- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1050 WP No. 132 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA WRIT PETITION NO. 132 OF 2026 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: SRI. RAVINDRA. M S/O LATE PARAMESHWAR, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O HALEPETE, KANTAPURA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, PERIYAPAT TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT-571107. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANIL R., ADVOCATE) AND: SANDYA KUMARI W/O SRI. RAVINDRA M., AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, DOOR NO. 5-124B3, VASUKI NAGAR, PUTTUR VILLAGE, SANTEKATTE POST, UDUPI-576101. …RESPONDENT (V/C/O DATED 08.01.2026, NOTICE TO RESPONDENT IS DISPENSED WITH) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, UDUPI, TO DISPOSE OF M.C. NO.113/2024 WITHIN A FIXED OUTER TIME LIMIT, Digitally signed by SOWMYA DODDAMARAIAH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1050 WP No. 132 of 2026 ANNEXURE-A PREFERABLY WITHIN THREE TO FOUR MONTHS AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA ORAL ORDER Heard Sri.Anil.R learned counsel for the writ petitioner. 2. In the light of the limited relief sought for, this Court is of the view that issuance of notice to the respondent is not required. 3. This writ petition is filed seeking the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court, Udupi to dispose of M.C.No.113/2024 which is pending before it time bound. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that initially the petitioner filed a petition for divorce i.e., M.C.No.3/2020 before the jurisdictional Court at Periyapatna, Mysuru District. Respondent made her - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1050 WP No. 132 of 2026 appearance. Thereafter, she filed a transfer petition before this Court and this Court passed orders transferring the Case from the jurisdictional Court of Periyapatna to the Court at Udupi. On that the Court of Principal Judge Family Court, Udupi took up the case and re-numbered the same as M.C.No.113/2024. After the case was got transferred to the place where she stays, the respondent started taking adjournments and the petitioner is attending the Court on each and every date of adjournment incurring much expenditure. As the respondent is prolonging the matter, the petitioner filed I.A.No.VII seeking the Court to speed up the trial and dispose of the matter within stipulated time. The Court disposed of the said interlocutory application with an observation that endeavour will be made to dispose of the matter as early as possible. Learned counsel states that even after passing such an order, the Court is adjourning the matter on every date of adjournment at the request of the counsel for the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1050 WP No. 132 of 2026 respondent. Learned counsel thereby seeks to fix an outer limit for disposal of the case. 5. Each Court has got liberty to post number of cases which it can attend on a particular day. Also there is no material on record to show that the Court without any justifiable cause granted adjournments. However, having considered the inconvenience projected by the petitioner in attending the Court on each and every date of adjournment and as the case is pending for disposal since five years, this Court is of the view that a direction is required to be issued to the trial Court to dispose of the matter as expeditiously as possible preferably within three months. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of with the following: ORDER (i) The Court of Principal Judge Family Court, Udupi is directed not to grant long adjournments and to take steps for disposal of M.C.No.113/*2024 time bound preferably within * Corrected vide Court order dated 20.01.2026 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1050 WP No. 132 of 2026 a period of three months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. (ii) Registry to send a copy of this order to the concerned Court forthwith. Sd/- (DR.CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA) JUDGE DS CT:TSM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30