IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JULY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.30181 OF 2019 (GM-FC) BETWEEN:
SRI.N.V.PRADEEP KUMAR, S/O.N.M.VASUDEVAPPA, AGED 31 YEARS, NO.2, 3RD CROSS, NEAR HANUMANTHA TEMPLE, NAGASANDRA, BENGALURU – 560 028.
(BY SRI. MITHUN G. A, ADVOCATE) AND:
SMT. AISHWARYA S, W/O. N. V. PRADEEP KUMAR, AGED 27 YEARS, NO.3, 3RD CROSS, JAI BHARATHNAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 033.
... PETITIONER ... RESPONDENT THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO COMPLETE THE CROSS EXAMINATION WHICH HAS BEEN PENDING SINCE 09.01.2018 AND CO-OPERATE IN EARLY DISPOSAL OF M.C.NO.2991/2016 AS THE MATTER IS PENDING SINCE 3 YEARS PENDING BEFORE THE V ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL FAMILY COURT, BANGALORE.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Sri. Mithun G. A., learned counsel for the petitioner.
Taking into account the order which this Court proposes to pass, it is not necessary to issue notice to the respondent.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the records.
2. In this petition, the petitioner seeks for a direction to the respondent to complete the cross- examination which has been pending since 09.01.2018 and direct the family Court to decide the M.C.No.2991/2016.
3. In view of the prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, attention of the family Court is drawn to the provisions contained in the Karnataka (Case Flow Management in Subordinate Courts) Rules, 2005, which provides an obligation to dispose of the matrimonial dispute within a period of one year from the date of institution.
4. In view of the aforesaid Rules and taking into account the fact that the matrimonial proceedings are pending since 2016, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Family Court to conclude the proceedings initiated by the petitioner expeditiously preferably within a period of six months from today.
Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE Mds/-