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2025 DAILYLAW 46667 (KAR)
SHARANAMMA W/O BASAVARAJ HUNNIKERA AND ANR v. BASAVARAJ S/O GADIGEPPA BHANKURA AND ORS
RFA/200041/2021 · 2025-03-10
Anant Ramanath Hegde
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