- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29100 WP No. 16369 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 16369 OF 2026 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: S P RAKSHITH S/O LATE PALALOCHANA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS0 RESIDING AT NO. 1 4TH CROSS ROAD LINK ROAD MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU - 560 079 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ABHILASH RAJU.,ADVOCATE) AND: VINOD B NIMBALKAR S/O LATE S BALAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/O NO. 12-A , 1ST E CROSS 3RD STAGE, 4TH BLOCK BASAVESHWARANAGAR BANGALORE - 560 079 …RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER WRIT DIRECTING THE LEARNED XV ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, Digitally signed by SUVARNA T Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29100 WP No. 16369 of 2026 BENGALURU (CCH-3), TO DISPOSE OF O.S.NO.6321/2022 WITHIN SIX MONTHS, OR WITHIN SUCH SHORTER OR LONGER PERIOD AS THIS HONBLE COURT MAY DEEM FIT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI ORAL ORDER The present writ petition is filed seeking the following prayers: “a) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other Writ directing the Learned XV Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH-3), to dispose of O.S. No. 6321/2022 (Annexure A) within six months, or within such shorter or longer period as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the circumstances of the case; b) Pass such other orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem just, fit and proper, in the interests of justice and equity.” - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29100 WP No. 16369 of 2026 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the suit is pending before the Trial Court and seeks a direction for its expeditious disposal. 3. The suit is of the year 2022 and is pending on the file of the Principal City Civil Court and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru and in the light of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court, the High Court in a routine manner, cannot issue directions to the Trial Court to dispose of the matter out of turn, as it is for the Trial Court to manage its Board and the Court cannot decide how they have to deal with the cases. 3. In this case, learned counsel has drawn the attention of this Court to the Court proceedings, where time and again, at the request of the counsel for the petitioner, the matter was being adjourned, in fact, once the matter was also dismissed for default. 4. In view of the above circumstances, this Court is not inclined to issue direction to the Trial Court to dispose of the suit within a fixed timeframe. However, the Trial Court is directed to proceed with the matter in accordance with law and - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29100 WP No. 16369 of 2026 without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties. 5. Accordingly, this Court is passing the following: ORDER i. The writ petition is disposed of. ii. This Court is not issuing any notice to the respondent as no adverse orders are passed against him. Moreover, disposal of the matter at this stage would be in the interest of both parties iii. Pending IAs., if any, shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE SMC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34