IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF APRIL 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 5650 OF 2010 (-)

BETWEEN:

SRI. B.N. CHAKRASALI, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. HIREKERUR, DISTRICT: HAVERI-581111.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. H.M. DHARIGOND, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI. MAHABALESHWARAPPA S/O. VEERAPPA KANAVI, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR’S.

1(A) SRI. YUVARAJ S/O. MAHABALESWARAPPA KANAVI, BHARATHI AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, H M R/O. SHRI GANESH CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY, Digitally signed by BHARATHI H M RH NO.72, FLOT NO.23, G-BLOCK, Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, MIDC SHAHUNAGAR PUNE MAHARASTRA-411019.

DHARWAD BENCH

1(B) SRI. SURESH S/O. MAHABALESWARAPPA KANAVI, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, R/O. PLOT NO.5, RS NO.16/1, OPPOSITE SUNFLOWER BUILDING, NAVELKAR ESTATE NEAR BANGUINESHWAR TEMPLE, NORTH GAO-403402.

1(C) SRI. SHANKAR S/O. MAHABALESWARAPPA KANAVI, AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, R/O. SHRI GANESH CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY, RH NO.72, FLOT NO.23, G-BLOCK, MIDC SHAHUNAGAR PUNE MAHARASTRA-411019.

1(D) SRI. SHAMBULING S/O. MAHABALESWARAPPA KANAVI, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, R/O. SHRI SIDDESWAR NILAYA, 2^ND CROSS, ASWININAGAR, HAV