- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17916 RFA No. 100037 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.100037 OF 2025 (PAR/POS) BETWEEN: SHRI GOVIND BHIMAPPA JADHAV, AGE: 72 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. H.NO.282/D, WAVAGULEM-MAINA CURTORIM, GOA (SOUTH GOA)-403 709. …APPELLANT (BY SMT. S.V. DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. YALLANI RAMACHANDRA JADHAV, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: CIVIL ENGINEER, R/O. C/O. RAJASHRI MURGOD ARTS, D-15, IWST 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU-560 003. 2. VINOD RAMACHANDRA JADHAV, AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, R/O. H.NO.15, ZORIWADDO, DAVORLILIM SALCETE, GOA (SOUTH GOA) -403 602. 3. DEEPAK RAMCHANDRA JADHAV, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: GOVT. SERVICE, R/O. H.NO.15, ZORIWADDO, CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGHCOURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DHARWAD - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17916 RFA No. 100037 of 2025 DAVORLILIM SALCETE, GOA (SOUTH GOA) -403 602. 4. MILAN DEEPAK LOKHARE, AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. H.NO.15, ZORIWADDO, DAVORLILIM SALCETE, GOA (SOUTH GOA) -403 602. 5. BHARATI PARASHRAM MANE, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. H.NO.15, ZORIWADDO, DAVORLILIM SALCETE, GOA (SOUTH GOA) -403 602. 6. SUREKHA RAJARAM PAWAR, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. H.NO.15, ZORIWADDO, DAVORLILIM SALCETE, GOA (SOUTH GOA) -403 602. 7. SMT. MANJULABAI, W/O. YALLANI TERDALKAR, AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. NEAR OLD CIVIL COURT, OPP. MARGAO URBAN BANK(BRANCH) MARGAO, SALCETE, GOA -403 601. 8. SMT. MITHU W/O. AMOR JANA, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. SARVODAYA COLONY, HINDWADI, BELAGAVI-590 006. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17916 RFA No. 100037 of 2025 9. SHRI RAVI VIJAY HALGEKAR, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: GOLDSMITH, R/O. H.NO.290, KHADEBAZAR, SHAHAPUR, BELAGAVI-590 003. 10. PRASHANT MAHADEV JADHAV, AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. H.NO. 398/A MARUTI GALLI, KHASBAGH, BELAGAVI-590 004. 11. GURUNATH MAHADEV JADHAV, AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. H.NO. 398/A, MARUTI GALLI, KHASBAGH, BELAGAVI-590 004. 12. MANJUNATH GANPAT JADHAV, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. H.NO. 398/A, MARUTI GALLI, KHASBAGH, BELAGAVI-590 004. …RESPONDENTS THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 READ WITH ORDER 41 RULE 1 OF CPC., 1908, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 25.09.2019 PASSED BY THE II ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, BELAGAVI IN O.S.NO.210/2016; DECREE THE SUIT IN FAVOR OF THE APPELLANT BY DECLARING THE SUIT PROPERTIES AS JOINT FAMILY PROPERTIES AND THE APPELLANT’S ENTITLEMENT TO A 1/3RD SHARE; GRANT SEPARATE POSSESSION OF THE APPELLANT’S 1/3RD SHARE BY METES AND BOUNDS, AFTER PROPER PARTITION AND ETC. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17916 RFA No. 100037 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) 1. Learned counsel appearing for the appellant has filed a memo seeking leave of the Court to return the appeal on the premise that the appeal before this Court is not maintainable and appeal has to be filed before the jurisdictional District Judge. 2. The memo is accepted. 3. Hence, the following: ORDER i. The Regular First Appeal is dismissed. ii. The appellant is permitted to file appeal before the jurisdictional District Judge. 4. The time spent in persecuting this appeal from 22.01.2025, till this date, is to be excluded in computing the limitation in case appeal is filed. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17916 RFA No. 100037 of 2025 5. Registry is directed to return the impugned judgment and decree to the appellant. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE AM/- CT-MCK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2