IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 5064 OF 2011 (PAR BETWEEN:

1. MAHADEV NARAYAN PATAGAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. GUDEANGAGI, KUMTA TALUK, DISTRICT: NORTH KANARA-581343.

(SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS)

1A. VIDYA DATTATRAYA MAHADEV, AGE: MAJOR, R/O. GUDEANGAGI, KUMTA TALUK, DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA.

1B. MALA D/O. MAHADEV MAHADEV AGE: MAJOR, Digitally signed by R/O. GUDEANGAGI, KUMTA TALUK, MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA.

Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench

1C. GEETHA D/O. MAHADEV MAHADEV AGE: MAJOR, R/O. GUDEANGAGI, KUMTA TALUK, DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA.

1D. JYOTI D/O. MAHADEV MAHADEV AGE: MAJOR, R/O. GUDEANGAGI, KUMTA TALUK, DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA.

1E. NAGARAJ S/O. MAHADEV MAHADEV AGE: MAJOR, R/O. GUDEANGAGI, KUMTA TALUK, DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA.

1F. MAHESH D/O. MAHADEV MAHADEV AGE: MAJOR, R/O. GUDEANGAGI, KUMTA TALUK, DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA.

2. VENKATRAMANA S/O. NARAYAN PATAGAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. GUDEANGAGI, KUMTA TALUK, DISTRICT: NORTH KANARA-581343.

3. NAGAPPA S/O. NARAYAN PATAGAR, AGE: MAJOR, R/O. G