- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7891 MFA No. 24 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI M MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.24 OF 2020 (CPC) BETWEEN: SMT. S.N. NETHRAVATHI W/O S. NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/AT HOUSE NO.185, MODEL HOUSE STREET, INDIRANAGAR, MYSORE PRESENTLY AT BENGALURU. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SUNIL M.V., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. M.R. VIJAYA KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. V. DAYALAN AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NO.106, 8TH CROSS, RAGHAVENDRA LAYOUT, VIDYARANYAPURA, BENGALURU-560097. 2. V. NEELA W/O B. SRINIVASA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT NO.209, NEAR RAILWAY GATE, MOHAMMAD LAYOUT, BOOPSANDRA, BENGALURU-560094. Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7891 MFA No. 24 of 2020 3. V. SEETHA W/O M. MANI, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT NO.106/A, RAGAVENDRA LAYOUT, MOHAMMAD SAAB PALYA, VIDYARANYA PURA, BENGALURU-560097. 4. V. SELVI W/O C. SURESH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT NO.5, MALLAPANAHALLI MAIN ROAD, MAVALLI PURA, SHIVKOTE POST, BENGALURU-560089. 5. V. SHANTHA W/O AUGSTIN KUMAR AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT NO.17/1, AECS LAYOUT, 3RD STAGE, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK. RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 5 ARE CHILDREN OF VEERASWAMY AND JAYALAKSHMAMMA ALIAS JAYALAKSHMI. 6. B.M. ANAND S/O MUNINANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT NO.473, ITI LAYOUT, MYSORE ROAD, BENGALURU-560 039. 7. SRI. N.M. LOKESH S/O MUNI SONNAPPA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT NAGANAYAKANAHALLI, CHENNARAYAPATNA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 110. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7891 MFA No. 24 of 2020 8. S.S. NARENDRA BABU S/O SIDDALINGA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT NO.286, SRI. VINAYAKA NILAYA, CHOKKASANDRA, NAGAMMA BADAVANE, T. DASARAHALLI, BENGALURU-560 57. 9. K. PRAKASH S/O M.S. KEMPEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT NEAR BASAVALINGAPPA COMPLEX, BHARATHINAGARA, HUNSEMARANAHALLI, CHIKKAJALA POST, BENGALURU NORTH-562 127. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. DEVAIAH M.P., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. PIYUSH KUMAR JAIN D., ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R9) THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER ORDER 43 RULE 1 OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS LISTED FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE JUDGMENT IS DELIVERED AS UNDER: ORAL JUDGMENT Sri.Sunil M.V., counsel on behalf of Sri.M.R.Vijaya Kumar for the appellant appeared through video conferencing and Sri.Devaiah M.P., counsel on behalf of Sri.Piyush Kumar Jain D and Sri.Pawan Kumar M.N. for respondent Nos.1 to 9 appeared in person. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7891 MFA No. 24 of 2020 2. The appeal is filed to set aside the order dated 26.09.2019 passed by the Court of XXV Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru City (CCH-23) on I.A.No.1 in O.S.No.3068 of 2018. 3. Counsel for the respective parties submit that a direction may be issued to the Trial Court to dispose of the suit as expeditiously as possible and with the above observation the appeal may be disposed of. Counsel further submits that the interim order granted by this Court may be continued to operate till the disposal of the suit. 4. Taking note of the said submission, appeal is disposed of and a gentle request is made to the Trial Court to dispose of the suit as expeditiously as possible from the receipt of certified copy of the order and without getting influenced by the observation and the findings recorded in the impugned order. 5. The interim order granted by this court on 07.01.2020 shall continue to operate till the disposal of the suit. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7891 MFA No. 24 of 2020 6. With the above observation, the appeal is disposed of. Parties to co-operate for the speedy disposal of the suit. SD/- (JYOTI M) JUDGE SS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33