IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 100973 OF 2025 (PAR/POS-)

BETWEEN:

SMT. BASAMMA W/O. SIDDAPPA YADAWAD AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. BEHIND APMC, BADAMI, TQ. BADAMI, DIST. BAGALKOT-587201.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. GIRISH YADAWAD, ADVOCATE)

AND:

BASAVARAJ S/O. RAYAPPA YADAWAD AGE. 68 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. NIRALAGI, TQ. BADAMI, DIST. BAGALKOT-587201.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI.J.S.SHETTY, ADVOCATE)

Digitally signed by GIRIJA A.

BYAHATTI THIS RSA FILED U/SEC.100 OF CPC, PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS GIRIJA A. Location:

BYAHATTIHIGH COURT OF K D A H R A N R A W T A A D KA, APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED BENCH

29.10.2025 PASSED BY THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FAST TRACK SPECIAL COURT-1 IN RA NO.04/2025 CONFIRMING THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 06.11.2024 PASSED BY THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC., BADAMI IN O.S NO.70/2020, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FURTHER ARGUMENTS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

ORAL JUDGMENT

This is the appeal filed by the appellan