- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23471 WP No. 9936 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO. 9936 OF 2026 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: PRADEEP N S/O M NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/O NO.U.23, 5TH MAIN ROAD, 12TH CROSS, NEAR SUMATHI KALYANA MANTAPA, RGI COLONY, LAKSHMINARAYANAPURM, SRIRAMPURAM, BANGALORE 560021. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRADEEP KUMAR R H.,ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by VIJAYALAKSHMI B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23471 WP No. 9936 of 2026 AND: SMT. VANDANA R M W/O PRADEEP N, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O NO.242, 3RD CROSS, 3RD BLOCK, VINAYAKA LAYOUT, ULLAL MAIN ROAD, BANGALORE – 560110. …RESPONDENT THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ATRICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITTUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE HON'BLE VI ADDL. PRINCIPAL FAMILY JUDGE, AT BENGALURU TO DISPOSE OF THE PETITION IN MC NO.4315/2021 VIDE ANNEXURE-C EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE OUTER LIMIT OF 6 MONTHS AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23471 WP No. 9936 of 2026 ORAL ORDER Heard Sri.Pradeep Kumar R.H, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. This writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the Court of VI Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Family Court’) to dispose of M.C.No.4315/2021 which is pending on its file time bound. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is the husband of the respondent. The petitioner filed M.C.No.4315/2021 seeking for dissolution of marriage. The Family Court has set down the matter for cross-examination of PW.1. The respondent without cross-examining the petitioner is prolonging the case by filing unnecessary applications. 4. It is also submitted that the respondent is not co-operating with the Court to dispose of the case and not showing any interest in prosecuting the case and for one - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23471 WP No. 9936 of 2026 or the other reason dragging the proceeding since 2022 and being aggrieved by the same, this writ petition is filed. 4. Record discloses justification in the submission that is made by learned counsel for the petitioner. Therefore, this Court considers desirable to dispose of the writ petition and give directions. Hence, the following: ORDER (i) Writ petition is disposed of. (ii) The Court of VI Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru is directed to take all steps for disposal of M.C.No.4315/2021 as expeditiously as possible. (iii) This Court is not issuing the notice to the respondent as no adverse orders are passed and disposed of the petition in the interest of both the parties. (iv) As the writ petition is disposed of without notice to respondent, Family Court is directed to serve copy of this order to respondent so as to give notice to - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23471 WP No. 9936 of 2026 respondent, about filing of this petition and its disposal. (v) Registry to forward copy of this order to the concerned Court forthwith. SD/- (DR.K.MANMADHA RAO) JUDGE UN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43