IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 06TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 55 OF 2014 BETWEEN 1. SRI H.NAGARAJ S/O LATE CHIKKAHANUMANTHASA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS 2. SRI H.ASHWATHANARAYANA S/O LATE CHIKKAHANUMANTHASA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS 1&2 ARE R/AT NO.30, BKV IYENGAR ROAD CROSS, KASHAPPA LANE, BANGALORE. 3. SRI H.SURYANARAYANA S/O LATE CHIKKAHANUMANTHASA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS 4. SRI H.MOHAN RAJ S/O LATE CHIKKAHANUMANTHASA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS 5. SRI H.LAKSHMINARAYANA S/O LATE CHIKKAHANUMANTHASA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT NO.65, 4TH MAIN, CHOURA PALYA, N.R.GARDEN BANGALORE. 6. SRI H.N.SHANKAR GUNDU S/O LATE NARAYANASA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, RFA.No.55/2014 ------------------------- 2 7. SRI H.N.HEMANTH S/O LATE NARAYANASA, 34 YEARS. 3,4,6 & 7 ARE R/AT NO.28 B.V.K.IYENGAR ROAD CROSS KASHAPPA LANE BANGALORE. ……APPELLANTS (BY SRI.R.B.SADASHIVAPPA, Advocate for Appellants No.2 to 7) AND 1. SRI H.N.NARAYANA S/O H.N.NARENDRASA, 71 YEARS. 2. SRI H.N.VINAYAKA S/O H.N.NARENDRASA, 62 YEARS. 3. SRI H.N.VASANTH S/O H.N.NARENDRASA, 44 YEARS. 1 TO 3 ARE R/ATT NO.6/1, THULASI THOTA, BALEPET CROSS BANGALORE. 4. SRI H.M.MARUTHI SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS a) SMT.H.M.SULOCHANA W/O LATE H.M.MARUTHI, 69 YEARS. b) SRI H.M.AMARNATH S/O LATE H.M.MARUTHI, 45 YEARS. 4(a)&(b) ARE R/AT NO.5/434 I MAIN, 3RD CROSS, RFA.No.55/2014 ------------------------- 3 BYATARAYANA PURA NEW EXTENSION, MYSORE ROAD BANGALORE. 5. SRI H.M.GOPAL S/O LATE H.N.MUNESHWARASA, 65 YEARS. R/AT NO.731, 72ND CROSS, 5TH BLOCK RAJAJINAGAR BANGALORE. 6. SRI H.M.NARAYANASWAMY S/O LATE H.N.MUNESHWARASA, 64 YEARS. R/AT NO.15, I CROSS, KAVIKA LAYOUT RPC LAYOUT BANGALORE. 7. SRI H.M.RAMACHANDRA S/O LATE H.N.MUNESHWARASA, 59 YEARS. R/AT NO.13, SRI SHIVAPARVATHI NILAYA, I CROSS, MAGADI ROAD BANGALORE. 8. SRI H.M.NEELAKANTA S/O LATE H.N.MUNESHWARASA, 54 YEARS. R/AT NO.11, 9TH CROSS, CHOLUR PALYA BANGALORE. 9. SRI H.S.GAJENDRA S/O H.G.SURYANARAYANA, 51 YEARS. 10. SRI H.S.TULASIRAM S/O H.G.SURYANARAYANA, 49 YEARS. 11. SRI H.S.SRIDHAR S/O H.G.SURYANARAYANA, 47 YEARS. RFA.No.55/2014 ------------------------- 4 12. SRI H.S.SOMASHEKAR S/O H.G.SURYANARAYANA, 45 YEARS. 9 TO 12 ARE R/AT NO.8, R.K.LAYOUT III STAGE, PADMANABHANAGAR BANGALORE. 13. SRI H.S.MAHENDRA S/O H.G.SURYANARAYANA, 43 YEARS. R/AT NO.111/20, VENKATESHWARA NILAYA, I MAIN, 6TH BLOCK BSK II STAGE BANGALORE. 14. SRI H.G.SATHYANARAYANA S/O LATE H.GANGADHARAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/AT NO.2/4, 6TH CROSS GOPALAPURA, BEHIND MINERVA MILLS, MAGADI ROAD CROSS BANGALORE. 15. SRI H.G.GANGARAJU S/O LATE H.GANGADHARAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS 16. SRI H.G.NAGARAJ S/O LATE H.GANGADHARAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS. 15 & 16 ARE R/AT NO.834 17TH CROSS, 'F' MAIN, 5TH BLOCK RAJAJINAGAR BANGALORE. 17. SRI H.R.NARAYANA MURTHY S/O LATE H.C.RAMASWAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 92 YEARS. R/AT NO.32, B.V.K.IYENGAR ROAD BANGALORE. RFA.No.55/2014 ------------------------- 5 18. SRI D.JAIRAM S/O LATE R.DHONDUSA, 45 YEARS. 19. SRI D.NANDA KUMAR S/O LATE R.DHONDUSA, 43 YEARS. 18 & 19 ARE R/AT NO.2, MALLIKARJUNA TEMPLE ST., BVK IYENGAR ROAD BANGALORE. 20. SRI D.JAYASHANKAR S/O LATE R.DHONDUSA, 41 YEARS. R/AT NO.896, II MAIN ROAD 4TH BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR BANGALORE. 21. SRI L.RADHESHAM S/O LATE D.LAKSHMAN, 39 YEARS. 22. SRI L.RAGHAVENDRA S/O LATE D.LAKSHMAN, 37 YEARS. 21 & 22 ARE R/AT NO.2, MALLIKARJUNA TEMPLE STREET, BVK IYENGAR ROAD BANGALORE. 23. SRI H.D.PRAKASH S/O LATE H.R.CHIKKA DHONDUSA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT NO.21/3, G.B.LANE COTTONPET BANGALORE. 24. SRI L.RAMDEV S/O LATE R.LAKSHMINARAYANA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS RFA.No.55/2014 ------------------------- 6 25. SRI L.SHAILESH S/O LATE R.LAKSHMINARAYANA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS 26. SRI L.ANIL KUMAR S/O LATE R.LAKSHMINARAYANA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 24 TO 26 ARE R/AT NO.2, G.B.LANE COTTONPET BANGALORE. 27. SRI E.ASHWATH NARAYANASA S/O LATE H.R.ESHWARASA, MAJOR 28. SRI E.MANJUNATHA S/O LATE H.R.ESHWARASA, 36 YEARS. 27 & 28 ARE R/AT NO.21, 10TH CROSS TEMPLE STREET, MALLESHWARAM BANGALORE. 29. SRI E.SOMNATH S/O LATE H.R.ESHWARASA, 34 YEARS. 30. SRI E.MADHU S/O LATE H.R.ESHWARASA, 32 YEARS. 31. SRI E.RAMDEV S/O LATE H.R.ESHWARASA, 30 YEARS. 29 TO 31 ARE R/AT NO.19, I FLOOR I CROSS, CHOLUR PALYA BANGALORE. RFA.No.55/2014 ------------------------- 7 32. SRI K.G.MUNISWAMY S/O K.C.CHIKKAGANGADHARAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/AT NO.10, T.M.C.ROYAN MAIN RD. BANGALORE. 33. SRI K.G.NARAYANA S/O K.C.CHIKKAGANGADHARAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS. 34. SRI K.G.PANDURANGA S/O K.C.CHIKKAGANGADHARAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS. 33 & 34 ARE R/AT NO.33, I FLOOR, B.V.K.IYENGAR ROAD, BANGALORE. 35. SRI K.S.PARAMESHWARA S/O LATE K.G.SHIVARAM, 35 YEARS. R/AT NO.117, 7TH 'B' CROSS R.P.C.LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGAR II STAGE, BANGALORE. 36. SRI K.S.MARUTHI S/O LATE K.G.SHIVARAM, 32 YEARS. R/AT NO.F-557, 12TH CROSS II MAIN ROAD, BHARATH NAGAR BEL I STAGE, V POST BANGALORE. 37. SRI H.G.LAKSHMAN (CHIK LAXMAN) S/O LATE H.G.GANGADHARAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/AT NO.7/3, DHANGAI KASIYAPPA LANE, BVK IYENGAR ROAD CROSS BANGALORE. 38. SRI K.N.UDAY KUMAR S/O LATE K.L.NARAYANASA, 65 YEARS. RFA.No.55/2014 ------------------------- 8 39. SRI K.N.NOHAN S/O LATE K.L.NARAYANASA, 62 YEARS. 40. SRI K.N.RAJGURU S/O LATE K.L.NARAYANASA, 60 YEARS. 38 TO 40 ARE R/AT NO.1, RUPENA AGRAHARA, HOSUR ROAD, MADIVALA BANGALORE. 41. SRI K.N.AMARNATH S/O LATE K.L.NARAYANASA, 58 YEARS. R/AT NO.72, HARIHARA NILAYA 3RD CROSS, CHOLUR PALYA NEAR GANESH TEMPLE BANGALORE. 42. SRI K.L.GUNDU S/O LATE H.G.LAKSHMANAPPA, 63 YEARS. R/AT NO.14, 4TH CROSS ROAD SRIRAMAPURAM BANGALORE. 43. SRI K.L.SHANKAR (GUNDU) S/O H.G.LAKSHMANAPPA, 60 YEARS. R/AT NO.51/50, 22ND CROSS 21ST MAIN, BEHIND MARUTHI MANDIRA BANGALORE. 44. SRI K.A.LAKSHMAN S/O LATE K.L.ASHWATHANARAYANA, 45 YEARS. R/AT NO.1527, II FLOOR, 3RD MAIN 3RD CROSS, NAGAPPA BLOCK SRIRAMAPURAM BANGALORE. RFA.No.55/2014 ------------------------- 9 45. SRI K.A.AMARNATH S/O LATE K.L.ASHWATHANARAYANA, 43 YEARS. R/AT NO.45, I MAIN, HANUMANPURA SRIRAMAPURAM BANGALORE. 46. SRI K.A.MURALI S/O LATE K.L.ASHWATHANARAYANA, 40 YEARS. R/AT NO.58/2, 5TH MAIN, I FLOOR SRIRAMAPURAM BANGALORE. 47. SRI K.A.RAMESH S/O LATE K.L.ASHWATHANARAYANA, 35 YEARS. R/AT NO.14, 4TH CROSS, SRIRAMAPURA BANGALORE. 48. SMT. NAGARATHNA BAI D/O H.G.NAGUSA, 68 YEARS. R/AT NO.2, DHANAGAI KASIYAPPA LANE, B.V.K.IYENGAR ROAD BANGALORE. 49. SRI H.C.GANGADHAR S/O LATE H.G.CHINNAPPA, 70 YEARS. R/AT NO.11, J.M.LANE, 4TH CROSS BALEPET BANGALORE. 50. SRI H.C.SHESHARAJ S/O LATE H.G.CHINNAPPA, 58 YEARS. R/AT NO.28 & 29, SUBBANNACHARI LANE, II CROSS, COTTONPET BANGALORE. 51. SRI H.C.SURESH KUMAR S/O LATE H.G.CHINNAPPA, RFA.No.55/2014 ------------------------- 10 56 YEARS. R/AT NO.41, S.E.M.LANE MANVARTHPET BANGALORE. 52. SRI H.C.ANANTHA SHAYAMA S/O LATE H.G.CHINNAPPA, 53 YEARS. R/AT NO.4, II FLOOR, 3RD CROSS, CHOLUR PALYA BANGALORE. 53. SRI H.C.NAGARAJA S/O LATE H.G.CHINNAPPA, 40 YEARS. R/AT NO.21, AKKIPET II CROSS P.S.K.LANE, OTC ROAD CROSS BANGALORE. 54. SRI H.C.SOMANATH S/O LATE H.G.CHINNAPPA, 52 YEARS. 55. SRI H.C.SHESHANKANTH S/O LATE H.G.CHINNAPPA, 48 YEARS. 56. SRI H.C.HARSHAVARDHAN S/O LATE H.G.CHINNAPPA, 45 YEARS. 54 TO 56 ARE R/AT NO.6, DHANAGAI KASIYAPPA LANE, BVK IYENGAR ROAD CROSS BANGALORE. 57. SRI H.S.RAJA GUNDU S/O LATE H.G.SHANKARAPPA, 58 YEARS. R/AT NEAR VIJAYANAGAR TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, BANGALORE. RFA.No.55/2014 ------------------------- 11 58. SRI H.S.GOVARDHAN S/O LATE H.G.SHANKARAPPA, 54 YEARS. R/AT NEAR VIJAYANAGAR TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, BANGALORE. 59. SRI H.C.SURYA PRAKASH S/O LATE H.G.CHINNAPPA, 50 YEARS. 60. SRI H.C.GOPINATH S/O LATE H.G.CHINNAPPA, 48 YEARS. 59 & 60 ARE R/AT NO.7/1, DHANAGAI KASIYAPPA LANE BVK IYENGAR ROAD CROSS BANGALORE. 61. SRI H.N.KRISHNA MURTHY S/O LATE H.G.NAGENDRA, 50 YEARS. 62. SRI H.N.JAGANNATH S/O LATE H.G.NAGENDRA, 47 YEARS. 61 & 62 ARE R/AT NO.7/4, DHANAGAI KASIYAPPA LANE BVK IYENGAR ROAD CROSS BANGALORE. 63. SRI H.E.GUNDUMUNESHWARA S/O LATE H.G.ESHWARASA, 45 YEARS. R/AT NO.21, SOURASHTRAPET K.V.TEMPLE STREET CROSS BANGALORE. 64. SRI R.MUNIYAPPA S/O LATE H.C.RAMACHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS. RFA.No.55/2014 ------------------------- 12 R/AT NO.5, DHANAGAI KASIYAPPA LANE, BVK IYENGAR ROAD CROSS BANGALORE. …….Respondents (By SRI.SHREYAS B.S. and SRI.MOHAN KUMAR, Advocate for R4(a and b), R5, R7 and R8; SRI.V.VISHWANATH SHETTY, Advocate for R1 to R3 and R6; R15, R16, R18, R19, R20, R36, R41, R42, R44, R45, R46, R47, R49, R54, R60, R63 and R64 are served but unrepresented; vide Order dated 23.08.2022 Appeal against R9 to R14, R21 to R34, R38 to R40, R43, R50 to 53, R55 to R58, R61 and R62 stands dismissed; Appeal against R17, R37 and R59 stands dismissed; Notice to R35 is held sufficient) This Regular First Appeal filed under section 96 of CPC, against the Judgment and Decree dated 01.06.2013 passed in O.S. No.7974/2004 on the file of XXVII ADDL. CITY CIVIL JUDGE, BENGALURU, dismissing the suit for partition, declaration and permanent injunction. This Regular First Appeal is coming on for Orders this day, the Court made the following: ORAL ORDER None appears for appellants. Inspite of granting sufficient time on several occasions, the appellants have not filed the paper book. As a last chance, two weeks time is granted to file paper book. RFA.No.55/2014 ------------------------- 13 If the paper book is not filed within two weeks, the appeal shall stand dismissed without reference to Bench. Sd/- JUDGE NOTE: In compliance of the Court Order dt.06.06.2025, the advocate for appellant has not filed paper book. Hence Appeal stands dismissed. COPY Sd/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR T By : MK R By : AR C By : VL