IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF APRIL 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 5098 OF 2010 (DEC/INJ)

BETWEEN:

SMT. K.G. LAXMIDEVI W/O K.G. KUMARGOUDA, AGE ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC: DOMESTIC DUTY, R/O: KOLUR VILLAGE, TQ AND DIST: BELLARY.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. S.H. MITTALKOD, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT. HAMPAMMA SINCE DEAD REPRESENTED BY HER LR’S.

1A. SMT. GOURAMMA @ MALLAMMA W/O THIPPESWAMY, GIRIJA A. R/O. NANJAPUR VILLAGE, BYAHATTI BHARAMASAMUDRA (MANDALA) POST KALEMARGA, ANANTHAPURA DIST- 515767.

Digitally signed b y GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI Location: HIGH COURT OF 1B. SRI. THIPEESHA KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH S/O LATE AYYAPANNAVAR RAMANAGOUDA, R/O. WARD NO.4, SHIVANAGAR, KOLUR POST, KURUGODU TQ, BELLARY DIST- 583101.

1C. SRI. THIMMANAGOUDA S/O. LATE AYYAPANNAVAR RAMANAGOUDA, R/O. WARD NO.4, SHIVANAGAR, KOLUR POST, KURUGODU TQ, BELLARY DIST- 583101.

1D. SMT. ERAMMA W/O. K. HONAREDDY, R/O. HARAGINADONI, KURUGODU TQ, BELLARY DIST- 583115.

1E. SMT. PUTTAMMA W/O M.G. LINGAREDDY, R/O. BHARMASAMUDRA VILLAGE, BHARAMASAMUDRA (MANDALA) POST KALEMARGA, ANANTHAPURA DIST- 515767.

2. SRI. GADEPPA S/O LATE DODDA POMPANNA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, OCC: AGRICU