- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10266 WP No. 5420 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 5420 OF 2026 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. SOMPALLI VANAJA W/O LATE SRI JAYADEV SOMPALLI D/O SRI L SATYANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS PLOT NO. 105, ROAD NO.1 JUBILEE HILLS, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA - 500 033. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MAHESH CHOUDHARY, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SHAHBAAZ HUSSAIN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. S V MANOHAR S/O LATE VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS R/A MARALUBAGILU PARVATHAPURA OPP BANASHANKARI ITI DEVANAHALLI TOWN, DEVANAHALLI BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110 2. S.V AMRUTHA D/O LATE.VENKATAPPA W/O ABBAIAHNNA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/A OKKALERU KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT - 562 110 Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10266 WP No. 5420 of 2026 3. S.V CHAITHRA D/O LATE VENKATAPPA W/O SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/A DHARMARASWAMY DEVASTANA BEEDHI DEVANAHALLI TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110 4. CHANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, S/O MUNIKONAPPA R/AT. DEVANAHALLI TOWN, KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. 5. SUNANDAMMA W/O.LATE.VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT. AT. MARALUBAGILU, PARVATHAPURA ROAD, OPP. BANASHANKARI ITI. DEVANAHALLI TOWN, DEVANAHALLI - 562 110. 6. ERAMMA W/O LATE RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT. DEVANAHALLI TOWN, KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110 7. PILLAPPA S/O LATE RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT. DEVANAHALLI TOWN, KASABA HOBLI, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10266 WP No. 5420 of 2026 DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. 8. GAYATHRI AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, S/O LATE RAMAIAH R/AT. DEVANAHALLI TOWN, KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110 9. MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, S/O LATE RAMAIAH R/AT. DEVANAHALLI TOWN, KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110 10. M GOPAL S/O MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/A MARALUBAGILU STREET DEVANAHALLI TOWN BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT 11. V YOGESH AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, S/O VENAKATAREDDY R/AT 4TH CROSS, NEW BANK COLONY KONANAKUNTE BENGALURU - 560 062 12. K SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, S/O E KRISHNAPPA R/A KANNAMANGALA VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI DEVANAHLLI TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10266 WP No. 5420 of 2026 13. L LAKSHMI AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, W/O L SATYANARAYANA R/AT NO. F1, VIKRAMPURI COLONY SECUNDERABAD ANDHRA PRADESH - 500009 …RESPONDENTS THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTION TO THE III ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT DEVANAHALLI, BANGALORE TO PROCEED WITH THE MATTER IN OS NO 157/2016 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND PASS NECESSARY ORDERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW IN AN EXPEDITIOUS MANNER WITHIN A TIME BOUND MANNER IN ONE YEAR. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, the limited prayer of the petitioner is for a direction to the Trial Court to dispose of the suit in O.S.No.157/2016 as expeditiously as possible, within a stipulated time frame. 2. Accordingly, the Trial Court, before whom O.S.No.157/2016 is pending is directed to dispose of the said suit, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of one year from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10266 WP No. 5420 of 2026 3. The parties are directed to co-operate with the Trial Court for expeditious disposal of the suit. 4. Subject to the aforesaid directions, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE YKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13