- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26729 RFA No. 956 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 956 OF 2026 (PAR/INJ) BETWEEN: SRI. JUNJAPAP K.S, S/O LATE SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 88 YEARS, R/AT KALKERE VILLAGE, HORAMAVU POST BENGALURU - 560 043. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SRINIVASA K, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. K.S. MUNIHANUMAIAH S/O LATE SIDDAPPA, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS 1(A). K.M. KALAPPA S/O LATE K.S. MUNIHANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS. 1(B). K.M. KEMPALAKKAMMA D/O LATE K.S. MUNIHANUMAIAH W/O RAMANJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS. 1(C). K.M. MUDDAPPA S/O LATE K.S. MUNIHANUMAIAH Digitally signed by THEJAS KUMAR N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26729 RFA No. 956 of 2026 AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS. 1(D). K.M. KRISHNA MURTHY S/O LATE K.S. MUNIHANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS. 1(E). K.M. VASUDEVAMURTHY S/O LATE K.S. MUNIHANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS. 1(F). K.M. PATALAPPA S/O LATE K.S. MUNIHANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS. 1(G). K.M. KANAKARAJ S/O LATE K.S. MUNIHANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS. LRS 1(A) TO 1(G) ARE R/AT KALKERE VILLAGE, HORAMAVU POST, BENGALURU - 560 043. 1(H). K.M. PARVATHAMMA D/O LATE K.S. MUNIHANUMAIAH W/O B.V. LAKSHMAN AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS. R/AT BILISHIVALE VILLAGE, DODDAGUBBI POST, BENGALURU - 560 043. 2. SMT. MUDDAMMA SINCE DECEASED BY HER LRS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26729 RFA No. 956 of 2026 2(A). RAMANJINAPPA S/O LATE K.C.PAPANNA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, R/AT KALKERE VILLAGE, HORAMAVU POST, BENGALURU - 560 043. 3. NARAYANAPPA S/O LATE ANJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS. R/AT HORAMAVU VILLAGE HORAMAVU POST, BENGALURU - 560 043. 4. SUBRAYAPPA S/O LATE ANJINAPPA, AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS, R/AT HORAMAVU AGARA, HORAMAVU POST, BENGALURU - 560 043. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S. SUBRAMANYA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R1(C TO G)) THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION.96 OF CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 03.01.2026 PASSED IN OS NO.982/2013 ON THE FILE OF THE IV ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU, DISMISSING THE SUIT FOR PARTITION AND INJUNCTION. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26729 RFA No. 956 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the value of the property is less than Rs.10,00,000/-. Therefore, the appeal lies before the District Court. Hence, the appeal is not maintainable before this Court. 2. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as not maintainable. However, liberty is reserved to the appellant to file an appeal before the District Court. 3. The time spent for prosecuting the appeal before this Court is excluded for the purpose of limitation as per Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963. Registry is directed to return all the original copies to the appellant/counsel for the appellant. Sd/- (HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) JUDGE rv, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34