RFA No. 100071 of 2018 HC-KAR RSA No. 5392 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF JANUARY 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.100091 OF 2016 (PAR/POS)

C/W REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.100055 OF 2016 REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.100071 OF 2018 AND REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO.5392 OF 2010 IN RFA NO. 100091/2016 BETWEEN:

1. VEERANNA S/O. SHANTAVEERAPPA RITTIGANIGER, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SHIRAMAPUR VILLAGE, TQ. AND DIST. HAVERI.

2. ANIL KUMAR S/O. SHANTVEERAPPA RITTIGANGER, AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SHIRAMPUR VILLAGE, SAROJA HANGARAKI TQ. AND DIST. HAVERI.

...APPELLANTS Digitally signed by (BY SRI. R.G. KODLI, ADVOCATE)

SAROJA HANGARAKI Location: HIGHCOURT O DH F A K R A W RN AD AT B A E K N A CH AND:

DHARWAD

1. SMT. ANASUYA @ AKKAMAHADEVI W/O. ULAVAPPA TALAGERI, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC. HOUSE WORK, R/O. KAMALAPUR, NARAYANPUR, DHARWAD.

2. SMT. CHANNABASAVVA W/O. BASAPPA HONNALLI, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC. HOUSE WORK, R/O. HALAGERI ONI, UNAKAL, TQ. AND DIST. HUBBALLI.

RFA No. 100071 of 2018 HC-KAR RSA No. 5392 of 2010

3. UMESH S/O. BASAPPA HONNALLI, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC. AG