A Writ Petition filed against an order rejecting an application under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC is not maintainable; such a challenge should be pursued through a Civil Revision Petition.

Headnote:The petitioner filed a writ petition challenging an order passed under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Following an office objection regarding the maintainability of the writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the court granted leave to the petitioner to convert the proceedings into a Civil Revision Petition. The court disposed of the writ petition as a measure to facilitate the correct legal remedy. The court directed that the conversion process must be completed within one week. The petition is disposed of with directions for conversion.

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1. correction of procedural filing error through conversion to proper remedy. (Para 1 , 2)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS IN O.S.NO.95/2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC. CHANNAGIRI.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI

ORAL ORDER

The office has raised an objection with regard to the maintainability of the petition as the petition is filed under Order VII Rule 11 of CPC, which was rejected.

2. Petitioner is permitted to convert this writ petition into Civil Revision Petition and for statistical purposes the writ petition is disposed of and within one week petitioner shall convert the petition.

All I.As. in this writ petition shall stand closed.

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 29102

THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKALalitha Kanneganti, JRudrappa – AppellantVersusSuvarnamma – RespondentWP No. 14273 of 2026

A Writ Petition filed against an order rejecting an application under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC is not maintainable; such a challenge should be pursued through a Civil Revision Petition.

THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
Lalitha Kanneganti, J
Rudrappa – Appellant
Versus
Suvarnamma – Respondent
WP No. 14273 of 2026