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, GUDIHAL ROAD, ANAND NAGAR, OLD HUBLI, HUBLI, DIST: DHARWAD.

2(C) FARZANAKHAN W/O. MOHAMMEDGOUSE DULEWALE, AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. MILAN COLONY, GUDIHAL ROAD, ANAND NAGAR, OLD HUBLI, HUBLI, DIST: DHARWAD.

2(D) RIZWANA W/O. MOHAMMEDALI BETGERI, AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. MILAN COLONY, GUDIHAL ROAD, ANAND NAGAR, OLD HUBLI, HUBLI, DIST: DHARWAD. 3. DADAHAYATKHAN S/O. ABDULRAUFKHAN JAHAGIRDAR, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR’S., 3(A) AMANULLAKHAN S/O. DADAHAYATKHAN JAHAGIRDAR, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: ELECTRICIAN, R/O. GANGAVATI.

3(B) ZAFARULLAKHAN S/O. DADAHAYATKHAN JAHAGIRDAR, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: ELECTRICIAN, R/O: GANGAVATI.

3(C) HABIBUALLAKHAN S/O. DADAHAYATKHAN JAHAGIRDAR, SINCE DECEASED NO LR’S.

3(D) HASANKHAN S/O. DADAHAYATKHAN JAHAGIRDAR, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: METAL WORKS, R/O: HEGGERI ONI, CIT PLOT, OPP: AMBEDKAR GROUND, OLD HUBBALLI, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD.

3(E) REHANABANU S/O. ZAHIRUDDIN INAMDAR, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: KAMAL BANGADI ONI, SAVANUR, DIST: GADAG.

4. GIRIDHARLAL S/O. WAGHAMAL BAFNA, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: DESHPANDE NAGAR, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD.

5. YUSUFKHAN S/O. KHADARKHAN BELLARY, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: IIND MAIN ROAD, TABIBLAND GANESHPETH, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD.

6. AYUBKHAN S/O. JAFFARKHAN BELLARY, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. GANESH PETH, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD.

7. RAJESH S/O. RATANSINGH THAKUR, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: TABIBLAND, GANESHPETH, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD.

8. ANWARKHAN @ GOUSEKHAN S/O. HABIBULLAKHAN KULKARNI, AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: NADINIRALAGI, POST: HIREMUGADUR, TQ: SAVANUR, DIST: HAVERI.

9. SARADARKHAN ANWARKHAN @ GOUSEKHAN KULKARNI, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: NADINIRALAGI, POST: HIREMUGADUR, TQ: SAVANUR, DIST: HAVERI. 10. SMT. ZUBEDAKHANAM D/O. ANWARKHAN @ GOUSEKHAN KULKARNI, AFTER MARRIAGE ZUBEDAKHANAM W/O. AYUBKHAN KITTUR, AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O: H.NO.51/A, KARWAR ROAD, GOKUL DHAM, NEAR SUBHAS NAGAR, OLD HUBBALLI, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD.

11. RASULKHAN ANWARKHAN @ GOUSEKHAN KULKARNI, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: NADINIRALAGI, POST: HIREMUGADUR, TQ: SAVANUR, DIST: HAVERI.

12. SAFURABEGUM D/O. ANWARKHAN @ GOUSEKHAN KULKARNI, AFTER MARRIAGE SAFURABEGUM W/O. BASHASAB UPPAR, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O: UPPER ONI, AT: KALAS, TAL: KUNDAGOL, DIST: DHARWAD.

13. YASMINKHANAM D/O. ANWARKHAN @ GOUSEKHAN KULKARNI, AFTER MARRIAGE YASMINKHANAM W/O. BASHASAB UPPAR, AGE: 27 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O: NADINIRALAGI, POST: HIREMUGADUR, TAL: SAVANUR, DIST: HAVERI.

14. BASABI D/O. HASANKHAN JAHAGIRDAR, AFTER MARRIAGE BASABI W/O. AKHTARKHAN KITTUR, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O: GOKULDHAM, KARWAR ROAD, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD.

15. MAHABOOBALIKHAN S/O. HASANKHAN JAHAGIRDAR, AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O: ASAR ONI, HUBB