IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 27^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. 100096 OF 2019 (PAR/POS)

BETWEEN:

SMT. SAROJA W/O. VASANTRAO MURALKAR, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: GARAG VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. ARUN L. NEELOPANT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT. RAJESHWARI W/O. RAJARAM BETSUR, AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, BHARATHI R/O: C/O SHRI. GOVIND N. SANGAM, H M

7-1-397/57/1, NO.MIG 113/3, Digitally signed by BHARATHI H M SANJEEVARADDY NAGAR, Location: HIGHCOURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH HYDERABAD-500038, DHARWAD ANDHRA PRADESH.

2. SMT. KAMALAKSHI W/O. DEVAPPA MURALKAR, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: STAFF QUARTERS, 211, BANGUR NAGAR, DANDELI-581325, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA.

3. SMT. SHWETA W/O. DEVAPPA KULKARNI, AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: HULGUR-581126, TQ: SHIGGAON, DIST: HAVERI.

4. ASHOK S/O. SHIVASIDDAPPA KOLAR, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: KOLAR PETROL PUMP, BELUR-580011, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

5. ANAND S/O. TAYAPPA SURYAVANSHI, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, R/O: H.NO.36, LINGARAJ NAGAR (SOUTH), 31^ST CROSS, VIDYA NAGAR-5880031, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD.

6. PEERAJI S/O. TAYAPPA SURYAVANSHI, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, R/O: ADHYAPAK NAGAR, NARAGUND-582207, DIST: GADAG.

7. NAMDEV S/O. TAYAPPA SURYAVANSHI, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

8. SMT. SHASHIKALA DAKAPPA SURYAVANSHI, AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

9. SHANKAR S/O. DAKAPPA SURYAVANSHI, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

10. MANJUNATH S/O. DAKAPPA SURYAVANSHI, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

11. JAYASHREE D/O. DAKAPPA SURYAVANSHI, AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

12. IRAPPA S/O. SHEDAPPA TAVARENAVAR, AGE: 78 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

13. BHIMAPPA S/O. SHEDAPPA TAVARENAVAR, AGE: 76 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

14. SMT. RUKAMAVVA W/O. NAGAPPA TAVARENAVAR, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

15. SHEDAPPA S/O. NAGAPPA TAVARENAVAR, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

16. SHIVAJI S/O. NAGAPPA TAVARENAVAR, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

17. GANAPATI S/O. NAGAPPA TAVARENAVAR, AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR’S AMENDMENT IS CARRIED OUT AS PER ORDER DATED 01-07-2022 THE LEGAL HEIR IS ALREADY ON RECORD AS PER RESPONDENT NO.14

18. SMT. RUDRAVVA W/O. RAMESH DHAVALE, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

19. SMT. RENUKA W/O. GURUPRASAD DHAVALE, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

20. ASHOK SHEDAPPA TAVARENAVAR, AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

21. SMT. RADHAWWA W/O. MAHARUDRAPPA TAVARENAVAR, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

22. SMT. SHILPA W/O. BASAVARAJ HARANI, AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

23. SHANKAR S/O. MAHARUDRAPPA TAVARENAVAR AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

24. MADIVALLAPPA S/O. MAHARUDRAPPA TAVARENAVAR, AGE: 27 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

25. NINGAPPA BASAPPA GAMANNAVAR, AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TADKOD VILLAGE-581105, TQ/DIST: DHARWAD.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S.N. BANAKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R1, R4, R15 & R25;

SRI. SURESH P. HUDEDAGADDI, ADVOCATE FOR R7;

R2, R3, R5, R6, R9, R12, R13, R14, R16, R20-R24 ARE SERVED; R17 WAS DEAD R14 IS LR OF R17;

R8, R10, R11, R18, R19 HELD SUFFICIENT)

THIS REGULAR FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDE