- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20068 WP No. 6387 of 2026 C/W WP No. 26863 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6387 OF 2026 (GM-CPC) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 26863 OF 2024 (GM-CPC) IN WP No. 6387/2026 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. Y.K. MANJUNATH, S/O. SRI. KESHAVAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, RESIDING AT SWARNA NILAYA, NO. 2, 1st CROSS, VIJAYANAGAR, PIPE LINE, CHOLARAPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 023. 2. SRI. N. MANJUNATH, S/O. SRI. MARIDEVARU, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 13/1, 1ST CROSS, PIPE LINE, CHOLARAPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 023. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SANJAY B.K., ADVOCATE) AND: Digitally signed by DHANALAKSHMI MURTHY Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20068 WP No. 6387 of 2026 C/W WP No. 26863 of 2024 1. SRI. GORAVAMALLAPPA S/O LATE SANNAMALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 92 YEARS 2. SRI. KODIMALLAPPA. S/O LATE SANNAMALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 89 YEARS 3. SRI. BALAPPA, S/O LATE SANNAMALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS RESPONDENT NOS. 1-3 ARE R/AT GANGASANDRA, RATHNASANDRA POST, KASABA HOBALI, SIRA TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT- 572 137 SRI. KODIMALLAPPA, S/O GORAVAMALLAPPA SINCE DEAD BY LRS 4. SRI. K. MALLAPPA, S/O KODIMALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, RESIDING AT D. NO.81/1 HANUMANTHA LAYOUT, 1ST MAIN, III CROSS, ALLALASANDRA, GKVK POST, BANGALORE - 560 065. SRI. GORAVAMALLAPPA, S/O KODIMALLAPPA DEAD BY HIS LRS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20068 WP No. 6387 of 2026 C/W WP No. 26863 of 2024 5. RAJAMMA W/O LATE GORAVAMALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, 6. HEMANTHA S/O LATE GORAVAMALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 7. MADHU S/O LATE GORAVAMALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, RESPONDENT NOS. 5 TO 7 ARE R/AT GANGANAHALLI VILLAGE, RATHNASANDRA POST, KASABA HOBLI, SIRA TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 224 8. SRI KODIMALLAPPA S/O KODIMALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS 9. SRI. KIRISHNA RAJU @ KRISHNAPPA S/O KODIMALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R8 AND R9 ARE R/AT GANGANAHALLI VILLAGE RATHNASANDRA POST KASABA HOBLI, SIRA TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 224. 10. SMT. SUSHEELAMMA D/O KADIMALLAPPA W/O KRISHNAPPA - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20068 WP No. 6387 of 2026 C/W WP No. 26863 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT HALAPANAPALYA JUNJARAGUNTE POST MADAKA SIRA TALUK ANANTHAPURA DISTRICT - 515 301. 11. SMT. MANJAMMA D/O KODIMALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT KASABA HOBI SIRA TALUK - 572 137. SRI. MALLAPPA S/O GORAVAMALLAPPA SINCE DEAD BY LRS 12. SRI. BALAPPA S/O MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS 13. SMT. M. MALLAMMA D/O MALLAPPA W/O DYVAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 14. SMT. SANNATHAYAMMA D/O MALLAPPA W/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/O NIMBEMARADAHALLI BUKKAPATTANA HOBLI SIRA TALUK - 572 129. 15. KUM. KAMALAMMA D/O MALLAPPA - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20068 WP No. 6387 of 2026 C/W WP No. 26863 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS RESPONDENT NOS. 12, 13 AND 15 ARE R/O GANGANAHALLI RATHNASANDRA POST KASABA HOBLI, SIRA TALUK - 572 224 16. SMT. AKKAMMA W/O LATE BALAPPA AGED ABOUT 89 YEARS 17. SRI. NAGARAJAPPA S/O LATE BALAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R16 AND R17 ARE R/AT LECTURER, ELECTRICAL DEPT, GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC TUMKUR - 572 101. 18. SRI. MALLESHAPPA S/O LATE BALAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS PROP. SRI SAHANA HERO HONDA, MOTOR SERVICE CENTRE BESIDE BUS STAND, PAVAGADA TUMKUR DISTRICT - 561 202. SMT DYAVAMMA SINCE DEAD BY LRS 19. SRI. BALAPPA S/O LATE MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20068 WP No. 6387 of 2026 C/W WP No. 26863 of 2024 20. MALLAPPA S/O LATE MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS 21. SRI. KODIMALLAPPA S/O LATE MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R19 TO R21 ARE R/AT RAJAJINAGAR, OPP TO RAJA TILES FACTORY, OORUKERE POST SIRA ROAD, TUMKURU TALUK AND DISTRICT - 572 106. 22. SRI. KODIMALLAPPA S/O LATE KODIMALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS RETIRED TEACHER SRI. MALLESHAPPA S/O KODIMALLAPPA SINCE DEAD BY LRS 23. SMT. JAYAMMA W/O MALLESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS 24. SRI CHANDRASHEKAR S/O LATE MALLESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R23 TO R25 ARE R/AT GANGAHALLI VILLAGE, RATHNASANDRA POST KASABA HOBLI, SIRA TALUK - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20068 WP No. 6387 of 2026 C/W WP No. 26863 of 2024 TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 224. 25. SRI. RAJANNA S/O LATE SANNAMALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS 26. SRI. GANGADHARAPPA S/O LATE SANNAMALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R26 AND R27 ARE R/AT NO. 16, 17TH CROSS, KAMAKSHIPALYA BANGALORE - 560 016. 27. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA W/O LATE SANNAMALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS 28. SRI. KUMARASWAMY S/O SANNAMALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS 29. SRI KODIMALLAPPA S/O LATE BALAPPA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS 30. SRI. MALLAPPA S/O SRI. BALAPPA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS R27 TO R30 ARE R/AT DASAPPANAHALLI ANKASANDRA POST, CHELUR HOBLI, GUBBI TLAUK - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20068 WP No. 6387 of 2026 C/W WP No. 26863 of 2024 TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 117. 31. SRI. MALLESHAPPA S/O LATE BALAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT GANGANAHALLI, RATHNASANDRA POST, KASABA HOBLI, SIRA TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT. 32. SMT. E. NAGARATHNA W/O K MALLAPPA R/AT NO. 81/1, 1ST MAIN ROAD, 3RD CROSS, ALLASANDRA GKVK(P) BANGALORE – 560 065. 33. SMT. AKKAMMA W/O SANNAVEERANNA, MAJOR IN AGE, R/AT UDDAIAHNAPALYA, HAMLET OF HALENAHALLI, KALLAMBELLA HOBLI, SIRA TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 125. 34. SMT. SAVITHRAMMA, W/O R. PRAKASH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS 35. SRI. PRAKASH, S/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS 36. SMT. DIVYA, D/O PRAKASH AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20068 WP No. 6387 of 2026 C/W WP No. 26863 of 2024 37. SRI. MOHAN D/O PRAKASH AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R34 TO R37 ARE R/AT NAGENAHALLI, DODDERI HOBLI, MADHUGIRI TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT. 38. SMT. VIJAYALAKSHMI, W/O DARMANNA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT KADREKAMBADAHALLI, RATHNASANDRA POST, KASABA HOBLI, SIRA TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET-ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE HON’BLE ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, SIRA, IN O.S. NO. 111/2016 ON I.A. NO. 22 FILED BY THE PETITIONERS UNDER ORDER VI RULE 16 R/W SECTION 151 OF CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY (ANNEX-A). IN WP NO. 26863/2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. Y.K. MANJUNATH S/O SRI. KESHAVAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT NO. 2, 1ST CROSS, VIJAYANAGAR, PIPE LINE, - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20068 WP No. 6387 of 2026 C/W WP No. 26863 of 2024 CHOLUR PALYA BENGALURU - 560 023. 2. SRI. M. MANJUNATH S/O SRI. MARIDEVARU, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT NO.13/1, 1ST CROSS, VIJAYANAGAR, PIPE LINE, CHOLUR PALYA, BENGALURU - 560 023. ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SANJAY B.K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. GORAVAMALLAPPA S/O LATE SANNAMALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 90 YEARS, 2. SRI. KODIMALLAPPA, S/O LATE SANNAMALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 87 YEARS 3. SRI. S. BALAPPA S/O SANNAMALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS ALL ARE R/AT GANGASANDRA, RATHNASANDRA POST, KASABA HOBLI, SIRA TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 122. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SAMPATH A, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20068 WP No. 6387 of 2026 C/W WP No. 26863 of 2024 CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING FOR A DIRECTION TO SET ASIDE / QUASH THE ORDER DTD 03.07.2024 IN O.S. NO.111/2016 PASSED BY THE HON’BLE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC , SIRA AT ANNEXURE-E ON I.A. NO. 17. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking leave of this court to withdraw the petitions with liberty to file fresh petition/s urging some other grounds. 2. The memo dated 09.04.2026 is taken on record. 3. The writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file fresh petition/s. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE SNB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12