- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010544612019 NC: 2026:KHC:47453 RFA No. 175 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 175 OF 2020 (PAR) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. VEERANNA @ ERANNA S/O LATE SANNACHIKKAPPA @ YAJAMANA CHIKKAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 2. SRI. VEERABHADRA S/O LATE SANNACHIKKAPPA @ YAJAMANA CHIKKAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, BOTH ARE RESIDING AT BANJIGERE VILLAGE, THALAK HOBLI, CHALLAKERE TALUK - 577 522, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. SIDDAPPA B.M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. ERANNA S/O LATE BHOOMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, 2. SRI. GOPALA S/O LATE BHOOMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010544612019 NC: 2026:KHC:47453 RFA No. 175 of 2020 3. SRI. KYATHANNA S/O LATE BHOOMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, 4. SRI. ERAMMA S/O LATE KAREERAPPA @ VEERANNA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, 5. SRI. ERANNA S/O LATE KAREERAPPA @ VEERANNA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, 6. SRI. KYATHAPPA S/O LATE JADIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, 7. SRI. RAMANNA S/O LATE JADIYAPPA, AGE: MAJOR, 8. SRI. VEERABHADRAPPA S/O LATE KYATHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, 9. SRI. THIPPESWAMY S/O LATE KYATHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDING AT BANJIGERE VILLAGE, THALAK HOBLI, CHALLAKERE TALUK - 577 522, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT. 10. THE BRANCH MANAGER CORPORATION BANK, CHALLAKERE BRANCH, BENGALURU ROAD, CHALLAKERE TOWN - 577 522. CHITRADURGA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. DHIRAJ A.K., ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R9; R1- - SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED) - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010544612019 NC: 2026:KHC:47453 RFA No. 175 of 2020 THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 READ WITH ORDER 41 RULE 1 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 31.10.2019 PASSED IN O.S.NO.6/2017 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHALLAKERE, DECREEING THE SUIT FOR PARTITION AND SEPARATE POSSESSION. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, 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, Challakere. 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 ordered to be transferred to the Principal District - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010544612019 NC: 2026:KHC:47453 RFA No. 175 of 2020 Court, Chitradurga, 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 the Trial Court records to the said Court. 4. Interim order granted vide order dated 18.04.2022 shall continue until further orders. 5. For the purpose of statistics, the Regular First Appeal is disposed off. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE KLV List No.: 4 Sl No.: 2