IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 100409 OF 2017 (DEC/INJ)

BETWEEN:

1. MUDAKAPPA S/O. JANGALEPPA ARI, AGE: 61 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: YAKALASAPUR, TQ: MUNDARAGI, DIST: GADAG-582 118.

2. MALLESHAPPA S/O MUDAKAPPA ARI, AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: YAKALASAPUR, TQ: MUNDARAGI, DIST: GADAG-582 118.

… APPELLANTS (BY SRI J.S. SHETTY, ADVOCATE.)

AND:

1. SHARANAPPA S/O BASAVANTAPPA ARI, Digitally signed by AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH R/O: CHABBI, TQ: SHIRAHATTI, Location: HIGH COURT DIST: GADAG-582 120.

OF KARNATAK A DHARWAD BENCH

2. SMT. KASTUREVVA W/O IRAPPA SHALAWADI, AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: CHABBI, TQ: SHIRAHATTI, DIST: GADAG-582 120.

3. SMT. DRAKSHAYANAVVA W/O BASAPPA KATRALLI, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: CHABBI, TQ: SHIRAHATTI, DIST: GADAG-582 120.

4. SMT. JAYAVVA W/O. SHIVAPPA GANJI, AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: CHABBI, TQ: SHIRAHATTI, DIST: GADAG-582 120.

5. SMT. MADEVI W/O. IRAPPA ADARAKATTI, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: CHABBI, TQ: SHIRAHATTI, DIST: GADAG-582 120.

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