- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010051982020 NC: 2026:KHC:43179 RFA No. 684 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 684 OF 2020 (PAR) BETWEEN: SRI. D.K. DORESWAMY S/O LATE MADAPPA @ KITTAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT UTTHAVALLI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK CHAMARAJANAGAR - 571 313. …APPELLANT (BY SRI S ANIL KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. MAHADEVAPPA S/O LATE CHANNABASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/AT BADANAGUPPE VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT - 571 313. 2. SRI MALLANNA S/O LATE CHANNABASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS. 3. SMT. PUTTATHAYAMMA W/O MALLANNA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS. Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010051982020 NC: 2026:KHC:43179 RFA No. 684 of 2020 4. SRI NANJUNDASWAMY S/O LATE CHANNABASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS. 5. SMT. M RATHNAMMA D/O MALLANNA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS. 6. SRI KUMARA S/O MALLANNA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS. 7. SRI KALI RAJA S/O MALLANNA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS. RESPONDENT Nos.2-7 ARE RESIDING AT: BADANAGUPPE VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT - 571 313. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. NAGARAJA R C., ADVOCATE FOR R1 SRI VEERABHADRA SWAMY H P, ADVOCATE FOR R3, R3, R6 & R7. V/O DTD. 02.07.2025 R3, R6 & R7 ARE TREATED AS LR’S OF DECD. R2) THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 R/W ORDER XLI 1 OF CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 16.10.2019 PASSED IN O.S.NO.123/2015 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM CHAMARAJANAGAR, DECREEING THE SUIT FOR PARTITION AND SEPARATE POSSESSION. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010051982020 NC: 2026:KHC:43179 RFA No. 684 of 2020 ORAL JUDGMENT The impugned judgment is passed by the Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Chamarajanagar. 2. In view of the Karnataka Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2023 and the Karnataka High Court (Amendment) Act, 2023 and the decision of Division Bench of this Court rendered in Writ Petition No.17588/2024 and connected matter passed on 08.07.2026 and the order of Hon'ble Apex Court dated 03.08.2026 passed in Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No.41602/2026, the present appeal is transferred to the Principal District Court, Chamarajnagar, for disposal of the case in accordance with law. Pending I.A.s, if any, are also ordered to be transferred. 3. Registry is directed to send the appeal papers along with trial Court records to the said Court. 4. Interim order granted earlier is extended till further orders. - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010051982020 NC: 2026:KHC:43179 RFA No. 684 of 2020 5. For the purpose of statistics, the Regular First Appeal is disposed of. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DKB List No.: 3 Sl No.: 9 Ct.sm