- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25467 MFA No. 1273 of 2023 C/W MFA No. 1258 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 1273 OF 2023 (CPC) C/W MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 1258 OF 2023 IN MFA No. 1273/2023 BETWEEN: 1. MR. MOHAMMED IBRAHIM S/O V.K. MOHAMMED HABIBULLA AGED 66 YEARS 2. MR. MOHAMMED ISMAIL S/O V.K. MOHAMMED HABIBULLA AGED 64 YEARS APPELLANTS NO.1 & 2 ARE R/AT NO.775, 10TH MAIN 4TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. M.B. CHANDRACHOODA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. MUNIKAVERAPPA S/O LATE DODDAMUNIYELLAPPA AGED 77 YEARS 2. SRI. K. SRINIVAS S/O DODDAMUNIYELLAPPA AGED 47 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.1 AND 2 ARE Digitally signed by ANJALI M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25467 MFA No. 1273 of 2023 C/W MFA No. 1258 of 2023 R/AT HULIMAVU VILLAGE BEGUR HOBLI BENGALURU 3. SRI. T. SRINIVASREDDY S/O LATE THIMMAREDDY MAJOR R/AT HULIMAVU VILLAGE BEGUR HOBLI BENGALURU 4. SMT. ASHWATHAMMA W/O BALASUBRAMANYAM MAJOR R/AT NO.55, 2ND CROSS VENKATESHWARAR LAYOUT SUDGUNTEPALYA BENGALURU - 560029 5. SRI. P. RAVINDRANATH S/O B. PUTTAMALLAIAH SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRs SMT. VARALAKSHMI W/O LATE P. RAVINDRANATH MAJOR 6. SRI. R. KARTHIK S/O LATE P. RAVINDRANATH MAJOR 7. SMT. KAVYASHREE D/O LATE P. RAVINDRANATH MAJOR RESPONDENTS NO.5 TO 7 ARE R/AT NO. 1654, 8TH CROSS 16TH A MAIN ROAD, 2ND STAGE, J.P. NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 078 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25467 MFA No. 1273 of 2023 C/W MFA No. 1258 of 2023 8. SMT. R. PARAMJYOTHI W/O RAJASHEKAR AGED 58 YEARS R/AT NO. 71, 1ST CROSS VENKATESHWARA LAYOUT S.J.PALYA, BENGALURU 9. SRI. JOHN THOMAS S/O K.M. THOMAS AGED 63 YEARS R/AT NO. 96, COX TOWN BENGALURU - 560 009 10. SRI. SHREESHA KUMAR PANDITH S/O SRI.B. SRINIVASA PANDITH AGED 63 YEARS R/AT NO.7, H.L. NO.413 SARVODAYA SCHOOL BANNERGHATTA ROAD HULIMAVU, BENGALURU - 560 076 11. SRI. P. SAMPATH S/O PARTHASARATHY AGED 69 YEARS R/AT NO. 159/2, 36TH CROSS JAYANAGAR 5TH BLOCK BENGALURU - 560 041 12. SRI. D. SANTOSHKUMAR S/O L. DEVARAJ AGED 40 YEARS R/AT NO. 81/3, HULIMAVU BEGUR POST, BANNERGHATTA ROAD BENGALURU - 560 076 13. SRI. M. PAPANNA S/O MUNISWAMAPPA AGED 83 YEARS, R/AT NO. 51, 11TH MAIN BANASHANKARI 2ND STAGE BENGALURU - 560 070 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25467 MFA No. 1273 of 2023 C/W MFA No. 1258 of 2023 14. SRI. N. VASUDEVBHAT S/O SRIDHAR BHAT MAJOR R/AT YMCA COLLEGE NRUPATHUNGA ROAD BENGALURU 15. SMT. SUMANGALA W/O SRIDHAR BHAT AGED 62 YEARS R/AT NO.7, H.L.NO.413 HULIMAVU VILLAGE BEGUR HOBLI BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK 16. SRI. RAVISHANKAR S/O S. RADHAKRISHNA AGED 59 YEARS R/AT NO.11, 2ND MAIN CKC GARDEN, BENGALURU - 560 027 17. SMT. DEVAKI ASHOKKUMAR W/O ASHOK KUMAR MAJOR R/AT NO. 30, 1ST MAIN 4TH CROSS, LALITHNAGAR LAKSANDHRA, BENGALURU - 560 030 18. SMT. R. VASANTHA W/O J. RAMANJULU MAJOR, R/AT NO. K13 RANASINGHPET, PUTTANNAGALLI BENGALURU - 560053. 19. SRI. SUDHIR DESHPANDE S/O G.B. DESHPANDE MAJOR R/AT NO.64, GAJANNA NILAYA 7TH MAIN ROAD, J.P.NAGAR 3RD PHASE, BENGALURU - 560078 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25467 MFA No. 1273 of 2023 C/W MFA No. 1258 of 2023 20. MRS. ZAHEEDA W/O HABEEULLA GAFAR SHEIK AGED 73 YEARS R/AT NO.30, PIR DAS HOUSING COLONY NASIK - 422 009 21. SRI MANSOOR IQBAL S/O MOHAMMED IQBAL HUSSAIN MAJOR R/AT NO.15, A 2ND STREET MUNISWAMY LANE TASKER TOWN BENGALURU - 560051. 22. SMT. RASHEEDE BEGUM W/O MOHAMED AMANULLA KHAN MAJOR R/AT NO. 37/1, BERLIN STREET LANGFORD TOWN BENGALURU - 560025. 23. MR. KHALEEL S/O IBRAHIM AGED 64 YEARS R/AT NO.22, 1ST FLOOR NOOR MANZIL PILLANNA GARDEN 2ND STAGE, 2ND MAIN ROAD BENGALURU - 560045. 24. SRI. R.S. RAMAKRISHNA S/O R SURYANARAYANARAO AGED 60 YEARS R/AT NO.408, 5TH MAIN, 2ND CROSS HANUMANTHANAGAR BENGALURU - 560019 25. SMT. B.M. PADMA W/O CHOWDAPPA AGED 65 YEARS - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25467 MFA No. 1273 of 2023 C/W MFA No. 1258 of 2023 26. SRI. C. VASU S/O CHOWDAPPA AGED 33 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.25 AND 26 ARE R/AT NO. 133, 5TH CROSS SYNDICATE BANK COLONY ARAKERE, BANNERGHATTA ROAD BENGALURU - 560022 27. SMT. MUNITHAYAMMA W/O LATE KRISHNAPPA MAJOR R/AT NO. 950, 3RD CROSS K.N.EXTENSION, YESHWANTHPURA BENGALURU - 560022 28. SMT. M. NALINIBAI W/O SRI. P.R. SEETHARAMRAO AGED 72 YEARS R/AT NO. 10F, DIARY QUARTERS HOSUR ROAD, BENGALURU - 560029 29. SMT. MANJULA D/O SHIVARAMAIAH AGED 63 YEARS R/AT NO.60, RAMAKRISHNA COLONY MARENHALLI EXTENSION J.P.NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560017 30. SRI. PALANISWAMY S/O LATE MANICHKAM AGED 62 YEARS R/AT NO. 1736, 18TH 'C' MAIN ROAD 4TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU - 560041 31. SRI. SEETHARAMAIAH S/O SEETHAPPA AGED 73 YEARS R/AT NO. 214, 6TH MAIN - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25467 MFA No. 1273 of 2023 C/W MFA No. 1258 of 2023 16TH CROSS, 4TH PHASE J.P. NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560078. 32. SMT. SAVITHRI W/O K. CHANDRARAJU AGED 74 YEARS R/AT NO. 1654, 16TH A MAIN ROAD J.P.NAGAR, 2ND STAGE BENGALURU - 560078. 33. SRI. K. ANANTHPADMANABHA S/O K. SRINIVASACHAR AGED 73 YEARS R/AT 50/3, HULIMAVU BANNERGHATTA ROAD BENGALURU - 560076. 34. SMT. K. PARVATHI W/O A.S. PALANIVELU AGED 67 YEARS R/AT NO. 156/4E, HULIMAVU BANNERGHATTA MAIN ROAD BENGALURU - 560076. 35. SRI. VEDANANDAMURTHY S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA MAJOR R/AT HULIMAVU VILLAGE BEGUR HOBLI BENGALURU - 560076. 36. SRI. H.S. NARAYAN S/O SRI. SEENAPPA MAJOR R/AT ANJANAPURA VILLAGE AND POST BENGALURU - 560062. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. C. SHANKAR REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR RC/R5 & R6) - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25467 MFA No. 1273 of 2023 C/W MFA No. 1258 of 2023 THIS MFA IS FILED U/O.43 RULE 1(r) R/W SEC.151 OF CPC, AGAINST THE ORDER DT.17.01.2023 PASSED ON IA NO.10 IN O.S.NO.5001/2018 ON THE FILE OF THE XL ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, (CCH-41), BENGALURU CITY, DISMISSING IA NO.10 FILED U/O.39 RULE 1 AND 2 R/W SEC.151 OF CPC. IN MFA NO. 1258/2023 BETWEEN: 1. MR. MOHAMMED IBRAHIM S/O V.K. MOHAMMED HABIBULLA AGED 66 YEARS 2. MR. MOHAMMED ISMAIL S/O V.K. MOHAMMED HABIBULLA AGED 64 YEARS APPELLANTS NO.1 & 2 ARE R/AT NO.775, 10TH MAIN 4TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU ...APPELLANTS (BY SRI. M.B. CHANDRACHOODA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. MUNIKAVERAPPA S/O LATE DODDAMUNIYELLAPPA AGED 77 YEARS 2. SRI. K. SRINIVAS S/O DODDAMUNIYELLAPPA AGED 47 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.1 AND 2 ARE - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25467 MFA No. 1273 of 2023 C/W MFA No. 1258 of 2023 R/AT HULIMAVU VILLAGE BEGUR HOBLI BENGALURU 3. SRI. T. SRINIVASREDDY S/O LATE THIMMAREDDY MAJOR R/AT HULIMAVU VILLAGE BEGUR HOBLI BENGALURU 4. SMT. ASHWATHAMMA W/O BALASUBRAMANYAM MAJOR R/AT NO.55, 2ND CROSS VENKATESHWARAR LAYOUT SUDGUNTEPALYA BENGALURU - 560029 5. SRI. P. RAVINDRANATH S/O B. PUTTAMALLAIAH SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRs SMT. VARALAKSHMI W/O LATE P. RAVINDRANATH MAJOR 6. SRI. R. KARTHIK S/O LATE P. RAVINDRANATH MAJOR 7. SMT. KAVYASHREE D/O LATE P. RAVINDRANATH MAJOR RESPONDENTS NO.5 TO 7 ARE R/AT NO. 1654, 8TH CROSS 16TH A MAIN ROAD, 2ND STAGE, J.P. NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 078 - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25467 MFA No. 1273 of 2023 C/W MFA No. 1258 of 2023 8. SMT. R. PARAMJYOTHI W/O RAJASHEKAR AGED 58 YEARS R/AT NO. 71, 1ST CROSS VENKATESHWARA LAYOUT S.J.PALYA, BENGALURU 9. SRI. JOHN THOMAS S/O K.M. THOMAS AGED 63 YEARS R/AT NO. 96, COX TOWN BENGALURU - 560 009 10. SRI. SHREESHA KUMAR PANDITH S/O SRI.B. SRINIVASA PANDITH AGED 63 YEARS R/AT NO.7, H.L. NO.413 SARVODAYA SCHOOL BANNERGHATTA ROAD HULIMAVU, BENGALURU - 560 076 11. SRI. P. SAMPATH S/O PARTHASARATHY AGED 69 YEARS R/AT NO. 159/2, 36TH CROSS JAYANAGAR 5TH BLOCK BENGALURU - 560 041 12. SRI. D. SANTOSHKUMAR S/O L. DEVARAJ AGED 40 YEARS R/AT NO. 81/3, HULIMAVU BEGUR POST, BANNERGHATTA ROAD BENGALURU - 560 076 13. SRI. M. PAPANNA S/O MUNISWAMAPPA AGED 83 YEARS, R/AT NO. 51, 11TH MAIN BANASHANKARI 2ND STAGE BENGALURU - 560 070 - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25467 MFA No. 1273 of 2023 C/W MFA No. 1258 of 2023 14. SRI. N. VASUDEVBHAT S/O SRIDHAR BHAT MAJOR R/AT YMCA COLLEGE NRUPATHUNGA ROAD BENGALURU 15. SMT. SUMANGALA W/O SRIDHAR BHAT AGED 62 YEARS R/AT NO.7, H.L.NO.413 HULIMAVU VILLAGE BEGUR HOBLI BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK 16. SRI. RAVISHANKAR S/O S. RADHAKRISHNA AGED 59 YEARS R/AT NO.11, 2ND MAIN CKC GARDEN, BENGALURU - 560 027 17. SMT. DEVAKI ASHOKKUMAR W/O ASHOK KUMAR MAJOR R/AT NO. 30, 1ST MAIN 4TH CROSS, LALITHNAGAR LAKSANDHRA, BENGALURU - 560 030 18. SMT. R. VASANTHA W/O J. RAMANJULU MAJOR, R/AT NO. K13 RANASINGHPET, PUTTANNAGALLI BENGALURU - 560053. 19. SRI. SUDHIR DESHPANDE S/O G.B. DESHPANDE MAJOR R/AT NO.64, GAJANNA NILAYA 7TH MAIN ROAD, J.P.NAGAR 3RD PHASE, BENGALURU - 560078 - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25467 MFA No. 1273 of 2023 C/W MFA No. 1258 of 2023 20. MRS. ZAHEEDA W/O HABEEULLA GAFAR SHEIK AGED 73 YEARS R/AT NO.30, PIR DAS HOUSING COLONY NASIK - 422 009 21. SRI MANSOOR IQBAL S/O MOHAMMED IQBAL HUSSAIN MAJOR R/AT NO.15, 'A' 2ND STREET MUNISWAMY LANE TASKER TOWN BENGALURU - 560051. 22. SMT. RASHEEDE BEGUM W/O MOHAMED AMANULLA KHAN MAJOR R/AT NO. 37/1, BERLIN STREET LANGFORD TOWN BENGALURU - 560025. 23. MR. KHALEEL S/O IBRAHIM AGED 64 YEARS R/AT NO.22, 1ST FLOOR NOOR MANZIL PILLANNA GARDEN 2ND STAGE, 2ND MAIN ROAD BENGALURU - 560045. 24. SRI. R.S. RAMAKRISHNA S/O R SURYANARAYANARAO AGED 60 YEARS R/AT NO.408, 5TH MAIN, 2ND CROSS HANUMANTHANAGAR BENGALURU - 560019 25. SMT. B.M. PADMA W/O CHOWDAPPA AGED 65 YEARS - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25467 MFA No. 1273 of 2023 C/W MFA No. 1258 of 2023 26. SRI. C. VASU S/O CHOWDAPPA AGED 33 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.25 AND 26 ARE R/AT NO. 133, 5TH CROSS SYNDICATE BANK COLONY ARAKERE, BANNERGHATTA ROAD BENGALURU - 560022 27. SMT. MUNITHAYAMMA W/O LATE KRISHNAPPA MAJOR R/AT NO. 950, 3RD CROSS K.N.EXTENSION, YESHWANTHPURA BENGALURU - 560022 28. SMT. M. NALINIBAI W/O SRI. P.R. SEETHARAMRAO AGED 72 YEARS R/AT NO. 10F, DIARY QUARTERS HOSUR ROAD, BENGALURU - 560029 29. SMT. MANJULA D/O SHIVARAMAIAH AGED 63 YEARS R/AT NO.60, RAMAKRISHNA COLONY MARENHALLI EXTENSION J.P.NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560017 30. SRI. PALANISWAMY S/O LATE MANICHKAM AGED 62 YEARS R/AT NO. 1736, 18TH 'C' MAIN ROAD 4TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU - 560041 31. SRI. SEETHARAMAIAH S/O SEETHAPPA AGED 73 YEARS R/AT NO. 214, 6TH MAIN - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25467 MFA No. 1273 of 2023 C/W MFA No. 1258 of 2023 16TH CROSS, 4TH PHASE J.P. NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560078. 32. SMT. SAVITHRI W/O K. CHANDRARAJU AGED 74 YEARS R/AT NO. 1654, 16TH A MAIN ROAD J.P.NAGAR, 2ND STAGE BENGALURU - 560078. 33. SRI. K. ANANTHPADMANABHA S/O K. SRINIVASACHAR AGED 73 YEARS R/AT 50/3, HULIMAVU BANNERGHATTA ROAD BENGALURU - 560076. 34. SMT. K. PARVATHI W/O A.S. PALANIVELU AGED 67 YEARS R/AT NO. 156/4E, HULIMAVU BANNERGHATTA MAIN ROAD BENGALURU - 560076. 35. SRI. VEDANANDAMURTHY S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA MAJOR R/AT HULIMAVU VILLAGE BEGUR HOBLI BENGALURU - 560076. 36. SRI. H.S. NARAYAN S/O SRI. SEENAPPA MAJOR R/AT ANJANAPURA VILLAGE AND POST BENGALURU - 560062. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. C. SHANKAR REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R5 & R6; VIDE ORDER DATED 04.12.2024 NOTICE TO R1, R2 & R4 IS DISPENSED WITH; - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25467 MFA No. 1273 of 2023 C/W MFA No. 1258 of 2023 R3 AND R7 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS MFA IS FILED U/O 43 RULE 1(r) R/W SECTION 151 OF CPC, AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 17.01.2023 PASSED ON I.A.NO.12 IN OS.NO.5001/2018 ON THE FILE OF THE XL ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU, CCH-41, ALLOWING THE I.A.NO.12 FILED UNDER ORDER 39 RULE 4 R/W SECTOIN 151 OF CPC. THESE APPEALS, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR ORAL JUDGMENT Heard both the sides. 2. The learned counsel for the appellants submits that there is an interim order passed by this Court on 23.02.2023 directing the parties to maintain the status quo in respect of the suit schedule property till the next date of hearing. The said interim order is continuing till this date. 3. Both these appeals arise out of the order dated 17.01.2023 passed by the XL Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge (CCH-41), Bengaluru City, in - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25467 MFA No. 1273 of 2023 C/W MFA No. 1258 of 2023 O.S.No.5001/2018. It is submitted by both the sides that now pleadings in the said suit are completed and the issues are framed by the said Court and proceeded further. 4. The substantial question of law and facts are involved in this case with regard to the property involved. It requires full pledged trial. Both the counsels fairly submit that, a direction be issued to the Trial Court to expedite the trial of the said suit, it would meet the ends of justice. It is further submitted that, the interim order so granted by this Court be continued as on this date till the disposal of the suit. 5. In view of the fair submission of both the sides, the appellant as well as respondent Nos.5 to 7 are hereby directed to maintain status quo over the suit schedule property as on this date till disposal of the suit. 6. With the above observations, these appeals are disposed of. - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25467 MFA No. 1273 of 2023 C/W MFA No. 1258 of 2023 7. The learned Trial Court is requested to dispose of O.S.No.5001/2018 expeditiously within the outer limit of one year from the date of receipt of production of certified copy of this order. 8. Parties to the suit shall co-operate with the trial Court for early disposal without seeking unnecessary adjournments. No orders as to cost. Sd/- (RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR) JUDGE AM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22