- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:573 WP No. 36343 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 36343 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. RATHNAMMA WIFE OF LATE THIPPESWAMY AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS 2. HONNESH T., SON OF LATE THIPPESWAMY AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS 3. RAJAPPA T., SON OF LATE THIPPESWAMY AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS 4. RAMESH T., SON OF LATE THIPPESWAMY AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS ALL ARE RESIDING AT PURALEHALLY VILLAGE CHANNAMMANAGATHIHALLI POST, PARASHURAMPURA HOBLI, CHALLAKERE TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577 538 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHASHANK SRIDHAR, FOR SRI. SRIDHARA N., ADVOCATES) AND: 1. JINNADA K. HONNAPPA S/O. LATE LINEMAN KARIYANNA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS 2. JINNADA K. MANJUNATHA S/O. LATE LINEMAN KARIYANNA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:573 WP No. 36343 of 2025 3. VANKKIRAJJAR RAJANNA S/O. VANKKIRAJJAR KARIYANNA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS 4. HONNAPPA ALIYAS MISSION HONNAPPA S/O. LATE HONNAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS 5. THIPPESWAMY S/O. MISSION HONNAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS 6. M. RAGHAVENDRA ALIYAS BANGARI S/O. LATE MUDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS RESPONDENTS NOs.1 TO 6 ARE RESIDING AT PURALEHALLY VILLAGE, CHANNAMMANGATHIHALLI POST PARASHARAMAPURA HOBLI, CHALLAKERE TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT -577 538 7. HONNAPPA SON OF LATE CHIKKANNA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS 8. SMT. KAMLAMMA WIFE OF GOVINDAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS RESPONDENT NOs.7 AND 8 ARE RESIDING AT OBANAHALY, PR PURA HOBLI, CHALLAKERE TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577 538 9. SHIVANNA SON OF LATE CHIKKANNA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS HAVING OFFICE AT OPPOSITE POST OFFICE, PR PURA, CHALLAKERE TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577 538 …RESPONDENTS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:573 WP No. 36343 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHALLAKERE TO DISPOSE OF MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO. 10/2025 EXPEDITIOUSLY WITHIN A PERIOD OF ONE MONTH (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 In this petition, petitioner seeks the following reliefs: a. Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Challakere to dispose of Miscellaneous Appeal No.10/2025 expeditiously within a period of one month. (Annexure-A). b. Pass such other and further orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the interest of justice. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the appeal in Miscellaneous Appeal No.10/2025 filed by the petitioner in which respondent have entered appearance, the matter is posted for hearing on 19.01.2026 and since there is urgency in the matter, the First Appellate Court may be directed to dispose of MA No.10/2025 within a stipulated time frame. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:573 WP No. 36343 of 2025 3. The aforesaid submission is placed on record. 4. The Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Challakere, before whom MA No.10/2025 is said to be posted on 19.01.2026 is directed to dispose of appeal in accordance with law within a period of one month from 19.01.2026. 5. All rival contentions on all aspects of the matter are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the same. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE MDS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43