- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14259 WP No. 6597 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6597 OF 2026 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: SRI. G RAMAIAH S/O LATE GALAPPA AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS R/AT NO. 3013, 1ST FLOOR K. R. ROAD, BSK 2ND STAGE BANGALORE 560 070. &PETITIONER (BY SRI. SAI SHAKTI., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHREYAS RAMAIAH S/O G. RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT NO. 3013. 2ND FLOOR K.R ROAD, BSK 2ND STAGE BANGALORE-560 070. 2. SMT. SHILPA.R. D/O. G. RAMAIAH W/O. KUMAR RAMACHANDRAN AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT NO. C-304, MANTRI TERRACE APARTMENTS BANNERGHATTA MAIN ROAD RANKA COLONY BILEKAHALLI BANGALORE 560 076. 3. THE SHAMARAO VITHAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED, HAVING ITS BRANCH OFFICE AT PLOT NO. 780, IV BLOCK ESSZED MERIDIAN, 80 FT. ROAD KORAMANGALA, BANGALORE-560 034 Digitally signed by DHANALAKSHMI MURTHY Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14259 WP No. 6597 of 2026 A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE SOCIETY REGISTRATION ACT. 4. SRI. G. MUTHAIAH S/O. LATE GALAPPA AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS R/AT 1ST CROSS, SARASWATHINAGAR VASUDEVPURA, TARALU POST BANGALORE-560 082. 5. SRI. H. GALAPPA S/O. LATE HANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT NO. 2757, 17TH CROSS BSK 2ND STAGE, 6TH MAIN BANGALORE 560 070. 6. SMT. H. SARASWATHI D/O. LATE HANUMAIAH W/O. K. ASHWATHNARAYANA R/AT NO. 1034, 12TH A CROSS 35TH MAIN, J. P. NAGAR, 1ST PHASE BANGALORE - 560 078. 7. M/S ORALYAN GROUPS LAND DEVELOPERS WITH OFFICE AT ELEGANY EMBASSY 12TH MAIN ROAD, 27TH CROSS ROAD 4TH BLOCK JAYANAGAR BANGALORE 560 011 REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR. 8. SRI. N. KRISHNAREDDY AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS S/O LATE NARASAREDDY R/AT GULAKAMALE VILLAGE TARALU POST, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK BANGALORE 560082. 9. MR.KONDA REDDY AGED 84 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14259 WP No. 6597 of 2026 S/O LATE THIMMA REDDY R/AT, GULAKAMALE TARALU POST, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK BANGALORE 560082. 10. MR.Y.A. PRABHAKAR REDDY AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS S/O ADINARAYANAPPA. R/AT GULAKAMALE VILLAGE UTTARAHALLI HOBLI BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK BANGALORE 500082. 11. MR. NAGARAJU S/O. LATE NARSIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT GULAKAMALE VILLAGE UTTHARAHALLI HOBLI BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK BANGALORE-560 082. 12. SMT. YASHODA.M AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS D/O SRI. G. MUTHAIAH W/O. SRI. MUTHURAJ. M R/AT NO. 4/7, 2ND TEMPLE STREET 15TH CROSS ROAD NEAR KADU MALLESHWARA TEMPLE MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU 560003. 13. SMT. KAMALA.G.M, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS D/O SRI.G. MUTHAIAH W/O SRI. SUNDAR. H.M R/AT NO.12, OPP. PROJECT-111 B.W.S.S.B, 2ND CROSS ROAD, KAVERINAGAR THATAGUNI,BENGALURU 560062. 14. SRI. G.M.GIRISH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14259 WP No. 6597 of 2026 S/O, SRI.G. MUTHAIH R/AT NO. 42, TEMPLE STREET GULIKAMALE, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK BENGALURU -560082. 15. SMT. LATHA. G.M, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS D/O RI.G. MUTHAIAH W/O SRI. CHIKKA OBALAIAH R/AT, NO. 87, SLN NILAYA Y.V ANNAIAH ROAD, YALACHENAHALLI J.P NAGAR POST, KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD BENGALURU-560078. 16. SRI. YESHWANTH.B AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS S/O SRI. BETTEGOWDA C.N R/AT NO. 75, 5TH MAIN ROAD MINAZ NAGAR, BENDRE NAGARA BANGALORE 560078. 17. SRI. PRADEEP.R AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS S/O LATE RAMESH. R R/AT NO. 33 KAUSTUBHA, 3RD CROSS OPP TO NAYARA PETROL BUNK NEAR KARISHMA HILLS, 80 FEET ROAD OPP POORVI GRAND APARTMENT GUBBALALA, KANAKAPURA ROAD BANGALORE-560061. 18. MS. AISHWARYA.S AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS D/O SRI. SATHYANARAYAN.K R/AT NO. 302, SITE NO. 13, 2ND FLOOR SAI NILAYA APARTMENT, 2ND CROSS 2ND STAGE, ISRO LAYOUT KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT BANGALORE-560082 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14259 WP No. 6597 of 2026 19. SRI. LESTER KENNETH DALMEIDA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O PETER DALMEDA R/AT NO.319, KUSHALNAGAR 2ND BLOCK, SHYLAJA LAYOUT KODAGU-571234. 20. SMT. LAKSHMI CHIKAMAGLUR ANANTHARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS W/O RACHAKONDA VINAY R/AT 1-3-1025/7/1, KAVADIGUDA SECUNDERBAD, HYDERABAD GANDINAGAR, TELANGANA-500080. 21. SRI. JANARDHAN.G.H AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT, NO. 23 SARASWATHI GARDENS VASUDEVAPUR (GULLKAMALE DHAKLE) TARALU POST, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI BANGALORE-560082. 22. SRI. VASU.D AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O SRI. DEVENDRAPPA A.N, R/AT, NO 5450/158, SAPTHAGIRI NEAR SWAMI VIVEKANANDA SCHOOL BANASHANKARI LAYOUT VIDYANAGARA, DAVANAGERE-577005. 23. SMT. MAMATHA. M.R AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS W/O SRI. VASU.D R/AT, NO 5450/15B, SAPTHAGIRI NEAR SWAMI VIVEKANANDA SCHOOL BANASHANKARI LAYOUT VIDYANAGARA, DAVANAGERE-577005. 24. SRIKANTARAJE URS. A.N AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14259 WP No. 6597 of 2026 S/O MR.NANJUNDA RAJE URS.B R/AT NO. 226/A, OLD POST OFFICE ROAD YELACHENAHALLI, KANAKAPURA ROAD BANGALORE-560078. 25. SRI. I.T. PADMANABHA GUPTA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS S/O LATE I.V. THIPPAIAH R/AT NO. 4, 2ND CROSS THIMMARAYAPPA LAYOUT KANAKAPURA ROAD DODDAKALASANDRA BANGALORE-560062. 26. SRI. T.M.THIPPERUDRACHAR AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS S/O SRI. T.MAHESHWARACHAR R/AT NO. 711, OPP MASZID KODIHALLI, BANGALORE NORTH HAL 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE-560008. 27. SMT. DEEPARANI AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS W/O SRI. THIPPERUDRACHAR R/AT NO. 711, OPP MASZID, KODIHALLI BANGALORE NORTH, HAL 2ND STAGE BANGALORE-560008. 28. SMT. G. BHAGYALAKSHMI AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS W/O SRI GANESH P R/AT NO.38, 3RD CROSS, VITTALNAGAR CHAMARAJAPET, BANGALORE-560018. 29. SRI P B YATHISH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS S/O, SRI. PURUSHOTHAM R/AT NO. 64/1/1, SRI SAI NILAYA 2ND CROSS ROAD, BERESHWARA NAGAR CHUNCHUGHATTA, BANGALORE-560062. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14259 WP No. 6597 of 2026 30. SRI. P.B GOPIKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O, SRI. PURUSHOTHAM R/AT NO. 64/1/1, SRI SAI NILAYA 2ND CROSS ROAD, BEERESHWARA NAGAR CHUNCHGATTA, BANGALORE-560062. 31. MRS. LAVANYA SUBRAMANYA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS W/O. MR. SUBRAMANYA R/AT, NO.4, 1ST FLOOR ASHRAMA ROAD, NEAR GANGAMMA TEMPLE YELACHENAHALLI, KANAKAPURA ROAD BANGALORE-560111. 32. M/S. SRI. RAJARAJESHWARI DEVELOPERS FORMERLY KNOWN AS M/S. CLASSIC DEVELOPERS A PARTNERSHIP FIRM HAVING ITS OFFICE AT SY. NO. 82/2 1ST FLOOR, SHANTHI ISLAMIA COMPLEX NEAR GANESH TEMPLE, KAGGELIPURA KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD BANGALORE-560082 REP. BY ITS PARTNER SRI. N. BASAVARAJU AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS S/O, SRI. NARASIMHAIH 33. SRI. ANDANAIAH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS S/O LATE SRI MARISIDDAIAH R/AT, NO. 321, FF5, K.E.B. QUARTERS KPTCL COLONY, SUBRAMANYAPURA BANGALORE-560061. 34. SRI. RAJA, S/O. VENKATAPPA, NO. 23A KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD GUTEPALYA, THARALU POST - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14259 WP No. 6597 of 2026 BENGALURU SOUTH BENGALURU KARNATAKA. 35. SMT. LAKSHMIDEVI W/O RAJAPPA, RESIDING AT NO 22 KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD GUTEPALYA THARALU POST BENGALURU SOUTH BENGALURU KARNATAKA &RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE HONBLE XXXIX ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU, TO DISPOSE OF O.S. NO. 5580/2021 VIDE ANNEXURE-A IN A SPEEDY AND TIME- BOUND MANNER, WITHIN SUCH PERIOD AS THIS HONBLE COURT MAY DEEM FIT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER 1. In this writ petition, the petitioner-defendant No.1 has sought the following reliefs: a) Direct the Hon'ble XXXIX AddI. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, to dispose of O.S. No. 5580/2021, Annexure-A in a speedy and time- bound manner, within such period as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit, in the interest of justice and equity; - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14259 WP No. 6597 of 2026 b) Pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice and equity. 2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their ranking before the Trial Court in Original Suit. 3. The plaintiff filed a suit in O.S.No.5580/2021 before the Trial Court seeking relief of partition and separate partition. After issuance of suit summons, the defendants appeared and filed written statement. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the suit is of the year 2021 and even after lapse of considerable time from the date of institution of the suit, the Trial Court has not framed the issues. It is contended that the plaintiff is dragging the matter on one pretext or the other. Therefore, the present writ petition is filed seeking a direction for early disposal of the suit. - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14259 WP No. 6597 of 2026 5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Trial Court to dispose of the suit as expeditiously as possible. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. 7. The Trial Court is directed to dispose of the suit as expeditiously as possible, not later than one year from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order, provided there is no order of stay of the said proceedings granted by any Court of law. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE DM LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 21