- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18007 RSA No. 6113 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO.6113 OF 2010 (PAR) BETWEEN: 1. RAMAPPA S/O. APPANNA SHEKHANAVAR, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS. 1A. SMT. GOURAVVA APPANNA SANADI @ SHEKHANAVAR, AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. GOTUR, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 1B. SMT. KAMALAVVA RAMAPPA SANADI @ SHEKHANAVAR, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. GOTUR, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 1C. RENUKA RAJU NAIK AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. NEAR GOVT. SCHOOL, DODDANNAVAR COMPLEX, FULBAG GALLI, BELAGAVI-590001. 1D. MALASHREE VINAY VANDKAR AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. ROOM NO.2, BLOCK NO.5, 9TH CROSS, RUKMINI NAGAR, BELAGAVI-590016. 1E. VIDHYASHREE SANTOSH GHASTI AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD, R/O. GOTUR, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 1F. KAVERI KIRAN GANGANNAVAR AGE: 24 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD, YASHAVANT NARAYANKAR Digitally signed by YASHAVANT NARAYANKAR Date: 2025.12.12 14:56:02 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18007 RSA No. 6113 of 2010 R/O. GOTUR, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 1G. HANUMANT RAMAPPA SANADI @ SHEKHANAVAR, AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. GOTUR, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 1H. BASAVARAJ RAMAPPA SANADI @ SHEKHANAVAR, AGE: 21 YEARS, OCC. STUDENT, R/O. GOTUR, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 2. BASAPPA S/O. APANNA SHEKHANAVAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. HANCHINAL, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI– 591313. 3. ADIVEPPA S/O. APANNA SHEKHANAVAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. HANCHINAL, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI– 591313. 4. MALLAPPA S/O. APANNA SHEKHANAVAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. HANCHINAL, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI– 591313. 5. BASAVVA S/O. MARUTI GHASTI, AGE: MAJOR, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. HANCHINAL, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI.RAMESH I. ZIRALI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. RAMAPPA S/O. MALLAPPA SHEKHANAVAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. GOTUR, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18007 RSA No. 6113 of 2010 2. DUNDAWWA W/O. GUNAWANT SHEKHANAVAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 3. SMT. NEELAWWA W/O. GUNAWANT SHEKHANAVAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 4. GANAPATI S/O. GUNAWANT SHEKHANAVAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 5. MARUTI S/O. GUNAWANT SHEKHANAVAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 6. MAHADEV S/O. GUNAWANT SHEKHANAVAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 7. RAMAPA KADAPPA SHEKHANNAVAR @ SANADI AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. HANCHINAL, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 8. SHIVAPPA KADAPPA SHEKHANNAVAR @ SANADI AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. HANCHINAL, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 9. SMT. MAHADEVI W/O. DUNDAPPA PATIL, AGE: MAJOR, OCC. HOUSE WIFE, R/O. KURNE, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 10. SMT. SUNANDA W/O. YALLAPPA RAJAPPAGOL, AGE: MAJOR, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. BANNIBAGI, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18007 RSA No. 6113 of 2010 TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 11. SMT. LALITA W/O. MARUTI PATIL, AGE: MAJOR, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. HANCHINAL, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 12. PARASHURAM S/O. SIDDAPPA SHEKHANNAVAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC. DRIVER, R/O. GOTUR, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 13. PRADHANI S/O. SIDDAPPA SHEKHANNAVAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC. DRIVER, R/O. GOTUR, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 14. SMT. DUNDAVVA W/O. SIDDAPPA SHEKHANNAVAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC. DRIVER, R/O. GOTUR, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 15. CHANDRAKANT S/O. AMRUTLING SUVARNKHINDI, AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. KAKATI – KILLA ROAD, H.NO.1585, TQ AND DIST. BELAGAVI. 16. MALLESH S/O. RAYAPA ARAKERI, AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. KAKATI, TQ. AND DIST. BELAGAVI. AMENDED VOD 11.01.2023. 17. SMT. LAGAMAVVA W/O. DUNDAPPA SHEKHANAVAR, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD, R/O. GOTUR VILLAGE, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 18. MASUBA S/O. DUNDAPPA SHEKHANAVAR, AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. GOTUR VILLAGE, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18007 RSA No. 6113 of 2010 TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 19. KASHINATH S/O. DUNDAPPA SHEKHANAVAR, AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. GOTUR VILLAGE, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 20. ARUN S/O. DUNDAPPA SHEKHANAVAR, AGE: 24 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. GOTUR VILLAGE, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. DINESH M. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE FOR R16; SRI. SHRIHARSHA A. NEELOPANT, ADVOCATE FOR R18-R20; R1(A), R1(C) TO R1(E) AND R1(G)-ARE NOTICE SERVED; R1(B)-DISPENSED WITH; R1(F)-NOTICE SERVED; R2, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8- HELD SUFFICIENT; R3, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13-NOTICE SERVED; R14 AND R17-ABATED; SRI. ANAND ASHTEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R15) THIS RSA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 100 OF CPC, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 03.10.2009 PASSSED IN R.A.NO.11/1992 ON THE FILE OF FAST TRACK COURT-I CHIKODI, REVERSING THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 06.02.1992 PASSED IN O.S.NO.231/1988 ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE, CHIKODI BY ALLOWING THE TOP NOTED APPEAL TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18007 RSA No. 6113 of 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI) Heard the learned counsel appearing for the appellants and the learned counsels Sri Shriharsha A. Neelopant appearing for respondent Nos.17 to 20 and Sri Dinesh M. Kulkarni appearing for respondent No.16. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the appellants files a memo stating that the appeal is not pressed. Learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.17 to 20 submits that liberty may be reserved to them to seek appropriate relief, if necessary. It is made clear that the dismissal of the appeal as not pressed shall not come in the way of respondent Nos.17 to 20 seeking appropriate remedy in accordance with law. With these observations, the appeal is dismissed as not pressed. SD/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE SSP CT:PA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 30