IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 14^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 100463 OF 2018 (PAR/POS)

BETWEEN:

1. APPAJI S/O LAXMAN MELAGE SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR’s., 1(A). SMT. SUDHA APPAJI MELAGE, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. SHIVAJI NAGAR, YELLUR, BELAGAVI-590005.

1(B). SHRI. PRAVEEN APPAJI MELAGE, AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. SHIVAJI NAGAR, YELLUR, BELAGAVI-590005.

1(C). SHRI. PRATIBHA SATERI GORAL, AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. SHIVAJI NAGAR, YELLUR, BELAGAVI-590005.

1(D). SHRI. PRADEEP APPAJI MELAGE, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN R/O. SHIVAJI NAGAR, YELLUR, BELAGAVI-590005.

KATTIMANI

2. YUVARAJ S/O. RAMESH MELAGE, Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, Location: HIGH COURT OF K BE A N RN C A H TAKA DHARWAD R/O: YALLUR, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590005.

Date: 2025.11.15 10:06:14 +0530

3. SANDEEP S/O. RAMESH MELAGE, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 4. SANTOSH S/O. RAMESH MELAGE, 5. RENUKA W/O. RAMESH MELAGE, - APPELLANTS (BY SRI. H.B.HIREMATH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. PANDURANG LAXMAN MELAGE, AGE: 76 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALMESHWAR GALLI, YALLUR, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590005.

2. AKKATAI W/O. MAHADEV BHATKHANDE, AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: VEERBHADRA NAGAR, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590016. 3. CHANGDEV MAHADEV PATIL, AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. SUBHASH GALLI, YALLUR, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590005. 4. YALLAPPA PUNAPPA NAIKOJI, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. VIRAT GALLI, YALLUR, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590005.

5. BHAVAKANNA MAHADEV PATIL, AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: JIJAMATA GALLI, YALLUR, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590005.

6. YALLAPPA ANNU PATIL, AGE: 74 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. SULAGE, YALLUR, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590005.

7. CHANGAPPA ANNU PATIL, AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SAMBHAJI NAGAR, VADAGAON, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590005.

8. PUNDALIK YALLAPPA PATIL, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SULAGE, 9. NANA MAHADEV PATIL, R/O. KALAMBA, TAL AND DIST: KOLHAPUR, MAHARASHTRA-416007.

10. BHAVAKANNA VAIJU PATIL, SINCE DIED BY LR’s ALREADY ON RECORDS.

11. SAMPAT VAIJU PATIL, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SULAGE, YALLUR, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590005.

12. BALKRISHNA @ BALIRAM BHAVAKANNA PATIL, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC:AGRICULTURE, R/O. H.NO.4506, CHAVAT GALLI, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590001.

13. PRAKASH BHAVAKANNA PATIL, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SULAGE, YALLUR, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590005. 14. ASHOK BHAVAKANNA PATIL, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SULAGE, YALLUR, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590005.

15. GURUNATH BHAVAKANNA PATIL, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SULAGE, YALLUR, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590005.

16. SHOBHA ANAND KANGRALKAR, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE AND HOUSEHOLD, R/O: RAMDEV GALLI, YALLUR, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590005.

17. VANITA SATEPPA GORE, AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. SHIVAJI COLONY, TILAKWADI, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590006.

18. SHAKUNTALA W/O. PIRAJI DEVALTKAR, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. 353 SHIVAJI COLONY, TILAKWADI, 19. SHANKAR VITTAL MASEKAR, R/O: 353 SHIVAJI COLONY, TILAKWADI, 20. NANDA W/O. CHANGDEV MUTAGEKAR, AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: 353 SHIVAJI COLONY, TILAKWADI, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590006.

21. RATNAMALA RAVIKANT PATIL, AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: 188 PATIL GALLI, YELLUR, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590005.

22. YALLAPPA S/O. MONAPPA NANDI, AGE: 61 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE (RETIRED), R/O: H.NO.200 PATIL GALLI, YELLUR, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590005.

23. MALU W/O. CHANGAPPA KUNDEKAR, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: 353 SHIVAJI NAGAR, YELLUR, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590005.

24. MALLIKARJUN BALKRISHNA HALIJWALE, AGE: 34 YEARS, R/O. H.NO.109/1, PATIL GALLI, YELLUR, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590005.

25. YAMUNA MARUTI PATIL, AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. SHIVAJI NAGAR, YELLUR, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590005.

26. PRIYA D/O.