- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28260 WP No. 20954 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 20954 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O KRISHNAPPA, AGED 46 YEARS 2. DINESH KUMAR S/O KRISHNAPPA, AGED 44 YEARS 3. MOHAN KUMAR S/O KRISHNAPPA, AGED 40 YEARS 4. JAYALAKSHMAMMA W/O KRISHNAPPA, AGED 60 YEARS 5. KRISHNAPPA S/O CHANNIGAPPA, AGED 71 YEARS MOB: 8105545983 6. BINDU W/O CHANDRASHEKAR, AGED 35 YEARS R/AT CHANNIGAPPANA PALYA, UDUKUNTE POST, SOLUR HOBLI, MAGADI TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562127 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SACHIDANANDA MURTHY V C., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28260 WP No. 20954 of 2025 AND: 1. BHAGYAMMA W/O V.P. PRAKASH, AGED 50 YEARS R/AT UDUKUNTE POST, SOLUR HOBLI, MAGADI TALUK - 562127 2. STATE BY KARNATAKA, BY KUDUR POLICE REP. BY AGA, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO DIRECT THE TRIAL COURT TO DISPOSE THE CASE WITH CC NO. 348/2018, PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, MAGADI EXPEDITIOUSLY WITHIN A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, the petitioner seeks for the following relief: "i) To issue the writ in the nature of mandamus directing the Trial Court to dispose the case with C.C.No.348/2018, pending on the file of Additional Civil Judge and J.M.F.C., Magadi, expeditiously within a period of 6 months. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28260 WP No. 20954 of 2025 ii) To issue such other orders as deems fit." 2. Heard Sri.V.C.Sachidananda Murthy, the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned High Court Government Pleader Smt.Sowmya R., appearing for respondent No.2. 3. In view of the limited prayer sought for by the petitioners in the present petition, I deem it just and appropriate to dispose of this petition directing the trial Court to dispose of C.C.No.348/2018, as expeditiously as possible and preferably, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE KG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 51