IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 15^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 104033 OF 2024 (GM-CPC)

BETWEEN: ASHOKSWAMI S/O. CHANNAVEERAGOUDA SARANGAMATH, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. GUDDADA DEVALAPUR-584 166, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL.

… PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJASHEKHAR BURJI, ADVOCATE)

AND

1. SARANGAYYA S/O. CHANNAVEERAGOUDA SARANGAMATH, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, OCC. EX-ARMY AND AGRICULTURE, R/O. GUDDADA DEVALAPUR-584 166, CLKAA HXT AMT N IAM DNR A A N S I HEKAR DCLK LCKDD07 A o A A H O i Ha g c : X t T RU 5 A A i e a t MT N 7 N :R tR a I i :2 l A A o W T M 0 D 0 y n T N 7 R O A A 2 : A s A + D N 5 FH i K gS .0 I 1 I AB nH 1 G 0 e E 0 E H . d N10 K 8 b C Ay H R T T Q HR . O KU U S G H H T G A P G A I, H D O IS LD T. E R K , O PPAL, SUNIL S/O. SARANGAYYA SARANGAMATH, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC. PVT. SERVICE AND AGRICULTURE, R/O. GUDDADA DEVALAPUR, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL.

2. CHANNABASAYYA S/O. CHANNAVEERAGOUDA SARANGAMATH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. GUDDADA DEVALAPUR-584 166, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL.

3. SANGAYYA S/O. CHANNAVEERAGOUDA SARANGAMATH, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. GUDDADA DEVALAPUR-584 166, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL, NOW AT: KARATAGI, RAMANAGAR, TQ. GANGAVATI, DIST. KOPPAL.

4. OMPRAKASH S/O. CHANNAVEERAGOUDA SARANGAMATH, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. GUDDADA DEVALAPUR-584 166, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL, NOW AT: BEHIND BASSTAND, JAVALI PLOT, GAJENDRAGAD, TQ. GAJENDRAGAD, DIST. GADAG.

5. DR. KARABASANAGOUDA @ SHEKHANNA S/O. BASANAGOUDA SARANGAMATH @ PATIL, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. MALAGAL BUSTAND (1^ST BUS STOP), NAGARABHAVI, BENGALURU.

6. BASAVARAJ @ BABU S/O. CHANNASANGANAGOUDA SARANGAMATH @

PATIL, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC. ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON, BASAVESHWAR HOSPITAL, R/O. KALABURGI, TQ. AND DIST. KALABURGI.

7. DR. VAIJANATH S/O. CHANNASANGANAGOUDA SARANGAMATH @

PATIL, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC. RETD. SERVICE, R/O. KALABURGI, TQ. AND DIST. KALABURGI.

8. KASHINATH S/O. PATTADARAYA SARANGAMATH, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. GUDDADA DEVALAPUR-584 166, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL.

9. SHARANAPPA S/O. KALAKAPPA GUDADUR, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. GUDADUR-584 166, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL.

10. MRUTHUNJAYYA S/O. CHANNABASAPPA SARANGAMATH, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. GUDDADA DEVALAPUR-584 166, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL.

11. VIJAYALAXMI W/O. CHANNABASAYYA HIREMATH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. CHALAGERI, NOW AT: GUDDADADEVALAPUR-584 166, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL.

… RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S.A. SONDUR, ADVOCATE FOR R11;

NOTICE TO R1 IS SERVED;

NOTICE TO R2 TO R10 ARE DISPENSED WITH)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION TO SET-ASIDE ORDER THE ORDER DATED 18.04.2024 PASSED BY THE COURT OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, KUSTHAGI, IN O.S. NO.38/2023, ALLOWING THE I.A. NO.III FILED BY THIRD PARTY/RESPONDENT NO.11 UNDER ORDER I RULE 10(2) OF CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE TO COME ON RECORD AS DEFENDANT NO.11, PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND CONSEQUENTLY REJECT THE I.A. NO.III FILED BY THIRD PARTY/RESPONDENT NO.11 UNDER ORDER I RULE 10(2) OF CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE TO COME ON RECORD AS DEFENDANT NO.11, PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-C.

THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE)

This petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India by the petitioner/defendant No.1, assailing the order allowing I.A.No.3 filed under Order I Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Hereinafter referred to as the ‘CPC’, by respondent No.11 to come on record as defendant No.11 in O.S.No.38/2023 on the file of Senior Civil Judge, Kusthagi.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent No.11, who has now been allow