IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 1077 OF 2013 (PAR)

BETWEEN:

NATARAJA G.M, S/O MURUGEPPA GOWDA S.N., AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/O GULEHALLI, SAGAR TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT - 577 417.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. JAYAPRAKASH R.V, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. NAGAPPA GOWDA S/O LATE NAGAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, Digitally signed by R/O BESUR VILLAGE, SUNITHA K S P.O.HULIDEVARABANA, Location: SAGAR TALUK, HIGH COURT SHIMOGA DISTRICT - 577 453.

OF KARNATAKA

2. NANJUNDAPPA S/O NAGAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O BESUR VILLAGE, P.O. HULIDEVARABANA, SAGAR TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT - 577 453

3. GANGADHARAPPA S/O NAGAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O BESUR VILLAGE, P.O.HULIDEVARABANA, SAGAR TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT - 577 453.

4. ESHWARAPPA S/O NAGAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/O BESUR VILLAGE, P.O.HULIDEVARABANA, SAGAR TALUK SHIMOGA DISTRICT - 577 453.

5. CHANDRAMMA D/O NAGAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/O BESUR VILLAGE, P.O.HULIDEVARABANA, SAGAR TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT - 577 453.

6. MURUGAPPA GOWDA S/O LATE NAGAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, GULLEHALLI VILLAGE, GENASINAKUNI POST, SAGAR TALU