Mr. Pankaj Kumar Achha v. M/S. Sri Balaji Hospitality Services
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court writ petition (GM-CPC) mandamus for time-bound disposal of interlocutory application: direction to VII Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH-19) to decide IA No.3 in O.S.No.2956/2025 (review/recall application under Order XLVII Rule 1 r/w Sections 114 & 151 CPC, filed 17.02.2025, targeting order of 03-01-2026 on IA Nos.1 & 2, Annexure-L) within four weeks; refusal to direct completion of the suit itself as it is a 2025 matter with 10-year-old cases pending; Articles 226/227 jurisdiction; disposal of pending IA expedited rather than whole suit; bench of Lalitha Kanneganti, J.; decided 10 July 2026.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction/request to the Trial Court (VII Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bengaluru CCH-19) to dispose of IA No.3 in O.S.No.2956/2025 within four weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; prayer for time-bound disposal of the suit itself declined; pending IAs, if any, stand closed.