IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 28^TH DAY OF APRIL 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 100907 OF 2025 (FDP)

BETWEEN:

1. SMT. GIRIJAMMA W/O. SRI. PARAMESHWARAPPA, D/O. LATE CHIKKAPLA CHANNABASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O. ALAGANCHIKERE VILLAGE, YEDEHALLI POST, TQ. HARAPANAHALLI, DIST. VIJAYANAGARA.

2. SMT. BASAMMA W/O. LATE K. PARAMESHWARAPPA D/O. LATE CHIKKAPLA CHANNABASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCC: NIL, 3. SRI. REVANASIDDAPPA S/O. LATE CHIKKAPLA CHANNABASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, GIRIJA A.

BYAHATTI

4. SMT. C. MALLAMMA Digitally signed by W/O. LATE CHIKKAPLA UMAPATHI GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, DHARWAD BENCH OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, 5. SRI. C. BASAVARAJA S/O. LATE CHIKKAPLA CHANNABASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, APPELLANTS NO. 2 TO 5 R/O. CHIKKAMEGALAGERI, TQ. HARAPANAHALLI, DIST. VIJAYANAGARA- 580008.

6. SMT. C. SHOBHA W/O. KADEMANE SHANTHAPPA, D/O. CHANNABASAMMA C.

AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. MASKAL MARADI, TANIGERE POST, TQ. CHANNAGIRI- 577213.

7. SMT. KAMALAMMA W/O. C. SHARANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O. MEGALAGERE VILLAGE, TQ. HARAPANAHALLI- 583131.

8. SRI. GANGADHARA S/O. LATE C. SHARANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, 9. SRI. REVANASIDDAPPA S/O. LATE C. SHARANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, APPELLANTS NO. 8 & 9 ARE R/O. CHIKKAMEGALAGERE, TQ. HARAPANAHALLI, DIST. VIJAYANAGARA- 561208.

10. SMT. MANJAMMA W/O C. SHARANAPPA, AGED ABOUT YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KARIGANUR VILLAGE, TQ: CHANNAGIRI, DIST: DAVANAGERE- 577001

11. SRI. C. MALLIKARJUNAPPA S/O. LATE C. KOTRAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, 12. SRI. C. GANDEPPA @ GOVINDAPPA S/O. LATE C. KOTRAPPA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, 13. SRI. PARAMESHWARAPPA S/O. LATE C. KOTRAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, 14. SMT. REVAKKA W/O. A. RUDRAPPA D/O. LATE C. KOTRAPPA, AGED 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 15. SRI. C. EKANTHAPPA S/O. LATE C. KOTRAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, APPELLANT NOS. 11 TO 15 ARE R/O. CHIKKAMEGALAGERE, TQ. HARAPANAHALLI, DIST. VIJAYANAGARA- 561218.

16. SMT. SHANTA W/O. LATE BASAVARAJAPPA, AGED MAJOR, OCC: NIL, 17. SRI. PRUTHVI RAJ S/O. LATE C. BASAVARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, 18. SRI. C. B. NANDEESHA S/O. LATE C. BASAVARAJA, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, APPELLANT NOS. 15 TO 17 ARE R/O. CHIKKAMEGALAGERE, TQ. HARAPANAHALLI, DIST. VIJAYANAGARA- 561208.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI. PRAMOD KHATAVI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. RAMACHANDRA A. MALI, ADVOCATES)

AND:

1. SMT. MALLAMMA W/O. HALAPPA, D/O. MUDDAPPA, AGED: 62 YEARS, R/O: KUPPELUR VILLAGE, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI- 581110.

2. SRI. BASAVARAJAPPA S/O. LATE MUDDAPPA, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, 3. SRI. RAMALINGAPPA S/O. LATE MUDDAPPA, AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, RESPONDENT NO. 2 & 3 ARE R/O: CHIKKAMEGALAGERI, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: BALLARI- 583101.

4. SMT. HALAMMA W/O. KARIBASAPPA, D/O. LATE MUDDAPPA, AGED: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: TELAGI VILLAGE, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: BALLARI- 583101.

5. SRI. HEMARAJA S/O. LATE MUDDAPPA, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: TEACHER, 6. SRI. GANESHA S/O. LATE MUDDAPPA, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, RESPONDENT NO. 5 & 6 ARE R/O: CHIKKAMEGALAGERI, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: BALLARI- 583101.

7. SMT. K. SUSHEELAMMA W/O. VIRUPAKSHAPPA K. AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC: NIL R/O: CHIKKAMEGALAGERI, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: BALLARI- 583101.

8. SMT. RUDRAMMA W/O. LATE. P. VEERAPPA, AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC: NIL, 9. SMT. NINGAMMA W/O. LATE. P. VEERAPPA, AGE: 65 YEARS, 10. SRI. KUMAR S/O. LATE. P. VEERAPPA, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: NIL, 11. SMT. PAVITHRA W/O. MALLESHAPPA, AGED: 32 YEARS, OCC: NIL, RESPONDENT NO. 8 TO 11 ARE R/O. HIREMEGALAGERE, TQ: HARAPPANAHALLI, DIST: BALLARI- 583101.

12. SMT. H. RUDRAMMA W/O. H. CHANNNABASAPPA D/O. LATE. P. VEERAPPA, AGED: MAJOR, OCC: NIL, 13. SRI. P. CHANNAPPA S/O. LATE. P. VEERAPPA