- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29965 WP No. 10372 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 10372 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. VELUSWAMY, S/O POYYAMOLI, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT. NO 221, 3RD MAIN, 4TH CROSS, CHAMARAJAPET, BANGALORE - 560 018 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAMESHCHANDRA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI CHEMMOTH ANTHONY MATHEW, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS S/O CHEMMOTH PAPPY ANTONY. NO. 48, 4TH MAIN ROAD, SBM COLONY, ANANDANAGAR, HEBBAL BANGALORE - 560 018 ALSO AT NO.23, AT SY NO. 38, GROUND FLOOR SHANTHAKUMAR LAYOUT, CHEEMASANDRA VILLAGE, VIRGONAGAR POST, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29965 WP No. 10372 of 2025 BENGALURU – 560 049. …RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING DIRECTING THE CONCERNED COURT I.E. PRL. CIVIL JUDGE BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU TO DISPOSE OF OS 191 OF 2023 WITHIN A TIME BOUND MANNER, PREFERABLY WITHIN 30 DAYS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, 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 the following prayer: “(a) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the concerned court i.e., Prl. Civil Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru to dispose of OS 191 of 2023 within a time-bound manner, preferably within 30 days; (b) Pass any other order or direction as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interests of justice and equity. (c) ISSUE such other order or direction as deemed fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29965 WP No. 10372 of 2025 (d) Award court costs and such other reliefs as the Hon’ble Court deems fit to grant in the interest of justice.” 2. The allegation is that, the respondents are not appearing before the concerned Court and the concerned Court is adjourning the matter from time to time. The suit is one for ejectment. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the defendant is neither paying the rent nor vacating the property. The defendant is squatting over the property without a rupee paying to the petitioner. In that light, he seeks expeditious disposal of O.S.No.1685/2025, Civil Judge Junior Division, K.R.Puram (old number O.S.No.191/2023, Principal Civil Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru), pending before the concerned Court. 4. In the light of the submissions made by the learned counsel for petitioner, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the petition, with the direction to the concerned Court to dispose O.S.No.1685/2025 (old number O.S.No.191/2023, Principal Civil Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru), within a - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29965 WP No. 10372 of 2025 period of six months, from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. 5. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands allowed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16