- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010207282020 NC: 2026:KHC:45620 RFA No. 1500 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.1500 OF 2020 (PAR/DEC) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. SHAMSUNNISA BEGUM W/O S.I KALEEL AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS R/O #94, HUBLI CHOWDAPPANA GALLI BASAVARAJPET DAVANGERE – 577 001. 2. SRI. HASAN ALI KHAN S/O LATE H.C.RAHAMATH KHAN AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/O #939/823/732, KHAJI MOHALLA HONNALI DAVANGERE DIST – 577 001. 3. SMT. SANJIDA BEGUM W/O LIAYAKATH ALI MULLA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/O #939/823/732, KHAJI MOHALLA HONNALI DAVANGERE DIST – 577 001. 4. SRI. ASHRAF ALI S/O LATE G. ABDUL HAMEED AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/O C/O #338/1, DIXIT ROAD 2ND CROSS, K.B.EXTENSION DAVANGERE – 577 001. Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010207282020 NC: 2026:KHC:45620 RFA No. 1500 of 2020 5. SMT. SHAKEELA BEGUM W/O USMAN SAB AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O C/O #338/1, DIXIT ROAD 2ND CROSS, K.B.EXTENSION DAVANGERE – 577 001. 6. SMT. FAREEDA BEGUM W/O H. K. MOHAMMED IQUBAL AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/O C/O #338/1, DIXIT ROAD 2ND CROSS, K.B.EXTENSION DAVANGERE – 577 001. 7. SMT. NAHEEDA BEGUM W/O K.NASSIR AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/O C/O #338/1, DIXIT ROAD 2ND CROSS, K.B.EXTENSION DAVANGERE – 577 001. 8. SMT. GULNAZ BEGUM W/O K. NASSIR KHAN AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/O C/O #338/1, DIXIT ROAD 2ND CROSS, K.B.EXTENSION DAVANGERE – 577 001. 9. SMT. JASMIN BANU W/O SHABBIR AHAMED AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/O C/O #338/1, DIXIT ROAD 2ND CROSS, K.B.EXTENSION DAVANGERE – 577 001. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. SANTOSH R NELKUDURI & CHANNAMMA S, ADVOCATES) - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010207282020 NC: 2026:KHC:45620 RFA No. 1500 of 2020 AND: 1. SRI. HAZMATHULLA KHAN S/O LATE H. C. RAHAMATH KHAN AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/O 1ST CROSS, KOTE AREA, NEAR KAJI MOHALLA BADRAVATHI TOWN SHIMOGA DISTRICT – 577 245. 2. SMT. SAMILA BANU W/O RIZWANULLA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/O KAJI MOHALLA HONNALI TOWN DAVANAGERE DIST – 577 217. 3. SRI. NISSAR AHAMED S/O LATE DASTGIR SAB AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS SKIN MERCHANT R/O KAJI MOHALLA HONNALI TOWN DAVANGERE DIST – 577 217. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. IQBAL AHMED KHAN, ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R2) THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 29.02.2020 PASSED IN O.S No.90/2014 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, HARIHAR (ITINERARY AT HONNALI), BY DECREEING THE SUIT IN ITS ENTIRETY BY ALLOWING THE APPEAL WITH COST AND GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEFS AS THE HON’BLE COURT DEEMS FIT TO GRANT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010207282020 NC: 2026:KHC:45620 RFA No. 1500 of 2020 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, Harihar sitting at Honnali. 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, Davangere 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. - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010207282020 NC: 2026:KHC:45620 RFA No. 1500 of 2020 4. For the purpose of statistics, the Regular First Appeal is disposed of. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DSP List No.: 4 Sl No.: 2