- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13449 WP No. 107125 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 107125 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: SMT. MADURA W/O. RAJU BADIGER AGE. 47 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE AND HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. VIDYA NAGAR, GOKAK, TAL. GOKAK, DIST. BELAGAVI-591307 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SRINAND A. PACHAPURE SMT. PALLAVI PACHAPURE AND SRI. RAJENDRA PATIL., ADVOCATES) AND: 1. SRI. SHREESHAIL S/O. MALLIKARJUN BEMBALAGI AGE. 71 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SOMAWAR PETH, GOKAK, TAL. GOKAK, DIST. BELAGAVI-591307 2. SMT. ROOPA W/O. SHREESHAIL BEMBALAGI AGE. 66 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE AND HOUSEHOLD, R/O. SOMAWAR PETH, GOKAK, TAL. GOKAK, DIST. BELAGAVI-591307 3. SMT. MAMTA W/O. UDAYA SHETTAR Digitally signed by GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13449 WP No. 107125 of 2025 AGE. 49 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE AND HOUSEHOLD, R/O. BEHIND GOVT. COLLEGE, BYADAGI-581106, TAL. BYADAGI, DIST. HAVERI 4. SMT. UMA W/O. RAVINDRA KOTEWALE AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE AND HOUSEHOLD, R/O. BASAVESHWAR CIRCLE, NIPPANI, TAL. NIPPANI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591237 5. SMT. VIJAYALAXMI D/O. SHREESHAIL BEMBALAGI AGE. 43 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE AND HOUSEHOLD, R/O. SOMAWAR PETH, GOKAK, TAL. GOKAK, DIST. BELAGAVI-591307 6. SRI. KASHINATH S/O. SHREESHAIL BEMBALAGI AGE. 40 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SOMAWAR PETH, GOKAK, TAL. GOKAK, DIST. BELAGAVI-591307 …RESPONDENTS (NOTICE TO RESPONDENTS IS D/W) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF DIRECTION TO THE COURT OF I ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, GOKAK TO DISPOSE OF THE O.S. NO. 221/2017 WITHIN A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS, THE ORDER SHEET IS MARKED AT ANNEXURE A AND GRANT ANY OTHER RELIEF AS DEEMED FIT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13449 WP No. 107125 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. Notice to respondents is dispensed with in view of the proposed order to be passed. 2. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: Issue a writ in the nature of direction to the Court of I Addl. Senior Civil Judge, Gokak to dispose of the O.S.No.221/2017 within a period of six months, the order sheet is marked at Annexure-A and grant any other relief as deemed fit in the interest of justice. 3. Essentially the petitioner is seeking for a direction to the trial court to dispose of O.S. No.221 of 2017. 4. A perusal of the order sheet indicates that both the petitioner, as also the respondents’ counsels have been seeking time in the matter and many a time, both the counsels have been absent and applications having been filed, the matter was adjourned for objections and then hearing on the said applications, as also referred to lok-adalat for settlement, which settlement did not occur. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13449 WP No. 107125 of 2025 5. In that view of the matter, I do not find any reason to issue any direction to the trial court. The trial court to dispose of the matter in accordance with law. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE LN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 44