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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL No. OF 2026

[ARISING OUT OF SLP (C) No. OF 2026]

[@ Diary No.5008/2026]

HEMA & ORS. APPELLANT(S)

VERSUS

VENKATACHALA REDDY & ORS. RESPONDENT(S)

O R D E R

1. The challenge in the present appeal is to the order

dated 10.12.2025 passed by the High Court in

W.P.No.27747 of 2025, dealing with an application under

Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of Civil Procedure Code, 1908.

2. Both the parties are claiming possession of the

property in dispute.

3. According to learned counsel for the appellants, the

property in question was purchased by the respondent no.1

during the pendency of a civil suit and order of injunction.

4. Considering the fact that the civil suit is still

pending and both the parties are claiming possession on

the property, we dispose of the present appeal directing

Signature Not Verifitedhat status quo regarding the property in question be

Digitally signed by

NISHA KHULBEY

Date: 2026.03.11

15:27:07 IST

Reason: maintained during the pendency of suit.

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5. At the time of hearing, it was submitted that some

of the properties in the civil suits bearing O.S.

No.1125/2012 and O.S. No.268/2016 are common. As these

are pending for more than a decade, the trial Court is

directed to dispose of the same as expeditiously as

possible, preferably by the end of year 2026.

6. As some of the properties in dispute in the

aforesaid suits are claimed to be common, in case these are

pending in different courts, these need to be assigned in

one Court.

7. The appeal is allowed in above terms.

8. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand

disposed of.

. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ,J

[RAJESH BINDAL]

. . . . . . . . . . . . . ,J

[VIJAY BISHNOI]

NEW DELHI;

FEBRUARY 27, 2026

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ITEM NO.50 COURT NO.15 SECTION IV-A

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No.5008/2026

[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 10-12-2025

in WP No. 27747/2025 passed by the High Court of Karnataka at

Bengaluru]

HEMA & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

VENKATACHALA REDDY & ORS. Respondent(s)

[IA No. 48758/2026 - APPLICATION FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING

THE APPLICATION FOR SETTING ASIDE THE ABATEMENT

IA No. 48753/2026 - APPLICATION FOR SUBSTITUTION

IA No. 48750/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED

JUDGMENT

IA No. 48751/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.

IA No. 48749/2026 - PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

IA No. 48756/2026 - SETTING ASIDE AN ABATEMENT]

Date : 27-02-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAY BISHNOI

For Petitioner(s) :Mr. Balaji Srinivasan, AOR

Ms. Kanishka Singh, Adv.

Mr. S. V. Giridhar, Adv.

Mr. Mohit. U. Thodaskar, Adv.

For Respondent(s) :Mr. Raghavendra S. Srivatsa, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Ashwin Kumar D. S., Adv.

Mr. Nagesh Vinay S., Adv.

Mr. Ishan Roy Choudhary, Adv.

Ms. Surbhi Mehta, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

Permission to file SLP is granted.

Delay condoned.

Issue notice to respondent no.1 only, as he

is shown to be contesting respondent.

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Ms. Surbhi Mehta, learned Advocate on Record

accepted notice on behalf of respondent no.1.

IA No. 48758/2026 seeking condonation of

delay in filing the application for setting aside

abatement is condoned.

IA No. 48753/2026 seeking substitution of

legal representatives of deceased petitioner is

allowed by setting aside abatement (IA No.

48756/2026).

Leave granted.

The appeal is allowed in terms of the signed

order.

Pending application(s), if any, shall also

stand disposed of.

(KRITIKA TIWARI) (AKSHAY KUMAR BHORIA)

SENIOR PERSONAL ASSISTANT COURT MASTER (NSH)

{signed order is placed on file}

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