- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010094792020 NC: 2026:KHC:42638 RFA No. 547 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 547 OF 2020 (DEC/INJ) BETWEEN: 1. MANJUNATHA S/O VEERESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT DODDAGATTA VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 001. 2. RANGAPPA S/O RAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT CHIRADONE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 001. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. GURURAJ R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. SUVARNAMMA W/O LATE GANGADHARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/O DODDAGATTA VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 001. 2. SRI. PURANDARA S/O LATE NAGENDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/O DODDAGATTA VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 001. Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010094792020 NC: 2026:KHC:42638 RFA No. 547 of 2020 3. SRI. S.U. SREEHARI S/O LATE S. UJJINAPPA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/O DODDAGATTA VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 001. 4. SRI. S.U. MURULI MOHAN S/O LATE S. UJJINAPPA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, EMPLOYEE AND AGRICULTURIST, R/O DODDAGATTA VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 001. 5. THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 6. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, THE OFFICE OF ADLR, CHANNAGIRI, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 001. 7. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS THE OFFICE OF DDLR, CHANNAGIRI, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 001. 8. THE TAHASILDAR AND TALUK EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE THE OFFICE OF TAHASILDAR, CHANNAGIRI, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R5 TO R8; SRI. DEEPAK S. SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R1, R3 AND R4; R2 - PURANDARA - SERVED) - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010094792020 NC: 2026:KHC:42638 RFA No. 547 of 2020 THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 12.12.2019 PASSED IN OS.NO.19/2018 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC., CHANNAGIRI, PARTLY DECREEING THE SUIT FOR DECLARATION AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL JUDGMENT The impugned judgment is passed by the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC., Channagiri. 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, Davanagere for disposal of the case in accordance with - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010094792020 NC: 2026:KHC:42638 RFA No. 547 of 2020 law. Pending I.A.s' if any are also ordered to be transferred. 3. Registry is directed to send the appeal papers along with the Trial Court records to the said Court. 4. For the purpose of statistics, the Regular First Appeal is disposed off. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE KLV List No.: 3 Sl No.: 2