IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 100217 OF 2019 (PAR/POS)

BETWEEN:

SMT. MALLAVVA W/O. SHIVAPPA GODACHI SINCE DECEASED BY HER LRS SMT. NINGAVVA, W/O. CHANDRAPPA KENGERI KURUBAR AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURAGOD, TAL: SAUNDATTI DIST: BELAGAVI – 591119.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. ABHISHEK C. PATIL, SRI. M.R. SHINDE AND SRI. AKSHAY A. KATTI, ADVOCATES)

MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH AND: Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Date: 2025.03.28

11:18:00 +0530 BASAPPA S/O. ISHWARAPPA YADWAD SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR’S

1. SMT. BASAVANNEWWA W/O. BASAPPA YADWAD AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: RAMAPUR EXTENSION, TAL: SAUNDATTI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591126.

2. ISHWARAPPA S/O. BASAPPA YADWAD AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: RAMAPUR EXTENSION, TAL: SAUNDATTI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591126.

3. SMT. FAKKIRAWWA W/O. BASAPPA KORAKOPPA AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: KARALKATTI, TAL: SAUNDATTI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591126.

4. SHRI. AJJAPPA S/O. BASAPPA YADWAD AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: RAMAPUR EXTENSION, TAL:SAUNDATTI, DIST:BELAGAVI – 591126.

5. SHRI. YALLAPPA A/F. KAREPPA VANNUR AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: RAMAPUR EXTENSION, TAL: SAUNDATTI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591126.

DYAMAPPA NEELAPPA TURAI SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR’S

6. SMT. MALLAWWA W/O. DYAMAPPA TURAI AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: SHINGARGOPPA, TAL: SAUNDATTI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591126.

7. SMT. NINGAWWA W/O. IRAPPA BASIDONI AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O:DHUPADAL, TAL:SAUNDATTI, DIST:BELAGAVI – 591126.

8. SHRI. KAREPPA S/O. DYAMAPPA TURAI AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SHINGARGOPPA, TAL: SAUNDATTI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591126.

9. SHRI. BASAPPA S/O. DYAMAPPA TURAI AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SHINGARGOPPA, TAL: SAUNDATTI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591126.

10. SHRI. SURESH S/O. DYAMAPPA TURAI AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SHINGARGOPPA, TAL: SAUNDATTI, DIST:BELAGAVI – 591126.

11. SHRI. NEELAPPA S/O. DYAMAPPA TURAI AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SHINGARGOPPA, TAL: SAUNDATTI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591126.

12. SHRI. GADIGEPPA S/O. DYAMAPPA TURAI AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: SHINGARGOPPA, TAL: SAUNDATTI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591126.

13. SMT. NEELAWWA W/O. IRAPPA KAMBALI AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK R/O: BETASUR, TAL: SAUNDATTI DIST: BELAGAVI – 591126.

14. SHRI. UMESH S/O. DYAMAPPA TURAI AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SHINGARGOPPA, TAL: SAUNDATTI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591126.

SMT. YALLAWWA W/O. LAKKAPPA GODACHI SINCE DEAD BY HER LR’S, 15. SHRI. LAKKAPPA S/O. KENCHAPPA GODACHI AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: SANGOLLI, TAL: BAILHONGAL DIST: BELAGAVI – 591115.

16. SMT. SOMAVVA W/O. KAREPPA HALLAD AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: CHIKKA ULLIGERI, TAL: SAUNDATTI DIST: BELAGAVI -591126.

17. SHRI. KENCHAPPA S/O. LAKKAPPA GODACHI AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: SANGOLLI, TAL:BAILHONGAL, DIST: BELAGAVI -591115.

18. SMT. GANGAWWA W/O. MUSHAPPA SANGOLLI AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE R/O: MARIGERI, TAL: KITTUR DIST:BELAGAVI -591115.

19. SHRI. IRAPPA S/O. LAKKAPPA GODACHI AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: SANGOLLI, TAL: BAILHONGAL DIST: BELAGAVI -591115.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SANTOSH B. MALAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R5;

SRI. A.F. PATTIHAL, ADVOCATE FOR R9; R1-ABATED; NOTICE TO R2 TO R4, R6 TO R8, R10 TO R19 ARE SERVED)

THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96(1) R/W. ORDER

41 RULE 1 OF CPC., 1908, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 28.01.2019 PASSED IN O.S. NO.73/2013 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, SAUNDATTI, DISMISSING THE SUIT FILED FOR PARTITION AND SEPARATE POSSESSION.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA

ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) The present appeal arises from a suit for partition filed in O.S. No