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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
Anant Ramanath Hegde
P R Purushothama, S/o P C Ramalingappa – Appellant
Versus
P. C. Ramalingappa, S/o Chikkegowda Since Dead By Lrs – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Anant Ramanath Hegde, J.
Heard.
This appeal is admitted to consider the following substantial question of law:
i) Whether the plaintiffs/appellants are entitled to succeed to the property of defendant No.1, who has died during the pendency of this appeal?
2. With the consent of both the parties, the appeal is taken up for consideration on merits.
3. This is an appeal against the concurrent finding in a suit for partition and separate possession. The suit is dismissed. The plaintiffs appeal in R.A.No.177/2011 is also dismissed. Hence, the second appeal by the plaintiffs.
4. The genealogy claimed by the plaintiffs, to some extent disputed by the defendants is as under:
5. One P.C. Ramalingappa was the propositus. It is stated by the plaintiffs that he had two wives, namely, Jayamma and Puttajayamma. Defendants contend that P.C. Ramalingappa had 9 wives.
6. In the genealogy furnished by the plaintiffs, the name of alleged third wife, Lakshmamma is mentioned and names of alleged remaining wives are not mentioned.
7. It is stated that the Jayamma had two sons from P.C. Ramalingappa, namely, P.R.Ramesh and P.R. Lalit and second wife Puttajayamma had three children, namely, P.R.Jagadamba
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