Karnataka High Court
Smt Puttamma vs Siddaiah on 10 October, 2025
Author: S Vishwajith Shetty
Bench: S Vishwajith Shetty
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY
WRIT PETITION NO. 50220 OF 2018 (GM-CPC)
BETWEEN:
1. SMT.PUTTAMMA,
D/O LATE BYRAPPA,
W/O CHIKKANNA,
AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS,
RESIDING AT NO 149,
RAILWAY GOLLAHALLI VILLAGE,
GOLLAHALLI POST, KASABA HOBLI,
NELAMANGALA TALUK,
BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 123.
2. SMT.SIDDAMMA,
D/O LATE BYRAPPA,
W/O MUNINARASAPPA,
AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS,
RESIDING AT NO 11,
Digitally BEGUR VILLAGE AND POST,
signed by KASABA HOBLI, NELAMANGALA TALUK,
KAVYA R BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 123.
Location: High
Court of 3. SMT.RENUKAMMA,
Karnataka D/O LATE BYRAPPA,
W/O NALLARAPPA,
AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS,
RESIDING AT NO 24,
SULIKERE VILLAGE, KENGERI HOBLI,
BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK,
BANGALORE - 560 060.
4. SMT.NAGAMMA,
D/O LATE BYRAPPA,
W/O ANNAPPA,
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AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS,
RESIDING AT NO 100, MANGANAHALLI,
SULIKERE POST, YESHWANTHPURA HOBLI,
BANGALORE NORTH TALUK - 560 022.
5. SMT.SAKAMMA,
D/O LATE BYRAPPA,
W/O RAGHUCHANDRA,
AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,
RESIDING AT NO 87,
7TH CROSS, B.K NAGAR
YESHWANTHPURA,
BANGALORE - 560 022.
...PETITIONERS
(SRI.B.ROOPESH AND SRI.SANDEEP., ADVOCATES)
AND:
1. SIDDAIAH,
SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS
1(A) RAJANNA,
S/O LATE SIDDAIAH,
AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,
1(B) BHAGYAMMA,
D/O LATE SIDDAIAH,
AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS,
2. MOOPURAIAH,
SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS
2(A) SMT.MUNILAKSHAMMA,
W/O LATE MOOPURAIAH,
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,
2(B) SRI SHIVARAJU @ RENUKA,
S/O LATE MOOPURAIAH,
AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS,
2(C) SRI PARVATHAMMA,
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D/O LATE MOOPURAIAH,
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS,
2(D) SRI.PUTTANRASAMMA,
D/O LATE MOOPURAIAH,
AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS,
2(E) SRI.MOHAN,
S/O LATE MOOPURAIAH,
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,
3. PUTTAIAH,
SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS,
3(A) SMT.NAGAMMA,
W/O LATE REVANASIDDAIAH,
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS,
3(B) SMT.NAGARAJU,
S/O LATE REVANASIDDAIAH,
AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS,
4. SMT.PARVATHAMMA,
W/O LATE BYRAPPA,
SINCE DEAD,
THE PETITIONERS HEREIN ARE THE LEGAL
REPRESENTATIVES OF DECEASED R4.
ALL ARE RESIDING AT
TALAGUPPE VILLAGE,
BIDADI HOBLI - 562 109.
RAMANAGARA TALUK AND DISTRICT.
...RESPONDENTS
(R1(A) SERVED- UNREPRESENTED;
V/O DTD 07.08.2025, SERVICE OF NOTICE TO
R1(B), R2(A) TO R2(E), R3(A) AND R3(B) IS H/S)
THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-CALL FOR RECORDS IN
FDP NO.1/2015 FROM THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR
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CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, RAMANAGARA, RAMANAGARA
DISTRICT. SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD 31.07.2018
PASSED ON I.A. DTD 05.10.2016 FILED UNDER ORDER 1 RULE
10 (2) OF CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE BY DISMISSING THE
SAID APPLICATION IN FDP NO.1/2015 ON THE FILE OF THE
PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, RAMANAGARA,
RAMANAGARA DISTRICT VIDE ANNX-D AND ETC.,
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY
ORAL ORDER
Petitioners are before this Court in this writ petition filed under article 227 of the Constitution of India seeking for the following relief's:
WHEREFORE, the Petitioners pray that, this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to:
a) Call for records in FDP.No.1/2015 from the file of the Principal Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Ramanagara, Ramanagara District.
b) Issue any appropriate order or direction or a Writ in the nature of Certiorari and to set aside the impugned order dated 31-07-2018 passed on I.A dated 05-10-2016 filed Under Order 1 Rule 10 (2) of Code of Civil Procedure by dismissing the said application in FDP. No.1/2015 on the file of the Principal Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Ramanagara, Ramanagara District vide Annexure-D,
c) Grant such other relief/s as this Hon'ble Court may deems fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of -5- NC: 2025:KHC:40007 WP No. 50220 of 2018 HC-KAR the case including the cost of this proceedings, in the interest of justice and equity.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners. Respondents who are served in the matter have remained unrepresented before this Court.
3. Brief facts of the case that may be necessary for disposal of this writ petition are, O.S.No.120/1995 was filed by respondent Nos.1 and 2 herein seeking partition and separate possession of the suit schedule properties and Smt.Parvathamma, who is the mother of the petitioners herein was defendant No.2 in the said suit. The said suit was decreed on 09.04.2013 holding that the plaintiffs are entitled for 1/5th share in suit schedule A and B properties. The plaintiffs had thereafter filed FDP.No.1/2015 before the Trial Court and in the said proceeding, petitioners herein had filed an application under Order I Rule 10(2) of CPC with a prayer to implead them as party respondent Nos.3 to 7 to the final decree proceedings. The said application was opposed by the -6- NC: 2025:KHC:40007 WP No. 50220 of 2018 HC-KAR petitioners in the final decree proceedings by filing objections and vide the order impugned the Trial Court has dismissed the said application. Being aggrieved by the same petitioners are before this Court.
4. Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that suit schedule properties are the joint family properties of the father of the petitioners, namely Late.Byrappa. Therefore along with their mother, even the petitioners have an equal share in the suit schedule properties. They came to know of the judgment and decree passed in O.S.No.120/1995 subsequently and thereafter, they have filed application to implead them in the final decree proceedings which has been wrongly rejected by the Trial Court. He submits that Smt.Parvathamma has now died on 27.06.2020 and therefore, even otherwise, the petitioners are entitled to be brought on record as the legal representatives of deceased Parvathamma in the final decree proceedings. Accordingly, he prays to allow this petition.
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5. The material on record would go to show that the plaintiffs and Late.Byrappa who is the father of the petitioners herein are brothers. Since Late.Byrappa had died prior to filing of O.S.No.120/1995, his wife Parvathamma was arrayed as defendant No.2 in O.S.No.120/1995 which was filed by the brothers of Late.Byrappa seeking partition and separate possession of the joint family properties which were described in schedule A and B of the plaint in O.S.No.120/1995. The said suit has been decreed and the plaintiffs as well as the branch of Late.Byrappa are held to be entitled for 1/5th share in the suit schedule A and B properties. According to the petitioners who are the daughters of Late.Byrappa and Smt.Parvathamma who is defendant No.2 in the original suit, they are also entitled for an equal share along with their mother, in the suit schedule A and B properties. It is under these circumstances, they had filed an application to implead them in final decree proceedings. The Trial Court has rejected said application for the reason that head of -8- NC: 2025:KHC:40007 WP No. 50220 of 2018 HC-KAR the branch family is already on record and therefore, it is not necessary to implead the junior members of the branch family as party respondents to the proceedings.
6. During the pendency of this writ petition Smt.Parvathamma, who is the mother of the petitioners herein, who was defendant No.2 in O.S.No.120/1995 and respondent No.2 in FDP.No.1/2015 has died on 27.06.2020 and therefore, the petitioners herein are entitled to come on record as the legal representatives of deceased Parvathamma in the final decree proceedings.
7. According to the learned counsel for the petitioners since there is a stay of further proceedings in final decree proceedings, the petitioners herein who are the legal representatives of Late.Parvathamma are not yet brought on record. Under these circumstances, I am of the opinion that if the prayer made by the petitioners in this petition to implead them as party respondents to final -9- NC: 2025:KHC:40007 WP No. 50220 of 2018 HC-KAR decree proceedings is granted the same would serve the ends of justice. Accordingly, the following:
ORDER
(i) The writ Petition is allowed.
(ii) The order dated 31.07.2018 passed on the I.A. dated 05.10.2016 filed by the petitioners under Order I Rule 10(2) of CPC, filed in FDP No.1/2015 by the Principal Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Ramanagara is quashed and consequently, the prayer made in the said I.A. is granted and the Trial Court is directed to permit the petitioners to come on record as party respondents in FDP.No.1/2015.
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