IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO.100532 OF 2023 (PAR/POS)

BETWEEN:

SRI. ANDANAGOUDA S/O. DODDANAGOUDA KULKARNI, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. BHUDIHAL, TQ. MUNDARAGI, DIST. GADAG, PIN-582118.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. SHARNAPPA S. KOLIWAD, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT. CHINNAKKA W/O. PARASHURAM METI, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. BASARAKODA, TQ. HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI, DIST. VIJAYANAGAR, PIN- 583212.

(NOW AT TQ. MUNDARGI, DIST. GADAG, PIN- 582118)

YASHAVANT NARAYANKAR 2. SRI. CHANNABASANGOUDA S/O. DODDANAGOUDA KULKARNI, Digitally signed by YASHAVANT NARAYANKAR AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED WORKER, Date: 2025.12.11

10:27:12 +0530 R/O. AMARKERI BADAVANE, TQ. DIST. RAICHUR, PIN- 584101.

3. SMT. FAKKIRAMMA W/O. SHIVAPPA HAVERI, AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD WORK, C/O. LAXMI NAGAR, R/O. TQ. DIST. DHARWAD, PIN- 580001, R/O. AMARKERI BADAVANE, TQ. DIST. RAICHUR, PIN- 584101.

4. SMT. AKKAMMA D/O. DODDANAGOUDA KULKARNI, AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED WORKER, R/O. MUNDARAGI, TQ. MUNDARAGI, DIST. GADAG, PIN- 582118.

5. SRI. LINGANAGOUDA S/O. DODDANAGOUDA KULKARNI, AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED WOR