IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 100021 OF 2016 (PAR/POS)

BETWEEN:

MOHAMMADHANIF S/O. MOHAMMADHUSSAIN MELMURI, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: ARAVIND NAGAR, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. RAVI S. BALIKAI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. GOUSIYABEGUM W/O. DAVALSAB BUDHIHAL, PRIOR TO MARRIAGE KNOWN AS SAROJA GOUSIYABEGUM HANGARAKI D/O. NAJIRSAB BANKAPURI, AGE: 33 YEARS, Digitally signed by SAROJA HANGARAKI Location: HIGHCOURT R/O: 468/8, CEMENT CHAWL, OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DHARWAD GADAG ROAD, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD.

2. NOORULLAKHAN S/O. HASANKHAN JAHAGIRDAR, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. 468, FATESHA NAGAR, ARVIND NAGAR ROAD, OLD LHUBBALLI, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD.

SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR’S.

CAUSE TITLE AMENDED V/O.

DATED 12.01.2026 PASSED ON I.AS. NO.7/21 TO 9/21

2(A) SHEHNAAZBEGUM W/O. NOORULLAKHAN JAHAGIRDAR, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLDWORK, R/O. MILAN COLONY, GUDIHAL ROAD, ANAND NAGAR, OLD HUBLI, HUBLI, DIST: DHARWAD.

2(B) AARIFKHAN S/O. NOORULLAKHAN JAHAGIRDAR, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. MILAN COLONY, GUD