- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31533 RFA No. 528 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 528 OF 2026 (DEC/INJ) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. CHOWDAMMA @ PADMA D/O LATE CHOWDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 61YEARS, OCC: NIL, 2. SRI. KRISHNA S/O LATE CHOWDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, OCC: NIL, 3. SRI. C. RAVI S/O LATE CHOWDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC: NIL, 4. SMT. SHANTHAMMA D/O LATE CHOWDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, OCC: NIL, 5. SRI. SHANKARA S/O LATE CHOWDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC: NIL, ALL ARE R/AT RAJANUKUNTE VILLAGE AND POST, HESARAGHATTA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU. 6. SRI. N.R. NAGARAJ S/O RAMAKRISHNAPPA, Digitally signed by THEJAS KUMAR N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31533 RFA No. 528 of 2026 AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC: NIL, 7. SRI. N.R. MANJUNATH S/O RAMAKRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC: NIL, BOTH ARE R/AT KASHINAGARA, AMRUTHAHALLI VILLAGE, SAHAKARNAGARA POST, BENGALURU - 560 092. 8. SMT. N. SUNITHA TAMIL SELVI D/O S. NATHAMUNI, OCC: NIL, R/AT NO. 5, SIPCOT STAFF HOUSING COLONY, SIPCOT RANIPET, VELLORE DISTRICT, TAMILNADU - 632 403. 9. SRI. N. RAMA S/O ADI NARAYANAPPA, OCC: NIL, R/AT NO. 2, 1ST MAIN ROAD, MARUTHI LAYOUT, SRIRAMPURAM, BENGALURU - 560 021. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. JAGADISH GUNDAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. K. MOHIT S/O M. KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 2. SRI. K. KIRAN S/O M. KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, BOTH ARE R/AT RAJANUKUNTE VILLAGE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31533 RFA No. 528 of 2026 AND POST, HESARAGHATTA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK. 3. SRI C. S. LAKSHMINARAYANA S/O LATE C.S. SRIKANTA SHASTRI, OCC: NIL, R/AT C/O H.T. PILLAPPA, DODDAHULLURU, DASARAHALLI POST, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL - 562 114. …RESPONDENTS THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SEC.96 OF CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED.04.11.2025 PASSED IN OS NO.994/2013 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU, DECREEING THE SUIT FOR DECLARATION, POSSESSION, PERMANENT INJUNCTION. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellants 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. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31533 RFA No. 528 of 2026 2. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as not maintainable. However, liberty is reserved to the appellants 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 appellants/counsel for the appellants. Sd/- (HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 26