IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO.1040 OF 2024 (INJ)

BETWEEN:

MR JOHN LAWRENCE LEWIS AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS S/O LATE ANTHONY JOSEPH LEWIS R/AT MATAPADY VILLAGE AND POST UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT-576213 …APPELLANT (BY SRI PRASANNA V R, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. CHANTHAR GRAMA PANCHAYATH Digitally signed CHANTHAR by DEVIKA M REP BY ITS SECRETARY, Location: H IGH CHANTHAR VILLAGE, COURT OF KARNATAKA BRAHMAVARA POST, UDUPI TQ AND DIST-576213

2. ANANTHA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS S/O PUTTA NAYAK CHANTHAR, BRAHMAVARA UDUPI TALUK-576213

3. SEETHARAM HEBBAR AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O NARYANA HEBBAR HEBBAR HOUSE, DEVA BAILU CHANTHARU VILLAGE BRAHMAVARA UDUPI TALUK-576213

4. FRANCIS D SOUZA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS S/O THOMAS D SOUZA CHANTHARU VILLAGE BRAHMAVARA UDUPI TALUK-576213

5. P K NAGESH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, S/O KRISHNAYYA BALEGARA R/AT CHANTHARU VILLAGE BRAHMAVARA UDUPI TALUK-576213

6. DEVADAS RAO AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS S/O DAMODHAR RAO R/AT ‘ADESH’, CHANTHARU VILLAGE BRAHMAVARA UDUPI TALUK-576213

7. MR PAUL DERRIL BANZ AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, S/O LATE SIMON BANZ CHANTHARU VILLAGE BRAHMAVARA UDUPI TALU