- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3150 WP No. 808 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 808 OF 2026 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. A. S. ASHOK KUMAR S/O SHAMAIAH SETTY AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS BEHIND SBI VIKASASOUDHA BRANCH, PRASHANTH NAGAR, BUDIGERE ROAD, DEVANAHALLI TOWN – 562 110 2. VISHWANATH S/O SHAMAIAH SETTY, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, VASAVI BANGLES, GANDHI CHOWKA MAIN ROAD, DEVANAHALLI TOWN – 562 110 3. A. V. BHASKAR S/O VENKATARATHNAM, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS NO. 1200/4115, 26TH MAIN 9TH BLOCK JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 069 4. A. V. RAMESH S/O VENKATARATHNAM AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS NO. 1200/4115, 26TH MAIN 9TH BLOCK JAYANAGAR BENGALURU – 560 069 5. GOPALAKRISHNA SETTY S/O LINGAPPA SETTY @ APPAIAH SETTY AGED ABOUT 92 YEARS N. R. SHREE GLITZ, 61ST CROSS, 3RD MAIN, APT: 104, Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3150 WP No. 808 of 2026 OPP. S. B. M., CHAMRAJPET, BENGALURU – 560 018 6. RAMACHANDRA SETTY S/O LINGAPPA SETTT @ APPAIAH SETTY AGED ABOUT 86 YEARS R/O 653, 12TH CROSS, M. C. LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 040 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. M. S. NAGARAJA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI.VENKATACHALAPATHY SHETTY S., S/O RAMAKKA AND SATHYANARAYANA SETTY, AGED ABOUT 91 YEARS R/O ANUGRAHA, MARALU BAGILU, PARVATHAPURA ROAD, DEVANAHALLI TOWN – 562 110 2. VARALAMMA D/O LINGAPPA SETTY APPAIAH SETTY AGED ABOUT 96 YEARS R/O 653, 12TH CROSS, M. C. LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 040 3. AMBIKA, D/O SHAMAIAH SETTY AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS VASAVI BANGLES, GANDHI CHOWKA MAIN ROAD, DEVANAHALLI TOWN – 562 110 4. VIMALA D/O SHAMAYYA SETTY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS VASAVI BANGLES, GANDHI CHOWKA MAIN ROAD, DEVANAHALLI TOWN – 562 110 BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3150 WP No. 808 of 2026 5. SHEELA D/O SHAMAIAH SETTY, SINCE DEAD BY HER LRs P. V. DWARAKANATH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 245, 101/7 HEMA ENCLAVE, 3RD MAIN, CHAMARAJPET, BENGALURU – 560 018 6. KAMALA V. RATHNAM W/O VENKATARATHNAM AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS 7. LAKSHMI D/O VENKATARATHNAM AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS BOTH RESPONDENTS NO.6 AND 7 ARE RESIDING AT NO. 1200/4115 26TH MAIN, 9TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 069 8. NAGAMMA D/O LINGAPPA SETTY @ APPAIAH SETTY AGED ABOUT 91 YEARS, R/O C/O KAMALAKAR BABU, NO.8, AKSHYA S. B. I. STAFF COLONY, DEVARACHIKKANAHALLI, BENGALURU – 560 076 9. SHASHI REKHA D/O RAMAKKA AND SATHYANARAYANA SETTY AGED ABOUT 89 YEARS R/O SHAKAMBARI STREET KOLAR TOWN – 563 101 10. KANTHARAJA SHETTY S/O RAMAKKA AND SATHYANARAYANA SETTY AGED ABOUT 89 YEARS R/O NO.14, AZAD NAGAR BENGALURU – 560 018 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3150 WP No. 808 of 2026 11. SHANTHA RANI W/O VENKATARATHNAM GUPTA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS 12. SWAPNA D/O VENKATARATHNAM GUPTA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS 13. SANDEEP S/O VENKATARATHNAM GUPTA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS 14. SAGAR S/O VENKATARATHNAM GUPTA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS RESPONDENT NO.11 TO 14 ARE AT SWAPNA STORES R/O NO. 14 AZADNGAR, BENGALURU – 560 018 15. SUJATHA D/O RAMAKKA AND SATHYANARAYANA SETTY AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS R/O 3693, 9TH MAIN, KAVERINAGAR, BANASHANKARI 2ND STAGE BENGALURU – 560 070 …RESPONDENTS THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, DEVANAHALLI TO DISPOSE THE SUIT FILED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN O.S.NO.984/2020 WITHIN A TIME LIMIT OF ONE YEAR BY CONSIDERING THE AGE FACTOR OF THE PETITIONERS VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3150 WP No. 808 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, the limited prayer of the petitioners is for a direction to the Trial Court to dispose of the suit in O.S.No.984/2020 as expeditiously as possible, within a stipulated time frame. 2. Accordingly, the Trial Court is directed to dispose of the suit in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible. The parties are directed to co-operate with the Trial Court for expeditious disposal of the suit. 3. Subject to the aforesaid directions, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC List No.: 2 Sl No.: 31