- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31752 WP No. 17321 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 17321 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: SRI. SAMPUTA NARASIMHA SWAMY TEMPLE SWAMY TEMPLE, SRI SUBRAMANYA MUTT, SUBRAMANYA, SULLIA TALUK, NOW AT KADABA TALUK, D.K DISTRICT - 574 238. HAVING ITS SHAKKA MUTT AT BASAVANAGUDI, BENGALURU - 560 004. REPRESENTED BY ITS GPA HOLDER, SRI. S.R. PRASANNA, S/O LATE S.R. RAO, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, NO. 24, 1ST MAIN ROAD, SHESHADRIPURAM, BENGALURU - 560 020. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. UDAYA PRAKASH M, ADVOCATE) AND: MR. N.K. JAGANNIVAS RAO ADVOCATE, NATTOJI HOUSE, BAPPALIGE, PUTTUR, D.K - 574 201. …RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTIONS DIRECTING XXXIX ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31752 WP No. 17321 of 2025 BENGALURU CITY,TO DISPOSE OF O.S.NO.5793/2019 ON ITS FILE, AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE, HOWEVER, WITHIN THE PERIOD TO BE FIXED BY THE HON'BLE COURT, IN THE INTEREST OF EQUITY AND JUSTICE. 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 is before this Court seeking the following prayers: "a. Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other writ, order or directions directing XXXIX Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bengaluru City, to dispose of O.S.No.5793/2019 on its file, as expeditiously as possible, however, within the period to be fixed by the Hon'ble Court, in the interest of equity and justice. b. To pass such other and further orders to be granted under the circumstances of the case." 2. Heard Shri Udaya Prakash M., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. 3. The petitioner is the plaintiff, institutes a suit for relief of damages against the respondent. The concerned court - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31752 WP No. 17321 of 2025 has not commenced or concluded the trial despite the fact that a suit for relief of damages is filed and pending eight years ago. 4. In the light of the prayer being innocuous only to dispose the suit, within a time frame and a suit being one of possession, I deem it appropriate to direct the concerned court to dispose the petition, within an outer limit of six months from the date of receipt of the copy of the order, if not earlier. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 95 CT: BHK