- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45647 W.P. No.26601/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT PETITION NO.26601/2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: SMT. AJANAMMA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS W/O SHRI HANUMANTHAPPA D/O LATE MUNEPPA @ KAKAPPA SINCE DEAD BY HER LR'S. 1. MEENAKSHI AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS D/O LATE ANJANAMMA W/O NARAYANAPPA. 2. LALITHAMMA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS D/O LATE ANJANAMMA W/O GURUSWAMY. 3. VARALAKSHMI AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS D/O LATE ANJANAMMA W/O DEVARAJ. 4. SUNANDA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS D/O LATE ANJANAMMA W/O KRISHNAPPA. 5. H. BHARATHI AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS D/O LATE ANJANAMMA W/O SRI NAGARAJ. ALL ARE RESIDING AT BEGURU VILLAGE AND HOBLI BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK Digitally signed by RUPA V Location: High Court Of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45647 W.P. No.26601/2025 BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT. 6. SMT. SAROJAMMA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS W/O SRI. NAGARAJAPPA D/O LATE MUNEPPA @ KAKAPPA R/AT HEELALIGE VILLAGE CHANDAPURA POST ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT 560081. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. RASHMI, ADV., FOR SRI. SHIVARAJU M.K. ADV.,) AND: 1. SHRI. JAYARAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS S/O LATE MUNEPPA @ KAKAPPA. 2. SHRI. HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS S/O LATE MUNEPPA @ KAKAPPA. 3. DEVARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS S/O LATE MUNEPPA @ KAKAPPA. R1 TO R3 ARE RESIDING AT HANCHARAHALLI VILLAGE BIDARAHALLI HOBLI BANGALORE EAST TALUK BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT 560049. 4. SMT. GOWRAMMA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS W/O SHRI NAGAPPA D/O LATE MUNEPPA @ KAKAPPA R/AT BILEKAHALLI VILLAGE BANNERGHATTA ROAD SUNAKAL STREET, BANGALORE 560078. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45647 W.P. No.26601/2025 SMT. NARAYANAMMA D/O LATE MUNEPPA @ KAKAPPA W/O SHRI MUNIYAPPA SINCE DECEASED BY HER LRS. 5. SMT. CHANDRAMMA @ CHINNAMMA D/O LATE NARAYANAMMA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT KADAGATHURU VILLAGE AND POST MADHUGIRI TALUK TUMAKUR DISTRICT PIN 572127. 6. SRI. MALLESH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA R/AT HANCHARAHALLI VILLAGE BIDARAHALLI HOBLI BANGALORE EAST TALUK 560049. 7. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS W/O LATE MUNIYAPPA. 8. SMT. RAJAMMA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS D/O LATE MUNIYAPPA. 9. SMT. AKKAYAMMA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS D/O LATE MUNIYAPPA. 10. SHRI. HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA. 11. SRI. MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA. 12. SMT. AMBUJA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS D/O LATE MUNIYAPPA. 13. SMT. SUBHADRAMMA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45647 W.P. No.26601/2025 W/O SRI. NARAYANAPPA. 14. SRI. VENUGOPAL AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS S/O SRI. NARAYANAPPA. 15. SRI. SURESH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS S/O SRI. NARAYANAPPA. 16. SRI. RAMESH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O SRI. NARAYANAPPA. R1 TO R16 ARE RESIDENT OF HANCHARAHALLI VILLAGE BIDARAHALLI HOBLI BANGALORE EAST TALUK BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT 560049. 17. SMT. NANDAMMA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS W/O LATE M. GOVINDAPPA R/AT NO.41, 3RD CROSS INDIRA NAGAR II STAGE BANGALORE 560038. 18. K.V. MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS S/O K.N. VENKATESH REDDY R/AT NO.35, SUDARSHANA NILAYA J P NAGAR, BANGALORE 560078. 19. RAMANJANEYA S/O CHINNAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT NO.69, SRI RAMA SAMARTHA KUMBENAAGRAHARA, KADUGODI POST BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK BENGALURU 560067. 20. SRI. M. KRISHNAMURTHY S/O LATE M.S. MUNIKEMPAIAH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT NO. 69, DHRUVA SOWRABHA NILAYA - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45647 W.P. No.26601/2025 1ST MAIN, 1ST CROSS MEDAHALLI EXTENSION, MEDAHALLI VIRGONAGAR POST BENGALURU EAST TALUK BENGALURU 560049. …RESPONDENTS THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DULY DIRECTING THE TRIAL COURT I.E., IV ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU, TO DECIDE AND DISPOSE OF THE O.S. NO.1181/2014, ANNEXURE-A, FILED BY THE PETITIONERS AGAINST THE RESPONDENTS SEEKING PARTITION AND DIVISION OF THE SUIT SCHEDULE PROPERTIES AND FOR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL RELIEF/S, SPEEDILY AND AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE BY FIXING THE TIMEFRAME TO RENDER JUSTICE TO THE PETITIONERS & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL ORDER This petition is filed seeking the following relief: "i) Issue a writ of mandamus duly directing the trial court i.e., IV Additional Senior Civil Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru, to decide and dispose of the O.S.No.1181/2014 - 'Annexure-A' filed by the petitioners against the respondents seeking partition and division of the suit schedule properties and for other consequential relief/s, speedily and as expeditiously as possible by fixing the timeframe to render justice to the petitioners." 2. Smt.Rashmi, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners-plaintiffs have filed - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45647 W.P. No.26601/2025 a suit for partition and separate possession in the year 2014 and the defendants are dragging the proceedings without any justifiable reason. It is submitted that the suit is at the trial stage and appropriate direction may be issued to the trial Court to dispose of the suit within a timeframe by allowing the writ petition. 3. I have heard arguments of the learned counsel for the petitioners and meticulously perused the material available on record. 4. The relief sought in the petition is to issue a writ of mandamus to the trial Court to dispose of O.S.No.1181/2014. I am of the considered view that no positive direction can be issued to the trial Court to dispose of the suit in a particular manner within a particular time. Hence, no notice is ordered to the respondents in the present petition. However, considering the fact that the suit is of the year 2014 and it is at the trial stage, the trial Court taking note of the seniority of - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45647 W.P. No.26601/2025 the cases pending before it, consider early disposal of the suit in question in accordance with law. 5. With the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE BSR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29