- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1650 WP No. 21202 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 21202 OF 2024 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: SMT PARVATAMMA W/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/O ANKANAYAKANA HALLI KAVALU VILLAGE, KASABA HOBALI ARAKALAGUDU TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT.- 573120 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P G YATNAL., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. PUTTEGOWDA S/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/O ANKANAYAKAHALLI KAVLU VILLAGE KASABA HOBALI, ARAKALAGUDU TALUKU HASSAN DISTRICT-573120. 2. SHRI. PUTTATAMMEGOWDA S/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/O ANKANAYAKAHALLI KAVLU VILLAGE KASABA HOBALI, ARAKALAGUDU TALUKU HASSAN DISTRICT -573120. 3. SMT. LAKSHAMMA S/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA W/O LATE PAPEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/O ANKANAYAKAHALLI KAVLU VILLAGE Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1650 WP No. 21202 of 2024 KASABA HOBALI, ARAKALAGUDU TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT -573120. 4. SHRI. KRISHNEGOWDA S/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/O SHIRIDANAHALLI HATTIKATTE KAVLU VILLAGE MALLIPATTAN HOBALI ARAKALAGUDU TALLUKU HASSAN DISTRICT -573102. 5. SMT. MUTTAMMA S/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA W/O CHANDREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/O SHANKARAPUR LAST CROSS CHIKKAMAGALURU TOWN CHIKKAMGALURU DISTRICT -577101. 6. SMT. SHANTA W/O DHANANJAYA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/O SHANKARAPUR LAST STAGE CHIKKAMAGALURU CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577101. 7. SHRI SURESH S/O HANUMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEAR R/O SHANKARAPUR LAST STAGE CHIKKAMAGALURU CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577101. 8. SHRI. SHEKHAR S/O HANUMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 49 YEAR R/O ANKANAYAKAHALLI VILLAGE HASSAN DISTRICT -573120 KASABA HOBALI - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1650 WP No. 21202 of 2024 ARAKALAGUDU TALUKU HASSAN DISTRICT-573120. …RESPONDENTS (NOTICE TO R1, R4 & R6 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED NOTICE TO R2,R3,R5 & R8 ARE DISPENSED WITH V/O DATED: 23.11.2024) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE IIND ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (Jr.Dvn) AND JMFC, ARAKALAGUDU HASSAN DISTRICT TO DISPOSE OFF SUIT O.S.NO. 03/2013 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-B WITHIN A TIME LIMIT AND ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER 1. This writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India is filed by the petitioner-plaintiff seeking for a direction to the Trial Court to dispose of O.S.No.3/2013 pending on the file II Addl. Civil Judge (Jr.Dvn.) and JMFC, Arakalagudu, Hassan District, expeditiously. 2. The plaintiff filed the suit for partition and separate possession. On service of suit summons, the defendants - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:1650 WP No. 21202 of 2024 have appeared and filed written statement. On the basis of the pleadings of the parties, the Trial Court has framed issues. The evidence of the plaintiff has been completed. The matter has been posted for evidence of defendants. Since the suit is of the year 2013, he sought for early disposal of the suit. 3. Under the circumstances and in the interest of justice, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court of II Addl. Civil Judge (Jr.Dvn.) and JMFC, Arakalagudu, Hassan District, is directed to dispose of O.S.No.3/2013 in accordance with law and as expeditiously as possible, not later than one year from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 4. With the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE DM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 49