- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL WRIT PETITION NO. 109138 OF 2017 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: SHRI NAGESH LAXMAN PATIL, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS, 1. SMT. KAVITA W/O. NAGESH PATIL, AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 2. KUMARI YASHASHWINI NAGESH PATIL, AGE: 10 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, BEING MINOR REPRESENTED BY HER NEXT FRIEND NATURAL MOTHER SMT. KAVITA W/O. NAGESH PATIL, AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 3. KUMAR SHREYAS NAGESH PATIL, AGE: 6 YEARS, OCC: NIL, BEING MINOR REPRESENTED BY HER NEXT FRIEND NATURAL MOTHER SMT. KAVITA W/O. NAGESH PATIL, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 4. SMT. SUMAN W/O. PRALHAD PATIL, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. KANGRALI K.H., BELAGAVI-590010. 5. SMT. SUDHA YALLAPPA BHATEKAR AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. ASHTE-590010, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 6. SMT. SUMAN SUNIL MAJUKAR, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. KANGRALI K H., BELAGAVI-590010. 7. SHRI. MARUTI OMANNA PATIL, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 8. SHRI MAHESH S/O. MARUTI PATIL, AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 9. SHRI. KRISHNA OMANNA PATIL, AGE: 74 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 10. SHRI BALU S/O. KRISHNA PATIL, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 11. SMT. SHANTA W/O. ARJUN PATIL, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 12. SMT. VANDANA W/O. VASANT PATIL, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 13. SMT. CHANGUBAI W/O. MANOHAR PATIL, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 14. KUMAR YALLAPPA S/O. MANOHAR PATIL, AGE: 17 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, MINOR REPRESENTED BY NEXT FRIEND NATURAL MOTHER, SMT.CHANGUBAI W/O. MANOHAR PATIL, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 15. SHRI RAGUNATH NINGAPPA DESURKAR, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 16. SMT. PREMA BALASAHEB CHALKE, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 17. SHRI. LAXMAN NINGAPPA DESURKAR, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 18. SHRI VISHAWANT NINGAPPA DESURKAR, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 19. SMT. LEELA W/O. HANMANT DESURKAR, AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 20. SHRI BHARMA HANMANT DESURKAR, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 21. SHRI PARASHRAM HANMANT DESURKAR, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 22. SMT. DEEPA DEVENDRA MAJUKAR, (MAIDEN NAME DEEPA HANAMANT DESURKAR) AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. MAJGAON, BELAGAVI-590008. 23. SMT. UMA W/O. BHAVAKU DESURKAR, AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 24. SHRI MARUTI S/O. BHAVKU DESURKAR, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 25. SHRI LAXMAN S/O. BHAVKU DESURKAR, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 26. SHRI MUKUND BHAVKU DESURKAR, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 27. SHRI VASANT S/O. PUNDALIK DESURKAR, AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 28. SMT. SUGANDHA W/O. DEVAPPA DESURKAR, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 29. SHRI BABAN S/O. JOTIBA DESURKAR, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 30. SHRI MAHESH S/O. BHARMA DESURKAR, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 31. SHRI KRISHNA S/O. BHARMA DESURKAR, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 32. SHRI RAVALU PARASHRAM DESURKAR, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 33. SMT. SUJATA W/O. PRAKASH MALAI, AGE: 27 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 34. SHRI BALU PARASHRAM DESURKAR, AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 35. SMT. SUNITA LAXMAN KHANDEKAR, AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 36. SHRI JAGADISH LAXMAN KHANDEKAR, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 37. SMT. UJAWALA W/O. KIRAN PAWASHE, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. UCHAGAON VILLAGE-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 38. SHRI NITIN LAXMAN KHANDEKAR, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 39. SMT. SHANTA W/O. VILAS KHANDEKAR, AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 40. SHRI RAVI S/O. VILAS KHANDEKAR, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 41. SHRI AMIT S/O. VILAS KHANDEKAR, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 42. SHRI PROMOD BHARMANNA DESURKAR, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 43. SHRI RAGUNATH JYOTIBA DESURKAR, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 44. SHRI YUVARAJ S/O. JYOTIBA DESURKAR, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 45. SHRI BHAIRU S/O. MAHADEV DESURKAR, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 46. SHRI SANTOSH S/O. MAHADEV DESURKAR, AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 47. SHRI VIKAS S/O. VAIJU DESURKAR, AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 48. SMT. KOMAL MOHAN PATIL, AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. SONAR GALLI, SHAHAPUR-BELAGAVI-590003. 49. SMT. MALLAWWA SHIVAJI DESURKAR, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 50. SHRI PARASHRAM S/O. SHIVAJI DESURKAR, AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 51. SHRI AKASH S/O. MADHU DESURKAR, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 52. SMT. DROPADI MARUTI DESURKAR, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 53. SHRI RAHUL MARUTI DESURKAR, AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 54. SHRI MAHESH MARUTI DESURKAR, AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 55. SMT. SHEVANTA W/O. YALLAPPA SHAHAPURKAR, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. HANGARAGA VILLAGE-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 56. SMT. YALLUBAI W/O. BHARMA PATIL, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. RANAKUNDAI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 57. SMT. KRISHNABAI W/O. CHANDU BIRJE, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KARBAR GALLI, VADGAON, BELAGAVI-590004. 58. SMT. SAVITRI W/O. MARUTI PATIL, AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 59. SMT. BEBI MARUTI SHINDOLKAR, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. HONAGA VILLAGE-591113, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 60. SHRI MANIK NINGAPPA DESURKAR, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 61. SHRI BHARMA NINGAPPA DESURKAR, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 62. SHRI MANOHAR NINGAPPA DESURKAR, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 63. SHRI BALU SHANKAR DESURKAR, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 64. SHRI PARASHRAM GURUNATH DESURKAR, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 65. SMT. KALUBAI W/O. PARASHRAM DESURKAR, AGE: 72 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 66. SHRI BALU PARASHRAM DESURKAR, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 67. SHRI JOTIBA PARASHRAM DESURKAR, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 68. SHRI VASANT PARASHRAM DESURKAR, AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 69. SMT. LAXMI W/O. BHAURAO PATIL, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 70. SMT. RENUKA W/O. SATERI MELGE, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. SANTIBASTWAD VILLAGE-590014, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 71. SMT. MALAVVA W/O. MALLAPPA PATIL, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 72. SMT. SHANTA W/O. KHEMANI PALAKAR, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. SAMBRA VILLAGE-591124, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 73. SMT. VIMAL W/O. BHAURAO PAWALE, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KASAI GALLI, BELAGAVI-590001. 74. SMT. JIJA W/O. PARASHRAM DESURKAR, AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 75. SHRI NAGESH PARASHRAM DESURKAR, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 76. SMT. SONABAI W/O. LAXMAN PATIL, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 77. SHRI. ANANT LAXMAN PATIL, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 78. SHRI MOHAN LAXMAN PATIL, AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 79. SHRI MARUTI LAXMAN PATIL, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 80. SMT. GEETA W/O. MARUTI HATTIKAR, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. YELLUR-590005, TALUK & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 81. SMT. VIMAL W/O. NARAYAN KANGRALKAR, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. YELLUR-590005, TALUK & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 82. SMT. RENUKA W/O. SHRIKANT DUKARE, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. DHAMANE-591175, TALUK & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 83. SMT. MALLUBAI W/O. PRAHALAD SHINDE, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. PEERANWADI-590014, TALUK & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 84. SMT. SHALAN W/O. SHANTRAM DESAI, AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. SHAHUNAGAR, BELAGAVI-590010. 85. SHRI PRAVEEN VASANT PATIL, AGE: 19 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 86. SHRI MAHESH VASANT PATIL, AGE: 24 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, R/O. BENAKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. DINESH M. KULKARNI, ADV. FOR P1 TO R8, P10 TO P27, P29 TO P40, P42 TO, P51, P53 TO P60, & P62 TO P86; V/O.DATED 08.01.2025 PETITION DISMISSED AS ABATED AGAINST P9, P28, P41 AND P61) AND: 1. SHRI MOHAN ANANTRAO MANGALE, AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. SOMAWAR PETH, TILAKWADI, BELAGAVI-590006. 2. SHRI YESHWANT ANANTRAO MANGALE, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. GAJANAN ROAD, HINDUNAGAR, TILAKWADI, BELAGAVI-590006. 3. SHRI ARVIND ANANTRAO MANGALE, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. SOMAWAR PETH, TILAKWADI, BELAGAVI-590006. SHRI RAJAN ANANTRAO MANGALE, SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED BY LRS, 4. SMT. ANUPAMA W/O. RAJAN MANGALE, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. 47A, SOMAWAR PETH, TILAKWADI, BELAGAVI-590006. 5. KUMAR ROHAN S/O. RAJAN MANGALE, AGE: 19 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, R/O. 47A, SOMAWAR PETH, TILAKWADI, BELAGAVI-590006. - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 6. KUMARI PRACHI D/O. RAJAN MANGALE, AGE: 19 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. 47A, SOMAWAR PETH, TILAKWADI, BELAGAVI-590006. 7. SHRI AMIT ANIL MANGALE, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. SOMAWAR PETH, TILAKWADI, BELAGAVI-590006. 8. SHRI LAXMAN OMANNA PATIL, AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 9. SHRI ARJUN OMANNA PATIL, AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 10. SHRI VASANT OMANNA PATIL, AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 11. SHRI MANOHAR OMANNA PATIL, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 12. SHRI HANMANT BHARMA DESURKAR, AGE: 79 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 13. SHRI PUNDALIK BABURAO DESURKAR, AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 14. SHRI BALU S/O. BABURAO DESURKAR, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 15. SHRI JOTIBA S/O. BABURAO DESURKAR, AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 16. SHRI BHAVKU LAXMAN DESURKAR, AGE: 76 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 17. SHRI PUNDALIK LAXMAN DESURKAR, AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 18. SHRI DEVAPPA S/O. LAXMAN DESURKAR, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 19. SHRI.DROPADI W/O. KEDARI DESURKAR, AGE: 79 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 20. SHRI PRARASHRAM KEDARI DESURKAR, AGE: 69 YEARS,M OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. SOMAWAR PETH, TILAKWADI, BELAGAVI-590006. 21. SHRI VILAS RAMACHANDRA DESURKAR, AGE: 59 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 22. SHRI PRABHAKAR RAMACHANDRA DESURKAR, - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 23. SHRI JOTIBA BALWANT DESURKAR, AGE: 76 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 24. SHRI RAMESH S/O. VAIJU DESURKAR, AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 25. SHRI. MADHU VAIJU DESURKAR, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 26. SHRI PUNDALIK S/O. MARUTI DESURKAR, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 27. SHRI NINGAPPA NARAYAN DESURKAR, AGE: 82 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 28. SHRI SHANKAR BHARMA DESURKAR, AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 29. SHRI GURUNATH BHARMA DESURKAR, AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 30. SHRI LAXMAN BABU PATIL, AGE: 88 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 31. SHRI YALLAPPA VASUDEV PATIL, AGE: 79 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 32. SHRI ANANT VASUDEV PATIL, AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 33. MR. SAHIL ANANT PATIL, AGE: 16 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, BEING MINOR REPRESENTED BY HIS NATURAL FATHER GUARDIAN SHRI.ANANT VASUDEV PATIL-RESP.32, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 34. SHRI VISHAL ANANT PATIL, AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 35. SHRI ISHWAR NARAYAN DESURKAR, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 36. SHRI MARUTI NARAYAN DESURKAR, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 37. SHRI LAXMAN BAHIRJI KHANDEKAR, AGE: 74 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 38. SHRI VILAS BAHIRJI KHANDEKAR, AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 39. SHRI SHIVAJI VAIJU DESURKAR, AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 40. SMT. SUSHILA NINGAPPA DESURKAR, AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. 41. SHRI RAMACHANDRA NINGAPPA DESURKAR, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENKANHALLI-591108, TALUKA & DISTRICT: BELAGAVI. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VITTHAL S. TELI, ADV. FOR R1, R3 TO R6; NOTICE TO R2 AND R7 SERVED; NOTICE TO R8 TO R41 IS DISPENSED WITH) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 15.12.2016 ON PRELIMINARY ISSUE NO.4 & 5 AND THE ORDER DATED 11.08.2017 ON IA NO.11 IN O.S.255/2013 PASSED BY THE II ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, BELAGAVI PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-'D' & 'G' RESPECTIVELY AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 18 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL) This petition is filed seeking for following reliefs: “i) A writ in the nature of certiorari or any other writ, order or direction quashing the order dated 15.12.2016 on preliminary issue no.4 & 5 and the order dated 11.08.2017 on I.A.No.11 in O.S.No.255/2013 passed by the II Additional Senior Civil Judge & CJM, Belagavi produced at Annexure ‘D’ & ‘G’ respectively. ii) Issue any other writ or direction or order the petitioners are found entitled to.” 2. Heard. 3. Sri.Dinesh M.Kulkarni, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have filed the suit in O.S.No.255/2013 before the II Additional Senior Civil Judge and CJM., Belagavi (for short, ‘trial Court’) for relief of partition and separate possession and a consequential prayer sought for declaration that the sale deed executed by defendants No.6 to 44 in favour of defendants No.1 to 5 to the extent of 7/8th share out of the suit land in R.S.No.21/4 of Benkahalli village is not binding on the plaintiffs and is void in law along with other prayers. It is submitted that the trial Court framed preliminary issue with - 19 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 regard to the court fee and under the impugned order, erroneously came to the conclusion that the petitioners/plaintiffs are required to pay court fee as per Section 38 of the Karnataka Court fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1958 (for short, ‘Court fees Act, 1958’). It is submitted that the relief sought by the petitioners in the suit is mainly for partition and separate possession and the consequential relief is for declaration that sale deeds are not binding on them. Hence, the direction to pay the court fee as per Section 38 of the Court fees Act, 1958 is contrary to the law and the court fee paid by the petitioners at a suit for partition as per Section 24(a) of the Court fees Act, 1958. Hence, he seeks to allow the petition. 4. Per contra, Sri.Vitthal S.Teli, learned counsel appearing for respondents No.1 and 3 to 6 supports the impugned order of the trial Court and submits that the trial court had clearly recorded the finding that some of the plaintiffs are signatories to the agreement of sale, memorandum of understanding and sale deeds and when they are seeking cancellation of the sale deeds, they are required to pay the court - 20 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 fee as per Section 38 of the Court fees Act, 1958. Hence, he seeks to dismiss the petition. 5. I have heard the arguments of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, learned counsel appearing for respondents 1 and 3 to 6 and meticulously perused the material available on record. I have given my anxious consideration to the submissions advanced. 6. The petitioners filed O.S.No.255/2013 and the same is pending before the II Additional Senior Civil Judge and CJM., Belagavi. The suit is for relief of partition and separate possession with regard to the suit schedule property. Prayer-‘B’ of the plaint reads as under: “B. It may be declared that the sale-deed executed by defendant no. 6 to 44 in favour of defendant no.1 to 5 at the extent of 7/8th share out of suit land R.S. No.21/4 of Benkahalli village is not binding on plaintiff and it is void in law.” 7. In the aforesaid prayer, the petitioners are seeking the relief that the sale deed executed by defendants No.6 to 44 in favour of defendants No.1 to 5 to the extent of 7/8th share in the suit schedule land at R.S.No.21/4 of Benkahalli village is not - 21 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 binding on the plaintiffs and is void in law. In other words, the petitioners are claiming to cancel the registered sale deed. The plaint averments and the documents have been perused by the trial court and has recorded clear finding that some of the plaintiffs are signatories to the agreement of sale, memorandum of understanding and the sale deeds and in view of the same, by applying the principles contained under Section 38 of the Court fees Act, 1958, it has come to the conclusion that the petitioners/plaintiffs are liable to pay the court fee as per Section 38 of the Court fees Act, 1958 as they are seeking cancellation of the instrument. The said finding of the trial court is strictly in consonance of the law in point. Taking note of the relief sought in the petition, I am of the considered view that the trial court is fully justified in recording the finding that the petitioners/plaintiffs are liable to pay the court fee as per Section 38 of the Court fees Act, 1958 and are liable to pay the court fee on the market value of the suit schedule property. I do not find any error or perversity in the finding recorded by the trial Court calling for interference in the present petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is devoid of merits and the same is rejected. The plaintiffs are permitted to make good the deficit court fee within - 22 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10877 WP No. 109138 of 2017 a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. No order as to costs. Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL) JUDGE RH /CT-AN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4