IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH

REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO.1528 OF 2024 (PAR)

BETWEEN:

1. D.M. RANGANATHA

S/O MALERANGAPPA

AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS

R/AT DASAPPANAPALYA VILLAGE

MUDDANERELKERE MAJARA

I.D. HALLI HBLI

MADHUGIRI TAUK

TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 132.

…APPELLANT

(BY SRI. NEELAKANTAIAH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. CHIKKAMUDDAPPA

Digitally signed

S/O DASAPPA @ KERE DASAPPA

by DEVIKA M

AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS

Location: HIGH

COURT OF

2. LINGAMMA

KARNATAKA

W/O DASAPPA @ KERE DASAPPA

AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS

SINCE DEAD BY RESPONDENT NO.2 HER LRS

OF DECEASED HAVE ALREADY RECORD BY NAMELY RESPONDENTS NO.1 AND 3 TO 5.

3. MALERANGAPPA

S/O DASAPPA @ KERE DASAPPA

AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS

4. MUDDARANGAMMA W/O PUTTALINGAPPA D/O DASAPPA @ KERE DASAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 4 ARE R/AT DASAPPANAPALYA VILLAGE MUDDANERALEKER MAJARA I.D. HALLI HOBLI, MADHUGIRI TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 132.

5. SMT. RATHNAMMA W/O MYLARAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT ARASAPURA VILLAGE HOLAVANAHALLI HOBLI KORATAGERE TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 129.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.B.SIDDARAMAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR R1, R4 AND R5;

SRI. B.S.VISHWANATH, ADVOCATE FOR R3;

R3 TO R5 ARE LRS