{"id":163743,"date":"2008-12-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-devaraj-so-sri-bangarappa-vs-krishna-bhagya-on-5-december-2008"},"modified":"2018-10-24T08:08:20","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T02:38:20","slug":"b-devaraj-so-sri-bangarappa-vs-krishna-bhagya-on-5-december-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-devaraj-so-sri-bangarappa-vs-krishna-bhagya-on-5-december-2008","title":{"rendered":"B Devaraj S\/O Sri Bangarappa vs Krishna Bhagya on 5 December, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
B Devaraj S\/O Sri Bangarappa vs Krishna Bhagya on 5 December, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) & V.G.Sabhahit<\/div>\n
  xaxsm, \u00a3\u00a71;.:;GYA JALA NIGAM LTI3\n\n   CEHIEF ENGINEER\n\nIN THE HIGH corner on KARIIATAKA AT \nDATED '1':-113 THE 513 DAY 09 DECEMBER      _\n\nPRESENT _  _  F. A 3 T\n\nmin i-IOIPBLE HR. 9.13. Dxnaxmm\u00e9ri; Dng\ufb01a  \nMn  _  .   . \nmm nomnm naR.JUs'I1'e\u00a7.\u00a7   x\n\n \n\nwan APPEAL Ho\". 1607 hi  ._\nBETWEEN:  '  V' \n\n1 BDEVARAJ    _  \nS\/0 SR1 BAN{}A?\u00a7A1?PA'*--A   \"   \nAGED 40 Yf)RRS1'*v.v~~'\u00a7*_ '    A\nFWD CLASSI s;C;NTRA'.,_ '::'1j::<{_  \n378\/8,_6TH_ *5: ck:-ass D  \n13TH ;vIA1N;D'E2;e\u00a7.JMA.;~1A,L'\nSADASHIX-weAG.igi?AA "   1. ' '\nBANGA1;.oR--.E~56oG3ja_  " \n\n * " ;   APPELLANT\n\n(By Sri: Asg\u00e9\ufb01oia I-1AI\u00ab\u00e9;=aN 'r-IAI.;L1,ADv. FOR ASHOK HARANAHALLI\nA:SSOACIATESi_},  Av  DDDDD \n\nAND  V f_ \n\n_ REP-. BY'rrs"'MANAG1NG DIRECTOR\n FWD Amsmx\ufb01\n'D V.  _ 'Is:.R.cxR<:LE\n BAN'GALORE~56O om\n\n"  ..,_E{RISHNA BHAGYA\n\n   \n\n\n\nJALA NIGAMA LTD.\n\nCANAL ZONE-2\n\nKENIBAVI, SHARAPUR TALUK\nGULBARGA DISTRICF\n\n3_ EXECUTIVE ENGINEER   I \nKRISHNA BHAGYA JALA NIGAMA I;rI_;).*--_\nIEO DIVISION No.3    '\nGOLAGERI, GULBARGA DISTRICT\u00bb\n\n4 KARNATAKA BANK \nREP. BYITS MANAGER _  I I\nBIJAPUR DIsrRIcr~536'1I;'I   \n\n :  VREISPONDENTS\n\n(By Sri : M R (2  F'{3_R_ 142.1 E; 3:33;\u00bb Y V PARFHASARFHY,\nADV. FOR R4; R2; $\u00a3f\u00ab:_._)',_  \u00bb     '\n\n'1'HiS 'fvJ'VHl\u00a7I*'I"'A\u00a7PEA\u00a7I'VV'IS:'}'iLED Iijs 4 OF THE KARNA'I'AKA\nHIGH coumf Acrr PRAY-IN'(3p'I'QIA SET 'ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED\nIN THE WRIT EETITIQE N_(}L_1'1-\u00a23_86j~08 DATE!) 3\/ 10103.\n\nTHIS. ,WRI'f"  CEMING up FOR PRELIMINARY\nH.EARING\u00ab;.t on *mIspAY_., THE coum' DELIVERED THE\n1   .. ..... ..\n\nV V   " JUDGMEIIT\n\n_  by P.D.1I)i11akaran, C.J.)\n\n"    appeal is by the unsuccessful Writ petitioner\n\n  by the order of the learned Single Judge dated\n\n'VIV\u00a33'.:'1i),_2\u00a5\u00a708 made in Writ Petition No.11986\/2008.\n\nA\n; ('V - -\nMP-" \ufb02v-"' WWW' M"\n..~\u00bb=*"""""\n\n\n\n-3.\n\n2. L It is not in dispute that the appellant] petitioner is a\n\nClass-I contractor and had undertaken   .,  \n\nrespondents and completed the work! of <\/pre>\n
Lift Irrigation Supply Canal No.     <\/p>\n
year 2005. An additional Work of   weed
\naccumulated in the said  dng\ufb01rixggtnm\ufb01iaaintenance period
\nwas entrusted to Ililllg\ufb01\ufb02d he  {\ufb01e maintenance<\/p>\n
work for a  31.3.2605). The<\/p>\n
third  had also issued
\ncompletion  L’  ‘apmllant\/ petitioner . had also
\nfurnished   the satisfactory completion
\nof the   that, after the completion of the<\/p>\n
  the respondents–1 to 3 were required to<\/p>\n
   guarantee. According to the<\/p>\n
_  inspite of his repeated requests seeking<\/p>\n
  guarantee, in View of the ram: that he has<\/p>\n
 the maintenance work, the third respondent has<\/p>\n
4’   to invoke the bank guarantee. Hence, a Writ<\/p>\n
 fpetition was filed challenging the action of the respondents.<\/p>\n
\u00a7\u00a2:3:\\._E<\/p>\n
2.2. The learned Single Judge by the <\/p>\n
dismissed the writ petition holding that it was  ”  <\/p>\n
appellant] petitioner to have recourse  ‘:<\/p>\n
provided in the very contract and to seeiglihe  L.<\/p>\n
of his gievance, against    is<\/p>\n
3. Heard Sri Ashok   Counsel<\/p>\n
appearing for the   VV1_\\’\u00e9;I__.:f;\u20ac.’VC.I2avi, learned<\/p>\n
Counsel appearfuwgl 3.\n<\/p>\n
4.    contended that
\nClause 29(\u00a7;u   the contract provides for
\nsettlement; of provides that when there is a<\/p>\n
0′..;ispz1_te  tlle “Executive Engineer\/Superintending<\/p>\n
  then such a dispute will have to<\/p>\n
 dete1m1.._’::V’ncd.  the Chief Engineer. Therefore, he submits<\/p>\n
‘  ordeeof the learned Single Judge observing that it is<\/p>\n
l    appellant] petitioner to proceed as provided under<\/p>\n
WW\u00bb-“”‘w0
\nym<\/p>\n
\u00a7:?5%<\/p>\n
the terms of the contract prejudices his interest,  <\/p>\n
as, even under the terms of the contract, the Chief   <\/p>\n
is vested with jurisdic\ufb01on to adjudicate’ the  <\/p>\n
the Executive Engneerf  <\/p>\n
Contractor. The learned counseigpiliereforew,  this it<\/p>\n
Court to permit him to invoke  of  29 (a)
\nof the agreement and redress; including his<\/p>\n
prayer for return of   ..\n<\/p>\n
5.  C’  counsel for the
\nrespondentssi   contended that when
\nonce the  has invoked the provisions of<\/p>\n
    ag1’eevv”‘tnent, the Chief E11911’ eer who has to<\/p>\n
  apply his independent mind to the<\/p>\n
 islets of the and thereafter reach to a conclusion With<\/p>\n
  htiie dispute that may be raised by the<\/p>\n
petitioner.\n<\/p>\n
K ;._ \\V
\nx\ufb01w  t
\nit  \u00abM<\/p>\n
\u20acWMWMWW.,.\n<\/p>\n
the entire exercise is done, status-quo shall be
\nand the appellant] petitioner is also reserved liberty _t(_) 1\ufb01ove;’~  % T’ 1 V<\/p>\n
for interim relief before the Chief Engineer.<\/p>\n
8. With the above observations, writ”
\ndisposed of.  A L %  <\/p>\n
7\/”\n<\/p>\n
Index; ‘Ygs\/’.’No<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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