- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:429 WP No. 138154 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 138154 OF 2020 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: SRI. ERAIAH S/O. MANJAPPA NAIK AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KANTADAHITLU, DEVIKAN, KAIKINI, BHATKAL TQ: 581320 UTTARA KANNADA DIST. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. H R GUNDAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. IRAPPA S/O. SHANIYARA NAIK AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KANTADAHITLU, DEVIKAN, KAIKINI, BHATKAL TQ. 581320 UTTARAKANNADA DIST. SHANIYAR MANJAPPA NAIK SINCE DEAD BY LRS 2. SRI. MADEV S/O. SHANIYARA NAIK AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KANTADAHITLU, Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:429 WP No. 138154 of 2020 DEVIKAN, KAIKINI, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. 3. MANJUNATH S/O. SHANIYARA NAIK AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KANTADAHITLU, DEVIKAN, KAIKINI, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. 4. NAGAPPA S/O. SHANIYARA NAIK AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KANTADAHITLU, DEVIKAN, KAIKINI, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. 5. LAXMI D/O. SHANIYARA NAIK AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KOLLURASHRAMANE, MAVINAKATTA, BENGRE-2, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. GOIDA S/O. SHANIYARA NAIK SINCE DEAD BY LRS 6. SMT. LACHHU, W/O. GOIDA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KANTADAHITLU, DEVIKAN, KAIKINI, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:429 WP No. 138154 of 2020 BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. 7. MARUTI S/O. GOIDA NAIK AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KANTADAHITLU, DEVIKAN, KAIKINI, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. SRI. DAYANAND S/O. SHANIYAR NAIK SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS 8. SMT. PADMAVATHI W/O. DAYANAND NAIK AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KANTADAHITLU, DEVIKAN, KAIKINI, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. 9. SMT. TULASI W/O. MARUTI NAIK AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. MAVALLI-2, MURUDESHWARA, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. 10. SMT. LAXMI W/O. KRISHNA NAIK AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. MATHADAHITLU, MALAJJIMANE, KAIKINI, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:429 WP No. 138154 of 2020 UTTARAKANNADA DIST. MASTI @ MASTAYYA S/O. MANJAPPA NAIK SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS 11. SUBRAYA MASTI @ MASTAYYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KANTADAHITLU, DEVIKAN, KAIKINI, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. 12. MANJAPPA MASTI @ MASTAYYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KANTADAHITLU, DEVIKAN, KAIKINI, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. 13. SMT. MASTAMMA W/O. JATTA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. MALUGADDE, KAIKINI, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. SMT. IRAMMA W/O. GOIDA NAIK, SINCE DEAD BY LRS 14. RAMACHANDRA S/O. GOIDA NAIK AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. HEBALE, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:429 WP No. 138154 of 2020 15. SMT. MASTAMMA W/O. RAJU NAIK AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. HEBALE, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. 16. SMT. SAVITA S/O. GOIDA NAIK AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. HEBALE, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. 17. SMT. JANAKI D/O. GOIDA NAIK AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. HEBALE, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. 18. SMT. SUBBI W/O. DODDAYYA NAIK AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. CHITTARA, MANKI, HONNAVAR -TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. PARAMAYYA S/O. MANJAPPA NAIK SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS 19. SANNAMAGHU W/O. PARAMAYYA NAIK AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KANTADAHITLU, - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:429 WP No. 138154 of 2020 DEVIKAN, KAIKINI, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. 20. NARAYAN S/O. MANJAPPA NAIK AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KANTADAHITLU, DEVIKAN, KAIKINI, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. 21. JATTAMMA W/O. MASTAPPA NAIK AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KANTADAHITLU, DEVIKAN, KAIKINI, BHATKAL-TQ. 581320, UTTARAKANNADA DIST. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. J.S. SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND V/O. DATED 14.02.2020, NOTICE TO R2 TO R21 ARE DISPENSED WITH.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSITTUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO; ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTIONS, TO SET-ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 08.11.2019, PASSED BY THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE & JMFC, COURT AT BHATKAL, IN MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO.5/ 2019 VIDE ANNEXURE-G AND TO RESTORE THE ORDER DATED 08.02.2019 PASSED BY THE ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE COURT AT BHATKAL ON I.A.NO.9, VIDE ANNEXURE-F, BY ALLOWING I.A.NO.9, FILED BY PETITIONER. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRL. HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, THIS COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:429 WP No. 138154 of 2020 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of dismissal of the suit in O.S.No.108/2017 vide judgment dated 21.08.2023, the writ petition has rendered infructuous. His submission is placed on record. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (ASHOK S. KINAGI) JUDGE MBS CT: BSB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15