- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14690 WP No. 2692 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR WRIT PETITION NO.2692 OF 2025 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: SMT.SANDHYA A.P. W/O.HEMANANDA D/O.A.R.PRAKASH AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS RAMASHREE NILAYA MARKET ROAD, BIRUR CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577 116 …PETITIONER (BY SRI B.SIDDESWARA, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI M.HEMANANDA S/O.MAHESH KUMR AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT NO.35/27 PANCHAMUKHI BUILDNG 5TH CROSS, LIC COLONY JAYANGARA 3RD BLOCK JAYANGARA BENGALURU-560 011 ALSO AT: NO.34/1B, 17TH CROSS IDEAL HOMES RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR BENGALURU-560 098 … RESPONDENT THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING TO Digitally signed by GAVRIBIDANUR SUBRAMANYA GUPTA SREENATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14690 WP No. 2692 of 2025 DISPOSE OF THE MATRIMONIAL CASE IN MC.NO.4798/2023 PENDING BEFORE VI ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT AT ANNEXURE-J1 WITHIN 6 MONTHS. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR ORAL ORDER Heard learned counsel for petitioner. 2. This petition is filed by the petitioner-husband against the wife seeking a writ of mandamus for a direction to VI Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru to dispose of the petition in MC.No.4798/2023 filed for dissolution of marriage expeditiously. 3. This Court does not find any need to issue notice to the respondent, as no order adverse to the interest of the respondent is passed. 4. The respondent-husband had filed a petition for judicial separation in the year 2020, which came to be dismissed for non-prosecution and thereafter, the petitioner-wife filed a petition under Sections 13(1)(ia)(ib) - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14690 WP No. 2692 of 2025 and 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, in July, 2023. However, the matter has not yet been disposed of. Therefore, the petitioner is before this Court seeking expeditious disposal of the matter without delving into the merits of the matter. 5. Section 21B(2) of the Act reads as under: "21B. xxxxx (2) Every petition under this Act shall be tried as expeditiously as possible and endeavour shall be made to conclude the trial within six months from the date of service of notice of the petition on the respondent." 6. Under the circumstance, this petition deserves to be allowed. Accordingly, I pass the following: ORDER i) This petition is allowed; ii) VI Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru is hereby directed to dispose of the matrimonial proceedings in MC.No.4798/2023 pending before it, expeditiously by providing reasonable opportunity to both parties; - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:14690 WP No. 2692 of 2025 Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) JUDGE LB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35