M GOPALA REDDY vs M S SHIVAMURTHY — 53/2026

Case under Under Section 96 of Cpc. Disposed: Contested--DISMISSED on 16th April 2026.

Case disposed

R.A. - Regular Appeals

CNR: KABR010014812026

Filing Number

59/2026

Filing Date

12-Mar-2026

Registration No

53/2026

Registration Date

13-Mar-2026

Court

PRL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL

Judge

537-I Addl.district And Sessions Judge

Decision Date

16-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISMISSED

Last updated 18-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Under Section 96 of Cpc

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.M GOPALA REDDY

    Adv. GIRIDHAR S V

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.M S SHIVAMURTHY

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 16-Apr-2026

    OrdersView PDF

    Case Summary: RA No. 53/2026 Court Decision: The appellate court dismissed M. Gopala Reddy's appeal, upholding the trial court's partition decree that allocated Block-I land to Reddy and Block-II land to Dr. M.S. Shivamurthy. Key Reasoning: The court rejected Reddy's argument that he deserved Block-II because his father-in-law owned adjacent land. The court found both blocks had equal value and measurements, and held that personal convenience cannot determine share allocation in partition cases. The court also upheld the trial judge's decision to allow Shivamurthy (the partition suit initiator) to choose his share first, after finding the Court Commissioner had exceeded jurisdiction by allotting shares rather than merely dividing the property. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 16-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    I Addl.district And Sessions Judge

  4. 09-Apr-2026

    Order

    I Addl.district And Sessions Judge

  5. 26-Mar-2026

    Order

    I Addl.district And Sessions Judge

  6. 25-Mar-2026

    Arguments.

    I Addl.district And Sessions Judge

  7. 17-Mar-2026

    Judgement

    I Addl.district And Sessions Judge

  8. 13-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  9. 12-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. 53/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: RA No. 53/2026 Court Decision: The appellate court dismissed M. Gopala Reddy's appeal, upholding the trial court's partition decree that allocated Block-I land to Reddy and Block-II land to Dr. M.S. Shivamurthy. Key Reasoning: The court rejected Reddy's argument that he deserved Block-II because his father-in-law owned adjacent land. The court found both blocks had equal value and measurements, and held that personal convenience cannot determine share allocation in partition cases. The court also upheld the trial judge's decision to allow Shivamurthy (the partition suit initiator) to choose his share first, after finding the Court Commissioner had exceeded jurisdiction by allotting shares rather than merely dividing the property. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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