- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6259 MFA No. 1854 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.1854 OF 2023 (CPC) BETWEEN: MR. RAVIKIRAN SHETTY S/O. LATE RATHNAKAR SHETTY AND LATE SHAKUNTHALA R. SHETTY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT BEDRADI NETTANIGE MUDNOOR VILLAGE PUTTUR TALUK D. K. DISTRICT-570 201 …APPELLANT (BY SRI VARUN, ADVOCATE FOR SRI SACHIN B. S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MRS. JYOTHI RANI @ JYOTHI ALVA W/O. MR. K. DEVADAS ALVA D/O. LATE RATHNAKAR SHETTY AND LATE SHAKUNTHALA R. SHETTY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT FLAT NO.507 KRISHI HERITAGE APARTMENT OPPOSITE GOVINDA DAS COLLEGE BEHIND DARSHAN BUILDING MANGALORE UDUPI ROAD SURATHKAL, MANGALORE-575 014 2. MRS. ROOPA RANI @ ROOPA POONJA W/O. LATE RADHAKRISHNA POONJA D/O. LATE RATHNAKAR SHETTY AND LATE SHAKUNTHALA R. SHETTY Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6259 MFA No. 1854 of 2023 AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT FLAT NO.206 ARHAT-ADITYA APARTMENT OPPOSITE NISHMITHA HOUSE POONECHERY ROAD MASTIKATTE, MOODABIDRI D.K. DISTRICT-574 227 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI DINESH RAO N., ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2) THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER ORDER 43, RULE 1, READ WITH SECTION 104 OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS LISTED FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE JUDGMENT IS DELIVERED AS UNDER: ORAL JUDGMENT Sri.Varun., counsel on behalf of Sri.Sachin.B.S., for the appellant and Sri.Dinesh Rao.N., counsel for the respondents have appeared in person. The appeal is filed to set aside the order dated 03.02.2023 passed by the Court of Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada, on I.A.No.2 in O.S.No.52/2021. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6259 MFA No. 1854 of 2023 After arguing the matter for sometime, counsel appearing for the respective parties jointly submits that a direction may be issued to the Trial Court to dispose of the suit as expeditiously as possible. 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 one year from the receipt of certified copy of the order and without getting influenced by the observation and the findings recorded in the impugned order. With the above observation, the appeal is disposed of. Parties to co-operate for the speedy disposal of the suit. Sd/- (JYOTI M) JUDGE MRP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 46