- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22305 WP No. 17485 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 17485 OF 2025 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: SRI. ARUN KUMAR NAIK. K AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, S/O LATE KRISHNA NAIK, RESIDING AT FLAT NO. 4/2, 5TH MAIN, 2ND CROSS, BSK 2ND STAGE, KADIRENAHALLI NEW COLONY, BANGALORE - 560 070. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.C.ROSHAN, ADVOCATE) AND: SMT. PRAMILA BAI. P AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, D/O PUTTA NAIK, R/A KONALUDODDI VILLAGE, GUTTHALAUNASE POST, MARALAVADI HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGAR- 562 121. …RESPONDENT THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR ANY WRIT OR ORDER DIRECTING THE LEARNED TRIAL JUDGE TO DISPOSE OF THE PETITIONER FOR DIVORCE IN M.C.NO.5312/2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF IIND ADDL. PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, BENGALURU WITHIN AN OUTER LIMIT OF 6 MONTHS PERIOD. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by MEGHA MOHAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22305 WP No. 17485 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI ORAL ORDER The present writ petition is filed seeking the following prayer: "PRAYER Wherefore the Petitioner above named prays that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to grant the following: I. Issue Writ in the nature of mandamus or any writ or order directing the Learned Trial Judge to dispose of the petition for divorce in M.C.No.5312/2023 pending on the file of IInd Addl. Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru within an outer limit of 6 months period. II. Issue any other writ or order/s as this Hon'ble court deems fit to grant under the facts and circumstance of the case." 2. The M.C. is of the year 2023. Considering the pendency in the IInd Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru, this Court is not inclined to pass any orders directing the Court for a time bound disposal. However, considering the submission that the matter is already posted for cross-examination of the petitioner, this Court is passing the following order: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22305 WP No. 17485 of 2025 ORDER i. The trial Court shall dispose of M.C.No.5312/2023 in accordance with law without granting unnecessary adjournments. ii. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. iii. This Court is not proposing to issue notice to the respondent as no adverse orders are passed against the respondent. iv. All I.As. in this writ petition shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE MEG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14