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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL

REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.477/2025 (PAR)

BETWEEN:

1. SMT. SAVITHRAMMA B.S.

W/O MURUGENDRAPPA

AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS

R/O 1645/87, 6TH MAIN

11TH CROSS, TEACHERS LAYOUT

Digitally signed by

VIDYANAGARA, DAVANAGERE 577 005.

ARSHIFA BAHAR

KHANAM

2. SMT. NAGARATHNA HUNGUDN

HIGH COURT OF

W/O C.G. HUNGUND

KARNATAKA

AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS

R/O 125, 14^TH MAIN

22ND COSS, JUDICIAL LAYOUT

YELAHANKA NEW TOWN

BENGALURU NORTH 560 065.

3. SMT. UMADEVI B.S.

W/O K.N. GURURAJ

AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS

R/O 19, SRIRANGA

TARALABALUNAGARA

THAMATKAL ROAD

OPP TO MERCHANT BANK

CHITRADURGA 577502.

4. SMT. GIRIJA B.S.

W/O SUBHASH .I

AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS

R/O 1645/87, 6TH MAIN

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11TH CROSS, TEACHES LAYOUT

VIDYANAGARA, DAVANAGERE 577 005.

5. SMT. MAMATHA B.S.

W/O G.S. RAVI

AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS

R/O 202/7-16

NEAR NEW CANAL BRIDGE

BANASHANKARI BADAVANE

2ND STAGE, DAVANAGERE 577 005.

…APPELLANTS

(BY SRI. ADIT CHANDANGOUDAR, ADV.,)

AND:

1. SRI. MALLIKARJUNA B.S.

S/O LATE B. SHANKARAPPA

AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS

R/O 1662/43, 14TH CROSS

NEAR OLD AYURVEDIC COLLEGE

ANJANEYA BADAVANE, DAVANAGERE-577 004.

2. SMT. KAMALA .B

W/O LATE BASAVARAJ .B

AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS.

3. SMT. LEENA .B

W/O VINAY

D/O LATE BASAVARAJ .B

AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS.

RESPONDENT NOS.2 & 3 ARE

R/O 4571/104, DHARANI

9TH CROSS, VINAYAKA BADAVANE

VIDYANAGARA, DAVANAGERE 577005.

4. SMT. JAYASHEELA

W/O LATE CHANNARAJ .B

AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS.

5. SMT. YASHASWINI B.C.

W/O HARSHA

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D/O LATE CHANNARAJ .B

AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS.

6. KUM. MANDARA B.C.

D/O LATE CHANNARAJ .B

AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS.

7. KUM. BHARANI B.C.

D/O LATE CHANNARAJ .B

AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS.

RESPONDENT NOS.4 TO 7 ARE

R/O. 1946/58, SRI SHANKARA

17TH CROSS, VIDYANAGARA

DAVANAGERE 577005.

8. SRI. KIRAN B.G.

S/O SANGAPPA B.G.

AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS

R/O ELEBETHUR VILLAGE

DAVANAGERE 577005.

9. SMT. MUBINABANU

W/O LATE SALAM SAB

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS.

10. SRI. S. MOHAMMED ALI

S/O LATE SALAM SAB

AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS.

11. SRI. SUHANA .S

D/O LATE SALAM SAB

AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS.

RESPONDENTS NO.9 TO 11 ARE

R/AT. DEVARAHATTI VILLAGE

DAVANAGEE 577589.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT. K. TEJASWINI, ADV., FOR

SRI. SIDDAPPA B.M. ADV., FOR R8

R1 TO R6, R9 TO R11 ARE SERVED & UNREPRESENTED

V/O/DTD:23.01.2026 NOTICE TO R7 IS DISPENSED WITH)

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THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SEC.96 OF CPC., 1908,

PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS IN O.S.NO.156/2022 ON THE

FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE & CJM,

DAVANAGERE. SET ASIDE ORDER DATED 18.12.2024 PASSED

IN O.S.NO.156/2022 ON I.A.NO.9/2024 UNDER ORDER VII

RULE 11 (a & d) BY THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE &

CJM, DAVANAGERE AND RESTORE THE PLAINT TO ITS FILE IN

O.S.NO.156/2022 & ETC.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY,

JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN

and

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL)

This appeal is filed by the appellants under Section 96

of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (hereinafter referred to

as 'CPC') challenging the judgment and decree dated

18.12.2024 passed in O.S.No.156/2022 by the Principal

Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Davanagere, (hereinafter

referred to as 'the Trial Court').

2. The brief facts leading to the filing of this appeal

are that the appellants filed a suit in O.S.156/2022 for the

relief of partition and separate possession of 1/8^th share in

the suit schedule properties and mesne profit from the suit

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schedule properties till the handing over of the share to the

appellants. The respondents contested the suit by filling

written statement. The defendant No.8 filed an application in

I.A.No.IX under Order VII Rule 11(a) and 11(d) of the CPC

seeking rejection of plaint on the ground that the suit is

ba

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