- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26398 WP No. 14516 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 14516 OF 2026 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: SRI N GOPALASWAMY S/O LATE NANJUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, RESIDING AT HITHARAHALLI VILLAGE, HANDRAHALLI DHAKLE, CHANNARAYAPATNAHOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK - 562 129, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GOPI P.M., ADVOCATE) AND: SRI M SHAMANNA S/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, RESIDING AT HITHARAHALLI VILLAGE, HANDRAHALLI DHAKLE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK - 562 129, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. …RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-A) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 24.03.2026 PASSED ON I.A. NO. V IN O.S. NO. 253/2025 BY THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, DEVANAHALLI, PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-E AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by SUVARNA T Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26398 WP No. 14516 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI ORAL ORDER Aggrieved by the order passed in I.A.No.V in O.S. No.253/2025 dated 24.03.2026 by the Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Devanahalli, whereby the application filed by the petitioner under Order VII Rule 11(a) to (d) of the CPC is rejected, the petitioner/defendant is before this Court. 2. The Office has raised objection with regard to the maintainability of the writ petition. The said objection is sustained. 3. The petitioner is at liberty to convert the present writ petition into a Civil Revision Petition (CRP) within a period of one week from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition stands 'disposed of' for statistical purposes. 5. Pending I.As., if any, shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE SMC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11