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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17919 WP No. 109543 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD
DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2025
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE
WRIT PETITION NO. 109543 OF 2025 (GM-CPC)
BETWEEN:
ARAVIND S/O. VASANT PATIL, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS AND AGRICULTURE, R/O. H.NO.177, JANATA COLONY, SULUGA YELLUR, BELGAVI, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI-590 005. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRISH YADAWAD, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. 2. 3. KRISHNA S/O MAHADEV GHADI AGE: 83 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & RETD. TEACHER, R/O: NETAJI GALLI, VILLAGE YALLUR, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 590 005
ANANT S/O DEVAPPA GHADI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: NETAJI GALLI, VILLAGE YALLUR, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 590 005
DATTATRAY S/O DEVAPPA GHADI AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: NETAJI GALLI, VILLAGE YALLUR, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 590 005
CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location:
HIGHCOURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DHARWAD
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4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. YALLAPPA S/O. FAKIRA GHADI, AGE: 67 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: H.NO.579, NETAJI GALLI, YALLUR VILLAGE, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 590 005
PARASHARAM S/O. FAKIRA GHADI AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: H.NO.321, GOODS SHED ROAD, GOKUL NAGAR, TQ&DIST: BELAGAVI 590 016
SMT. PRABHAVATI W/O. CHANDRAKANT MANOLKAR, BEFORE MARRIAGE - SMT. PRABHAVATI D/O. FAKIRA GHADI, AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SHIVALING NAGAR, AT POST AMBEWADI, GOKUL NAGAR, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 590 016
SMT. KANCHAN W/O. ANAND SAMBREKAR, BEFORE MARRIAGE – SMT. KANCHAN D/O. FAKIRA GHADI, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O. H.NO.155, JED GALLI, AT POST ANGOL, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 590 016
SMT. NARMADA W/O. DEVAPPA GHADI, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: H.NO.572, NETAJI GALLI, YALLUR VILLAGE, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 590 005
SMT. PRIYA W/O. NARAYAN PATIL, BEFORE MARRIAGE – SMT. PRIYA D/O. DEVAPPA GHADI, AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: LAXMI GALLI, SHINOLI VILLAGE, TQ:CHANDGAD, DIST: KOLHAPUR, MAHARASHTRA 416 509
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10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. SMT. ROOPALI W/O. SUPRIM NAIK, BEFORE MARRIAGE – ROOPALI D/O. DEVAPPA GHADI, AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: NESARI VILLAGE, TQ: GADHINGALAJ, DIST: KOLHAPUR, MAHARASHTRA 416 502
SMT. RENUKA W/O. MARUTI TARIHALKAR, BEFORE MARRIAGE – RENUKA D/O. DEVAPPA GHADI, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: H.NO.606, SAMBHAJI GALLI, YALLUR VILLAGE, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 590 005
SMT.
NAGULI WD/O. LUMANNA GHADI, AGE: 67 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: H.NO.571, NETAJI GALLI, YALLUR VILLAGE, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 590 005
SHRI. LAXMAN S/O. LUMANNA GHADI, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: H.NO.571, NETAJI GALLI, YALLUR VILLAGE, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 590 005
SMT. AKKATAI @ LAXMI W/O. MAHADEV BILAGOJI, BEFORE MARRIAGE – SMT. GUNAVANTA D/O. LUMANNA GHADI, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: H.NO.166, LAXMI GALLI, MACCHE VILLAGE, TQ&DIST: BELAGAVI 590 014
SMT. VAISHALI W/O. DEEPAK SHINTRE, BEFORE MARRIAGE – SMT. VAISHALI
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16. 17. 18. 19. 20. D/O. KRISHNA GHADI, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: SRIRAM COLONY, LAXMI NAGAR, HINDALAGA, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 590 006
SMT. MINAL W/O. GAJANAN PATIL BEFORE MARRIAGE – MINAL D/O. KRISHNA GHADI, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: 764/4, KRISHNA BLOCK NO.005, BHAGYA NAGAR, 2ND CROSS, ANGOL, BELAGAVI, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 590 006
SMT. HEMALATA W/O. KRISHNAKANT RAJGOLKAR, BEFORE MARRIAGE – SMT. HEMALATA D/O. KRISHNA GHADI, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: H.NO.775, 4TH BLOCK, AZAD NAGAR, DANDELI VILLAGE, TQ: KARWAR, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA 581 301
PRASAD S/O. KRISHNA GHADI, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: PRIVATE SERVICE, R/O: H.NO.906/2A, SHIVAJI ROAD, YALLUR VILLAGE, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 590 005
SMT. SHANTA W/O. LAXMAN KEDNURKAR, BEFORE MARRIAGE – SMT. KAMAL D/O. MAHADEV GHADI, AGE: 79 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: H.NO.03, MARUTI GALLI, AMBEWADI VILLAGE, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 591 108
SMT. ROHINI W/O. CHHAYAPPA JADHAV, BEFORE MARRIAGE- ROHINI
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21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. D/O. DEVAJI KUNDEKAR, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: H.NO.203, SHIVAJI NAGAR, SULAGE-YELLUR, TQ & DIST. BELAGAVI 590 005
SMT. NANDA W/O. DEVAJI KUNDEKAR, AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: SUBHASH GALLI, YELLUR VILLAGE, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 590 005
NARAYAN S/O. MALLAPPA KUNDEKAR, AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: BASAVAN GALLI, AT POST DESUR, TQ & DIST.
BELAGAVI 590 014
YALLAPPA S/O. MALLAPPA KUNDEKAR, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BASAVAN GALLI, AT POST DESUR, TQ & DIST. BELAGAVI 590 014
MANOHAR S/O. MALLAPPA KUNDEKAR, AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BASAVAN GALLI, AT POST DESUR, TQ & DIST. BELAGAVI 590 014
SMT. GANGU W/O. RAMA TUDAYEKAR, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: MARUTI GALLI, AT POST AMBEWADI, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 591 108
SMT. PARVATI W/O. AVANNA JAVARUCHE, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE R/O: BHANDUR GALLI, AT POST ANGOL, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 590 006
CHANGAPPA S/O. GUNDU MELAGE, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
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28. 29. 30. R/O: H.NO.479, GANAPAT GALLI, AT POST: GARLGUNJI VILLAGE, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELAGAVI 591 302
SMT. PARVATI W/O. SHANKAR GHADI, AGE: 78 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: H.NO.570, NETAJI GALLI, YALLUR VILLAGE, TQ&DIST: BELAGAVI 590 005
BHAJARANG S/O. SHANKAR GHADI, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE WORK, R/O: H.NO.570, NETAJI GALLI, YALLUR VILLAGE, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 590 005
MAHADEV S/O. SHANKAR GHADI, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE WORK, R/O: H.NO.570, NETAJI GALLI, YALLUR VILLAGE, TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI 590 005. …RESPONDENTS
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED
ORDER DATED 26.11.2025 PASSED BY THE II ADDI. SENIOR CIVIL JUGE AND CJM, BELAGAVI ON I.A. NO.21 IN O.S. NO.22/2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-F AND REJECT THE SAID APPLICATION, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
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ORAL ORDER
(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE)
1. This petition is filed assailing the order permitting the plaintiffs to amend the petition and to incorporate a prayer for possession of the suit property.
2. The suit is filed for injunction. In the cross-examination, PW1 has admitted that the defendants are in possession of the property. It appears because of this admission the plaintiffs intended to incorporate a prayer for possession. The trial Court overruled the objection of the defendants and permitted the amendment.
3.
Learned counsel for defendant No.1/petitioner would submit that the application for amendment of the plaint to incorporate a prayer for possession could not have been allowed when the defendant’s cross-examination has commenced and more so in a situation where the suit is for declaration and injunction and when plaintiff/PW1 has admitted in the cross-examination that he is not in
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possession. In addition, learned consel for the petitioner/defendant No.1 would also urge that the prayer is barred by limitation as the suit is filed in the year 2023 and the amendment is sought in the year 2025.
4. The Court has considered the contentions raised at the Bar and perused the records.
5. Merely because the evidence has commenced, the power of the Court to permit the amendment of the pleadings after the commencement of the trial is not taken away post-2002 amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure. The suit filed by the plaintiffs is one for declaration and injunction by seeking a prayer for possession, though the nature of the suit changes, the Court has to bear in mind that in case the suit application is dismissed and if the plaintiffs are not in possession of the property, that does not prevent the plaintiffs from filing a suit for possession by withdrawing the suit. The whole object of Order VI Rule 17 is to avoid multiplicity of litigation. Assuming that the defendants have a contention relating to limitation,
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the said contention is not taken away in case the amendment is allowed. Despite the amendment being permitted, defendant No.1/petitioner can very well urge a contention relating to limitation, if such contention is available in law.
6. Under these circumstances, the Court does not find any merit in the writ petition. Hence, the following:
ORDER i. The writ petition is dismissed. ii. Defendant is entitled to file an additional written statement and to take up all such contentions available in law, including the contention relating to limitation, if such contention is available.
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