- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:686 WP No. 36367 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 36367 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: SRI. PRIYA KRISHNA S/O SRI. M KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, MEMBER OF THE KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY NO. 2937/38/E, 'GOVARDHANA PRIYA' SERVICE ROAD, VIJAYNAGAR BANGALORE - 560 040. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. OJASWI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. G.M. KUMAR SON OF GANGADHARAPPA AGED MAJOR MANAGING DIRECTOR EAGLESIGHT MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED A PRIVATE COMPANY DULY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 AND, EDITOR, BTV NEWS A DULY LICENSED KANNADA TELEVISION NEWS CHANNEL WITH ITS PLACE OF BUSINESS AT NO.32/1-2, CRESCENT TOWERS CRESCENT ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 001 2. SRI. MAHENDRA ASHWIN SON OF BYCHANAHALLI MAHENDRA Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:686 WP No. 36367 of 2025 AGED MAJOR, DIRECTOR EAGLESIGHT MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED A PRIVATE COMPANY DULY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 NO.32/1-2, CRESCENT TOWERS CRESCENT ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 001. 3. MR. BYCHANAHALLY MAHENDRA SON OF CHANNEGOWDA AGED MAJOR, DIRECTOR EAGLESIGHT MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED A PRIVATE COMPANY DULY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 NO.32/1-2, CRESCENT TOWERS CRESCENT ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 001. 4. EAGLESIGHT MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED A PRIVATE COMPANY DULY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY WITH ITS OFFICE AT NO.32/1-2, CRESCENT TOWERS, CRESCENT ROAD BANGALORE - 560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY. 5. MR. B. RAGHAVENDRA AGED MAJOR FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER REPORTER AT BTV NEWS A DULY LICENSED KANNADA TELEVISION NEWS CHANNEL WITH ITS PLACE OF BUSINESS AT NO.32/1-2, CRESCENT TOWERS, CRESCENT ROAD BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SRIDEVI DAKSHINA MURTHY, ADVOCATE FOR C/R1) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:686 WP No. 36367 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER, OR DIRECTION, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 27- OCT-2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED XV ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (CCH-3), IN O.S.NO.963 OF 2015, ON I.A.NO.XII, MARKED AT ANNEXURE-E IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., 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: "I. Issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, quashing the Impugned Order dated 27-Oct-2025 passed by the Learned XV Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH-3), in O.S.No.963 of 2015, on I.A.No.XII, marked at Annexure-E in the interest of justice and equity. II. Issue a Mandamus or an appropriate direction to the Court of the learned XV Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH-3) to dispose of the Original SUit No.963 of 2015, pending on its file within a time-bound period not exceeding 90 days from the date of the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:686 WP No. 36367 of 2025 Order of this Hon'ble Court in the interest of justice. III. Issue a direction imposing Exemplary and Punitive Costs on Respondent No.1, sufficient to deter the deliberate and continuous abuse of the process of Court. IV. Pass such other Order/s as deemed fit by this Honb'ble Court." 2. After arguing the matter for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the matter is set down for further evidence of defendants and the present petition may be disposed of directing the trial Court to dispose of the suit as expeditiously as possible. Submission is placed on record. 3. Having regard to the fact that the suit is of the year 2015 and the matter is set down for further evidence of defendants and trial is nearing completion, I deemed it just and appropriate to dispose of this petition directing the trial Court to dispose of the suit as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:686 WP No. 36367 of 2025 4. Subject to the aforesaid directions, the petition stands disposed of. All rival contentions on all aspects of the matter are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the merits/demerits of the rival contentions. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE VM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12