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2025 DAILYLAW 11185 (KAR)
MALLIKARJUN PATIL S/O BASANGOUDA PATIL v. DEVAMMA W/O VENKATESH NAYAK AND ORS
WP/202285/2022 · 2025-02-06
S Sunil Dutt Yadav
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