IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^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.1878 OF 2024 (PAR)

BETWEEN:

SMT. T. C. YASHODHAMMA D/O LATE CHIKKA RAMAIAH, ALIAS CHIKKA RAMAREDDY, W/O P. KRISHNA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT 7/9, 5TH 'B' MAIN ROAD, MADIWALA NEW EXTENSION, BENGALURU-560 060.

REPRESENTED BY POA HOLDER, P. KRISHNAREDDY, S/O LATE PAPAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, R/AT 7/9, 5TH 'B' MAIN ROAD, MADIWALA NEW EXTENSION, BANGALORE-560 060.

... APPELLANT (BY SRI. D.S.RAMACHANDRA REDDY, ADV.)

AND:

1 . SRI. C. R. KRISHNA REDDY S/O LATE CHIKKA RAMAIAH, ALIAS CHIKKA RAMAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/AT THIGALACHOWDENAHALLI, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-560 087.

2 . SRI. GOPALA REDDY S/O LATE CHIKKA RAMAIAH, ALIAS CHIKKA RAMAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT THIGALACHOWDENAHALLI, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-560 087.

3 . SMT. VENKATALAKSHMAMMA D/O LATE CHIKKA RAMAIAH, D. CHIKKA RAMAREDDY, W/O VENKATASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/AT NO.125, 6TH MAIN, LAKKASANDRA EXTENSION, BANGALORE-30.

4 . SMT. AKKAYAMMA D/O LATE CHIKKA RAMAIAH, ALIAS CHIKKA RAMAREDDY, W/O NARAYANA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/AT ALIBOMMASANDRA, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK-562 107.

5 . SMT. VIJAYALAKSHMAMMA D/O LATE CHIKKA RAMAIAH ALIAS CHIKKA RAMAREDDY, W/O EASWAR REDDY, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT NO.165, 4TH BLOCK, 16TH MAIN, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560 045.

6 . SMT. KRISHNAVENI D/O LATE CHIKKA RAMAIAH ALIAS CHIKKA RAMAREDDY, W/O THIMMARAYA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT HANDENAHALLI VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT-562 125.

7 . SRI. K. VIVEKANANDA S/O C. R. KRISHNA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT THIGALA CHOWDANADENAHALLI VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT-560 087.

8 . SRI. K. SHASHENDRA KUMAR S/O C. R. KRISHNA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT THIGALA CHOWDANADENAHALLI VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT-560 087.

9 . SMT. PRABHAVATHI W/O SRI. C. GOPAL REDDY, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 10 . SRI. G. SHREEDHARA S/O SRI C. GOPAL REDDY, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 11 . KUM. CHERISHMA S. REDDY D/O SRI. G.SHREEDHARA, AGED ABOUT 12 YEARS, REP. BY HER NATURAL GUARDIAN HER FATHER

12 . SRI. G. BHUVANESH S/O SRI. C. GOPAL REDDY, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, RESPONDENTS NO.9 TO 12 ARE R/AT THIGALACHOWDANADENAHALLI VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT-560 087.

13 . SRI. RAJAPPA REDDY S/O RAMAPRASAD REDDY, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT NO.31/4, SOMSANDRA PALYA, HSR LAYOUT POST, BENGALURU-560 102. 14 . SRI. P. SRIDHAR S/O RAMAPRASAD REDDY, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT NO.3, 1/4, SOMASANDRA POST, HSR LAYOUT POST, BENGALURU-560 102.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. DHANANJAY VIDYAPATI JOSHI, SR. ADV., FOR SRI. SRIKANTH S., ADV. FOR C/R2, R9, R10 & R12;

SRI. A. MADHUSUDANA RAO, ADV., FOR C/R1;

SRI. M.N.UMESH, ADV. FOR R7 & R8;

R3 TO R6, R13 & R14 ARE SERVED;

R11 IS MINOR REP. BY R10)

THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SEC.96 OF CPC., AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 04.07.2024 PASSED ON I.A.NO.XIV IN OS NO.146/2009 ON THE FILE OF PRL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, ANEKAL, ALLOWING THE IA NO.XIV FILED UNDER ORDER VII RULE 11(a), (c) AND (d) R/W SEC.151 OF CPC, FOR REJECTION OF PLAINT.

THIS APPEAL HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR JUDGMENT ON 09.02.2026 AND COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT OF JUDGMENT THIS DAY, ANU SIVARAMAN J., PRONOUNCED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL

CAV JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN)

This Regular First Appeal is filed challenging the Order dated 04.07.2024 passed by the Principal Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, at Anekal ('trial Court' for short) in Original Suit No.146/2009, wherein the application filed by defendants No.2 and 9 to 14 was allowed and the plaint was rejected under Order VII Rule 11 (a), (c) and (d) read with Section

151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.

2. We have hea