IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD

DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI

REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO.100227 OF 2023 (DEC/PAR)

BETWEEN:

SMT. PADMAVATI W/O. HANUMANTHAPPA CHITHAPUR,

AGE: 61 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD,

REPRESENTED NEXT FRIEND BY HER HUSBAND

SRI. HANUMANTHAPPA S/O. RAMAPPA CHITHAPUR,

AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED GOVT. EMPLOYEE,

R/O. INDRAKILA NAGAR, GADAG ROAD,

KOPPAL, DIST. KOPPAL-583231.

…APPELLANT

(BY SRI. SURESH SHETTEMMANAVAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRIKANTH S/O. SANNA HANUMANTHAPPA NAYAK,

AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED EMPLOYEE, R/O. NAGARAHALLI, NOW AT TEJA NAGAR,

MUKKHYA PRANA NILAYA, MULAGUND ROAD,

GADAG, DIST. GADAG-582118.

2. SRI. SURYAPRAKASH S/O. SANNA HANUMANTHAPPA NAYAK,

Digitally

signed by AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,

YASHAVANT

YASHAVANT NARAYANKAR R/O. BEHIND POLICE STATION,

NARAYANKAR Date:

2 1 0 1 2 :0 5 8 .1 :5 2 5 .19 BASAVESHWAR NAGAR, MUNDARGI, DIST. GADAG-582118.

+0530

3. SMT. BHARATI @ RENUKA W/O. HEMANNA ANGADI,

AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD, R/O DYMPUR ROAD, AT KUKANOOR,

TQ. KUKANUR, DIST. KOPPAL-583232.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. S.K. NADAMANI, ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2;

R3-DISMISSED (V/O DATED 16.12.2025)

THIS RSA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 100 OF