- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3671 WP No. 17562 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 17562 OF 2024 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: SMT. SYEDA FASIHA FARHATH, W/O SRI SYED KHIZER PASHA, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.4688, M.K. MOHALLA, RAMANAGARA – 562 159 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. V. B. RAVI SHANKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI SADIQ KHAN S/O ANWAR KHAN, RESIDING AT NO.4624, SHIVAJI MAIN ROAD NR MOHALLA, MYSORE – 570 007 2. SRI SARDAR KHAN S/O SRI ANWAR KHAN, RESIDING AT NO.153 RP ROAD, NEAR WATER TANK, UDAYGIRI, MYSORE – 570 019 3. M/S HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED NO. 77, OLD MADRAS ROAD, DOORVANINAGAR POST, KRISHNARAJAPURAM, MYSORE – 560 016 …RESPONDENTS (BY VIDE ORDER DATED 21.01.2026, NOTICE TO RESPONDENTS IS DISPENSED WITH) Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3671 WP No. 17562 of 2024 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF IDNIA PRAYING TO DIRECTION TO THE LEARNED CIVIL JUDGE, RAMANAGARA TO DISPOSE OF THE IA NO. III OF 2024 IN OS NO. 282/2021 (ANNEXURE-C) WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUANCE OF DIRECTION. 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 In this petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “to issue writ of mandamus/direction to the learned Senior Civil Judge, Ramanagara to dispose of the I.A.No.III of 2024 in O.S.No.282/2021 (Annexure-C) within days from the date of issuance of directions. Issue such other order or direction this Hon’ble court deems fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice.” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the material on record. 3. For the order proposed, issuance of notice to respondents is dispensed with. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the aforesaid suit filed by the petitioner-plaintiff against the respondents-defendants for ejectment, arrears of rents and future mesne profits in relation to the suit schedule immovable property. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3671 WP No. 17562 of 2024 The petitioner-plaintiff filed an application, I.A.No.4 as long back as in the year 2023, seeking a direction to the respondents to pay arrears of rent and the respondents-defendants have also filed an application, I.A.No.3 under Order VI Rule 17 seeking amendment of their written statement and the same have not been disposed of even till today, by the Trial Court and the matter is posted before the Trial Court on 09.03.2026, as such, the petitioner is before this Court by way of the present petition. 5. It is submitted that the present petition may be disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to seek pre- ponement/advancement of the suit from 09.03.2026 to an earlier date and that a direction to the Trial Court to dispose of I.A.Nos.4 and 3 filed by the petitioner and respondents, respectively, within a stipulated timeframe. 6. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, I deem it just and appropriate to dispose of this petition reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to seek pre- ponement/advancement of the suit from 09.03.2026 to an earlier date, during the week commencing from 02.02.2026. In the event, the petitioner files such an application, after duly notifying the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3671 WP No. 17562 of 2024 respondents before the Trial Court, the Trial Court shall pre- pone/advance the matter from 09.03.2026 to an earlier date, during the week commencing from 02.02.2026 and consider and dispose of I.A.Nos.4 and 3 filed by the petitioner and respondents, respectively, as expeditiously as possible and in accordance with law. 7. Subject to the aforesaid observations and directions, the petition stands disposed of. All rival contentions on all aspects of the matter are kept/left open and no opinion is expressed on merits/demerits of the rival contentions. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC List No.: 2 Sl No.: 3