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 LAX