SHREE RAGHUVARENDRA THEERTHA v. COURT OF KARNATAKA

SHREE RAGHUVARENDRA THEERTHA SHREE PADANGALAVRU SRI BHIMASETHU MUNIVRUNDA MUTT BHIMANAKATTE MULUBAVILU VILLAGE, DOORVASAPURAM POST, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. -577 432. REP. BY ITS DIWAN SRI SAGAR BHAT, S/O HARISH KUMAR P S AGED ABOUT 30 YEASS SRI RAGHUMANYA KRUPA, SRI BHIMANAKATTE MUTT PREMISES, BHIMANAKATTE, DOORVASAPURAM POST, THIRTAHALLI-577432. (BY SRI. KESHAV M DATAR.,ADVOCATE) AND: …PETITIONER LEELAVATHI S R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA MR GOVIND ACHARYA AGED ABOUT 68 YEASR S/O LATE LTG A ACHARYA NOVELTY PALACE JEWELLERS CAR STREET, UDUPI-576010. …RESPONDENT THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE HONBLE PRINCIPAL/ ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE, UDUPI TO DISPOSE OFF THE SUIT BEARING OS NO. 751/2018 WITHIN A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS VIDE ANNEXURE-B. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: - 2 - NC: 2024:KHC:16886 WP No. 12252 of 2024 ORDER Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the material on record.

The limited prayer of the petitioner in the present petition is for a direction to the Trial Court to dispose of the suit in O.S.No.751/2018 as expeditiously as possible.

In view of the fact that the said suit in O.S.No.751/2018 is pending on the file of the III Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC, Udupi, for the last six years, without expressing any opinion on merits / demerits of the rival contentions, I deem it just and appropriate to direct the Trial Court to dispose of the aforesaid suit as expeditiously as possible in accordance with law.

Subject to the aforesaid directions, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- JUDGE DHA List No.: 2 Sl No.: 76