 11.01 .2018, at Annexure ‘Q’ to the Writ Petition whereby the 3r d respondent/Bank has in effect terminated a contract of lease incorporated in the registered instruments dated 03/04.12 .2013 and 10.07.2014.

2. Brief facts stated are th