- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:17502 WP No. 13054 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 13054 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: RAVICHANDRA S/O LATE RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.14, 18TH CROSS LAKKASANDRA, BENGALURU-560 030. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PAVAN SAGAR.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. SARASWATHAMMA W/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS R/AT ATTIBELLE, ANEKAL TALUK. 2. SMT. VENKATAMMA D/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS. 3. SMT. PREMA D/O LATE NAGARAJAPPA W/O MUNIRAJU. 4. SHRI MADHUSUDAN S/O LATE NAGARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS. 5. SMT. USHA W/O. SURESH AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R2 TO R5 ARE R/AT NO. 84 GANIGARABEEDHI, KADUGODI Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:17502 WP No. 13054 of 2025 BIDARAHALLI HOBLI BENGALURU EAST BENGALURU-560 067. 6. SHRI VENKATESH S/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT KADUGODI VILLAGE BANIGARA STREET BENGALURU-560 067. 7. SHRI M GOPAL S/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT KADUGODI VILLAGE BANIGARE STREET BANGALORE 560 067. 8. JANAKAMMA W/O LAKSHMI NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 9. DEEPA W/O SHANKAR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS 10. ROOPA W/O PRAVEEN AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS 11. SHILPA W/O DARSHAN AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS 12. SANTOSH KUMAR S/O LAKSHMI NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R9 TO R12 ARE R/AT ANUGRAHA NILAYA 7TH CROSS, NO. 49, NEW EXTENSION KADUGODI, BENGALURU-67. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:17502 WP No. 13054 of 2025 13. NAGARATHNA W/O CHIKKANNA D/O LATE PILLAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS 14. PAPANNA S/O LATE PILLAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS 15. VENKATESHA S/O LATE PILLAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS 16. KUSUMA W/O LATE GOPALA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 17. HARISHA S/O LATE GOPALA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS 18. SATISHA S/O LATE GOPALA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R13 TO R18 ARE RESIDING AT KADUGODI VILLAGE BIDARAHALLI, BENGALURU EAST – 67. 19. RAMANJANAPPA S/O LATE PILLAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT KADUGODI VILLAGE BIDARAHALLI, BENGALURU EAST-67. 20. LAKSHMAMMA W/O LATE MUNIYAPPA D/O LATE PILLAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT KORAMANGALA BENGALURU 560034. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:17502 WP No. 13054 of 2025 21. KRISHNAMMA D/O LATE PILLAPPA W/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS RESIDING AT MADIWALA BENGALURU-560 068. 22. RAMESH S/O LATE RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT NO. 14, 18TH CROSS LAKKASANDRA, BENGALURU-30. 23. LAKSHMAMMA W/O LATE NARYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS 24. N RAJA, S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 25. N SRINIVASA S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R23 TO R25 ARE R/AT VENKATAPURA BEGUR HOBLI, BEHIND KORAMANGALA POLICE QUARTERS, BENGALURU-34. 26. KANTHAMMA W/O LAKSHMANNA D/O LATE NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT MALLASANDRA VILLAGE KASBA HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 114. 27. SMT SHOBHA W/O LATE NANDAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:17502 WP No. 13054 of 2025 28. KAVITHA D/O LATE NANDAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 29. PUNEETH KUMAR S/O LATE NANDAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS 30. VINUTHA D/O LATE NANDAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R26 TO R29 ARE R/AT KADUGODI VILLAGE NEAR DAKSHINA BHARATHMAHA SANGHA BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU-67. 31. VIJAY KUMAR S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS RESIDENT OF KAVERAPPA BEEDHI, KADUGODI VILLAGE BIDARAHALLI HOBLI BENGALURU-67. …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE LEARNED 1ST ADDL. SR. CIVIL JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU TO DISPOSE OF THE PENDING FINAL DECREE PROCEEDINGS IN FDP NO. 4/2009 EXPEDITIOUSLY AND IN ANY EVENT NOT LATER THAN SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HONBLE COURT (VIDE ANNEXURE-B) AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:17502 WP No. 13054 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER This writ petition is filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following reliefs: “Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the learned 1st Additional Senior Civil Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru to dispose of the pending final decree proceedings in FDP No.4/2009 expeditiously and in any event not later than six months from the date of the judgment of this Hon’ble Court.” 2. In view of the nature of the relief sought in this writ petition, notice to the respondents is dispensed with. 3. The plaintiffs/respondent Nos. 1 to 7 herein have filed a suit for partition and separate possession. The suit was decreed on 15.11.2007. Thereafter, final decree proceedings in FDP No.4/2009 was filed on 12.02.2009 before the I Additional Senior Civil Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru. Since no order has been passed on the final decree proceedings, the petitioner is before this - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:17502 WP No. 13054 of 2025 Court seeking for early disposal of the final decree proceedings. 4. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the trial court is directed to dispose of FDP No.4/2009, as expeditiously as possible, not later than eight months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. With the above observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE CM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 39