- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32129 WP No. 22598 of 2025 C/W WP No. 22428 of 2025 WP No. 23001 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 22598 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 22428 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) WRIT PETITION NO. 23001 OF 2025 (GM-RES) IN W.P.No.22598/2025: BETWEEN: MR. N.R. SURENDRANATH S/O LATE N.S. RAJAGOPAL, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.21, RANGARAO ROAD, BASAVANAGUDI, BENGALURU-04. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIJAYA SHEKARA GOWDA V., ADVOCATE) AND: MR. R.K. SURENDRA BABU S/O R. KRISHNAIAH SETTY, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESIDING AT “SURIS”, NO.36, 5TH MAIN, 10TH CROSS, THYAGARAJANAGAR, BENGALURU-28. …RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTION TO DISPOSE OF THE A.S NO.25/2019 PENDING ON THE FILE OF Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32129 WP No. 22598 of 2025 C/W WP No. 22428 of 2025 WP No. 23001 of 2025 HON'BLE DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE RAMANAGARA FILED BY THE PETITIONER UNDER SECTION 34 OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT 1996 AS PER ANNEXURE-B AND TO DISPOSE OF I.A NO. 1 UNDER ORDER 39 RULE 1 AND 2 OF CPC SEEKING TEMPORARY INJUNCTION AS PER ANNEXURE-C AND I.A. NO.2 UNDER ORDER 13 RULE 10 OF CPC TO CALL FOR RECORDS FROM RESPONDENT NO.2 OFFICE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION CENTRE BENGALURU ANNEXURE-F AND ETC. IN W.P.NO. 22428/2025: BETWEEN: MR. N.R. SURENDRANATH S/O LATE N.S. RAJAGOPAL, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.21, RANGARAO ROAD, BASAVANAGUDI, BENGALURU-04. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIJAYA SHEKARA GOWDA V., ADVOCATE) AND: MR. R.K. SURENDRA BABU S/O R. KRISHNAIAH SETTY, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESIDING AT “SURIS” NO.36, 5TH MAIN, 10TH CROSS, THYAGARAJANAGAR, BENGALURU-28. ...RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTION TO DISPOSE OF THE A.S NO.24/2019 PENDING ON THE FILE OF HON’BLE DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE RAMANAGARA FILED BY THE PETITIONER UNDER SECTION 34 OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT 1996 AS PER ANNEXURE-B AND TO DISPOSE OF I.A NO.1 UNDER ORDER 39 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32129 WP No. 22598 of 2025 C/W WP No. 22428 of 2025 WP No. 23001 of 2025 RULE 1 AND 2 OF CPC SEEKING TEMPORARY INJUNCTION AS PER ANNEXURE-C AND I.A NO.2 UNDER ORDER 13 RULE 10 OF CPC TO CALL FOR RECORDS FROM RESPONDENT NO.2 OFFICE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION CENTRE BENGALURU AS PER ANNEXURE-F AND ETC. IN W.P.NO.23001/2025: BETWEEN: MR. N.R. SURENDRANATH S/O LATE N.S. RAJAGOPAL, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.21, RANGARAO ROAD, BASAVANAGUDI, BENGALURU-04. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIJAYA SHEKARA GOWDA V., ADVOCATE) AND: MR. R.K. SURENDRA BABU S/O R. KRISHNAIAH SETTY, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESIDING AT “SURIS”, NO.36, 5TH MAIN, 10TH CROSS, THYAGARAJANAGAR, BENGALURU-28. ...RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTION TO DISPOSE OF THE A.S NO.26/2019 PENDING ON THE FILE OF HON’BLE DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE RAMANAGARA FILED BY THE PETITIONER UNDER SECTION 34 OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT 1996 AS PER ANNEXURE-B AND TO DISPOSE OF I.A NO.1 UNDER ORDER 39 RULE 1 AND 2 OF CPC SEEKING TEMPORARY INJUNCTION AS PER ANNEXURE-C AND I.A NO.2 UNDER ORDER 13 RULE 10 OF CPC TO CALL FOR RECORDS FROM RESPONDENT NO.2 OFFICE - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32129 WP No. 22598 of 2025 C/W WP No. 22428 of 2025 WP No. 23001 of 2025 ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION CENTRE BENGALURU AS PER ANNEXURE-F AND ETC. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is common in all these cases. He is a claimant in Arbitration Suits in A.S.Nos.25, 24 and 26 of 2019, respectively, seeks a direction to the concerned Court to dispose the aforesaid arbitration suits, expeditiously. 2. The petitioner files applications – I.A.Nos.1 and 2 in each of the suits, one under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the CPC seeking temporary injunction and another under Order XIII Rule 10 of the CPC calling for records from the Arbitration and Conciliation Centre, Bengaluru. The allegation now in all these cases is, despite passage of 6 years, the arbitration suits have not seen the light of the day and the applications so filed are still pending consideration along with the suits itself. In that light, the learned counsel for the petitioner has sought for a direction to the concerned Court to dispose the arbitration suits, within a time frame that would be fixed by this Court. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32129 WP No. 22598 of 2025 C/W WP No. 22428 of 2025 WP No. 23001 of 2025 3. In the light of the proceedings languishing before the concerned Court for the last six years, I deem it appropriate to direct the concerned Court to conclude the proceedings itself, in accordance with law, within an outer limit of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, if not earlier. 4. With the aforesaid direction, writ petitions are allowed. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43