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. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. HALAGERI ONI, UNAKAL, TQ. AND DIST. HUBBALLI.

4. PARAMESH S/O. BASAPPA HONNALLI, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. HALAGERI ONI, UNAKAL, TQ. AND DIST. HUBBALLI.

5. MANJU S/O. BASAPPA HONNALLI, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. HALAGERI ONI, UNAKAL, TQ. AND DIST. HUBBALLI.

6. SIDDAPPA S/O. VEERABHADRAPPA HONNALLI, AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. HALAGERI ONI, UNAKAL, TQ. AND DIST. HUBBALLI.

7. VIRUPAKSHAPPA S/O. VEERABHADRAPPA HONNALLI, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. ADARGUNCHI, TQ. HUBBALLI.

8. IRANNA S/O. BASAPPA HEBBALLI, AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. TEACHERS COLONY, UNKAL, TQ. HUBBALLI.

9. JAGADISH S/O. BASAPPA HEBBALLI, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. TEACHERS COLONY, UNKAL, TQ. HUBBALLI.

10. SHIVABASAYYA S/O. SIDDRAMAYYA HIREMATH, AGE: 78 YEARS, OCC. DOCTOR, R/O. KALYAN NAGAR, HUBBALLI.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.P. VADAVI, ADVOCATE FOR R1;

SRI. MALLIKARJUNSWAMY B. HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R2-R6;

R7 TO R9-NOTICE SERVED;

SRI. SHIVASHANKAR R. AMBLI, ADVOCATE AND SRI. S.S. NIRJAN, ADVOCATE FOR R10 )

THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE IN O.S.NO.20/2010 DATED RFA No. 100071 of 2018 HC-KAR RSA No. 5392 of 2010

29.01.2016 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, HUBBALLI, BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

IN RFA NO. 100055/2016 BETWEEN:

1. SMT. CHANNABASAVVA W/O. BASAPPA HONNALLI, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC. HOUSE WORK, R/O. HALAGERI ONI, UNAKAL, TQ. HUBBALLI-580030.

2. UMESH S/O. BASAPPA HONNALLI, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. HALAGERI ONI, UNAKAL, TQ. HUBBALLI-580030.

3. PARAMESH S/O. BASAPPA HONNALLI, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. HALAGERI ONI, UNAKAL, TQ. HUBBALLI-580030.

4. MANJU S/O. BASAPPA HONNALLI, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. HALAGERI ONI, UNAKAL, TQ. HUBBALLI-580030.

5. SIDDAPPA S/O. VEERABHADRAPPA HONNALLI, AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. HALAGERI ONI, UNAKAL, TQ. HUBBALLI-580030.

...APPELLANTS (BY SRI. MALLIKARJUNSWAMY B. HIREMATH AND SRI. R.G. KODLI, ADVOCATES)

AND:

1. SMT. ANASUYA @ AKKAMAHADEVI W/O. ULAVAPPA TALAGERI, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC. HOUSE WORK, R/O. KAMALAPUR, NARAYANPUR, DHARWAD-580030.

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

2. VIRUPAKSHAPPA S/O. VEERABHADRAPPA HONNALLI, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. ADARGUNCHI, TQ. HUBBALLI-580030.

3. IRANNA S/O. BASAPPA HEBBALLI, AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. TEACHERS COLONY, UNKAL, TQ. HUBBALLI-580030.

4. JAGADISH S/O. BASAPPA HEBBALLI, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. TEACHERS COLONY, UNKAL, TQ. HUBBALLI-580030.

5. SHIVABASAYYA S/O. SIDDRAMAYYA HIREMATH, AGE: 78 YEARS, OCC. DOCTOR, R/O. KALYAN NAGAR, HUBBALLI-580030.

6. VEERANNA S/O. SHANTAVEERAPPA RITTIGANIGER, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SHIRAMA