- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010121532020 NC: 2026:KHC:44478 RFA No. 500 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 500 OF 2020 (DEC/INJ) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. THIMMA REDDY S/O LATE SIDDA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 2. SRI VENKATASAMY REDDY S/O LATE SIDDA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 3. SRI SAMPANGIRAMA REDDY S/O LATE SIDDA REDDY, SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS 3(A) SMT. RATHNAMMA W/O LATE SAMPANGIRAMA REDDY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, RESIDING AT KAMANAHALLI, KUGUR, ANEKAL, BANGALORE-562 125. 3(B) SMT. CHAITRA S D/O LATE SAMPANGIRAMA REDDY AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS RESIDING AT C/O DINESH M CHIKKATHIMMASANDRA VILLAGE SARJAPUR HOBLI, MUTHANALLUR ANEKAL TALUK BANGALORE-560 099. Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010121532020 NC: 2026:KHC:44478 RFA No. 500 of 2020 3(C) SMT. SHILPA S D/O LATE SAMPANGIRAMA REDDY AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS RESIDING AT 8TH WARD CHOWDESHWARI TEMPLE STREET NEAR RAMA TEMPLE DOMMASANDRA BANGALORE-562 125. 4. SRI CHANDRA REDDY S/O LATE SIDDA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, ALL ARE R/AT KAMANAHALLI VILLAGE, KUGUR POST, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. AVINASH B.C., ADVOCATE AND ALSO FOR LR’S OF DECEASED A3 I.E., A3(A-C)) AND: 1. SMT. CHOWDAMMA W/O LATE PAPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, R/AT KAMANAHALLI VILLAGE, KUGUR POST, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT. 2. SMT. MANJAMMA D/O LATE PAPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT NERALUR VILLAGE, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010121532020 NC: 2026:KHC:44478 RFA No. 500 of 2020 BANGALORE DISTRICT. 3. SRI CHANDRAPPA S/O LATE PAPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 4. SRI SURESH S/O LATE PAPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, RESPONDENTS NO.3 AND 4 ARE R/AT KAMANAHALLI VILLAGE, KUGUR POST, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K VIJAYA KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R1, R2 & R4; SRI. S B TOTAD, ADVOCATE FOR R3; SRI. CHANDRAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR PROPOSED R5 TO R8; R3 - SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED) THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 AND ORDER 41 RULE 1 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 02.01.2020 PASSED IN OS.NO. 1893/2006 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, ANEKAL, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, DECREEING THE SUIT FOR DECLARATION AND INJUNCTION. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010121532020 NC: 2026:KHC:44478 RFA No. 500 of 2020 ORAL JUDGMENT The impugned judgment is passed by the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Anekal. 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, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru, 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, if any, is extended till further orders. - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010121532020 NC: 2026:KHC:44478 RFA No. 500 of 2020 5. For the purpose of statistics, the Regular First Appeal is disposed of. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE LRS CT:SM List No.: 4 Sl No.: 0