- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28480 WP No. 22182 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.22182 OF 2024 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: MR. RAMAN L. S/O.LATE LAKSHMAN AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS R/AT NO.2/1, "LAKSHADEEP" M.M.ROAD CROSS MARAPPA GARDEN BENSON TOWN POST BENGALURU-560 046 (THE PETITIONER IS THE HUSBAND/LR OF THE DECEASED PLAINTIFF IN THE ABOVE SUIT) … PETITIONER (BY SRI PONNANNA M.B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. M/S.SAI MEGHANA BUILDERS A PARTNERSHIP FIRM NO.103, A.MAY FLOWER GARDENS NAGAVARAPALYA MAIN ROAD C.V.RAMAN NAGAR BENGALURU-560 093 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER 2. MR.ASIFULLA MAJOR 3. MRS.SHABANA BEGUM W/O.MOHAMMED ASIFULLA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28480 WP No. 22182 of 2024 R-2 AND R-3 ARE R/AT NO.2/4, GROUND FLOOR "SAI MEGHANA ELITE" M.M.ROAD CROSS MARAPPA GARDEN BENSON TOWN POST BENGALURU-560 046 4. MR.VINOD R. NO.2/1, LAKSHADEEP M.M.ROAD CROSS MARAPPA GARDEN BENSON TOWN POST BENGALURU-560 046 5. MR.SACHIN R. NO.2/1, LAKSHADEEP M.M.ROAD CROSS MARAPPA GARDEN BENSON TOWN POST BENGALURU-560 046 6. MRS.SMITHA R. NO.2/1, LAKSHADEEP M.M.ROAD CROSS MARAPPA GARDEN BENSON TOWN POST BENGALURU-560 046 7. MS.NEETHA R. NO.2/1, LAKSHADEEP M.M.ROAD CROSS MARAPPA GARDEN BENSON TOWN POST BENGALURU-560 046 … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MOHAMMED NASIRUDDIN, ADVOCATE FOR R-2 & R-3; NOTICE TO R-4 TO R-7 IS DISPENSED WITH VIDE ORDER DATED 28.03.2025) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28480 WP No. 22182 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE TRIAL COURT TO HEAR THE PENDING INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATIONS IN IA NOS. 11, 12 AND 13 HEREIN VIDE ANNEXURES-B, C AND E RESPECTIVELY FILED BY THE RESPONDENTS IN O.S.NO.4166/2014 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE CITY CIVIL AND SESSION JUDGE (CCH-23) AT THE EARLIEST. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner-plaintiff is before this Court seeking a direction to the concerned trial Court to dispose three applications in IA.Nos.11 to 13, which is sought to be pending for the last four years. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner would take this Court through the documents appended to the petition to demonstrate that by the date of filing of the subject petition, the adjournments that were granted in the case at hand was at '48' times and it further has crossed '50' times, which is his submission. 3. It would be shocking that the concerned Court in a case of vintage of 14 years, has kept the applications in - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28480 WP No. 22182 of 2024 IA.Nos.11 to 13 pending for the last four years, which on the face of it amounts to dereliction of duty on the part of the concerned Court and by not observing anything further, I deem it appropriate to direct the concerned Court to dispose the applications in IA.Nos.11 to 13 within an outer limit of 15 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, in accordance with law. 4. After considering the applications as observed herein, the concerned Court shall also dispose the suit in accordance with law within an outer limit of six (06) months, if not earlier, as the suit itself is today 11 years old. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed. SD/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE LB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8