- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27268 WP No. 20039 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 20039 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: SMT. PADMA, D/O LATE YELLAMMA AND YELLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS, R/A PAKEGOWDANAPALYA, HESARAGHATTA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ABHISHEK M.R, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. N. BHARATHI, W/O DASPRAKESH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS NO.11-1, 1ST FLOOR, 6TH CROSS, MAGADI ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 023. 2. SMT. YELLAMMA, W/O S NAGALINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, NO.15/25, 2ND MAIN ROAD, MARENEHALLI, VIJAYNAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 040. Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27268 WP No. 20039 of 2025 3. SMT. SUDHA, W/O DINESH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, DODDANEKKUNDHI, VARTHUR HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 037. 4. S. NAGALINGAPPA, S/O LATE B.M SIDDALINGAPPA , AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS NO.15/25, 2ND MAIN ROAD, MARENEHALLI, VIJAYNAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 040. …RESPONDENTS THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE COURT OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE BENGALURU RURAL DIST. AT BENGALURU TO EXPEDITIOUSLY DISPOSE OFF THE SUIT BEARING OS NO. 1243/2011 WITHIN AN OUTER LIMIT OF 6 MONTHS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRLIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner, an octogenarian, is at the doors of this Court seeking expeditious disposal of the suit registered 14 years ago. The suit for partition is for a separate possession. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27268 WP No. 20039 of 2025 2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner takes this Court through the documents appended to the petition seeking to demonstrate that the concerned Court has gone on granting adjournments for the asking and not concluded the suit. 3. In the light of the advancing age of the defendant - petitioner and a suit bang of 14 years vintage, I deem it appropriate to infuse finality into the proceedings by directing the concerned Court to dispose the suit, within an outer limit of six months, if not earlier, from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. SD/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 61 CT: BHK