- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9079 WP No. 38858 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 38858 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: 1. MR. M. C. SHUKUR AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, S/O LATE MOHAMMED GHOUSE, R/AT 1ST BLOCK, NEAR JUNIOR COLLEGE, BIDANURU, SHANIVARASANTHE HOBLI, SOMWARPETE TALUK, KODAGU DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAMESH KUMAR., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. MUSHEER AHAMMED S/O LATE M.S. DASTAGIR, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT HEMMANE VILLAGE, GOPALAPURA POST, SHANIVARASANTHE HOBLI, SOMWARPETE TALUK - 571235. …RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE AN ORDER OR DIRECTION DIRECTING THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, AT SOMWARPET TO PASS AN ORDER IN M.A.NO.16/2022 FILED ON 29.07.2022, ANNEXURE-F, WITHIN A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9079 WP No. 38858 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, the limited prayer of the petitioner is for a direction to the Trial Court to dispose of the Miscellaneous Appeal in M.A.No.16/2022 as expeditiously as possible, within a stipulated time frame. 2. Accordingly, the Trial Court, before whom M.A.No.16/2022 is pending, is directed to dispose of the said appeal on or before 30.04.2026, in accordance with law. 3. The parties are directed to co-operate with the Trial Court for expeditious disposal of the appeal. All rival contentions on all aspects are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the same. 4. Subject to the aforesaid directions, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE VM List No.: 3 Sl No.: 11