- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010353162025 NC: 2026:KHC:50011 MFA No. 3820 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 3820 OF 2025 (CPC) BETWEEN: 1. SRI MUNIRAJU M S/O MUNIYAPPA @HALU MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 2. SRI. RAMACHANDRA S/O MUNIYAPPA @ HALU MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, 3. SRI. B.M. KRISHNAPPA S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 4. SRI. MUKUNDA S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 5. SRI. SRINIVAS S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 6. SRI. VENKATESH S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, Digitally signed by GAVRIBIDANUR SUBRAMANYA GUPTA SREENATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010353162025 NC: 2026:KHC:50011 MFA No. 3820 of 2025 7. SMT. MANJULA W/O. LATE B. K. SHIVANNA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 8. SRI. CHETHAN S/O B. K. SHIVANNA, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, 9. SRI. VENU @ VENKATE GOWDA S/O LATE B. K. SHIVANNA, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, 10. SRI. MUNIRAMAPPA @ MUNIRAMAIAH S/O. LATE VENKATARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 86 YEARS, 11. SMT. SAROJAMMA D/O. MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, 12. SRI. B. M. VENKATESH S/O MUNIRAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, ALL ARE R/AT. BOILAHALLI VILLAGE, BK HALLI POST, JALA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK PIN-562149 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. N. THIMMEGOWDA, ADVOCATE) - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010353162025 NC: 2026:KHC:50011 MFA No. 3820 of 2025 AND: 1. SRI VENKATASHAMAPPA S/O LATE CHIKKAPAPAIAH AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS 2. SRI. SUBANNA S/O LATE CHIKKAPAPAIAH AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS 3. SMT. BYRAMMA W/O. NAGARAJU, D/O LATE CHIKKAPAPAIAH AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 3 ARE R/AT. BOILAHALLI VILLAGE, BK HALLI POST, JALA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK PIN - 562 149 4. SMT. PARVATHAMMA W/O. VENKATESHAPPA D/O LATE CHIKKAPPAIAH AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/AT NERIGE VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT PIN - 562 125 5. SRI. VENKATEGOWDA, S/O MUNIYAPPA @ HALU MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010353162025 NC: 2026:KHC:50011 MFA No. 3820 of 2025 6. SMT. VARALAKSHMI @ PUTTAMMA D/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, W/O MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT HULAVANAHALLI VILLAGE, BUDIKOTE HOBLI, BANGARPET TALUK, KOLARA DISTRICT. 7. SMT. SURYAKALA @ AMMAYAMMA, W/O NAGARAJU, D/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/AT KAMANDAHALLI VILLAGE MAVANDAHALLI POST, BANGARPET HOBLI, KOLARA DISTRICT 8. SRI. UMESH, S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, 9. SMT. SHASHIKALA, D/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, W/O RAVI KUMAR, AGE ABOUT 42 YEARS, 10. SMT. RAJAMMA W/O KRISHNAPPA D/O LATE KRISHNAPPA. AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT HALUR DUDDANAHALLI VILLAGE. KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010353162025 NC: 2026:KHC:50011 MFA No. 3820 of 2025 11. SMT. ASWATHAMMA W/O RAJANNA, D/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT. YARAOUNAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, ANESHWARA POST DEVANAHALLI TALUK. BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT 12. SMT. NARYANAMMA @ NAGAVANI W/O NARAYANAWAMY. D/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT RAMANATHAPURA KUNDANA HOBLI KOIRA POST DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT 13. SMT. B.J. SHIV ARAJAMMA @ SHIVAMMA, D/O LATE GOVINDAPPA, S/O. LATE KEMPANNA W/O VENKATESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT SHANACHANDRA, CHANATHUR POST, HOSUR TALUK, KRISHNAGIRI DISTRICT, PIN - 635 109 14. SMT. NAGAMMA, W/O LATE GOPALAPPA, S/O LATE KEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS - 6 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010353162025 NC: 2026:KHC:50011 MFA No. 3820 of 2025 15. SRI. LAKSHMANA, S/O LATE GOPALAPPA, S/O. LATE KEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 16. SRI. DEVARAJU S/O LATE GOPALAPPA, S/O. LATE KEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 17. SRI. RAJAKUMAR S/O LATE GOPALAPPA, S/O. LATE KEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 18. SRI. CHIKKANNA S/O LATE KEMPANNA, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, 19. SMT. RAJAMMA D/O CHIKKANNA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/AT. THIMMANAYAKANAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI MALUR TALUK KOLARA DISTRICT. 20. SRI. NARAYANASWAMY S/O CHIKKANNA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS 21. SMT.SOWBAGYAMMA, D/O CHIKKANNA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, - 7 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010353162025 NC: 2026:KHC:50011 MFA No. 3820 of 2025 22. SRI. SHIVAKUMAR, S/O.CHIKANNA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS 23. SRI.VENKATESH. S/O CHIKKANNA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS 24. SRI. KRISHNAPPA S/O LATE KEMPANNA, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS 25. SMT. RAMAKKA D/O LATE KEMPANNA, W/O. KARAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS 26. SRI. CHIKKA VENKATASHAMAPPA, S/O LATE MUNIVENKATARAMANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS 27. SRI. RAMESH S/O. CHIKKA VENKATASHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS 28. SRI. DODDA VENKATASHAMAPPA S/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS 29. SRI. MINIRAJU AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS S/O. DODDA VENKATASHAMAPPA 30. SRI. MUNIRAJU S/O. LATE MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS - 8 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010353162025 NC: 2026:KHC:50011 MFA No. 3820 of 2025 RESPONDENTS NO.14 TO 18 AND 20 TO 30 ARE R/AT BOILAHALLI VILLAGE, B.K.HALLI POST, JALA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK PIN - 562 149 31. SMT. PUTTAMMA W/O CHINNAPPA, D/O CHIKKAPAPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/AT NERIGE, KURUGU POST, SARJAPURA HOBLI. ANEKAL TALUK. 32. SMT. HANUMAKKA, D/O RANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT BOILAHALLI VILLAGE, B.K.HALLI POST, JALA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, PIN - 562 149. 33. SMT. LAKSHMI, W/O NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT 28/1, 2ND CROSS, HANUMATHAPURA. SRIRAMAPURA, BENGALURU - 560 021. 34. SMT. SWARNA, W/O LATE SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, - 9 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010353162025 NC: 2026:KHC:50011 MFA No. 3820 of 2025 35. SRI. S. VIJAY, S/O LATE SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS SL.NO.34 AND 35 ARE RESIDING AT NO. 151, LIG 707, 4TH PHASE, YALAHANKA NEW TOWN, BENGALURU - 64. 36. SRI. B.P. CHEDANANDA SWAMY, S/O B. PUTTAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/AT 5/B, MINCHIYAR COMPOUND, SAPTHAPUR, DARAWADA. 37. SRI. KANTHARAJU, S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT NO.210, BEHIND MPCS MILK DAIRY, CHIKKAJALA VILLAGE, JALA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK. 38. SRI. SRINIVASA, S/O MUNIRAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, R/AT DODDABOMMASANDRA, VIDYARANYAPURA POST, BENGALURU - 560 097. 39. SRI. C. VENKATACHALAPATHI, S/O LATE CHINNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT NO.77, 4TH CROSS, OMBR LAYOUT, BANASAVADI, BENGALURU - 560 043. - 10 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010353162025 NC: 2026:KHC:50011 MFA No. 3820 of 2025 40. M/S J.B, AND HARA PROPERTIES, REP BY ITS PARTNERS, B.S.N. HARI AND RAJESH N.JOSHI, OFFICE AT NO.4609, 6TH FLOOR, HIGH POINT IV, 45 PALACE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 41. M/S GREATER BANGALORE BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS PVT LTD, OFFICE AT NO.4923, 11TH FOOR, HIGH POINT IV, 45TH PALACE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001, REP BY ITS DIRECTOR MR.RAJESH N. JOSHI, 42. MR. JITHENDRA NANDWANI, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, S/O MR. TEKCHAND NANDWANI, R/AT NO.3/55, VIDHYADHAR NAGAR, JAIPUR - 302 012, RAJASTAN STATE, 43. MR. ISWHWARLAL NANDWANI, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, S/O MR.TEKCHAND NANDWANI, R/AT NO.3/55, VIDHYADHAR NAGAR, JAIPUR - 302 012, RAJASTAN STATE 44. MR.AJAZ PASHA, S/O MOHAMMED GHOUSE, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT NO.8, 8TH A CROSS, - 11 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010353162025 NC: 2026:KHC:50011 MFA No. 3820 of 2025 KEMPAIAH BLOCK, MUBARAK MOHALLA, J.C.NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 006. 45. SIR. A. VASUDEAV, S/O H. ANJINAPPA, MEJOR R/AT NAGAVARA VILLAGE, K.R. HOBLI, BANGALORE EAST TALUK. PIN - 560 045 46. SMT. LILAVATHI, W/O LATE B.N. SATYANNA, AGED ABOUT 90 YEARS, R/AT NO.4609, 6H FLOOR, HIGH POINT IV, 45 PALACE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 47. SRI. JAYANTH PURUSHATTAM NAVADKAR, S/O LATE PURUSHOTHAM NANODKAR, MAJOR, 48. SMT.SUSHMA DAYANAND NANODKAR, D/O JAYANTH PURUSHATTAM NAVADKAR, MAJOR, RESPONDENTS NO.47 AND 48 ARE R/AT NO.5, CHANDRANATH APARTMENTS, MAPUSA GOA. - 12 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010353162025 NC: 2026:KHC:50011 MFA No. 3820 of 2025 49. SRI. K. CHANNABASAPPA, S/O LATE KARIBASAPPA, MAJOR, R/AT VIDYANAGAR CROSS, JALA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, PIN - 562 149. 50. SRI. MARIYAPPA M. S/O. MUNIYAPPA @ HALU MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT BOILAHALLI VILLAGE B.K. HALLI POST, JALA HOBLI BENGALURU NORTH TALUK - 562 149 …RESPONDENTS THIS MFA IS FILED U/O.43 RULE 1(r) OF THE CPC, AGAINST THE ORDER DT. 21.02.2025 PASSED ON IA NO.17 IN O.S.NO.115/2013 ON THE FILE OF THE ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, DEVANAHALLI, REJECTING THE IA.NO XVII FILED U/O.39 RULE 4 CPC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR ORAL JUDGMENT This appeal filed before this Court is not maintainable in view of Section 19(1) of the Karnataka Civil Courts Act, - 13 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010353162025 NC: 2026:KHC:50011 MFA No. 3820 of 2025 1964 and the judgment rendered by the Division Bench of this Court in Smt. Narayanamma -vs- The State of Karnataka in Writ Petition No.17588 of 2024 (GM-RES) c/w Writ Appeal No.200260 of 2025 (GM-RES) dated 8th July, 2026, which is affirmed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP(c) No.025075/2026 dated 3.8.2026. 2. In view of the above, this Court deems it appropriate to transfer this matter to the concerned District Court for adjudication of the matter from the stage where it is stopped. 3. Accordingly, I pass the following: O R D E R i) The appeal stands disposed of for statistical purposes. ii) Registry is directed to transfer the entire record of the case, to the concerned Principal - 14 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010353162025 NC: 2026:KHC:50011 MFA No. 3820 of 2025 District & Sessions Judge, who may assign it to the concerned Appellate Court having jurisdiction. iii) In case there are pending applications, the same also be transferred to be considered by the learned Judge of the concerned Appellate Court, in accordance with law. iv) It is made clear that this Court has not made any observation as to the merits of the case and all rights and contentions of the parties are left open to be agitated before the concerned Appellate Court. v) List this matter before the District Court on 08.10.2026. Sd/- (PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) JUDGE RCK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7