IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3^RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 426 OF 2019 (DEC/INJ)

BETWEEN:

DODDAGANGAMMA W/O NANJAIAH AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/O SUGGANAPALYA GUBBI TALUK 572 216, TUMAKURU DISTRICT.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. S.V PRAKASH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

MAHADEVAIAH S/O LATE SIDDARAMANNA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, Digitally signed by R/O MELEHALLI PANKAJA S TUMAKURU TALUK-572 101 Location: HIGH TUMAKURU DISTRICT.

COURT OF KARNATAKA …RESPONDENT (RESPONDENT - SERVED, UNREPRESENTED)

THIS RSA IS FILED UNDER SEC.100 OF CPC AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 13.11.2018 PASSED IN RA NO 242/2016 (OLD NO.53/2009) ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE TUMAKURU ALLOWING THE APPEAL AND SETTING ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 24.04.2009 PASSED IN OS NO.431/2000 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC, TUMKUR.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K

ORAL JUDGMENT

1. This is plaintiff's second appeal.

2. The case of the plaintiff is that Nanjundappa, father of the plaintiff had two wives namely S