Disposed
Sri Venkatesh Achar v. Sri Ashoka
Karnataka HCCRL.P/8816/2026
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus directing the II Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Doddaballapur, to expedite the trial in CC No. 4556/2023 and conclude it within two months. The High Court noted non-compliance with a prior order to serve the petition on the accused's counsel, found no justifiable reason to fix an outer time-limit for the trial, and disposed of the petition with observations that both parties should cooperate for speedy disposal.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with observations that both parties shall cooperate for speedy disposal; no direction to conclude trial within two months granted.