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- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:25468 MFA No. 4188 of 2019 C/W MFA No. 4187 of 2019 MFA No. 4190 of 2019 HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 4188 OF 2019 (CPC) C/W MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 4187 OF 2019 MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 4190 OF 2019 IN MFA No. 4188/2019 BETWEEN: SRI. M. KRISHNA REDDY S/O LATE M. VENKATA REDDY NO. 59D, 4TH 'A' CROSS 30TH MAIN, BTM II STAGE BENGALURU-560 076 (BY SRI. K.V. SATISH, ADVOCATE) AND: …APPELLANT Digitally signed by ANJALI M Location: High Court of Karnataka 1. ACE FORGE PRIVATE LIMITED NO.28, BALAJI COMPLEX ADJACENT TO CENTRAL SILK BOARD HOSUR MAIN ROAD BANGALORE-560 068 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR SRI. ARUN BALLAKUR 2. SRI. ARUN BALLAKUR S/O LATE B.L.N. RAO AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS AND R/O NO.295, 19TH MAIN 6TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA BANGALORE-560 095 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:25468 MFA No. 4188 of 2019 C/W MFA No. 4187 of 2019 MFA No. 4190 of 2019 HC-KAR 3. SMT. MADHAVI BALLAKUR W/O SRI. ARUN BALLAKUR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS AND R/O NO. 295, 19TH MAIN 6TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA BANGALORE-560 095 4. SRI. RANGASWAMY MAJOR
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5. SMT. VIJAYALAKSHMI W/O SRI. RANGASWAMY MAJOR 6. SRI R. RAVINDRAN S/O SRI. RANGASWAMY MAJOR 7. MS. R. SHOBANA D/O SRI RANGASWAMY MAJOR RESPONDENTS NO.4, 5 6 AND 7 ABOVE ARE ALL RESIDENTS OF NO.H-36 8TH CROSS, SHANTINIKETAN NEW ASDC AT HUDCO HOSUR, TAMILNADU 8. SRI. HARISH M.K S/O M. KRISHNA REDDY AGED 31 YEARS 9. SMT. SANDHYA D/O M. KRISHNA REDDY AGED 34 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.8 AND 9 ARE R/O NO.306, 24TH CROSS 27TH MAIN, HSR SECTOR II BENGALURU-560 102 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:25468 MFA No. 4188 of 2019 C/W MFA No. 4187 of 2019 MFA No. 4190 of 2019 HC-KAR 10. SRI. C.KRISHNA MURTHY S/O. CHINNATHAMBI MAJOR 11. SMT. K. BHANUMATHI W/O SRI. C. KRISHNA MURTHY MAJOR 12. SRI. K. GOPINATH S/O SRI. C. KRISHNAMURTHY MAJOR 13. SMT. K. KAVITHA D/O SRI. C. KRISHNAMURTHY MAJOR SRI. T.PONNUSWAMY S/O THAMBUPILLAI MAJOR SINCE DEAD, REPRESENTED BY HIS LEGAL HEIR SMT. K. BHANUMATHI THE RESPONDENT NO.11 HEREIN RESPONDENTS NO.(10) TO (14) ABOVE ARE RESIDENTS OF 'KAVITHA' NO.59 A, 30TH MAIN, 4TH 'A' CROSS BTM II STAGE BENGALURU-560 076 14. SRI. SRINIVASA REDDY S/O A. RAMA REDDY MAJOR 15. SMT. K. ASHA W/O SRI. SRINIVASA REDDY MAJOR 16. SRI. A.RAMA REDDY MAJOR - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:25468 MFA No. 4188 of 2019 C/W MFA No. 4187 of 2019 MFA No. 4190 of 2019 HC-KAR RESPONDENTS NO. (15) TO (17) ABOVE ARE RESIDING AT NO.713, 9TH MAIN IV BLOCK, KORMANGALA BENGALURU-560034 17. SRI. K.PRASAD S/O LATE K.M.KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS AND RESIDING AT 'KRUSUN', NO.182 9TH MAIN, 7TH SECTOR, HSR LAYOUT BENGALURU-560 102 18. SRI. K. SRINI S/O LATE K.M. KRISHNAPPA MAJOR 19. SRI. K.GOPI S/O LATE K.M. KRISHNAPPA MAJOR 20. SRI. K. USHA D/O LATE K.M.KRISHNAPPA MAJOR RESPONDENTS NO.(19) TO (21) ABOVE ARE ALL RESIDENTS OF 'KRUSUN', NO.182 9TH MAIN, 7TH SECTOR, HSR LAYOUT BENGALURU-560 102 21. SMT. K.KAVITHA W/O SRI. K. PRASAD MAJOR RESIDING AT 'KRUSUN', NO.182 9TH MAIN, 7TH SECTOR, HSR LAYOUT BENGALURU-560 102 22. SRI. A.C. NANJAPPA S/O A.M. CHITTIAPPA MAJOR - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:25468 MFA No. 4188 of 2019 C/W MFA No. 4187 of 2019 MFA No. 4190 of 2019 HC-KAR RESIDING AT NO.1120, 11TH CROSS 23RD MAIN, 1 SECTOR HSR LAYOUT, AGARA BENGALURU-560 102 23. SRI. A.M. CHITTAPPA MAJOR RESIDING AT NO.1120, 11TH CROSS 23RD MAIN, 1 SECTOR HSR LAYOUT, AGARA BENGALURU-560 102 [AS PER THE ORDER DT.01.07.2025 THE RESPONDENTS NO.4 TO 23 DELETED] …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIVEK HOLLA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R2 & R3) THIS MFA IS FILED U/O.43 RULE 1(r) OF THE CPC, AGAINST THE ORDER DT.11.03.2019 PASSED ON IA NO.1 IN O.S.NO.9950/2015 ON THE FILE OF THE LXV ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU CITY (CCH-66), REJECTING IA NO.1 FILED U/O.39 RULE 1 AND 2 OF CPC. IN MFA NO. 4187/2019 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. K. NAGARATHNA W/O SRI. M. KRISHNA REDDY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS NO. 59D, 4TH 'A' CROSS 30TH MAIN, BTM II STAGE BENGALURU-560 076 2. SMT. K. PARVATHAMMA W/O LATE K. CHINNAPPA REDDY AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:25468 MFA No. 4188 of 2019 C/W MFA No. 4187 of 2019 MFA No. 4190 of 2019 HC-KAR 3. SMT. K. PADMA W/O K. ASHWATH REDDY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS APPELLANTS NO.2 & 3 ARE ALL RESIDENTS OF KONDUR, LEPAKSHI MANDAL HINDUPUR TALUK ANANTPUR DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH-515 331 AND REPRESENTED BY THEIR P.A. HOLDER SMT. K. NAGARATHNA ...APPELLANTS (BY SRI. K.V. SATISH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. ACE FORGE PRIVATE LIMITED NO.28, BALAJI COMPLEX ADJACENT TO CENTRAL SILK BOARD HOSUR MAIN ROAD BANGALORE-560 068 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR SRI. ARUN BALLAKUR 2. SRI. ARUN BALLAKUR S/O LATE B.L.N. RAO AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS AND R/O NO.295, 19TH MAIN 6TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA BANGALORE-560 095 3. SMT. MADHAVI BALLAKUR W/O SRI. ARUN BALLAKUR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS AND R/O NO. 295, 19TH MAIN 6TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA BANGALORE-560 095 4. SRI. RANGASWAMY MAJOR - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:25468 MFA No. 4188 of 2019 C/W MFA No. 4187 of 2019 MFA No. 4190 of 2019 HC-KAR 5. SMT. VIJAYALAKSHMI W/O SRI. RANGASWAMY MAJOR 6. SRI R. RAVINDRAN S/O SRI. RANGASWAMY MAJOR 7. MS. R. SHOBANA D/O SRI RANGASWAMY MAJOR RESPONDENTS NO.4, 5 6 AND 7 ABOVE ARE ALL RESIDENTS OF NO.H-36 8TH CROSS, SHANTINIKETAN NEW ASDC AT HUDCO HOSUR, TAMILNADU 8. SRI. HARISH M.K S/O M. KRISHNA REDDY AGED 31 YEARS 9. SMT. SANDHYA D/O M. KRISHNA REDDY AGED 34 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.8 AND 9 ARE R/O NO.306, 24TH CROSS 27TH MAIN, HSR SECTOR II BENGALURU-560 102 10. SRI. C.KRISHNA MURTHY S/O. CHINNATHAMBI MAJOR 11. SMT. K. BHANUMATHI W/O SRI. C. KRISHNA MURTHY MAJOR - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC:25468 MFA No. 4188 of 2019 C/W MFA No. 4187 of 2019 MFA No. 4190 of 2019 HC-KAR 12. SRI. K. GOPINATH S/O SRI. C. KRISHNAMURTHY MAJOR 13. SMT. K. KAVITHA D/O SRI. C. KRISHNAMURTHY MAJOR SRI. T.PONNUSWAMY S/O THAMBUPILLAI MAJOR SINCE DEAD, REPRESENTED BY HIS LEGAL HEIR SMT. K. BHANUMATHI THE RESPONDENT NO.11 HEREIN RESPONDENTS NO.(10) TO (14) ABOVE ARE RESIDENTS OF 'KAVITHA' NO.59 A, 30TH MAIN, 4TH 'A' CROSS BTM II STAGE BENGALURU-560 076 14. SRI. SRINIVASA REDDY S/O A. RAMA REDDY MAJOR 15. SMT. K. ASHA W/O SRI. SRINIVASA REDDY MAJOR 16. SRI. A.RAMA REDDY MAJOR RESPONDENTS NO. (15) TO (17) ABOVE ARE RESIDING AT NO.713, 9TH MAIN IV BLOCK, KORMANGALA BENGALURU-560034 17. SRI. K.PRASAD S/O LATE K.M.KRISHNAPPA - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC:25468 MFA No. 4188 of 2019 C/W MFA No. 4187 of 2019 MFA No. 4190 of 2019 HC-KAR AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS AND RESIDING AT 'KRUSUN', NO.182 9TH MAIN, 7TH SECTOR, HSR LAYOUT BENGALURU-560 102 18. SMT. K.KAVITHA W/O SRI. K. PRASAD MAJOR RESIDING AT 'KRUSUN', NO.182 9TH MAIN, 7TH SECTOR, HSR LAYOUT BENGALURU-560 102 19. SRI. K. SRINI S/O LATE K.M. KRISHNAPPA MAJOR 20. SRI. K.GOPI S/O LATE K.M. KRISHNAPPA MAJOR 21. SRI. K. USHA D/O LATE K.M.KRISHNAPPA MAJOR RESPONDENTS NO.(19) TO (21) ABOVE ARE ALL RESIDENTS OF 'KRUSUN', NO.182 9TH MAIN, 7TH SECTOR, HSR LAYOUT BENGALURU-560 102 22. SRI. A.C. NANJAPPA S/O A.M. CHITTIAPPA MAJOR RESIDING AT NO.1120, 11TH CROSS 23RD MAIN, 1 SECTOR HSR LAYOUT, AGARA BENGALURU-560 102 - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC:25468 MFA No. 4188 of 2019 C/W MFA No. 4187 of 2019 MFA No. 4190 of 2019 HC-KAR 23. SRI. A.M. CHITTAPPA MAJOR RESIDING AT NO.1120, 11TH CROSS 23RD MAIN, 1 SECTOR HSR LAYOUT, AGARA BENGALURU-560 102 24. M. KRISHNA REDDY S/O LATE M. VENKATA REDDY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/O NO.306, 24TH CROSS 27TH MAIN, HSR SECTOR II BENGALURU-560 102 [AS PER THE ORDER DT.01.07.2025 THE RESPONDENTS NO.4 TO 24 DELETED] ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIVEK HOLLA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R2 & R3) THIS MFA IS FILED U/O. 43 RULE 1(r) OF CPC, AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 11/03/2019, PASSED ON IA NO.I, IN O.S. NO.9952/2015, ON THE FILE OF THE LXV ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (CCH-66), REJECTING THE IA NO.I, FILED U/O.39 RULES 1 AND 2 OF CPC. IN MFA NO. 4190/2019 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. M. KRISHNA REDDY S/O LATE M. VENKATA REDDY NO.59D, 4TH A CROSS, 30TH MAIN, BTM II STAGE BENGALURU-560 076 (BY SRI. K.V. SATISH, ADVOCATE) ...APPELLANT - 11 - NC: 2025:KHC:25468 MFA No. 4188 of 2019 C/W MFA No. 4187 of 2019 MFA No. 4190 of 2019 HC-KAR AND: 1. ACE FORGE PRIVATE LIMITED NO.28, BALAJI COMPLEX ADJACENT TO CENTRAL SILK BOARD HOSUR MAIN ROAD BANGALORE-560 068 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR SRI. ARUN BALLAKUR 2. SRI. ARUN BALLAKUR S/O LATE B.L.N. RAO AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS AND R/O NO.295, 19TH MAIN 6TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA BANGALORE-560 095 3. SMT. MADHAVI BALLAKUR W/O SRI. ARUN BALLAKUR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS AND R/O NO. 295, 19TH MAIN 6TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA BANGALORE-560 095 4. SRI. RANGASWAMY MAJOR 5. SMT. VIJAYALAKSHMI W/O SRI. RANGASWAMY MAJOR 6. SRI R. RAVINDRAN S/O SRI. RANGASWAMY MAJOR 7. MS. R. SHOBANA D/O SRI RANGASWAMY MAJOR RESPONDENTS NO.4, 5 6 AND 7 ABOVE ARE ALL RESIDENTS OF NO.H-36 - 12 - NC: 2025:KHC:25468 MFA No. 4188 of 2019 C/W MFA No. 4187 of 2019 MFA No. 4190 of 2019 HC-KAR 8TH CROSS, SHANTINIKETAN NEW ASDC AT HUDCO HOSUR, TAMILNADU 8. SRI. HARISH M.K S/O M. KRISHNA REDDY AGED 31 YEARS 9. SMT. SANDHYA D/O M. KRISHNA REDDY AGED 34 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.8 AND 9 ARE R/O NO.306, 24TH CROSS 27TH MAIN, HSR SECTOR II BENGALURU-560 102 10. SRI. C.KRISHNA MURTHY S/O. CHINNATHAMBI MAJOR 11. SMT. K. BHANUMATHI W/O SRI. C. KRISHNA MURTHY MAJOR 12. SRI. K. GOPINATH S/O SRI. C. KRISHNAMURTHY MAJOR 13. SMT. K. KAVITHA D/O SRI. C. KRISHNAMURTHY MAJOR SRI. T.PONNUSWAMY S/O THAMBUPILLAI MAJOR SINCE DEAD, REPRESENTED BY HIS LEGAL HEIR SMT. K. BHANUMATHI THE RESPONDENT NO.11 HEREIN - 13 - NC: 2025:KHC:25468 MFA No. 4188 of 2019 C/W MFA No. 4187 of 2019 MFA No. 4190 of 2019 HC-KAR RESPONDENTS NO.(10) TO (14) ABOVE ARE RESIDENTS OF 'KAVITHA' NO.59 A, 30TH MAIN, 4TH 'A' CROSS BTM II STAGE BENGALURU-560 076 14. SRI. SRINIVASA REDDY S/O A. RAMA REDDY MAJOR 15. SMT. K. ASHA W/O SRI. SRINIVASA REDDY MAJOR 16. SRI. A.RAMA REDDY MAJOR RESPONDENTS NO. (15) TO (17) ABOVE ARE RESIDING AT NO.713, 9TH MAIN IV BLOCK, KORMANGALA BENGALURU-560034 17. SRI. K.PRASAD S/O LATE K.M.KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS AND RESIDING AT 'KRUSUN', NO.182 9TH MAIN, 7TH SECTOR, HSR LAYOUT BENGALURU-560 102 18. SRI. K. SRINI S/O LATE K.M. KRISHNAPPA MAJOR 19. SRI. K.GOPI S/O LATE K.M. KRISHNAPPA MAJOR 20. SRI. K. USHA D/O LATE K.M.KRISHNAPPA MAJOR - 14 - NC: 2025:KHC:25468 MFA No. 4188 of 2019 C/W MFA No. 4187 of 2019 MFA No. 4190 of 2019 HC-KAR RESPONDENTS NO.(19) TO (21) ABOVE ARE ALL RESIDENTS OF 'KRUSUN', NO.182 9TH MAIN, 7TH SECTOR, HSR LAYOUT BENGALURU-560 102 21. SMT. K.KAVITHA W/O SRI. K. PRASAD MAJOR RESIDING AT 'KRUSUN', NO.182 9TH MAIN, 7TH SECTOR, HSR LAYOUT BENGALURU-560 102 22. SRI. A.C. NANJAPPA S/O A.M. CHITTIAPPA MAJOR RESIDING AT NO.1120, 11TH CROSS 23RD MAIN, 1 SECTOR HSR LAYOUT, AGARA BENGALURU-560 102 23. SRI. A.M. CHITTAPPA MAJOR RESIDING AT NO.1120, 11TH CROSS 23RD MAIN, 1 SECTOR HSR LAYOUT, AGARA BENGALURU-560 102 [AS PER THE ORDER DT.01.07.2025 THE RESPONDENTS NO.4 TO 23 DELETED] (BY SRI. VIVEK HOLLA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R2 & R3) ...RESPONDENTS - 15 - NC: 2025:KHC:25468 MFA No. 4188 of 2019 C/W MFA No. 4187 of 2019 MFA No. 4190 of 2019 HC-KAR THIS MFA IS FILED U/O. 43 RULE 1(r) OF CPC, AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 11/03/2019, PASSED ON IA NO.III, IN O.S. NO.9950/2015, ON THE FILE OF THE LXV ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (CCH-66), REJECTING THE IA NO.III, FILED U/O.39 RULES 1 AND 2 OF CPC. THESE APPEALS, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR ORAL JUDGMENT Heard both the sides at length. 2. These three appeals arises out of the order dated 11.03.2019 in O.S.No.9950/2015 by the LXV Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge Bengaluru, challenging the dismissal of the application filed by the plaintiff. 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the appellant that, there is another connected suit in O.S.No.9952/2015 filed by another promoter and - 16 - NC: 2025:KHC:25468 MFA No. 4188 of 2019 C/W MFA No. 4187 of 2019 MFA No. 4190 of 2019 HC-KAR shareholder. So also suit in O.S.No.9950/2015 is filed for similar reliefs. 4. It is fairly submitted by both the counsels that, both the suits are taken up together by the trial Court. Now the present stage of both the suits is for “defendants evidence”. As the both suits are listed for “defendants evidence”, whatever the assertions made in these appeals and IA's can very well be adjudicated by the trial Court in a full-fledge trial. It is submitted that, as the suits are of the year 2015, a request be made to the trial Court to dispose of the suits expeditiously and direction may given to the parties to co-operate for early disposal. 5. In view of this fair submission of both the side, as the aforesaid suits are now listed for defendants evidence, it is just and appropriate to direct both the parties to co-operate with the trial Court to dispose of the suits within the outer limit of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. Accordingly, the - 17 - NC: 2025:KHC:25468 MFA No. 4188 of 2019 C/W MFA No. 4187 of 2019 MFA No. 4190 of 2019 HC-KAR learned trial Court is requested to dispose of the suits within an outer limit of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. Both the parties shall co-operate the trial Court for early disposal without seeking unnecessary adjournments.
Decision
6. Accordingly, both these appeals are disposed of. 7. The parties to the suit shall co-operate with the trial Court without seeking unnecessary adjournment. No orders as to costs. Sd/- (RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR) JUDGE AM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21