- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6689 WP No. 3258 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 3258 OF 2026 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: SRI C.V RAVI AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, S/O LATE VARADAIAH R/AT HEMAVATHI PROVISION STORES, MUNESHWARA NAGARA SUNKADAKATTE, VISWANEEDAM POST, BENGALURU -560091. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. LOKESHA D K.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. H N SAMPAIAH S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS NO.390, SUNKADAKATTE, VISWANEEDAM POST, BENGALURU-560091. 2. SRI.B.N.RAJAGOPAL S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, R/AT NO.3 1ST BLOCK, BHEL, TOWNSHIP, ATTIGUPPE EXTENSION VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU -560026. 3. YC VENKATESH DEAD BY LRS SMT.SARASWATHAMMA @SARASWATHAMMA W/O LATE Y VENKATESH MAJOR 4. SRI. SRINIVAS S/O LATE YC VENKATESH MAJOR Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6689 WP No. 3258 of 2026 5. SMT.REKHA D/O LATE YC VENKATESH MAJOR 6. SMT.ROOPA S/O LATE YC VENKATESH MAJOR R3 TO R6 ARE RESIDING AT NO.30, BANDE COLONY, RMV II STAGE, SANJAYANAGAR POST, BENGALURU-560091. …RESPONDENTS THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-DIRECTION TO TRIAL COURT TO DISPOSE THE O.S.NO.77/2007 ON THE FILE OF VII ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. FILED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT WITHIN A TIME BOUND PERIOD, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. VIDE ANNEXURE- A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the material on record. 2. The limited prayer of the petitioner in the present petition is for a direction to the Trial Court to dispose of the suit in O.S.No.77/2007 within a stipulated timeframe. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6689 WP No. 3258 of 2026 3. In view of the fact that the said suit in O.S.No.77/2007 is pending for the last seventeen years, without expressing any opinion on merits / demerits of the rival contentions, I deem it just and appropriate to direct the Trial Court to dispose of the aforesaid suit as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. With the aforesaid directions, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE SRL List No.: 2 Sl No.: 19