IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA MISCELLANEOUS SECOND APPEAL No.104 OF 2017(RO)

BETWEEN:

1. THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHNA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-01

2. THE DIVISION FOREST OFFICER BHADRAVATHI DIVISION, BHADRAVATHI-577 301

3. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER BHADRAVATHI RANGE, TARIKERE ROAD, BHADRAVATHI-577 301 …APPELLANTS Digitally (BY SRI GOPALAKRISHNA SOODI, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT signed by ADVOCATE)

MALATE SH K C Location:

AND: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA 1. CHANNEGOWDA DEAD BY LR’S (a) PADMANARAYANA S/O LATE CHANNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O ANTHARANAGANGE VILLAGE, BHADRAVATHI-577 301 (b) LALITHA W/O T.M.ANANDA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/O SHAMBONAHALLI VILLAGE, PANDAVAPURA TALUK, MELUKOTE HOBLI, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 431

2. PAPEGOWDA S/O KEMPEGOWDA, R/O KACHANGONADANAHALLI VILLAGE, KUDLIGERE HOBLI, BHADRAVATHI TALUK-577 301 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G S BALAGANGADHAR, ADVOCATE)

THIS MSA IS FILED UNDER ORDER XLIII (i) (u) OF CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 24.03.2017 PASSED IN RA.NO.115/2013 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AN