- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23075 RFA No. 1440 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 1440 OF 2025 (PAR) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SURESH SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS SMT. SUMATHI W/O LATE M.A.SURESH AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS 2. KUM. SHUNAINA M. RAJU D/O LATE M/A/SURESH AGED ABOUT 16 YEARS 3. MASTER SUKREETH M. RAJU D/O LATE M/A/SURESH AGED ABOUT 12 YEARS ALL ARE R/AT NO.206, 6TH A CROSS DEFENSE LAYOUT, IAF POST YELAHANKA, BANGALORE-560 063. APPELLANTS 2 AND 3 ARE MINOR REPRESENTED BY THEIR NATURAL GUARDIAN MOTHER SMT SUMATHI 1ST APPELLANT HEREIN. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. JANARDHANA REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. MAYA BRAMACHAR Digitally signed by NAGARAJA B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23075 RFA No. 1440 of 2025 S/O LATE CHIKKAPPAYANACHAR AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS 2. SRI. VISHWA BRAMCHAR S/O LATE CHIKKAPPAYANACHAR AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS 3. SRI. G.CHANDRASHEKARACHAR S/O LATE GANESHACHAR AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS DEFENDANTS NO. 1 TO 3 ARE R/AT NO.3941, 4TH WARD DODDABALLAPURA BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT. 4. SMT. NYANAMMA D/O LATE APPAJANNA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS R/AT MUTHOOR NEAR RAILWAY STATION DODDABALLAPURA BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT. 5. SMT. VEERABHADRAMMA W/O LATE MALLIGACHAR AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS 6. SRI. ANADACHAR, S/O LATE MALLIGACHAR AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS BOTH ARE R/AT VEERABHADRAMMA BUILDING 2ND MAIN ROAD, 6TH CROSS KAVERINAGAR, WHITEFILED ROAD BANGALORE-560 048. 7. SRI. NYANACHAR S/O LATE SUGUNACHAR AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS R/AT NO.76. HMT LAYOUT - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23075 RFA No. 1440 of 2025 VIDHYARANYAPURA POST BANGALORE-560 092. 8. SRI. ISHWARACHAR S/O LATE SUGUNACHAR AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS R/AT KADATHANAMALAI VILLAGE ARAKERE POST, HESARAGHATTA HOBLI BANGALORE NORTH TALUK. 9. SRI. VEERABRAMHACHAR S/O LATE SUGUNACHAR AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT 2014, 1ST CROSS RAMAMURTHY NAGAR POST BANGALORE EAST TALUK BANGALORE-560 016. 10. SRI. DANKANACHAR S/O SRI SUGUNACHAR AGED ABOUT 62 YEAR R/AT KODATHANAMALAI VILLAGE ARAKERE POST, HESARAGHATTA HOBLI BANGALORE NORTH TALUK 11. SRI. PUTTAJACHAR S/O SUGUNACHAR AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT KADATHANAMALAI VILLAGE ARAKERE POST, HESARAGHATTA HOBLI BANGALORE NORTH TALUK. 12. SMT. NAGARATHNAMMA W/O LATE NYANACHAR AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT NO. 1186, JAYANAGAR 1ST BLOCK DAYANAND NAGAR BANGALORE-560 011. 13. SRI. ASHWATHACHAR S/O LATE GANESHACHAR - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23075 RFA No. 1440 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT NO.3949 GANGADHARAPURA VILLAGE AND POST DODDABALLAPURA POST. 14. SRI. MALIGACHAR S/O LATE MALIGACHAR AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT KADATHANAMALAI VILLAGE ARAKERE POST, HESARAGHATTA HOBLI BANGALORE NORTH TALUK. 15. SRI. MALIGACHAR S/O LATE NYAANACHAR AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT BOMMAVARA VILLAGE HUGANAVADI POST DEVANAHALLI TALUK. 16. SRI. NYANRATHNAMMA W/O RUDRACHAR AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT KADATHANAMALAI VILLAGE ARAKERE POST, HESARAGHATTA HOBLI BANGALORE NORTH TALUK 17. SRI. NARAYANASWAMY S/O SRI MUNIYAPPA MAJOR IN AGE R/AT NO.2094, MIG 8TH B CROSS YELAHANKA NEW TOWN BANGALORE-560064. 18. SRI. NANJAPPA S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA MAJOR IN AGE R/AT NO. 10, ELEMALIGE ANNADANAPPA GALLI GOLLARAPETE, BANGALORE-560002. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23075 RFA No. 1440 of 2025 19. 19(A) SMT. MALIGAMMA W/O SRI RAMACHAR SINCE DEAD REP BY HER LR'S SMT. GOWRAMMA W/O MALIGAPPA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT RAGHAVENDRA BLOCK 6TH MAIN ROAD, NEAR PES COLLEGE SREENAGAR, BANGALORE. 19(B) SMT. JAYALAKSHMI W/O RAMACHANDRA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS R/AT VINAYAKANAGAR COURT ROAD, BEHIND GANESH TEMPLE DODDABALLAPURA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT. 19(C) SMT. MANJULA W/O NANJUNDACHAR AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/AT SANDRAHALLI VILLAGE AMGHAJI DURGA HOBLI AND POST CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT. 19(D) SMT. CHANDRAKALA W/O RAMESHACHARI AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT AJADH CHOWK CHINTAMANI TOWN CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT. 19(E) SMT. MAHALAKSHMI @ LAKSHMI W/O KUMAR AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT 6TH WARD NEAR GURURAJA KALYANA MANTAPA MUTTURU, DODDABALLAPURA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23075 RFA No. 1440 of 2025 20. SRI. CHIKKAMALIGACHAR S/O LATE APPAYYANACHAR AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS R/AT MUTUUR, NEAR RAILWAY STATION DODDABALLAPURA BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT. 21. SMT. NEELAMMA D/O NYANACHAR AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT BOMMAWARA VILLAGE UGANAWADI POST, KUNDANA HOBLI DEVANAHALLI TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT. 22. SMT. MANIKYAMMA W/O SRINIVASACHAR D/O MALICHAR AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS R/AT SUNAGATTA, BANAMANGALA KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT. 23. SRI. ASHWATHACHAR S/O GANESHACHAR MAJOR IN AGE R/AT NO.3949, CARMEL JYOTHI SCHOOL ROAD GANGADHAPURA VILLAGE DODDABALLAPURA TOWN AND TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT. 24. SMT. PUTTAMMA W/O LATE PUTTASWAMY CHAR AGED ABOUT 89 YEARS 25. SMT. PUSHPAMMA W/O LATE RUDRACHAR AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS BOTH ARE R/AT NO.56. IST FLOOR, LAKSHMAIAH BLOCK - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23075 RFA No. 1440 of 2025 GANGANAGARA BANGALORE-560 032. 30. SRI. NEELAKANTACHAR S/O GANESHACHAR AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS R/AT NO.56, IST FLOOR LAKSHMAIAH BLOCK GANAGANAGAR, BANGALORE-560 032. 31. SMT. ESHWARAMMA W/O LATE RAJASHEKARACHAR AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/AT KUMBARA VILLAGE MALUR, KOLAR DISTRICT. 32. SRI. KRISHNAMURTHI CHAR S/O LATE GANESHACHAR AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT NO.216, IST FLOOR GANGADHAPURA DODDABALLAPURA TOWN AND TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT. 33. SMT. CHAYA DEVI W/O LATE VEERABHADRACHAR D/O GANESHACHAR AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS ARKAVATHI LAYOUT, NEAR RAILWAY GATE DODDABALLAPURA TOWN AND TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS THIS RFA IS FILED U/S. 96 R/W ORDER XLI RULE 1 OF CPC AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 06.02.2023. PASSED IN OS NO. 1604/2006 ON THE FILE OF THE VII ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU, DECREEING THE SUIT FOR PARTITION. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23075 RFA No. 1440 of 2025 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL JUDGMENT The valuation for the purpose of jurisdiction is less than Rs.10 Lakhs. Therefore, the appeal is not maintainable before this Court. Hence, the office objection in regard to maintainability is upheld. 2. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as not maintainable. Liberty is reserved to appellants to file the appeal before the appropriate appellate Court. In the event, appeal is filed within four weeks, the time spent before this Court shall be excluded by extending benefit under Section 14 of the Limitation Act. 3. Registry shall forthwith return the certified copy of the judgment after securing photo copies of the same. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE ALB, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 62