IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

WRIT APPEAL NO.100542 OF 2024 (SCST)

BETWEEN:

1. SMT. MALLAVVA D/O JAYAVANT HARIJAN, AFTER MARRIAGE MALLAVVA W/O SOMALINGAPPA MADAR, AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. LABOR, 2. FAKKIRAPPA S/O JAYAVANT HARIJAN AGE. 28 YEARS, OCC. LABOR, 3. SMT. NINGAVVA W/O YALLAPPA KANAVI AGE. 30 YEARS, OCC. LABOR, 4. SMT. KAREVVA W/O JAYAVANT HARIJAN AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. LABOUR, VISHAL DsVNP i A I ig IS g NT ni H T te G a Ad IA l H Lb P y A y PLA ALL ARE R/O HASARAMBI, POST MUTTAGERI, N PA IN TT G I A H P A P L ALHCKDB o E AO H IcG N RU A aH N CR t R i A H o W T n T O A : AD FKA TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD-581204.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI. V.M. SHEELAVANTH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAJA RAGHAVENDRA NAIK, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001.

2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DHARWAD-580001.

3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, DHARWAD-580001.

4. TAHSILDAR, HUBBALLI-580020. 5. SMT. BHARATI W/O VISHNU DANI AGE. 61 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O HOUSING BOARD COLONY, KESHWAPUR, H