IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.100381 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

SHRI. MOHANSA @ MOHANLAL S/O. BHIMASA MALAJI AGE. 68 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. RAMAPUR PETH, AT AND TQ. RAMDURG, DIST. BELAGAVI-591123.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. R.K. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SHRI. HOOVASA S/O. BHIMASA MALAJI AGE. 56 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. RAMAPUR PETH, AT AND TQ. RAMDURG, DIST. BELAGAVI-591123.

2. SHRI. JAVAHARSA @ JAVAHARALAL S/O. BHIMASA MALAJI AGE. 66 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. RAMAPUR PETH, AT AND TQ. RAMDURG, DIST. BELAGAVI-591123.

3. SHRI. RAJENDRASA @ RAJENDRAKUMAR D igitally signed S/O. BIMASA MALAJI, by M B O SH H E A L N A K R UMAR AGE. 61 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, Location: High Court of R/O. RAMAPUR PETH, AT AND TQ. RAMDURG, Karnataka, Dharwad Bench DIST. BELAGAVI-591123.

4. SMT. SUNDARABAI W/O. BHALKRISHNASA MEHARWADE AGE. 64 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. MANGALWAR PETH, KSHATRIYA GALLI, SOLAPUR, TQ. AND DIST. SOLAPUR.

5. SMT. SARSWATIBAI W/O. VITTALSA RANGAREJ AGE. 62 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. GUDUR, TQ. HUNUGUND, DIST. BAGALKOT.

6. SMT. MANJULABAI W/O. VASUDEV KHATAVATE A