- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47667 WP No. 27896 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR WRIT PETITION NO.27896 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: MR.HENRY COUTINHO AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS S/O.LATE RAYMOND COUTINHO R/AT GC-1, GANESH SAGAR APARTMENTS 1ST CROSS ROAD, SHIVABAGH KADRI, MANGALURU-575 002 …PETITIONER (BY SRI PRASANNA DESHPANDAY FOR SRI RAKESH KINI, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. N.M.A.SIDDIQ AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O.LATE M.BEARY R/AT DOOR NO.8-14-1206/1 CPC COMPOUND, KUDROLI MANGALURU-575 003 2. MR.VASANTH KAMATH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS S/O.LATE GOPAL KRISHNA KAMATH R/AT MAHAMAYA, 2ND CROSS ROAD SHIVABAGH, KADRI KANKANADY POST MANGALURU-575 002 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MOHAMMED SULTAN BEARY, ADVOCATE FOR R-1; SRI N.S.SRIRAJ GOWDA, ADVOCATE FOR R-2) Digitally signed by GAVRIBIDANUR SUBRAMANYA GUPTA SREENATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47667 WP No. 27896 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 14.08.2025 PASSED BY I ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, MANGALURU, D.K. IN R.A.NO.59/2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR ORAL ORDER Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned counsels for respondent Nos.1 and 2. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that he files a memo restricting his prayer for a direction issued to the first Appellate Court to dispose the appeal expeditiously. 3. When such being the state of affairs, without delving into the matter and expressing any opinion on the allegations and counter allegations made, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the first Appellate Court to dispose of the matter expeditiously. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47667 WP No. 27896 of 2025 4. Accordingly, I pass the following: ORDER i) The petition is disposed off; ii) I Additional Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Mangaluru is directed to dispose off the appeal in R.A.No.59/2025 expeditiously; iii) It is needless to mention that the first Appellate Court shall provide reasonable opportunity of hearing to all the parties. Sd/- (PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) JUDGE LB List No.: 2 Sl No.: 8