- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010566992026 NC: 2026:KHC:47600 WP No. 25725 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 25725 OF 2026 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: M/S S.L.M. MOTORS LTD., CARRYING ON ITS BUSINESS AT NO. A 604, 5TH FLOOR, RAMANA JYOTHI APARTMENTS, OPP. CMTI, TUMKUR ROAD, YESHWANTHPURA, BENGALURU REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, SRI. M SHANKAR, S/O SRI. T.C.MARAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS NOTE. COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER COMPANIES ACT, 1956. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SAGAR B.B., ADVOCATE) AND: SMT. B.S.SARVAMANGALA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, W/O LATE N.R SHANKAR, REPRESENTED BY HER GPA HOLDER, SRI. S GOUTHAM, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, S/O LATE N.R SHANKAR, R/AT NO.46, B.M ROAD, SHESHAGIRIHALLI, BIDADI HOBLI, Digitally signed by SUVARNA T Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010566992026 NC: 2026:KHC:47600 WP No. 25725 of 2026 RAMANAGARA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT- 562 109 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.PARASHURAM A.L., ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 11.05.2023 PASSED ON I.A NO.3 IN COM. O.S NO. 02/2023 BY HONBLE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT RAMANAGARA VIDE ANNEXURE C, FILED FOR DISPENSATION OF THE PRE-INSTITUTION MEDIATION UNDER SECTION 12A OF COMMERCIAL COURTS ACT VIDE ANNEXURE B2, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI ORAL ORDER Aggrieved by the order passed in I.A.No.3 in COM.OS.No.02/2023 dated 11.05.2023 by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Ramanagara, whereby the trial Court had dispensed with Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, the plaintiff is before this Court. 2.When the matter came up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition with a liberty to file an appropriate petition under Order VII Rule 11 of CPC before the Commercial - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010566992026 NC: 2026:KHC:47600 WP No. 25725 of 2026 Court. Considering the same, this Court is passing the following: ORDER i. The writ petition is disposed of, giving liberty to the petitioner to file an appropriate application under Order VII Rule 11 of CPC and the court shall consider the same in accordance with law. ii. In the light of the settled law, this order will not come in the way of the petitioner in filing an application under Order VII Rule 11 of CPC iii. Pending I.As in the petition shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE TS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 75