- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 1173 OF 2024 (PAR/INJ) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. KALAMMA (DIED ON 01.09.2010) SMT. MARIYAMMA SINCE DEAD BY HER LR'S SHIVALINGA S/O KARIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/ AT MUTTENAHALLI VILLAGE MALAVALLI TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 114 2. SMT. SUDHA D/O KARIGOWDA W/O LAKSHMANA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, SRI. PUTTASWAMY SINCE DEAD BY LRS 3. SUSHEELAMMA W/O LATE PUTTASWAMY AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 4. ARUNA @ ARUN KUMAR S/O LATE PUTTASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, APPELLANTS NO.2 TO 4 ARE R/AT SOREKAI DODDI VILLAGE, SATHANOORU HOBLI KANAKAPURA TALUK Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 5. MANU @ MANUKUMAR (DIED ON 27.4.2017 WITHOUT MARRIAGE) SMT. MAHADEVAMMA D/O PUTTAMARIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS 6. SRI. HOMBALE GOWDA S/O KENCHE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SINCE DEAD BY L'S MR. MANJUNATH @ MANJA AGED BOUT 45 YEARS S/O LATE HOMBALE GOWDA @KARIYAPPA 7. SMT. SAROJAMMA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS D/O LATE HOMBALE GOWDA @KARIYAPPA W/O MR. SRIKANTA APPELLANTS NO.5 TO 7 ARE ALL R/AT ANKEGOWDANA DODDI VILLAGE, SATHANOORU HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 8. SMT. JAYAMMA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS W/O KARIGOWDA, D/O LATE BYREGOWDA, 9. SMT. CHIKKATHAYAMMA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS W/O PUTTEGOWDA D/O LATE BOREGOWDA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 APPELLANTS NO.8 AND 9 ARE R/AT SOREKAI DODDI VILLAGE, SATHANOORU HOBLI KANAKAPURA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 10. SUNAHDAMMA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS W/O LATE SIDDAIAH, D/O LATE BOREGOWDA NO.367, 2ND STAGE, 2ND CROSS MUNESHWARANAGAR, UDAYAGIRI, MYSORE - 570 019 11. SHIVALINGAMMA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS W/O NINGEGOWDA D/O PUTTAMARIGOWDA R/AT SOREKAI DODDI, SATHANOORU HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 12. SMT. DEVAMMA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS W/O SOMARAGEGOWDA D/O LATE JOGIGOWDA R/AT ODU BASAPPANADODDI HALAGURU HOBLI, MALAVALLI TALUK - 571 430 13. HOMBALE GOWDA (SINCE DEAD BY LR'S) PUTTEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS S/O LATE HOMBALE GOWDA - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 14. MUTHURAJU S.H. AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS S/O LATE. HOMBALE GOWDA APPELLANTS NO.13 TO 14 ARE R/AT SOREKAYIDODDI VILLAGE, SATHANOORU HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT- 562 126 …APPELLANTS (BY SMT. LAKSHMAMMA S.B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. JAYARATHNA D/O KARIGOWDA W/O RAJU, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/A AT MUTTENAHALLI VILLAGE, MANDYA DISTRICT 2. SRI. JAVARAIGOWDA S/O JAVARAIGOWDA @ PUTTA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS 3. SRI. CHANDRA S/O HOMBALE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS 4. SMT. SAROJAMMA, D/O HOMBALE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS 6. SUNANDAMMA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS D/O LATE HOMBALE GOWDA 7. SMT. PREMA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 D/O LATE. HOMBALE GOWDA RESPONDENTS NO.2 TO 7 ARE R/AT ANEGOWDANA DODDI SOREKAI DODDI VILALGE, SATHANOORU HOBLI, K KANAKAPURA TALUK RAMANGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 8. SRI. KARLYAPPA S/O BOREGOWDA (DIED ON 10.8.2021 BY LR'S) SMT. GOWRAMMA AGED 65 YEARS, W/O LATE MR. KARIYAPPA 9. SMT. BHARATHI AGED 53 YEARS W/O LATE MR. SURESH D/O LATE MR. KARIYAPPA 10. SMT. SUJI @ SUJATHA AGED 50 YEARS W/O MR. SHIVALINGEGOWDA D/O LATE MR. KARIYAPPA 11. SMT. SUMA AGED 48 YEARS W/O MR. CHANDRE GOWDA D/O LATE MR. KARIYAPPA 12. SMT. MEENA AGED 46 YEARS W/O MR. RAMAKRISHNA D/O LATE MR. KARIYAPPA 13. MR. LOKESH AGED 42 YEARS S/O LATE MR. KARIYAPPA - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 14. SRI. PUTTASWAMY GOWDA S/O BOREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS. RESPONDENTS NO.8 TO 14 ARE R/O SOREKAI DODDI, SATHANOORU POST AND HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 SMT. ARASAMMA W/O. KENCHEGOWDA SINCE DEAD BY HER LR 15. SMT. DEVAMMA W/O LATE KARIYAPPA, D/O ARASAMMA 16. SMT. KENCHAMMA W/O SIDDEGOWDA D/O ARASAMMA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS 17. SMT. MARIYAMMA W/O LATE RAMEGOWDA, D/O ARASAMMA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 18. SMT. SIDDAMMA W/O LATE LAKSHMANA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS. RESPONDENTS NO.15 TO 18 ARE R/O NO. 19-30/A2, C/O LOKESH DRIVER, MUNIYAPPA COMPOUND, RMV-2ND STAGE, KANNURAMMA TEMPLE STREET, DEVINAGARA, ANGALORE 94 19. SMT. PUTTA LAKSHMAMMA W/O LATE RAJANNA - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS 20. DARSHAN AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS S/O LATE RAJANNA 21. DIVYA MADUSUDHAN AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS D/O LATE RAJANNA RESPONDENTS NO.19 TO 21 ARE R/AT NO.8, TEJA LAYOUT MAHADEVAPURA LAYOUT NEAR GANGAMMA TEMPLE BENGALURU- 560 048 22. SRI. JAVARAIGOWDA S/O LATE JAWARAVI GOWDA DEAD HIS LRS SMT PARVATHAMMA W/O LATE JAVARAIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS (DIED ON 10.2.2018, HER LRS AS ALREADY ON RECORD AS 3RD PLAINTIFF DEFENDANT-5(B), 5(C) SMT. CHANDRAKALA W/O RAMALINGALAH, AGED 46 YEARS RESIDING AT SOREKAYIDODDI, SATHANOORU HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT- 562 126 SMT. SIDDAMMA D/O HOMBALE GOWDA (DIED ON 26.2.2024, HER LRS ARE ALREADY ON RECORD AS 4TH FLAINTIFF, 5TH PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANTS-21 AND 22) SRI. PUTTAMARIGOWDA S/O LATE JAWARAIGOWDA, DIED ON 08.10.2023, AFTER PRONOUNCEMENT OF JUDGMENT BY THE TRIAL COURT - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 24. HIS TWO FEMALE CHILDREN ARE ALREADY ON RECORD AS PLAINTIFFS-6 AND 12 SRI HOMBALE GOWDA S P NAGARAJ (DIED WITHOUT MARRIAGE) SRI HOMBALE GOWDA S/O JAVARAIGOWDA SINCE DEAD BY LRS SMT. SHIVALINGAMMA W/O CHIKKTHIMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, BOREGOWDANADODDI, SATHANOORU HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 25. SR. RAMESH 5/O HOMBALE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 26. SRI. PUTTA RAJU S/O HOMBALE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 27. SMT. PREMA AGED 49 YEARS W/O LATE MR. RAMANNA 28. MR. MANU S.R. AGED 31 YEARS S/O LATE MR. RAMANNA 29. MR. ANU S.R AGED 31 YEARS D/O LATE MR. RAMANNA 30. SRI. LAKSHMANA S/O HOMBALE GOWDA - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS 31. SMT. PUTTA SIDDAMMA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS W/O LATE JAVAREGOWDA, 32. SMT. SHIVARATHNAMMA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS W/O LATE SURESH D/O LATE JAVAREGOWDA, 33. SMT. LAKSHMI AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS W/O KANTHARAJU D/O LATE JAVAREGOWDA. 34. SMT. SWETHA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS W/O NANJUNDEGOWDA D/O LATE JAVAREGOWDA, RESPONDENTS NO.25 TO 34 ARE RESIDENTS OF SOREKAI DODDI, SATHANOORU POST AND HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK. RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 35. MR. HOMBALE GOWDA S/O JOGIGOWDA SINCE DEAD BY LR'S SMT. PADMAMMA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS W/O LATE HOMBALE GOWDA 36. SRI. RAMACHANDRA S/O LATE HOMBALE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 38. SMT. ROOPA W/O LOKESH - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.35 TO 38 ARE R/AT NO. 171/1, VIVEKANANADANAGARA, 3RD STREET, KANAKAPURA TOWN, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 39. SRI. CHIKKA MARIGOWDA, S/O JOGIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS 40. SRI. NAGARAJ, S/O JOGIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.39 TO 40 ARE RESIDENTS OF ANKEGOWDANADODDI SOREKAI DODDI VILLAGE SATHNUR HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 41. SRI R. SHEKAR, S/O. LATE S.P. RANGASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT NO. 120, HOODI APARTMENTS, CUNNINGHAM ROAD BENGALURU - 560 052 42. SRL. N.C. RAMU, PROPRIETOR, M/S SUDARSHAN GRANITES NO.34, 'A', 17TH CROSS, 6TH PHASE, JP NAGARA BENGALURU - 560 078 SMT. MARIYAMMA W/O LINGE GOWDA (DEAD BY LRS) - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 43. VASU H.L S/O LINGE GOWDA @ LINGAIAH AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS 44. SMT. SUNITHAMMA D/O LINGE GOWDA @ LINGAIAH AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS 45. SMT. BHARATHI D/O LINGE GOWDA @ LINGAIAH AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS 46. RAGHU S S/O LINGE GOWDA @ LINGAIAH AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS 47. SMT. NIVEDITHA D/O LINGE GOWDA @ LINGAIAH AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.43 TO 47 ARE R/AT BOLAMALLAPPANA DODDI VILLAGE UYYAMBALLI HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 48. SMT. SUSHEELAMMA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS W/O MR. KEMPA GOWDA 49. SMT. SAROJA W/O LOKESH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS 50. SMT. MAYAMMA W/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS 51. SRI. VENKATARAJU S/O KARIGOWDA, - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS 52. SRI. KENCHE GOWDA S/O KARIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS 53. SMT. PUTTAMMA W/O HOMBALE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS 54. SRI. PUTTARAJU @ GANDHI S/O KARIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.48 TO 54 ARE R/AT SOREKAI DODDI VILLAGE SATHANOORU HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 55. SRI. PUTTASWAMY S/O LATE MUNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 56. SRI. SHIVA S/O LATE MUNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.55 TO 56 ARE R/AT DALIMBA VILLAGE, SATHANOORU HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK. RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 57. SMT. GOWRAMMA W/O LATE MARIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS DAUGHTER IN LAW TO LATE MAYAMMA, AND SRI. CHIKKACHENNE GOWDA - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS 58. SRI. NATARAJA S/O LATE MARIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS 59. SRI. PUTTARAJA S/O LATE MARIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.58 AND 59 ARE R/AT RAMANAGARA MIAN ROAD, IJOOR, RAMANAGARA TOWN, RAMANAGAR DISTRICT - 562 126 60. KENCHE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS S/O LATE CHIKKACHENNE GOWDA AND MAYAMMA R/AT SOREKAI DODDI VILLAGE SATHANOORU HOBLI KANAKAPURA TALUK. RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 61. SMT. JAYAMMA W/O MARIGOWDA, AGED 65 YEARS, D/O LATE MUNEGOWDA AND LATE SMT. SIDDAMMA, R/AT BHUVALLI VILLAGE, SATHANOORU HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK. RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 62. SMT. YESHODAMMA W/O MUNIBOREGOWDA, - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 D/O LATE MUNEGOWDA AND LATE SMT. SIDDAMMA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESIDING AT SATHANOORU SATHANOORU HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK. RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 63. SMT. CHIKKATHAYAMMA, W/O KEMPEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, D/O LATE MUNEGOWDA, AND SMT. SIDDAMMA, RESIDING AT DALIMBA VILLAGE, SATHANOORU HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK. RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 64. MR. CHINDEGOWDA S/O LATE KULLEGOWDA (SINCE DEAD BY LR'S) SMT. SHARADAMMA AGED 65 YEARS, W/O LATE MR. CHINDEGOWDA 65. MR. MUTHURAJU AGED 45 YEARS S/O LATE MR. CHINDEGOWDA 66. MR. RAVI AGED 42 YEARS S/O LATE MR. CHINDEGOWDA 67. MR. PUTTEGOWDA @ PUTTARAJU AGED 38 YEARS S/O LATE MR. CHINDEGOWDA 68. SMT. JAYARATHNA AGED 36 YEARS - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 D/O LATE MR. CHINDEGOWDA 69. SMT. MANGALA AGED 36 YEARS D/O LATE MR. CHINDEGOWDA RESPONDENTS NO.64 TO 69 ARE R/A SOREKAI DODDI VILLAGE SATHANOORU POST AND HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK. RAMARIAGARA DISTRICT - 561 261 70. MR. MARIGOWDA SINCE DEAD BY LR'S SMT. LALITHAMMA W/O LATE MARIGOWDA @ HORIMARIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS 71. MR. SIDDARAJU S/O LATE MARIGOWDA @ HORIMARIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS 72. MR. NAGESHA S/O LATE MARIGOWDA @ HORIMARIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS 73. SMT. KALPANA D/O LATE MARIGOWDA @HORIMARIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.70 TO 73 ARE R/AT HONNEGANAHALLI VILLAGE, SATHANOORU HOBLI KANAKAPURA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 74. SMT. CHIKKATHAYAMMA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 W/O LATE KEMPEGOWDA 75. MR. PRASHANTH AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS S/O LATE KEMPANNA AND SMT. CHIKKATHAYAMMA 76. MR. SIDDARAJU AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS S/O LATE KEMPANNA AND SMT. CHIKKATHAYAMMA MR. VISHWESHA S/O. LATE SIDDEGOWDA SINCE DEAD BY LRS 77. SMT. JAYAMMA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS W/O LATE MR. VISWESHA 78. MR. UMESHA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS S/O LATE MR. VISWESHA 79. MR. GIRISHA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O LATE MR. VISWESHA R-74 TO R-79 ARE R/AT HONNEGANAHALLI VILLAGE, SATHANOORU HOBLI KANAKAPURA TQ, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562 126. 80. SMT. RAJAMMA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS W/O HOMBALE GOWDA D/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA AND NINGAMMA RESIDING AT SOREKAI DODDI VILLAGE SATHANOORU HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TQ, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562 126 81. SMT. GOWRAMMA - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS W/O LATE KULLEGOWDA D/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA AND NINGAMMA R/AT B.S. DODDI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TQ, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 126 MR. SHIVAKUMAR S/O. LATE KADEGOWDA SINCE DEAD BY LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES 82. MR. SIDDALINGANNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS S/O LATE KADEGOWDA AND CHIKKOLAMMA 83. SMT. SMT. LAKSHMI @ LAKSHMAMMA AGED 44 YEARS W/O LATE MR. SHIVAKUMAR 84. MR. PAVAN KUMAR AGED 31 YEARS S/O LATE MR. SHIVAKUMAR 85. MR. RAGHAVENDRA AGED 28 YEARS S/O LATE MR. SHIVAKUMAR 86. MR. CHANDRA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS S/O LATE KADEGOWDA AND CHIKKOLAMMA 87. MR. LINGANNA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS S/O LATE KADEGOWDA AND CHIKKOLAMMA 88. SMT. PREMA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS D/O LATE KADEGOWDA AND CHIKKOLAMMA W/O HANUMAIAH - 18 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 89. SMT. LAKSHMI AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS D/O LATE KADEGOWDA AND CHIKKOLAMMA W/O MR. NAGANNA RESPONDENTS NO.82 TO 89 ARE RESIDING AT NO. 575, SWARNASANDRA MANDYA TOWN, MANDYA - 571 114 90. SMT. LALITHAMMA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS D/O LATE. KADEGOWDA AND CHIKKOLAMMA, W/O SWAMY RESIDING AT LINGAPATNA VILLAGE, HALAGURU HOBLI, MALAVALLI TQ, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 114 …RESPONDENTS THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 28.09.2022 PASSED IN OS NO.3/2014 ON THE FILE OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, KANAKAPURA., DISMISSED THE SUIT FOR PARTITION AND SEPARATE POSSESSION. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellants has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the appeal with liberty to file an appeal before the jurisdictional Appellate Court since the value of the - 19 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41263 RFA No. 1173 of 2024 subject matter of the appeal is less than Rs.10,00,000/-. 2. Memo is placed on record. 3. Appeal is disposed of as withdrawn, reserving liberty in favour of the appellants to file an appeal before the jurisdictional Appellate Court. If such an appeal is filed within a period of six weeks from today, the appellants would be entitled to the benefit under Section 14 of the Limitation Act. 4. Registry is directed to return all the documents/records to the appellants forthwith, to enable the compliance of this order. Registry is also to refund the entire Court fee paid on Memorandum of Appeal to the appellants without any delay. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BSV CT-SG/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31