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Indian Oil Corporation Ltd vs The Defence Estate Officer
2025 Latest Caselaw 4038 Kant

Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 4038 Kant
Judgement Date : 17 February, 2025

Karnataka High Court

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd vs The Defence Estate Officer on 17 February, 2025

Author: M.Nagaprasanna
Bench: M.Nagaprasanna
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                                                                    WP No. 111029 of 2014
                                                                C/W WP No. 111028 of 2014
                                                                    WP No. 111030 of 2014


                                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,
                                                DHARWAD BENCH

                                   DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025

                                                    BEFORE
                                   THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

                                    WRIT PETITION NO.111029 OF 2014 (GM-PP)
                                                     C/W
                                       WRIT PETITION NO.111028 OF 2014
                                       WRIT PETITION NO.111030 OF 2014

                            W.P.NO.111029/2024:

                            BETWEEN:

                            INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD.,
                            RPTD.BY GENERAL POWER OF
                            ATTORNEY HOLDER AND
                            THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL
                            RETAIL SALES MANAGER,
                            MR. SACHIN SHARMA AT INDIAN OIL
                            CORPORATION LTD., MARKETING DIVISION,
                            RETAIL SALES MANAGER,
                            KHANAPUR ROAD, TILAKWADI,
                            BELAGAVI.
                                                                              ...PETITIONER
                            (BY SRI C. V. ANGADI, ADVOCATE)
VISHAL
NINGAPPA
PATTIHAL                    AND:
Digitally signed by
VISHAL NINGAPPA
PATTIHAL


                            THE DEFENCE ESTATE OFFICER,
Location: High Court of
Karnataka Dharwad Bench
Date: 2025.02.18 11:21:56
+0530


                            KARNATAKA AND GOA CIRCLE,
                            K.KAMARAJ ROAD,
                            BANGALORE - 560 042.
                                                                             ...RESPONDENT
                            (BY SRI M.B.KANAVI, CGSC)

                                  THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND
                            227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR
                            RECORDS IN M.A.NO.33/2013 DISPOSED ON 26.09.2014 ON THE
                            FILE OF III ADDL. DISTRICT JUDGE BELAGAVI (ANNEXURE-A). TO
                            ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR SUCH OTHER
                            ORDER THEREBY QUASHING THE JUDGMENT PASSED IN
                            M.A.NO.33/2013 DISPOSED ON 26.09.2014 ON THE FILE OF III
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                                        WP No. 111029 of 2014
                                    C/W WP No. 111028 of 2014
                                        WP No. 111030 of 2014


ADDL. DISTRICT JUDGE BELAGAVI (ANNEXURE-A), BY ALLOWING
THE APPEAL IN MA 33/2013. TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF
CERTIORARI OR SUCH OTHER ORDER THEREBY QUASHING THE
ORDER OF EVICTION DATE 24.05.2013 PASSED BY THE
RESPONDENT (ANNEXURE-E) AND ETC.,

W.P.NO.111028/2024:

BETWEEN:

INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD.,
RPTD. BY GENERAL POWER OF
ATTORNEY HOLDER AND
THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL
RETAIL SALES MANAGER,
MR. SACHIN SHARMA AT INDIAN OIL
CORPORATION LTD.,
MARKETING DIVISION,
RETAIL SALES MANAGER,
KHANAPUR ROAD, TILAKWADI,
BELAGAVI.
                                                  ...PETITIONER
(BY SRI C. V. ANGADI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE DEFENCE ESTATE OFFICER,
KARNATAKA AND GOA CIRCLE,
K. KAMARAJ ROAD,
BANGALORE - 560 042.
                                                 ...RESPONDENT
(BY SRI M.B.KANAVI, CGSC)

      THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND
227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR
RECORDS IN M.A.NO.32/2013 DISPOSED ON 26.09.2014 ON THE
FILE OF III ADDL. DISTRICT JUDGE BELAGAVI. TO ISSUE WRIT IN
THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR SUCH OTHER ORDER THEREBY
QUASHING THE JUDGMENT PASSED IN M.A.NO.32/2013 DISMISSED
ON 26.09.2014 ON THE FILE OF III ADDL. DISTRICT JUDGE
BELAGAVI (ANNEXURE-A), BY ALLOWING THE APPEAL IN MA
32/2013. TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR SUCH
OTHER ORDER THEREBY QUASHING THE ORDER OF EVICTION DATE
24.05.2013 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT (ANNEXURE-E) AND ETC.,
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                                        WP No. 111029 of 2014
                                    C/W WP No. 111028 of 2014
                                        WP No. 111030 of 2014


W.P.NO.111030/2024:

BETWEEN:

INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD.,
RPTD. BY GENERAL POWER OF
ATTORNEY HOLDER AND
THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL
 RETAIL SALES MANAGER,
MR. SACHIN SHARMA AT INDIAN OIL
CORPORATION LTD.,
MARKETING DIVISION,
RETAIL SALES MANAGER,
KHANAPUR ROAD, TILAKWADI,
BELAGAVI.
                                                  ...PETITIONER
(BY SRI C. V. ANGADI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE DEFENCE ESTATE OFFICER,
KARNATAKA AND GOA CIRCLE,
K .KAMARAJ ROAD,
BANGALORE - 560 042.
                                                 ...RESPONDENT
(BY SRI M.B.KANAVI, CGC)

      THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND
227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR
RECORDS IN M.A.NO.34/2013 DISPOSED ON 26.09.2014 ON THE
FILE OF III ADDL. DISTRICT JUDGE BELAGAVI (ANNEXURE-A). TO
ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR SUCH OTHER
ORDER THEREBY QUASHING THE JUDGMENT PASSED IN
M.A.NO.34/2013 DISPOSED ON 26.09.2014 ON THE FILE OF III
ADDL. DISTRICT JUDGE BELAGAVI (ANNEXURE-A), BY ALLOWING
THE APPEAL IN MA 34/2013. TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF
CERTIORARI OR SUCH OTHER ORDER THEREBY QUASHING THE
ORDER OF EVICTION DATE 24.05.2013 PASSED BY THE
RESPONDENT (ANNEXURE-E) AND ETC.,

     THESE WRIT PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY
HEARING B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS
UNDER:
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                                       WP No. 111029 of 2014
                                   C/W WP No. 111028 of 2014
                                       WP No. 111030 of 2014


                        ORAL ORDER

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

1. The petitioner, in all these cases, is the Indian

Oil Corporation Limited.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner

Sri.C.V.Angadi, would submit that the petitions have

rendered infructuous, on the score that the lease itself has

come to an end on 31.12.2021 and also submits that the

damages have been paid by the Corporation to the

Defence Estate Officer, the respondent herein.

3. The submission of the counsel is placed on

record.

4. The petitions are disposed as having become

infructuous.

Sd/-

(M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE KGK/CT-ASC

 
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