- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34529 WP No. 24267 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 24267 OF 2025 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: SRI *ARUP JYOTI BARMAN S/O LATE SANKAR DEV BARMAN AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/A 148/2A, 148/3A, S. S. SAPPHIRA LAND MARK-APSA, LBS NAGAR HAL POST, BENGALURU - 560 017. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. POORNIMA H.S, ADV.) AND: SMT. MOUSUMI DAS C/O MANJEET DAS AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/A FLAT NO. 304, BLOCK-A SAI KRUPA PARADISE, 7TH CROSS LBS NAGAR, HAL POST BENGALURU - 560 017. …RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE DIRECTION TO THE LEANED PRINCIPAL JUDGE FAMILY COURT, BENGALURU TO DISPOSE OFF G AND WC 144/2020 WITHIN A TIME FRAME OF 3 MONTHS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI * Corrected vide chamber order dated: 24/10/2025. Digitally signed by MEGHA MOHAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34529 WP No. 24267 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The present writ petition is filed seeking the following prayer: “Wherefore, it is most humbly prayed that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to:- a. Issue direction to the Learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru to dispose off G & WC.No.144/2020 within a time frame of 3 months, b. Grant such other and further reliefs as this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that initially G&WC. is filed before the Court at Guwahati in the year 2019 and later the same was transferred by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the year 2020 and re-numbered as G&WC. No.144/2020. Learned counsel submits that as the matter is pending from a very long time there may be a direction to the Family Court to dispose of the same. 3. G & WC.No.144/2020 is filed in the year 2019, as this Court had already directed the II Addl. Principal Judge, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34529 WP No. 24267 of 2025 Family Court, Bengaluru to dispose of the matters that are pending till the year 2020. In that view of the matter, this Court deems it appropriate to pass the following: ORDER i. G & WC.No.144/2020 shall be disposed of by the II Addl. Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru by 15.12.2025. Unnecessary adjournments shall not be granted. ii. This Court is not proposing to issue notice to the respondent as disposal of a case is in the interest of both the parties. iii. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. iv. All I.As. in the writ petition shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE BN List No.: 2 Sl No.: 11