- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23274 WP No. 15076 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 15076 OF 2025 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: SRI. CHETHAN K.N., AGED 43 YEARS, SON OF LATE K.C.NANJAPPA, RESIDING AT B. BADAGA VILLAGE, CHERAMBANE POST- 574 218, MADIKERI TALUK, KODAGU …PETITIONER (BY SRI. N.JAGADISH BALIGA, ADVOCATE) AND: SMT. D.SAVITHA AGED 40 YEARS, WIFE OF SRI. CHETHAN K. N, DAUGHTER OF DUGGALA BABU GOWDA, PERLAMPADI POST-574 202, KOLTHIGE VILLAGE, PUTTUR TALUK, DK DISTRICT …RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT PUTTUR TO DISPOSE OF MC NO. 31/2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A ON ITS FILE AT THE EARLIEST AND NOT LATER THAN (3) THREE MONTHS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI Digitally signed by SUVARNA T Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23274 WP No. 15076 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The present writ petition is filed seeking mandamus to the Principal Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Puttur, for disposal of M.C.No.31/2022 which was pending on the file of the Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Madikeri as M.C.No.71/2016 and the same was later transferred to the Principal Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Puttur and renumbered as M.C.No.31/2022. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that right from the year 2016 the matter is pending as such there may be a direction to the Trial Court to dispose of the matter in a time bound manner. 3. The M.C. is filed in the year 2016, the same is pending from the last 9 years and already the Courts are disposing of the pending old matters on priority. Hence, this Court deems it appropriate to pass the following: ORDER i. The M.C.31/2022 shall be disposed of within a period of four months from the date of receipt of - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23274 WP No. 15076 of 2025 copy of the order. Unnecessary adjournments shall not be granted. ii. This Court is not proposing to issue notice to the respondent as disposal of a case is in the interest of both the parties. iii. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. iv. All I.As. in the writ petition shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE BN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15