- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2119 WP No. 33777 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 33777 OF 2024 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: SMT. PUTTAMMA, W/O CHANDRAPPA C, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT GUNJURU VILLAGE, VARTHURU HOBALI, BANGALORE EAST TALUK, BANGALORE-560 087. …PETITIONER (BY SRI ASHISH RAM D, ADVOCATE FOR SRI KRISHNAMOORTHY D, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. V. NAGARATHNA, W/O LATE SUBBA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT GUNJURU VILLAGE, VARTHURU HOBALI, BANGALORE EAST TALUK, BANGALORE -560 087. 2. SMT. GIRIJA, W/O MUTHYALA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT GUNJURU VILLAGE, VARTHURU HOBALI, BANGALORE EAST TALUK, BANGALORE-560 087. 3. SMT. KANTHAMMA, W/O CHANDRA REDDY, D/O NARAYANI@ NARAYANA REDDY, Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2119 WP No. 33777 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT MANIGATTA VILLAGE, HOLURU HOBALI, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563 101. 4. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA, W/O CHANDRA REDDY, D/O NARAYANI@ NARAYANA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT BELAGERE VILLAGE, VARTHURU HOBALI, BANGALORE EAST TALUK, BANGALORE-560087. 5. SMT. MANJULA, W/O GOPALA REDDY, D/O NARAYANI@ NARAYANA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT DOMMASANDRA, SARJAPURA HOBALI, ANEKAL TALUK-562 106. BANGALORE. 6. MUTHYALA REDDY, S/O LATE GOWRAMMA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT GUNJURU VILLAGE, VARTHURU HOBALI, BANGALORE EAST TALUK, BANGALORE -560 087. 7. SMT. G.S. GEETHA, D/O LATE SUBBA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT GUNJURU VILLAGE, VARTHURU HOBALI, BANGALORE EAST TALUK, BANGALORE-560 087. …RESPONDENTS (NOTICE TO RESPONDENTS IS DISPENSED WITH V/O DATED 20.01.2025) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE BENGALURU - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:2119 WP No. 33777 of 2024 RURAL DISTRICT TO DISPOSE THE R.A.NO.54/2022 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-F IN A TIME BOUND MANNER AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE AND ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER This petition is filed by defendant No.1A seeking for a direction to dispose of R.A.No. 54/2022 pending on the file of the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Bangalore Rural District, as expeditiously as possible. 2. The plaintiff who is respondent No.3 herein had filed a suit for partition and separate possession in O.S.No.717/2005. The said suit is decreed. Being aggrieved by the same, the defendants have filed Regular Appeal in R.A.No.54/2022 before the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Bangalore Rural District. The said appeal is pending consideration from last 2½ years and no order has been filed till now. Therefore, the petitioner has sought for early disposal of the regular appeal. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:2119 WP No. 33777 of 2024 3. Under these circumstances, issuance of notice to respondents is dispensed with. 4. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the First Appellate Court is directed to dispose of R.A.No.54/2022 as expeditiously as possible, but not later than 10 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 5. Accordingly, petition is disposed of. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE VP