IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF APRIL 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 100756 OF 2019 (DEC/INJ-)

BETWEEN:

HANAMANTHAGOUDA S/O TIMMANAGOUDA PATIL, AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BARAGI, TQ: MUDHOL, DIST: BAGALKOTE.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. MRUTYUNJAYA S. HALLIKERI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SMT. PADMAWATI W/O CHANNAPPA MALAGHAN, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE AND HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: BADAGI, TQ: MUDHOL, DIST: BAGALKOTE.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHIVARAJ BALLOLLI, ADVOCATE)

GIRIJA A.

BYAHATTI THIS REGULAR SECOND APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION

100 OF CPC, IS PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS APPEAL AND SET Digitally signed by GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI ASIDE THE JUDGEMENT & DECREE DATED 04.07.2019 PASSED Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH IN R.A.NO.4/2012 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BAGALKOT, SITTING AT JAMKHANDI, AND JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED: 16.12.2011, PASSED IN O.S. NO.8/2002 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, MUDHOL, IN SO FAR FOR DISMISSIING THE SUIT IS CONCERNED, AND CONSEQUENTIALLY DECREE THE SUIT OF THE PLAINTIFF/APPEALLANT AND COST OF THE SUIT THROUGHOUT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQ