- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6849 WP No. 101609 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 101609 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SHRI MUKESH S/O DATTOBA MAHENDRAKAR, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: HARI ENTERPRISES, GURUKOTESHWAR CHITRAMANDIR, HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI, DIST: BALLARI-583 212, NOW AT NAJARE BUILDING, NEAR HANUMANT TEMPLE STREET, HOSAYELLAPUR, DHARWAD-580 001. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVASAI M. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. SHOBHA W/O DATTATREYA SHALGAR, SINCE DECEASED BY HER LR’S., DATTATREYA S/O RAMACHANDRA SHALGAR, AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: BIGWAN STATION, TQ: INDRAPUR, DIST: PUNE, STATE: MAHARASTRA-413 130. 2. NALINI S/O DATTATREYA SHALGAR, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: BIGWAN STATION, TQ: INDRAPUR, DIST: PUNE, STATE: MAHARASTRA-413 130. 3. SONALI W/O RAKESH DABOLE, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: 171/B/20, VIGANHARATA COLONY, Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6849 WP No. 101609 of 2025 POST: KODAVE, TQ: AND DIST: SAATAR, STATE: MAHARASTRA-410 221. 4. SMT. NANDA W/O MANOHAR LANDE, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: CAHITANYA NAGAR, LIG COLONY, DHARWAD-580 008. 5. SMT. SUREKHA W/O SHIVAKUMAR BHISTE, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: S.P. ROAD, MUMBAI-400 008. 6. RATNABAI W/O MANOHAR LATURKAR, SINCE DECEASED BY HER LR’S., SHRI MANOHAR S/O BHIMAJI LATURKAR, AGE: 75 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O: PRITI COLONY, NEAR CHURCH, VIJAYAPUR ROAD, JAMAKHANDI-587 301. 7. SHRI ANIL S/O MANOHAR LATURKAR, AGE: NOT KNOWN, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: PRITI COLONY, NEAR CHURCH, VIJAYAPUR ROAD, JAMAKHANDI-587 301. 8. SHRI PREMABAI W/O SOMANRAV LANDE, AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: SHASTRI NAGAR, DHARWAD-580 001. 9. SHRI MADHU S/O DATTOBA MAHINDRAKAR, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: SONAYI BUILDING, BALAJINAGAR, PUNE-411 043. 10. SHRI SHANKAR S/O DATTOBA MAHINDRAKAR, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: C/O. V T NAJARI, KAKADE ROAD, DHARWAD-580 001. 11. SHRI PRAKASH S/O DATTOBA MAHINDRAKAR, AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6849 WP No. 101609 of 2025 DIST: BALLARI-583 212. 12. PRATHAMESH S/O DATTOBA MAHINDRAKAR, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, R/O: BHAVANI PAINT, NEAR BHAVANI MANDIR, PUNE-411 002. 13. BASAVANTAPPA S/O IRASANGAPPA HADAPAD, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: PRIVATE WORK, R/O: WARD NO.5, BAGALKOT-587 103. … RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.Shivasai M.Patil., counsel for the petitioner has appeared in person. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus directing the Trial Court to dispose of the suit in O.S.No.361/2014 pending on the file of the Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC, Bagalkot by passing judgment and decree within three months from the date of receipt of the order. 3. Heard the arguments and perused the Writ papers with care. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6849 WP No. 101609 of 2025 4. The law is well settled that a mandamus cannot be ordered to the Presiding Officer of the Trial Court. The suit is filed in 2014. Hence, a gentle reminder is issued to the Trial Court to dispose of the suit as expeditiously as possible, taking note of the old cases on board. Resultantly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE RH LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 2