- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42005 WP No. 30934 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 30934 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: SRI. JAYADEVAIAH HIREMATH S/O LATE CHANDRASHEKHARAIAH HIREMATH AGE ABOUT 88 YEARS R/A NO. 1501, E BLOCK, A.I.S.S. LAYOUT, KUNDALA HALLI, BENGALURU - 560037 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VAIBHAV MALIMATH., ADVOCATE) AND: SRI. M. R. KRISHNA REDDY S/O LATE SRI RAMA REDDY AGE ABOUT 69 YEARS R/A MUTTUKADA HALLI GRAMA ANUGONDANAHALLI HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU - 562114 …RESPONDENT THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER, OR DIRECTION FOR THE EARLY DISPOSAL OF THE SUIT IN O.S.NO.20/2024 BEFORE THE HON’BLE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AT HOSAKOTE, BY 08.01.2026 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by KRISHNAPPA LAXMI YASHODA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42005 WP No. 30934 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Counsel for the petitioner/plaintiff submits that the petitioner is before this Court seeking directions to the learned Senior Civil Judge and JMFC., at Hosakote, to hear and dispose of the suit in O.S.No.20/2024, within a fixed time frame. 2. Having regard to the innocuous prayer made by the petitioner, this Court is of the considered opinion that there is no need to issue notice to the respondent. 3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has filed the suit for specific performance of contract and the petitioner is aged about 90 years. It is further submitted that in terms of Section 3(2) of the Karnataka (Case Flow Management in Subordinate Courts) Rules of 2005, a specific performance suit is required to be disposed of within 24 months. The 24 months time will come to an end in January 2026. Therefore, the learned - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42005 WP No. 30934 of 2025 Counsel prays that appropriate directions may be issued to the Trial Court to consider and dispose of the suit as expeditiously as possible. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the learned Senior Civil Judge and JMFC., at Hosakote, to hear and dispose of the suit in O.S.No.20/2024, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of 1 year from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, if not, before January 2026 as required in law. 5. Pending Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL CT: JL