- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24416 WP No. 19621 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 19621 OF 2025 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: LAKSHMAN KUMAR S/O INDAR KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O NO.69, D.K.STREET, SHIVAJINAGAR, BENGALURU- 560 001 NOW RESIDING AT NO.5, 3RD FLOOR, 12TH CROSS, MARUTHI LAYOUT, 4TH BLOCK, HBR LAYOUT, KALYAN NAGAR, BENGALURU -560 043 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SOMASHEKAR KASHIMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: SMT. VIDYALAKSHMI R., W/O LAKSHMAN KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/O NO.3009/3, 17TH CROSS, 2ND MAIN, BANASHANKARI 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU – 560 070 …RESPONDENT (V/O/D 07/07/2025- NO NOTICE TO RESPONDENT) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALLING FOR THE RECORDS AND PROCEEDING AND DIRECTING TO DISPOSE THE M.C.NO.5023/2017 WHICH IS PENDING BEFORE THE IV ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL FAMILY COURT, BENGALURU WITHIN 6 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF RECEIPT OF COPY OF THE ORDER OF THIS HONBLE COURT. Digitally signed by MEGHA MOHAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24416 WP No. 19621 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI ORAL ORDER The present writ petition is filed seeking the following prayer: i. A writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or Order directing to dispose the M.C.No.5023/2017 which is pending before the IV Additional Principal Family Court, Bengaluru within 6 months from the date of receipt of copy of the order of this Hon'ble Court ; ii. Any other appropriate writ or direction, order as the Hon'ble court may be deems fit in the circumstances of the case. It is submitted that the MC is filed in the year 2017 and the same is pending before the IV Addl. Prl. Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru. 2. This MC pertains to the year 2017. Considering the fact that this MC is pending from the last eight years and already the directions are issued to the Family Courts to dispose of the matters till 2019 expeditiously, this court deems - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24416 WP No. 19621 of 2025 it appropriate to direct the family court to dispose of the matter within a period of four months. 3. This court is not proposing to issue notice to the respondent as disposal of the case is in the interest of both the parties. Accordingly, this court is passing the following: ORDER i. The IV Addl. Prl. Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru shall dispose of the matter within a period of four months from the date of receipt of the copy of the order. ii. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed off. iii. All pending I.As., in the writ petition shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE TS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15