- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37430 WP No. 28277 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 28277 OF 2025 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: SRI.MANJUNATH S PATIL AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS S/O SRI SURESH PATIL R/AT NO.48, SUBRAMANYA KRUPA 2ND FLOOR, 1ST MAIN ROAD, SUBBANNA COLONY, LOTTEGOLLAHALLI R M V 2ND STAGE BENGALURU -560 094 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SRIRAMKISHAN B.R., ADVOCATE) AND: SMT BHAGYASHREE KANAGANNI AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS W/O SRI MANJUNATH S PATIL D/O SRI K.PRAKASH R/T NO.177, HUDALI TALUK HUDI PO, BELAGAVI DISTRICT BELAGAVI- 520 016 ALSO AT: FOREST DEPARTMENT QUARTERS NEAR NIYAZ HOTEL, CITY BUS STOP BELAGAVI DISTRICT BELAGAVI- 590 001 …RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO WHEREFORE THE PETITIONERS PRAY THAT THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE HON'BLE TRIAL Digitally signed by MEGHA MOHAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37430 WP No. 28277 of 2025 COURT TO DISPOSE OF THE MC NO. 1337/2024 AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE AND TO PASS SUCH OTHER DECLARATION, DIRECTIONS AS THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY DEEM FIT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI ORAL ORDER The present writ petition is filed seeking the following prayer: "PRAYER WHEREFORE the Petitioners pray that this Hon'ble court may be pleased to issue a Writ of mandamus directing the Hon'ble trial court to dispose of the MC.No.1337/2024 as expeditiously as possible and to pass such other declaration, directions as this Hon'ble court may deem fit, in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. It is submitted that the petitioner was set ex-parte and the respondent is filing multiple cases and there shall be a direction to the Family Court to dispose of the matter as expeditiously as possible. 3. This G&WC is filed in the year 2024 and there are much older matters that are pending before the Family Court and this Court cannot grant any direction to the Family Court to - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37430 WP No. 28277 of 2025 dispose of any matter which is filed after 2019. In that view of the matter, this Court cannot direct the Family Court to dispose of the matter out of turn. Hence, this Court is passing the following order: ORDER i. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. ii. All I.As. in this petition shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE MEG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16