IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM RFA NO. 1510 OF 2023 (PAR)

C/W RFA NO. 1439 OF 2023 (PAR) RFA NO. 1503 OF 2023 (PAR)

IN RFA NO.1510/2023 BETWEEN:

1 . SRI. SOMESHEKARA S/O LATE B. SHAMANNA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS 2 . SRI. BACHEGOWDA S/O LATE B. SHAMANNA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS ALL ARE R/AT SOMESHWARA EXTENSION LAKSHMIPURA MAIN ROAD ABBIGERE VILLAGE YESHWANTHPURA BENGALURU-560090.

...APPELLANTS (BY SRI. K. NARASIMHA MURTHY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . SMT. SUSHEELAMMA W/O RAMACHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO. 124 ABBIGERE NEW EXTENSION CHIKKABANAVARA POST BENGALURU-560090.

SMT. SONNAMMA SINCE DEAD BY HER LRS APPELLANTS AND RESPONDENT NO. 2 HEREIN

2 . SMT. SUMITHRAMMA W/O ASHWATHAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT SOMESHWARA EXTENSION LAKSHMIPURA MAIN ROAD ABBIGERE VILLAGE, YESHWANTHPURA BENGALURU-560090. 3 . SRI. RAJSHEKAR S/O CHIKKATHIPPAIAH AGED ABOUT 91 YEARS SRI KRISHNAPPA SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS

4 . SMT. RAMAKKA W/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS

5 . SRI. K. NAGABUSHAN S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS

6 . SRI. K. VISHWANTATH S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS

7 . SRI. K. VIJAYKUMAR S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS

8 . SRI. PRABHU @ B.T. PURSHOTHAM S/O LATE CHIKKTHIPPAIAH AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS NO.3 TO 8 ARE R/AT NEW EXTENSION, ABBIGERE VILLAGE YESHWANTHPURA BENGALURU NORTH PIN-560 090.

9 . SRI. CHENGA REDDY S/O HANUMAN REDDY AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/AT SOMESHWARA EXTENSION LAKSHMIPURA MAIN ROAD ABBIGERE VILLAGE YESHWANTHPURA BENGALURU-560 090.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. JANARDHANA .G, ADVOCATE FOR C/R1;

SRI. N. ANAND, ADVOCATE FOR R2;

SRI. S.J. KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R3 TO R8;

V/O DATED 22.09.2023 NOTICE TO R9 IS DISPENSED WITH)

THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 21.04.2023 PASSED IN O.S.5746/2014 ON THE FILE OF THE XX ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL JUDGE, AT BENGALURU, DECREEING THE SUIT FOR PARTITION AND DECLARATION.

IN RFA NO.1439/2023 BETWEEN:

1 . SMT. SUSHEELAMMA W/O RAMACHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS NO.124, ABBIGERE NEW EXTENSION CHIKKABANAVARA POST BANGALORE - 560090.

...APPELLANTS (BY SRI. JANARDHANA .G, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SMT. SONNAMMA SINCE DECEASED BY HER LRS APPELLANTS 1 TO 3

1 . SRI. SOMESHEKARA S/O LATE B. SHAMANNA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS

2 . SRI. BACHEGOWDA S/O LATE B. SHAMANNA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS

3 . SMT. SUMITHRAMMA W/O ASHWAATHAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS NOS.1 TO 3 ARE R/AT SOMESHWARA EXTENSION LAKSHMIPURA MAIN ROAD ABBIGERE VILLAGE YESHWANTHPURA BANGALORE - 560 090. 4 . SRI. RAJSHEKAR S/O CHIKKATHIPPAIAH AGED ABOUT 95 YEARS 5 . SRI. KRISHNAPPA SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRs

5(A) SMT. RAMAKKA W/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS

5(B) SRI. K. NAGABUSHAN S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS

5(C) SRI. K. VISHWANATH S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS

5(D) SRI. K. VIJAYKUMAR S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS ALL ARE R/AT NEW EXTENSION ABBIGERE VILLAGE YESHWANTHPURA BENGALURU NORTH-560 090.

6 . SRI. PRABHU @ B.T. PURSHOTHAM S/O LATE CHIKKATHIPAIAH AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS NOS. 4 TO 6 ARE R/AT NEW EXTENSION, ABBIGERE VILLAGE YESHWANTHPURA BANGALORE NORTH.

7 . SRI. CHENGA REDDY S/O HANUMAN REDDY AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS SOMESHWARA EXTENSION LAKSHMIPURA MAIN ROAD ABBIGERE VILLAGE YESHWANTHPURA BANGALORE - 560090.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. NARASHIMHA MURTHY .K, ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2;

SRI. N. ANAND, ADVOCATE FOR R3;

SRI. S.J. KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R4 AND R6 AND ALSO LRs OF R5;

V/O DATED 11.10.2023 NOTICE TO R7 IS DISPENSED WITH)

THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 21.04.2023 PASSED IN O.S NO. 5746/2014 ON THE FILE OF THE XX ADDL. CITY CIVIL JUDGE, BANGALORE DECREEING THE SUIT FOR PARTITION.

IN RFA NO.1503/2023 BETWEEN:

1 . SRI RAJASHEKAR S/O CHIKKATHIPPAIAH AGED ABOUT 91 YEARS 2 . SRI. KRISHNAPPA SINCE DEAD BY LRS

2(A) SMT. RAMAKKA W/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS

2(B) SRI. K. NAGABHUSHAN S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS

2(C) SRI. K. VISHWANATH S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS

2(