- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31786 WP No. 24024 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. 24024 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: KOMBARU GRAMA PANCHAYATH KOMBARU VILLAGE, PUTTUR TALUK, D.K – 574 230 REPRESENTED BY PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OF OFFICER. …PETITIONER (BY SRI KRISHNAMOORTHY D., ADVOCATE) AND: K.SADANANDA S/O LATE CHENNAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, RESIDING AT KUNDAKORI, KOMBARU VILLAGE, KADABA TALUK, D.K.- 574 230. …RESPONDENT THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ORDER OR DIRECTION TO LEARNED 2ND ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT PUTTUR, D.K. DISTRICT TO DISPOSE THE IA NO. 6 IN OS NO. 343/2019 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-E IN A TIME BOUND MANNER AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE AND ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31786 WP No. 24024 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner – defendant is before this Court seeking the following prayer: “a) Issue, writ of Mandamus and such other writ or order or direction to Learned 2nd Additional Civil Judge and JMFC at Puttur, D.K District to dispose the IA No.6 in O.S. No 343/2019 produced at Annexure-E in a time bound Manner as expeditiously as possible and allow the writ petition in the interest of justice and equity. b) Issue any other writ, order, or direction as this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. The petitioner is the defendant in a suit in O.S.No.343/2019. He preferred an application – I.A.No.6 under Section 151 of the CPC. Respondent – plaintiff filed objection to the application and the concerned Court reserved the application for orders on 14.10.2024. What has driven the petitioner to this Court is that, despite passage of more than 10 months, the concerned Court has not pronounced its orders on the application. In that light, I deem it appropriate to direct the concerned Court to pronounce its orders on the application - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31786 WP No. 24024 of 2025 – I.A.No.6 filed by the petitioner in O.S.No.343/2019, within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. 3. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: ORDER a. The writ petition is allowed. b. The 2nd Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Puttur, D.K.District, is directed to pronounce orders on the application – I.A.No.6 filed by the petitioner under Section 151 of the CPC, within an outer limit of four weeks, from the date of receipt of a copy of the order, if not earlier. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 142