- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22917 WP No. 11786 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 11786 OF 2026 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: 1. SRI KRISHNA REDDY S/O. LATE. SIDDAREDDY AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS R/AT DODDADUNNASANDRA VILLAGE, ANUGONDANAHALLI HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT 2. SMT. PADMAVATHI D/O KRISHNAREDDY W/O SUBBAREDDY AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NEKKUNDI DOMMASANDRA VILLAGE SARJAPURA HOBLI ANEKAL TALUK 3. SMT. SUMITHRA D/O KRISHNAREDDY W/O LATE MUNIREDDY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT DODDADUNNASANDRA VILLAGE, ANUGONDANAHALLI HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT 4. K. BABU Digitally signed by DHANALAKSHMI MURTHY Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22917 WP No. 11786 of 2026 S/O KRISHNAREDDY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT DODDADUNNASANDRA VILLAGE, ANUGONDANAHALLI HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S KALYAN BASAVARAJ.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MASTER NAVEEN KUMAR S/O BABU AGED ABOUT 15 YEARS, HE IS A MINOR REP BY HIS NATURAL GUARDIAN HIS MOTHER SMT GAYATHRI, RESPONDENT NO.2 2. SMT GAYATHRI W/O BABU AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT DODDADUNNASANDRA VILLAGE, ANUGONDANAHALLI HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE TRIAL COURT TO PASS A JUDGMENT AND DECREE ON THE BASIS OF THE ADMISSIONS MADE IN THE WRITTEN STATEMENT IN O.S. NO. 1104/2025, WHICH IS PENDING BEFORE THE HON’BLE COURT OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT HOSKOTE AT ANNEXURE-B AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22917 WP No. 11786 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER This writ petition is filed by defendants under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: “Issue a writ of mandamus or any other order or direction to the trial court to pass a judgment and decree on the basis of the admissions made in the written statement in O.S.No.1104/2025, which is pending before the Hon’ble Court of the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Hosakote.” 2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their ranking before the trial court. 3. The respondents/plaintiffs filed a suit in O.S. No.1104/2025 for partition and separate possession. The petitioners/defendants appeared through counsel and filed their written statement. They have not disputed the claim of the plaintiffs. Even though the suit was filed in the year 2025, the trial court has not yet disposed of the same. Hence, the petitioners seek early disposal of the suit. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22917 WP No. 11786 of 2026 4. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the trial court to dispose of the suit as expeditiously as possible, and in any event not later than the end of August 2026, provided there is no order of stay of the said proceedings granted by any court of law. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE CM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16