Sri Prasanna Kuamr C M v. Smt Mamatha G

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA WRIT PETITION NO. 6060 OF 2026 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: SRI. PRASANNA KUAMR C.M S/O LATE MAHADEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS PRESENTLY RESING AT NO. 1812 FIRST FLOOR, 3RD CROSS, 14TH MAIN ROAD, PRAKASH NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 021 EMAIL: PRASANNA.S25@GMAIL.COM ALSO R/AT NO.58 AND FLAT NO. 106 MARGOSA COURT, SITUATED AT MARGOSA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 003. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VEERABHADRAIAH M, ADVOCATE) AND: by AASEEFA PARVEEN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA e -e2e-eeeee e e NC:(2026:KHC:11299 WP(No.(6060(of(2026 SMT.,MAMATHA,G, W/O,PRASANNA,KUMAR,, AGED,ABOUT,46,YEARS,,, PRESENTLY,R/AT,3805/A,, 'SAMRUDDHI',,14TH,MAIN,, OPP.,TO,SLJ,BEKERY,,, GAYATHRINAGAR,,BENGALURU,-,560,021,, EMAIL:,mamathapk99@gmail.com, ALSO,AT,VRUDDHI,PG,, NO.7,,2ND,CROSS,,2ND,MAIN,, GAYATHRINAGAR,,NEAR,KUVEMPU,, METRO,STATION,,BENGALURU,-,560,021., …RESPONDENT, (VIDE, COURT, ORDER, DATED, 24.02.2026,, NOTICE, TO, RESPONDENT,IS,DISPENSED,WITH), , THIS, WP, IS, FILED, UNDER, ARTICLE, 227, OF, THE, CONSTITUTION, OF, INDIA, PRAYING, TO, CALL, FOR, THE, RECORDS,FROM,THE,III,ADDL.,PRL.,JUDGE,FAMILY,COURT,AT, BENGALURU,IN,RELATED,TO,MC,NO.,3005/2022,AND,ETC.,, , THIS, PETITION,, COMING, ON, FOR, PRELIMINARY, HEARING,,THIS,DAY,,ORDER,WAS,MADE,THEREIN,AS,UNDER:, CORAM:, HON'BLE,DR.,JUSTICE,CHILLAKUR,SUMALATHA

ORAL ORDER Heard Sri.Veerabhadraiah.M learned counsel for the petitioner.

¶2This writ petition is filed seeking the Court to direct the Court of III Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru to dispose of M.C No.3005/2022 pending on its file time bound.

¶3In the light of the limited relief sought for, this Court is of the view that service of notice to respondent is not required and hence notice to respondent is dispensed with.

¶4Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is the husband of respondent. Petitioner filed a petition on 25.05.2022 invoking Section 13(1) (ia) of Hindu Marriage Act seeking a decree of divorce. Respondent/wife entered into appearance. However, respondent/wife is dragging on the proceedings by taking time continuously. Since four years petitioner is attending the Court regularly but he could not get justice. Learned counsel thereby seeks to give a direction to the Family Court to dispose of the matter time bound.

¶5The certified copy of the proceeding sheet reveals that respondent took lot of time to cross examine PW-1. Further cross examination of PW-1 was therefore closed on 21.06.2025. The matter was posted for respondent's evidence and after taking sufficient time, respondent filed I.A Nos.VI and VII seeking to recall PW-1 for cross-examination. Those applications were allowed. Again sufficient time was granted to further cross examine PW-1.

¶6Admittedly, the case was filed in the year 2022 and till now the proceedings have not attained finality. Therefore, this Court is of the view that direction as sought for is required to be issued. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of with the following:- ORDER i. The Court of III Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bangalore is directed to dispose of M.C. No.3005/2022 pending on its file as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

ii. As the writ petition is disposed of without service of notice to respondent, Family Court is directed to serve copy of this order to the respondent so as to give notice to the respondent about filing of this writ petition by the petitioner and its disposal. iii. Register to forward copy of this order to the concerned Court forthwith. iv. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (DR.CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA) JUDGE VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19