- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34299 WP No. 20530 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA WRIT PETITION NO. 20530 OF 2025 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: PRIYANKA KHATOKAR ASHOK D/O K N ASHOK AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 763, 2ND STAGE, 4TH PHASE, DOMLUR, BANGALORE NORTH BANGALORE- 560 071 CURRENTLY RESIDING AT NO 404, GREENVIEW APARTMENT, KEMPAPURA MAIN ROAD, YEMLUR, BENGALURU – 560 037. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KAPIL DIXIT., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR DUSHYANT V DESAI S/O MR. VIKAS V. DESAI AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT B-3, 1503 ELITA PROMENADE, J P NAGAR, 7TH PHASE, BENGALURU-560 078 PERMANENT ADDRESS NO. 2175, 'NISARG', VIDYANAGAR, MARGOA, GOA-403 601. Digitally signed by PADMASHREE SHEKHAR DESAI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34299 WP No. 20530 of 2025 OFFICE AT: ERICSON GLOBAL, A BLOCK, BAGOME WORLD TECHNOLOGY CENTER, CITRINE BLOCK SEZ, OUTER RING ROAD, LAXMI SAGAR LAYOUT, MAHADEVPURA, BENGALURU- 560 048. 2. MS. SHRADDHA JALAN AGED ABOUT MAJOR D/O KAILASH JALAN RESIDING AT 12/1/2 GOPINATH NAGAR, AK AZAD ROAD, GUWAHATI-781016 , ASSAM. OFFICE AT: ERICSON GLOBAL A BLOCK, BAGMANE WORLD TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, CITRINE BLOCK SEZ, OUTER RING ROAD, LAXMI SAGAR LAYOUT, MAHADEVPURA, BENGALURU-560 048. …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO- DIRECTIONS TO THE HONORABLE 5TH ADDITIONAL PRL. JUDGE FAMILY COURT AT BANGALORE TO EXPEDITE THE DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS IN MC NO. 4326/2020 AND DIRECTIONS TO THE HONORABLE 5TH ADDITIONAL PRL. JUDGE FAMILY COURT AT BANGALORE TO WRAP UP THE LITIGATION IN MC NO. 4326/2020 WITHIN AN OUTER LIMIT OF THREE MONTHS AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34299 WP No. 20530 of 2025 ORAL ORDER This writ petition is filed by the petitioner/wife for issuing direction to the Family Court, Bengaluru, to expedite the proceedings in MC No.4326/2020 filed on 10.11.2020 for the divorce. 2. As the divorce proceedings is filed in the year 2020, this Court finds that it is just and reasonable to direct the Family Court to dispose of the matter as expeditiously as possible, within 6 months from the date of this order. 3. Both learned counsel for the parties are directed to co-operate with the court for disposal of the matter within the stipulated period. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (P SREE SUDHA) JUDGE AKV CT:NR_List No.: 2 Sl No.: 34