- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6769 WP No. 17884 of 2025 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. 17884 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: SMT. G. MOOKAMBIKA, W/O G. VEERANNA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 54 AND 55, MOOKAMBIKA NILAYA, 6TH CROSS, MHR LAYOUT, SIDEDAHALLI NAGSANDRA POST, BENGALURU – 560 057 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GANGI REDDY B. V., ADVOCATE) AND: SMT. VARALAKSHMI H. D., W/O VENKATESH C.J, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS RESIDING AT FLAT NO. 402 1ST FLOOR, 1ST MAIN, 11TH CROSS, MALLASANDRA, T. DASARAHALLI, BENGALURU – 560 057 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RAJESH SHETTY, ADVOCATE) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DTD 02.04.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED XV ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU IN OS NO. 312/2023 (ANNX-F) AND ALL THE IA NO. 1 FILED BY THE PETITIONER IN OS NO. 312/2023 ON THE FILE OF XV ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6769 WP No. 17884 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “1(a) Issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ or order to quash the order dated 02.04.2025 passed by the learned XV Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru in O.S.No.312/2023 (Annexure-F) and allow the I.A.No.1/ filed by the petitioner in O.S.No.312/2023 on the file of XV Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru. 1(b) To grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon’ble Court may deems fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case along with costs.” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondent and perused the material on record. 3. After arguing the matter for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition may be disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to urge all contentions including the claim for arrears of rent to be decided by the trial Court by disposing of the suit as expeditiously as possible and within a stipulated time frame and the Trial Court may be directed - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6769 WP No. 17884 of 2025 to prepone/advance the suit from 28.03.2026 to any convenient date during the week commencing 16.02.2026. 4. The said submission is placed on record. 5. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the petition stands disposed of directing the Trial Court to prepone/advance the suit from 28.03.2026 to any convenient date during the week commencing 16.02.2026. Liberty is reserved in favour of both parties to file an appropriate application seeking preponement of the suit to any convenient date during the week commencing from 16.02.2026. Immediately upon the suit being preponed from 28.03.2026 to any convenient date during the week commencing from 16.02.2026, the Trial Court shall proceed further and dispose of the suit on merits by considering all contentions including the contention of the petitioner regarding arrears of rent payable by the respondent to the petitioner and pass appropriate orders on all the reliefs sought for by the petitioner and dispose of the suit, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and preferably, within period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. All rival contentions on all aspects of the matter - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6769 WP No. 17884 of 2025 are kept/left open and no opinion is expressed on merits/demerits of the rival contentions. 6. Subject to the aforesaid observations and directions, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18