IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 30058 OF 2024 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN SRI. SWARUPANANDA GOUDA K S S/O SANTHAVEERA GOUD.K.S.

AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, CHARTERED ENGINEER AND GOVT. APPROVED VALUER, NO 713,”VAGDEVI” 42^ND CROSS, 12^TH MAIN, NEAR ESI, 3RD BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE-560 010.

... PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRABHU N. SAVANUR., ADVOCATE)

AND

1. INDIAN BANKS ASSOCIATION CENTRE-1, 6TH FLOOR, CENTRAL BUILDING, WORLD TRADE COMPLEX, Digitally signed CUFFE PARADE, MUMBAI-400 005, by SHWETHA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIG H COURT OF 2. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, KARNATAKA SHAHID BHAGATH SINGH ROAD, FORT, MUMBAI-400 005, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER, 3. UNION BANK OF INDIA, UNION BANK BHAVAN, NO.239, VIDHAN BHAVAN MARG, NARIMAN POINT, MUMBAI, 400 021.

REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR AND C HIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

4. UNION BANK OF INDIA, (FORMER ANDHRA BANK' ZONAL OFFICE)

REGIONAL OFFICE, SWARNA CITY CENTER, 1^ST FLOOR, STATION ROAD, HUBBALLI -580 020, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGIONAL MANAGER, 5. THE FEDERAL BANK, FEDERAL TOWERS, MARKET ROAD, PERIYAR NAGAR, ALUVA-683 101, KERALA STATE, REPRESENTED BY MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR …. RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. DIVYA PURANDAR., ADVOCATE FOR R1, R3 & R4;

SRI. B.S. JEEVAN KUMAR., ADVOCATE FOR R5;

SRI. PRADEEP S. SAWKAR., ADVOCATE FOR R3)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR ALL RELEVANT RECORDS PERTAINING TO PLACING THE PETITIONERS NAME IN THE TPE CAUTION LIST ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT AND ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS APPROPRIATE WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTION AS THE CASE MAY BE, BY DIRECTING THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO FORTHWITH REMOVE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER FROM THE TPE CAUTION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT WITH THE FURTHER DIRECTION TO CONTINUE THE EMPANELMENT OF THE PETITIONER BY THE RESPONDENTS 3 TO 5 AND GRANT THE PETITIONER SUCH OTHER FURTHER RELIEF WITH THE APPROPRIATE DIRECTION OR ORDER AS THIS HONBLE COURT DEEMS FIT TO GRANT IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE AND ALSO IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ALLOW THIS WRIT PETITION WITH COSTS.

THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS AND HAVING BEEN RESERVED FOR ORDERS ON 08.01.2026, THIS DAY, THE COURT PRONOUNCED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ

CAV ORDER

1. The Petitioner is before the Court seeking for the following reliefs:

“Call for all relevant records pertaining to placing the Petitioner's name in the TPE Caution List issued by the 1st Respondent and issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ Order or Direction as the case may be, by directing the 1st Respondent to forthwith remove the name of the Petitioner from the TPE Caution List published by the 1st Respondent with the further direction to continue the empanelment of the Petitioner by the Respondents 3 to 5 and grant the Petitioner such other further relief with the appropriate direction or order as this Hon'ble Court deems fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case and also in the interest of justice and equity and allow this writ petition with costs.”

2. The Petitioner is a civil engineer by profession and has been empanelled with Respondents No.4 and 5 – banks. Insofar as respondent No. 4 is concerned, he was earlier empanelled in 2004 with Andhra Bank, which, upon its amalgamation, became Union Bank of India. Insofar as respondent No.5 is concerned, he was empanelled in 2021.

3. The Petitioner claims that the Petitioner has had a blemishless record as a property valuer of respondents No.3/4 for over one and a half decades. The contention of the Petitioner is that the Petitioner received a show cause notice on 10.4.2018 via email, wherein it was alleged that the Petitioner had committed serious irregularities in the valuation of properties pertaining to the loan transaction of Hagarabommanahalli branc