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Gadi Manjunath S/O Late Gadi Nagaraj v. G Sumalatha Alias H K Akkamahadevi

Karnataka HC13 Aug 2025WP/101359/2025

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What is this about?

High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench; WP No. 101359 of 2025 (GM-RES); decided 13 August 2025; Justice Suraj Govindaraj (single judge); Article 226 Constitution of India; writ of mandamus for expeditious disposal of M.C.No.14/2021 pending before Senior Civil Judge & JMFC Court, Kudligi sitting at Sandur; petitioner Gadi Manjunath (advocate); respondent G Sumalatha @ H K Akkamahadevi; no vested right to demand expedited disposal; disposal governed by trial court workload; petition disposed, no relief granted; no precedent cited.

What did the court decide?

There is no vested right created in favour of the petitioner to seek such a relief, i.e., a mandamus compelling expeditious disposal of his case. ¶28

Gadi Manjunath S/O Late Gadi Nagaraj Vs G… — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2025)

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NC: 2025:KHC-D:10214 WP No. 101359 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,

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DHARWAD BENCH

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DATED THIS THE 13^TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 101359 OF 2025 (GM-RES)

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BETWEEN:

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GADI MANJUNATH S/O LATE GADI NAGARAJ AGE. 46 YEARS OCC. ADVOCATE R/O. 1^ST WARD, BHUJANG NAGAR VILLAGE, TQ. SANDURU, DIST. BALLARI NOW AT 9^TH WARD, BRAHMIN STREET NEAR SHRI SHANKARA MATA, SANDUR TQ. SANDUR DIST. BALLARI-583119.

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Digitally signed by GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad

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…PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRAVEEN KUMAR G. ADVOCATE FOR SRI. ANAND R KOLLI,ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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G SUMALATHA @ H K AKKAMAHADEVI W/O GADI MANJUNATH D/O H K BASAPPA AGE. 42 YEARS OCC. HOUSEWIFE R/O. BHUJANG NAGAR VILLAGE, TQ. SANDURU DIST. BALLARI-583119.

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…RESPONDENT (NOTICE TO RESPONDENT IS D/W)

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2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:10214 WP No. 101359 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE COURT SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, KUDLIGI SITTING AT SANDUR TO DISPOSE OFF THE CASE M C NO. 14/2021 AS EXPEDITIOUSLY IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC.

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THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

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CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ

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ORAL ORDER

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(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ)

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The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the

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following reliefs:

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i. Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the Court Senior Civil Judge & JMFC Court at Kudligi sitting at Sandur to dispose off the case M.C.No.14/2021 as expeditiously in the interest of justice and equity.

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ii. Issue any other writ or direction as this Hon’ble Court may deems fit in the interest of justice and equity.

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Essentially what the petitioner is seeking for is a mandamus directing the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Kudligi to dispose of the case filed by the petitioner.

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There is no vested right created in favour of the

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NC: 2025:KHC-D:10214 WP No. 101359 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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petitioner to seek such a relief. The trial Court would

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consider and dispose of the matter as per the

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