- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010099902020 NC: 2026:KHC:48111 RFA No. 1199 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 1199 OF 2020 (SP) BETWEEN: 1. HONNEGOWDA S/O THIMMEGOWDA, SINCE DEAD BY LR'S 1(A). BASAMMA W/O LATE HONNEGOWDA, AGED BOUT 60 YEARS R/AT. MEGALAPURA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, MALAVALLI TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 432. 2. SRINIVASA S/O HONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS 3. GANESHA S/O HONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS ALL ARE R/AT MEGALAPURA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, MALAVALLI TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 432. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR H.B., ADVOCATE) AND: H.P. SIDAPPAJI S/O PAPACHARI, Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010099902020 NC: 2026:KHC:48111 RFA No. 1199 of 2020 AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT NO. MRGALAPURA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, MALAVALLI TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 432. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. DINAKAR M.P., ADVOCATE) THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF THE CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 12.12.2019 PASSED IN O.S.NO.7/2018 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, MALAVALLI, DECREEING THE SUIT FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. 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, Malavalli. 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 - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010099902020 NC: 2026:KHC:48111 RFA No. 1199 of 2020 Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No.41602/2026, the present appeal is ordered to be transferred to the Principal District Court, Mandya, 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. Stay order granted vide order dated 14.07.2022 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.: 1