- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010187182020 NC: 2026:KHC:45143 RFA No. 1453 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 1453 OF 2020 (DEC) BETWEEN: 1. S.SATHYANAYARAN S/O LATE C S GOWDA SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS SMT. GOWRAMMA W/O LATE S SATHYANARAYAN AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS. 2. SMT. KANTHALAKSHMI D/O LATE S SATHYANARAYAN W/O T KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS. BOTH 1(a) & (b) ARE RESIDING AT No.1111 GANGANACHUMBI, DOUBLE ROAD, KUVEMPU NAGAR OPP. CHIKKAMMANIKETHANA CHATRA MYSURU-570 023. 3. SMT. HEMALATHA S D/O LATE S SATHYANARAYAN W/O T NAGARJ AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS RESIDING AT No.83 REFLECT LAYOUT SRINIVASAPURA, UTTARAHALLI KENGERI MAIN ROAD Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010187182020 NC: 2026:KHC:45143 RFA No. 1453 of 2020 BENGALURU-560 098. 4. SMT. VEDHAVATHI D/O LATE S SATHYANARAYAN W/O GOPALAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, RESIDING AT No.763, 15TH MAIN ROAD, B BLOCK 3RD STAGE, VIJAYANAGAR MYSURU-570 017. 5. SMT. DR S MEERA D/O LATE S SATHYANARAYAN W/O DR MANJUNATH BHARGAV AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.48, 1ST STAGE, AALLAHALLI, T NARASIPURA ROAD POLICE LAYOUT, NETHAJI NAGAR, MYSURU-570 026. 6. CHANDAN S/O LATE S SATHYANARAYAN AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1111 GANGANACHUMBI DOUBLE ROAD KUVEMPU NAGAR, OPP CHIKKAMMANIKETHANA CHATRA MYSURU-570 023. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. GNANESH H KEMPANNA.,ADVOCATE A/W SRI K B S MANIAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. SARASWATHI D/O LATE C S GOWDA W/O K DEAVAPPA AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS SINCE DEAD BY LR’S - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010187182020 NC: 2026:KHC:45143 RFA No. 1453 of 2020 1(a) SMT. MAMATHA D/O SARASWATHI W/O S B KUMAR AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS No.821, ANCHER BEEDI ASHOK NAGAR BIRURU RURAL BIRUR TOWN, KADURU TALUK CHICKAMANGALUR DISTRICT. 2. 2(a) SMT. VEESHALAKSHI D/O LATE C S GOWDA W/O M S RAMACHANDRA SINCE DEAD BY HER LRS M S RAMACHANDRA S/O M D SUBBAIAH (DEAD BY LR’S ALREADY ON RECORD AS RESPONDENT No.3 TO 6 2(b) RAVI S/O M S RAMACHANDRA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT HARISHITHA PROVISION STORE NEWR GUHE KALLAMMA TEMPLE B M ROAD, HASSAN. 2(c) SMT. PUSHPA D/O M S RAMACHANRA W/O SOMASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS BOTH 2(b) & (c) ARE R/AT DAYAPPANAHALLI VILLAGE HALEBEEDU HOBLI, - 573 121. 2(d) SMT.PREMA D/O M S RAMACHANDRA W/O SURESHA AGED 52 YEARS - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010187182020 NC: 2026:KHC:45143 RFA No. 1453 of 2020 2(e) LOKESH PRAKASH S/O RAMACHANDRA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS BOTH 2(d) & (e) ARE HARSHITHA PROVISION STORES NEAR GUHE KALLAMMA TEMPEL B M ROAD,, HASSAN- 573 201. 3. SMT. JAYALAKSHMI W/O HONNEGOWDA M C AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS R/ AT NO.M.I.G 60 BASAVANAGUDI, BLOCK MYSURU DISTRICT – 570 019. 4. SMT. VIMALA W/O L SIDDU AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, RESIDING AT S R P ROAD BANNUR T NARASIPURA TALUK MYSURU-571 101. 5. SMT. INDRA W/O KAVERI GOWDA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.85 SAPTHAGIRI VIDYANAGAR HASSAN-573 202. 6. SMT. JAYALAKSHMI W/O NAGARAJU AGED MAJOR 7. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O NAGARAJU AGED MAJOR 8. BANU PRAKASH S/O NAGARAJU - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010187182020 NC: 2026:KHC:45143 RFA No. 1453 of 2020 AGED MAJOR RESPONDENT No.10 TO 12 ARE RESIDING NEAR NADIU WORKSHOP ROAD UTHARA BADAVANE HASSAN-573 201. 9. SMT. ROOPA D/O NAGARAJU W/O SURESH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, RESIDING AT ADARSH NAGAR, 6TH CROSS C/O HANUMANTHE GOWDA HASSAN-573201. 10. A CHALUVEGOWDA S/O ANNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT MAJOR HOOVINAHALLI KAVALU KASABA HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK HASSAN-573 217 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. ANANDEESWARA D R, ADVOCATE FOR R3 TO R9 V/O DTD. 22.7.2025 R3 TO R6 ARE TREATED AS LR’S OF DECD. R2 R1(a) SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED) THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 R/W. ORDER 41 RULE 1 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 23.10.2019 PASSED IN OS No.20/2013 ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN) AND JMFC, AT HASSAN, DECREEING THE SUIT FOR PARTITION AND SEPARATE POSSESSION. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 6 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010187182020 NC: 2026:KHC:45143 RFA No. 1453 of 2020 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL JUDGMENT The impugned judgment is passed by the II Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Hassan. 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, Hassan, 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 to the said Court. - 7 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010187182020 NC: 2026:KHC:45143 RFA No. 1453 of 2020 4. Interim order granted earlier, if any, is extended till further orders. 5. For the purpose of statistics, the Regular First Appeal is disposed of. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE LRS List No.: 3 Sl No.: 4 Ct.sm