- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15902 WP No. 4161 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 4161 OF 2026 (S-RES) BETWEEN: MS JAYSHREE GURURAJ D/O MR. H. S. GURURAJA RAO, AGE ABOUT 56 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 341, ADARSH PALM RETREAT BELLANDUR OUTER RING ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 103 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAVINDRANATH KAMATH, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SMT. VANAJAKSHI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR GENERAL, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, OPP TO VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU – 560 001 2. CISCO SYSTEMS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED (A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 1956), LOCATED AT CISCO SYSTEMS (INDIA) PVT. LTD., SEZ UNIT, CESSNA BUSINESS PARK, KADUBEESANAHALLI VILLAGE, VARTHUR HOBLI, SARJAPURA, MARATHAHALLI OUTER RING ROAD, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA – 560 103 THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, CISCO SYSTEMS (INDIA) PVT. LTD., …RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by MADHURI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15902 WP No. 4161 of 2026 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT HEREIN TO DIRECT CCH 6 XXIV ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BANGALORE TO EITHER PRONOUNCE FORTHWITH ORDERS IN O.S.NO.2864 OF 2023 FILED ON THE BASIS OF BINDING OBSERVATIONS BY A LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THE HON BLE HIGH COURT IN HIS JUDGMENT DATED 6TH OCTOBER 2016 AND AFFIRMED BY A DIVISIONBENCH BY JUDGMENT DATED 23.09.2021 IN W.A.NO.4393 OF 2016 AS PER ANNEXURE-D RESERVED FOR ORDERS AT THE CONCLUSION OF HEARING INITIALLY ON 17.02.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-M AND SUBSEQUENTLY ON 14.02.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-P IN O.S.NO.2864/2023 ON FURTHER HEARING, WITHOUT ADJOURNMENTS AFTER ADJOURNMENTS FOR PASSING ORDERS AS SPEEDY JUSTICE AND SPEEDY ADJUDICATION IS A GUARANTEED FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT UNDER ARTICLE 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION 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, though the limited prayer of the petitioner is for a direction to the Trial Court to dispose of the suit in O.S.No.2864/2023 as expeditiously as possible, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that an application under Rule 153 of the Karnataka Civil Rules of Practice, 1967 and Article 228 of the Constitution of India R/w. Section 151 CPC at Annexure-J has been filed by the petitioner, which is pending consideration before the Trial Court, which has posted the suit on 06.04.2026 and the present petition may be disposed of by directing the Trial Court to - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15902 WP No. 4161 of 2026 pass appropriate orders on the said application within a stipulated time frame. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the Trial Court, before whom the aforesaid application at Annexure-J filed in O.S.No.2864/2023 is pending, is directed to dispose of the said application, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the next date of hearing of the suit i.e., 06.04.2026. 4. The parties are directed to co-operate with the Trial Court for expeditious disposal of the application. 5. All rival contentions on all aspects of the matter are kept/left open and no opinion is expressed on merits/demerits of the rival contentions. 6. Subject to the aforesaid directions, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7