- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1959 WP No. 39667 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA WRIT PETITION NO. 39667 OF 2025 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: MR. KARAN SINGH BAKHSHI S/O. RAMNEEK SINGH BAKHSHI, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, RESIDING AT TOWER 4, APARTMENT NO. 172, PEBBLE BAY, 1ST MAIN, RMV 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 094. &PETITIONER (BY SRI. AMIT A. MANDGE, ADVOCATE) AND: MRS. MEGHNA PRASAD W/O. MR. KARAN SINGH BAKHSHI, RESIDING AT TOWER-4, APARTMENT NO. 172, PEBBLE BAY, 1ST MAIN, RMV 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 094. Digitally signed by SOWMYA DODDAMARAIAH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1959 WP No. 39667 of 2025 ALSO AT FLAT 103, RC RESIDENCY, 42/1, VIVIANI ROAD, RICHARDS PARK, BENGALURU - 560 005. &RESPONDENT (VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 13.01.2026, NOTICE TO RESPONDENT IS DISPENSED WITH) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE LEARNED V ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT TO DISPOSE OF I.A. NO. 6 (ANNEXURE E), I.A. NO. 9 (ANNEXURE F) AND I.A. NO. 12 (ANNEXURE H) FILED IN M.C. NO. 3058 OF 2025 IN A TIME BOUND MANNER. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1959 WP No. 39667 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Heard Sri. Amit. A Mandge learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. In the light of the nature of relief sought for, issuance of notice to the respondent is dispensed with. 3. Seeking the Court to issue a writ of mandamus or similar other writ directing the Court of V Additional Principal Judge Family Court, Bangalore to dispose of I.A No.VI, I.A No.IX and I.A No.XII in M.C. No.3058/2025 in a time bound manner, the present writ petition is filed by the respondent to the said M.C. case. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner filed I.A No.VI seeking interim custody of the minor child, I.A No.IX seeking the Court to permit the petitioner to speak to the minor child every day and I.A No. XII seeking the Court to restrain the respondent herein and others from taking the minor child out of the jurisdiction of the Court without the leave of the Court. Learned counsel states that the Court is not disposing the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1959 WP No. 39667 of 2025 said interlocutory applications in a time bound manner and therefore the present writ petition is filed. 5. A perusal of the certified copy of the proceeding sheets reveals that the Court has not granted long date of adjournments and is very diligent in conducting the proceedings. Those orders also reveals that on few occasions the matter was called in the forenoon and was kept by, later took up the matter in the afternoon and heard. 6. Writ jurisdiction of the Court cannot be invoked on mere asking. This Court does not find any infirmity in the manner in which the trial Court is conducting the proceedings. Thereby this Court does not find any reason to issue the directions as sought for. Therefore, the writ petition stands dismissed. Sd/- (DR.CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA) JUDGE VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40