- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34603 WP No. 12759 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 12759 OF 2025 (HRC) BETWEEN: 1. M/S. EMERALD AGENCY A REGISTERED PARTNERSHIP FIRM REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER MR. AZEEZ MOHAMMED 2. MR. AZEEZ MOHAMMED SON OF LATE MOHAMMED DADA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, 3. MR. ADIL AZEEZ, S/O MR. AZEEZ MOHAMMED, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, ALL ARE R/A NO. 84, 2ND MAIN N.T PET, BANGALORE 560 102. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. ADITHI S., ADVOCATE FOR SRI SYED KHAMRUDDIN, ADVOCATE) AND: MR. ZAKIRULLA SHARIFF, S/O AMANULLA SHARIFF, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/A NO.57, SAIDHU BHAI COMPOUND, Digitally signed by GEETHAKUMARI PARLATTAYA S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34603 WP No. 12759 of 2025 NEAR ANJANEYA TEMPLE, MYSORE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 018. …RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A) QUASH THE ORDER DATED 19/12/2024 IN H.R.C. NO. 10006/2019 ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE SMALL CAUSE COURT, MAYO HALL (SCH 21), BANGALORE (ANNEXURE-A). B) DIRECT THE HONBLE TRIAL COURT TO DIRECTING THE HONBLE SMALL CAUSE COURT, MAYO HALL (SCH 21), BANGALORE TO DISPOSE OF PETITION WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for petitioner submitted in view of subsequent event, prayer no.(a) has been rendered infructuous. 2. Submission is taken on record. 3. Learned counsel pressing prayer no.(b), would submit that petition is of year 2019 and at stage of evidence, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34603 WP No. 12759 of 2025 therefore, seeks for issuance of direction to trial Court to conclude proceedings by fixing time limit. 4. Heard learned counsel. 5. Prayer for issuance of direction to trial Court to dispose of proceedings in time bound manner has been frowned upon by Hon'ble Supreme Court in case of Sangram Sadashiv Suryavanshi v. State of Maharastra 2024, reported in 2024 INSC 899. However, taking note of fact that proceedings are at stage of evidence, liberty is reserved to petitioner to make such request for expediting proceedings before trial Court. With above observations, writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE Psg* List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24