- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6253 MFA No. 807 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI M MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.807 OF 2023 (CPC) BETWEEN: SRI C M ANANDAKUMARA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS S/O CHIKKAMUNISWAMAPPA R/AT NO.136/1 (647) 6TH B MAIN ROAD J P NAGARA 3RD PHASE BANGALORE-560061. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. K P BHUVAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT VIJAYA M D/O LATE MUDLAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT NO.27/2 7TH CROSS 8TH MAIN 3RD BLOCK, RT NAGAR BANGALORE-560028. 2. SMT SHOBHA M D/O LATE MUDLAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT 78/9 1ST CROSS 6TH BLOCK, KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD YEDIYURA JAYANAGARA BANGALORE-560070. 3. SMT BHAGYA M D/O LATE MUDLAPPA Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6253 MFA No. 807 of 2023 AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT NO.3480, CHANDRANAGARA, KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT, JP NAGARA BANGALORE-560078. 4. SMT LAKSHMAMMA W/O LATE MUDLAPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS 5. SRI VENKATESH M S/O LATE MUDLAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.4 AND 5 ARE RESIDING AT NO.3/4 2ND MAIN, 8TH CROSS GOWDANAPALYA MANJUNATHANAGARA BANGALORE-560031. 6. SMT M MEERA W/O BHUVANESH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT SAMPATH STORES T R NAGAR MAIN ROAD BANGALORE-560028. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. D.LOKESH, ADVOCATE FOR C/R1 TO R3; VIDE ORDER DATED 03.02.2026, NOTICE TO R4 TO R6 DISPENSED WITH) THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER ORDER 43 RULE 1(r) OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS LISTED FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE JUDGMENT IS DELIVERED AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6253 MFA No. 807 of 2023 ORAL JUDGMENT Sri.K.P.Bhuvan, counsel for the appellant and Sri.D.Lokesh, counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 3 appeared in person. The appeal is filed seeking to set aside the order dated 04.01.2023 passed by the Court of VIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge (CCH-15), Bengaluru on I.A. No.1 in O.S.No.5034 of 2020. 2. Counsel for the appellant submits that a direction may be issued to the Trial Court to dispose of the suit as expeditiously as possible and with the above observation the appeal may be disposed of. 3. Taking note of the said submission, appeal is disposed of and a gentle request is made to the Trial Court to dispose of the suit within an outer limit of nine months from the receipt of certified copy of the order and without getting influenced by the observation and the findings recorded in the impugned order. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6253 MFA No. 807 of 2023 4. With the above observation, the appeal is disposed of. Parties to co-operate for the speedy disposal of the suit. SD/- (JYOTI M) JUDGE SS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 42