- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34483 RFA No. 136 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 136 OF 2020 (PAR) BETWEEN: SMT. CHOWDAMMA W/O LATE CHIKKAVENKATA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, (SENIOR CITIZENSHIP NOT CLAIMED) R/AT NO.45, BOODHIHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, NELAMANGALA TALUK PIN – 562 123 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. PARVAIAH, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: 1. SMT. KALAVATHI W/O JAYARAMSHETTY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT NO.209, 40 FEET ROAD, 5TH CROSS, WEST OF CHORD ROAD, MANJUNATHA NAGAR BANGALORE – 560 010 2. SMT SUSHEELA W/O GIRISH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NO.209, 40 FEET ROAD MANJUNATHA NAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 010 3. SRI BASAVARAJU S/O MALLAIAH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34483 RFA No. 136 of 2020 4. SMT SUMALATHA D/O MALLAIAH AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS 5. SRI SHIVA S/O MALLAIAH AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS RES NO. 3 TO 5 ARE RESIDENT OF NO.96, CHAPURA DODDI DHESIHALLI POST, MADDUR TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT 6. SMT. BHAGYAMMA W/O KALA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT NO.E-257, 1ST CROSS, PATEL SYED MOHAMMED SAB LAYOUT BOOPASANDRA, BANGALORE-560094 7. SMT. MANIYAMMA W/O LATE CHIKKARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT NO.U-64/1, 8TH MAIN, SWATHATHRANAGARA SRIRAMPURA, BANGALORE PIN – 560 021 8. SMT SHANTHAMMA D/O LATE CHIKKARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT NO.45, BOODIHALLI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI, NELAMANGALA TALUK – 562 123 9. SMT VARALAKSHMI W/O SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT NO.17/11, 24TH CROSS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34483 RFA No. 136 of 2020 5TH MAIN, BHUVANESWARI NAGAR, K P AGRAHARA BANGALORE – 560 023 10. SRI. MANJUNATHA S/O LATE CHIKKAVENKATA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT NO.45, BOODIHALLI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI, NELAMANGALA TALUK – 562 123 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.V. SATHYANARAYANA, ADVOCATE FOR R1, R3 TO R5 SRI. B J MAHESH ADVOCATE FOR R9 V/O DT 18/01/24 NOTICE TO R7 IS HELD SUFFICIENT R7 AND R8 SD) THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SEC.96 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 19.03.2019 PASSED IN OS.NO. 1799/2009 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE NELAMANGALA PARTLY DECREEING THE SUIT FOR PARTITION AND SEPARATE POSSESSION. THIS RFA, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34483 RFA No. 136 of 2020 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. Learned counsel for respondent No. 1 has filed a memo reporting the death of sole appellant. Said memo is filed on 10.10.2025. Memo is enclosed with death certificate of the appellant and date of death of the appellant is 29.08.2025. No steps are taken to bring the legal representatives of the deceased sole appellant on record. Hence, the appeal abates. Accordingly, appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE LRS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1