- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51111 WP No. 35365 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 35365 OF 2024 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: 1. SRI GURUMURTHY M, S/O LATE MUNIRAJU, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT RAYASANDRA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-561203. 2. SRI LAKSHMINARAYANAPPA, S/O BOMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, (SENIOR CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED) 3. SMT. G.B. LAKSHMINARASAMMA, D/O LATE LAKSHMIDEVAMMA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, NO.2 AND 3 ARE R/O GUNJUR VILLAGE, TUBAGERE HOBLI, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-561203. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI ONKARAPPA N D.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI G C SRINIVAS, S/O LATE G C CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/O NO.188/13/1, IST CROSS, PUTTENAHALLI VILLAGE, YELAHANKA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, Digitally signed by C HONNUR SAB Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51111 WP No. 35365 of 2024 BENGALURU-560064. 2. G C CHOWDAPPA, S/O LATE G C CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 3. SRI G C SHIVAKUMAR, S/O LATE G C CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 4. SMT G C SHYLAJA, D/O LATE G C CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, 5. SRI G C PARAMESHWARA, S/O LATE G C CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, RESPONDENT NO.2 TO 5 ARE R/O NO.2061, NEAR KMH DEVARAJANAGARA, DODDABALLAPURA TOWN, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-561203, REPRESENTED BY GPA HOLDER, SRI G C PARAMESHWAR, S/O NO.2061, NEAR KMH DEVARAJANAGAR, DODDABALLAPURA TOWN, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-561203. 6. SMT. G B PUSHPALATHA, D/O LATE LAKSHMIDEVAMMA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O GUNJUR VILLAGE, TUBGERE HOBLI, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-561203. 7. SMT. G B MANJULA, D/O LATE LAKSHMIDEVAMMA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O GUNJUR VILLAGE, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51111 WP No. 35365 of 2024 TUBGERE HOBLI, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-561203. 8. SRI CHANDRASHEKAR, S/O SRI SAMPANGIRAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/O THOGATURU MAKALI VILLAGE, TUBAGERE HOBLI, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-561203. 9. SMT. G B BHAGYALAKSHMAMMA, D/O LATE LAKSHMIDEVAMMA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/O GUNJUR VILLAGE, TUBGERE HOBLI, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-561203. 10. SRI G N NARASAPPA, S/O N NARASIAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/O GUNJUR VILLAGE, TUBGERE HOBLI, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-561203. 11. SRI SAMPANGIRAMAIAH, S/O LATE NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/O THOGATURU, MAKALI VILLAGE, TUBAGERE HOBLI, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-561203. 12. SRI N BALAPPA, S/O LATE NARASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/AT NO.7, 1ST D MAIN ROAD, 6TH CROSS, GOKULA IST STAGE, 3RD PHASE, YESHWANTHPURA, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51111 WP No. 35365 of 2024 BENGALURU-560022. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI NAIK NARAYAN MASTAPPA, ADV. FOR C/R1 TO R5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDERS PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, DODDABALLAPURA IN O.S.NO.445/2023 ON I.A.NO.II DATED 24.10.2024, ANNEXURE-Q OF THE WRIT PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER This petition is filed assailing the order granting police protection to the contesting respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the respondents now submits that the said plaint has been returned to the plaintiffs with a direction to present the same before the Court having pecuniary jurisdiction. 3. Submission is not disputed. 4. Under the circumstances, nothing survives for consideration in the present petition. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51111 WP No. 35365 of 2024 5. Accordingly, petition is dismissed. It is made clear that in case similar application is filed before the transferee Court, the Court shall hear the said application on merits. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE brn List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2