ORDER

This petition by the defendant in O.S.No.586/2018 on the file of the I Additional Civil Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru is directed against the impugned order passed on I.A.No.II/2022 dated 06.01.2023 whereby the trial Court directed jurisdictional police authorities to give protection to the respondents-plaintiffs against the petitioner-defendant for enforcement of the order dated 09.04.2021 granting temporary injunction in favour of respondents-

plaintiffs against the petitioner-defendant.

2. Heard learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents and perused the material on record.

3. A perusal of material on record will indicate that though several contentions have been urged by both sides in support of other their respective claims, the aforesaid order dated 09.04.2021 passed in O.S.No.586/2018 by the Trial Court granting temporary injunction in favour of the respondents-plaintiffs against the petitioner-defendant has been challenged by the petitioner before the First Appellate Court in M.A.No.58/2023, which is pending adjudication before the First Appellate Court. It is also seen that the said appeal is posted before the First Appellate Court on

07.02.2024.

4. Under these circumstances, in the light of the fact that question / issue of granting police protection as sought for in I.A.No.II/2022 would arise only after disposal of M.A.No.58/2023, I deem it just and appropriate to dispose of this petition by directing the First Appellate Court to dispose of M.A.No.58/2023 within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is further directed that till disposal of M.A.No.58/2023 by the First Appellate Court, the impugned order dated 06.01.2023 passed on I.A.No.II/2022 in O.S.No.586/2018 on the file of the Trial Court, shall remain in abeyance.

5. Subject to the aforesaid directions, petition stands disposed of.