IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 100472 OF 2023 (SP)

BETWEEN:

SRI. BHIMAPPA S/O. RAMAPPA TUGADALI AGE: 93 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. MUGALKHOD VILLAGE, TAL: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI-591317.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. RAJENDRA R.PATIL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

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1. SMT. BHAGYASHRI KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI W/O. LATE CHIKKAYYA MATHAD, Location: HIGH COURT OF AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH AND AGRICULTURE, Date: 2025.04.25

14:29:53 +0530 R/O. BANDIGANI, TAL: RABAKAVI-BANAHATTI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587311.

2. SMT. DANESHWARI W/O. LATE CHIKKAYYA MATHAD, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD AND AGRICULTURE, R/O. BANDIGANI, TAL: RABAKAVI-BANAHATTI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587311.

3. KUMAR SHIVAPADMANAM S/O. LATE CHIKKYYA MATHAD, AGE: 9 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT.

7. KUMAR AMARNATH S/O. LATE CHIKKAYYA MATHAD, AGE: 7 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, RESPONDENTS NO.3 AND 4 ARE MINOR REPRESENTED BY THEIR NATURAL MOTHER MINOR GUARDIAN RESPONDENT NO.2.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL S.KUNTOJI, ADVOCATE)

THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC AGAINS