IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 27^th 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.100059 OF 2019 BETWEEN

1. SMT. LAXMAVVA W/O. JAYAPPA BADIGER, SINCE DECEASED BY LR’S APPELLANT NO.2 AND RESPONDENT NO.12

2. KALAMMA D/O. JAYAPPA BADIGER, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE HOLD, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

3. SRI. PARAMESHWARAPPA S/O. NAGAPPA KURAGUND, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE HOLD, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

4. SRI. PARAMESHWARAPPA LAKSHMAPPA BANAKAR, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

5. SUBHASAPPA GUDDAPPA MALAGUDDAPPANAVAR, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

6. MAILARAPPA SHIVALINGAPPA NEGALUR, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI. 7. PUTTAPPA BALAPPA LAMANI, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE WORK, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

8. BHEEMAPPA BALAPPA LAMANI, AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE WORK, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

9. GANGADHAR BASAVANTHAPPA KUGANUR, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE WORK, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

10. KARIYAPPA HALAPPA HEBBAL, AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE WORK, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

11. SMT. BASAVVA W/O. YALLAPPA ANDALAGI, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE HOLD, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

...APPELLANTS (BY SRI. B.S. KAMATE, ADVOCATE)

AND

1. SMT. BHAGEERATHIBAI W/O. JAYAPPA BADIGER, AGE: 61 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE HOLD WORK, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

2. SRI. BHARAMAPPA S/O. HANUMANTHAPPA TALAWAR, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE WORK, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

3. SMT. BHARAMAVVA W/O. YALLAPPA TALAWAR, AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE HOLD WORK, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

4. SRI. NEELAPPA S/O. GUDDAPPA DEVARAGUDDA, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE WORK, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

5. GOURAVVA S/O. BASAYYA HIREMATH, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE HOLD WORK, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

6. SIR. HANUMANTHAPPA HADAPAD, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE WORK, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

7. SMT. KARIYAVVA W/O. BASAPPA SETAVANNANAVAR, DECEASED BRING LRS DISPEND WITH VIDE ORDER DATED 6/6/2025

8. SMT. MANJAVVA W/O. LAKSHMAPPA LAKSHMESHWAR, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE HOLD WORK, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

9. SRI. KRISHNAPPA S/O. MUNIYAPPA LAMANI, DECEASED BRING LRS DISPEND WITH VIDE ORDER DATED 6/6/2025

10. SRI. ANJANAPPA S/O. MUNIYAPPA LAMANI, DECEASED BRING LRS DISPEND WITH VIDE ORDER DATED 6/6/2025

11. SMT. SHARAVVA W/O. SIDDAPPA HADAPAD, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE HOLD WORK, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

SMT. VISHALAKSHI @ BASAMMA W/O. IRAPPA KAMMAR, SINCE DEAD BY HER LRS., 12. IRAPPA KAMMAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALLEDEVARU VILLAGE, TQ: BYADGI, DIST: HAVERI.

REVANEPPA GOORAPPA JYOTHI, SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS.

13. KAMALAVVA W/O. REVANEPPA JYOTHI, AGR: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE WORK, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

14. NINGAPPA S/O. REVANEPPA JYOTHI, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE WORK, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

15. BASAVARAJAPPA S/O. REVANEPPA JYOTHI, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE WORK, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

16. RAMESH S/O. REVANEPPA JYOTHI, AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE WORK, R/O: KOONABEVU VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI.

AMENDED CAUSE TITLE AS PER ORDER DATED 06/06/2025 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MADANMOHAN M. KHANNUR, ADVOCATE FOR R1;

NOTICE TO R2-R6 AND R8 & R11-R16 SERVED;

BRINGING LRS OF R7, R9 & R10 DISPENSED WITH V/O DATED 06.06.2025)

THIS REGULAR FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC, PRAYING TO CALLING FOR THE REC