IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.100207 OF 2019 BETWEEN SMT. RENUKA W/O. PRABHU K., AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/O. MCC ‘B’ BLOCK, DAVANAGERE.

...APPELLANT (BY SMT. SURABHI KULKARNI, ADVOCATE)

AND

1. SRI. SHANTAPPA S/O. SIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR’S.

2. SMT. SUMATI W/O. SIDDAPPA CHITTARAGI, AGED ABUT 43 YEARS, R/O. DOOR NO.79, BASAVARAJAPET, DAVANAGERE.

3. SAGAR SIDDAPPA CHITTARAGI, AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, R/O. DOOR NO.79, BASAVARAJAPET, DAVANAGERE.

4. KUM. RAKSHITHA D/O. SIDDAPPA CHITTARAGI, AGED ABOUT 16 YEARS, R/O. DOOR NO.79, BASAVARAJAPET, DAVANAGERE.

(MINOR R/BY MOTHER &

NATURAL GUARDIAN I.E. R2)

5. SMT. MANJUAL W/O. BASAVARAJAPPA ANAJI, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/O. K.E.B. QUARTERS, HADADI ROAD, BEHIND ZILLA PANCHAYAT OFFICE, LOKIKERE ROAD, DAVANAGERE-577 044.

RESPONDENTS NO.2 TO 5 HAVE BEEN TREATED AS THE LEGAL HEIRS OF DECEASED RESPONDENT NO.1 VIDE ORDER DATED 05.03.2022

6. SRI. CHANDRASHEKHARAGOUDA S/O. GADIGEPPAGOUDA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/O. DOOR NO.4487/3, WARD NO.2, BEHIND I.B., VIJAYANAGARA EXTENSION, ILKA