- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26403 WP No. 19436 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 19436 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: M/S. BID AND HAMMER AUCTIONEERS PVT. LTD., A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF COMPANIES ACT, 1956 HAVING ITS OFFICE AT:203, 7TH MAIN ROAD 4TH BLOCK, JAYANAGARA, BENGALURU – 560 011 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE MR. ANKUSH DADHA DIRECTOR. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SNEHA NAGARAJ, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. BENNETT COLEMAN AND CO.LTD., A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF COMPANIES ACT, 1956 HAVING ITS OFFICE AT: DR.D.N. ROAD MUMBAI – 400 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. THE INDIAN EXPRESS HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26403 WP No. 19436 of 2025 SECOND FLOOR, EXPRESS TOWERS NARIMAN POINT, MUMBAI – 400 021 REGISTERED UNDER THE PRESS AND REGISTRATION OF BOOKS ACT, 1867 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE CHIEF EDITOR. 3. FRONT ROW MEDIA PVT. LTD., E-137, PHASE III, OKHLA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE NEW DELHI – 110 002 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, EDITOR REGISTERED UNDER COMPANIES ACT, 2013. 4. THE STATESMAN HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT STATESMAN HOUSE, 4 CHOWRINGHEE SQUARE KOLKATTA – 700 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, EDITOR REGISTERED UNDER THE PRESS AND REGISTRATION OF PERIODICALS ACT, 2023 5. GOOGLE LLC 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY MOUTAIN VIEW, CA 94043 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALSO AT NO. 3 RMZ INFINITY TOWER E, 4TH FLOOR, OLD MADRAS ROAD BENGALURU – 560 016. REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE PAULIENE SELVANANDAN - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26403 WP No. 19436 of 2025 REGISTERED WITH THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES ACT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MANU PRABHAKAR KULKARNI, ADVOCATE FOR R5) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING FOR EARLY DISPOSAL OF THE MISCELLANEOUS PETITION NO. 618/2025 (UNDER ORDER 39 RULE 2-A OF THE CPC) IN OS NO. 7269/2015 DD. 11.06.2025 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE -L PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LXVIII ADDL. CITY CIVIL JUDGE AND SESSIONS JUDGE (CH-69) AT BANGALORE ANNX-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMIINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Petitioner is before this Court seeking early disposal of the Miscellaneous Petition No.618 of 2025 filed under Order 39 Rule 2-A of the CPC. 2. Facts in brief are as follows: The petitioner/plaintiff institutes a suit in O.S.No.7269 of 2015 seeking mandatory injunction against the respondents restraining them from publishing several links as indicated in - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26403 WP No. 19436 of 2025 the order. In the said suit, application filed for injunction is said to have been allowed. Despite allowing the application, it is the allegation of the petitioner that the 5th respondent GOOGLE LLC is publishing those links, which are detrimental to the interest of the petitioner. 3. Heard Smt Sneha Nagaraj, learned counsel appearing for petitioner and Sri Manu Prabhakar Kulkarni, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.5. 4. Learned counsel for petitioner would submit that the petitioner has filed Miscellaneous Petition No.618 of 2025 under Order 39 rule 2A of the CPC. The said petition is not being considered by the concerned Court is the allegation, despite the respondents entering appearance and filing objections. 5. In the light of the aforesaid prayer being only for an early disposal of Miscellaneous Petition No.618 of 2015, I deem it appropriate to dispose the petition, with a direction to the concerned Court to pass appropriate orders in Miscellaneous Petition No.618 of 2015, within an outer limit of 4 weeks from - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26403 WP No. 19436 of 2025 today, if not earlier and if not already passed. Ordered accordingly. Consequently, pending applications also stand disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 80 CT:SS