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2025 DAILYLAW 63616 (KAR)
SRI. THIMMA @ SANNA THIMMAYYA S/O BHIMAYYA AND ORS v. SMT. RAMAKKA W/O LATE DODDA THIMMAYYA @ THIMMAYYA
RSA/200225/2014 · 2025-10-23
Sachin Shankar Magadum
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91?189385; @07 3A1 3;;36:68B 501 C>9BD185 389 912A11 A1891A19 E691 7A91A 93519 *&$&$ 43;;19 <= 501 :13A819A682643:1867A6E6:>9B1389 3620>A68
7&*& 3??6AD68B 501 C>9BD185 389 912A11 93519 #&&43;;19<=501:13A8196E6:>9B1 38E668 7&&+ @01A168 4:36856??/; ;>65 ;11F68B A1:61? 7? 43A565678 6; 912A119 389 #A9 ;03A1 6; BA38519 57 501 4:36856?? 389 91?189385 7; 389 # 389 G ;03A1 68 501 ;03A17?91?18938575791?1893857
-7A 501 ;3F1 7? 278E1861821 501 43A561; 3A1 A1?1AA19573;41A5016AA38F<1?7A1501A63:7>A5 # -3D6:=5A117?4:36856??A139;3;>891A
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D53A3;3DD3D53D<3:3DD3 -6A;5"6?1! 619! 12789"6?1! 619! 799306DD3==3 78! 619! 06DD3388306DD33A3DD33::3A199= 619! 1?189385,! 1?189835,#! +=13A;<32F! 06443==3 1?189385,! $ 01 4:36856?? 68;565>519
7&&+ ;11F68B 43A565678 389 ;143A351 47;;1;;678 7? 501 ;>65 ;2019>:14A741A561;5@3;;4126?623::=2785189195035781 06D3==3 @3; 501 4A747;65>; 7? 501 ?3D6:= 03E68B 5@7 @6E1; D5 3A3;3DD3 06; ?6A;5 @6?1 389 D5 3D<3:3DD3 06; ;12789 @6?1 01 4:36856?? 6; 501 93>B051A,68,:3@ 7? 501 ?6A;5 @6?1 D5 3A3;3DD3 @01A13;50191?189385;3A1501206:9A18<7A850A7>B0501 ;12789@6?1D53D<3:3DD3014:36856??3;;1A5195035
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501 ;>65 ;2019>:1 4A741A561; 3A1 C7685 ?3D6:= 3821;5A3:
4A741A561; 389 5035 01A 0>;<389 :351 7993 06DD3==3 H50178:=;78<7A850A7>B0501?6A;5@6?1@3;18565:1957 3 :1B656D351 ;03A1 501A168 01 BA61E3821 7? 501 4:36856?? @3;503591?18938573897813::3A199=6827::>;678 @650A1E18>13>507A6561;B755016A83D1;D>5351957501 ;>65;2019>:14A741A561;<1068901A<32F478:13A868B7? 501 ;369 A1E18>1 185A61; 501 4:36856?? 68;565>519 501 4A1;185 ;>65 2:36D68B 3 #A9 ;03A1 68 501 ;>65 ;2019>:1 4A741A561;
478 ;1AE621 7? ;>DD78; 501 91?189385;
1851A19 34413A3821 389 ?6:19 5016A @A65518 ;5351D185 01= 39D65519 5035 501 ;>65 ;2019>:1 4A741A561; 3A1 3821;5A3: 68 835>A1 <>5 278518919 5035 3 43A565678 039 3:A139=53F184:3213<7>5$=13A;13A:61A@01A1683::501 4A741A561;@1A196E69196857?6E1;03A1;3891320D1D<1A @3; 4>5 68 1I2:>;6E1 47;;1;;678 7? 5016A A1;41256E1 47A5678;5@3;?>A501A27851891950355014:36856??>891A 501;36943A565678039A1216E1932A1;7?:389?A7D7>57? - 6 -
3 5753: 1I5185 7? 32A1; ' B>853; 3:78B @650 3 ;>D 7? ;&&&&, 501A1<= A1:68J>6;068B 01A A6B05 68 501 A1D36868B4A741A561;<=1I12>568B21A5368972>D185;01 91?189385; 3:;7 278518919 5035 501= 039 682>AA19 38 1I418965>A1 7? ;$&&&&&, 57@3A9; 501 D19623:
5A135D185 7? :351 06D3==3 @07 @3; ;>??1A68B ?A7D 23821A389501A1?7A1;7>B0596;D6;;3:7?501;>65 * 75043A561;:197A3:389972>D1853A=1E691821 68;>447A57?5016AA1;41256E12785185678;7@1E1A68501 3<;1821 7? 38= 972>D1853A= 4A77?
;><;538563568B 501 3::1B19 4A67A 43A565678 3; 2:36D19 <= 501 91?189385; 501 A63:7>A5912A119501;>6507:968B50355014:36856??@3;
18565:19 57 3 #A9 ;03A1 68 501 ;>65 ;2019>:1 4A741A561; 01C>9BD185389912A117?501A63:7>A5@1A13??6AD19 <=501-6A;5 441::3517>A5 BBA61E19<=5012782>AA185 ?68968B; 501 91?189385; 03E1 4A1?1AA19 501 4A1;185 ;1278934413:<1?7A1506;7>A5
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06; 7>A5 <= 7A91A 93519 && 39D65519 501 34413:389 ?A3D19 501 ?7::7@68B ;><;538563: J>1;5678;7?:3@ K6! "01501A 501 7>A5 <1:7@ @3; A6B05 68 278;5A>68BI 3; 3 4A7D6;;7A=8751 2785A3A= 57 501 A12653:; 278536819 501A168 39D65568B 4A67A 43A565678L 66! "01501A 501 7>A5; <1:7@ 1AA19 68 6B87A68B 501 1E6918563A= E3:>1 7? I, 501 A12653:; @062039D65568B34A67A43A565678LM ' 13A950127>8;1:34413A68B?7A91?189385;389 27>8;1:34413A68B?7A4:36856?? + 06; 7>A5 03; B6E18 65; 38I67>; 278;691A35678 57 501 4:13968B; 389 @A65518 ;5351D185 06; 7>A5 03; 3:;71I3D6819501?68968B;A127A919<=<7505017>A5;78 ;;>17;57# )*+)*,*-./-01*0)123.4-0)*-215-)1*+)) & 01 91?189385; 03E1 39D65519 5035 501 ;>65 ;2019>:1 4A741A561; 3A1 C7685 ?3D6:= 3821;5A3: 4A741A561;
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01 43A565678 ;>65 ?6:19 <= 501 4:36856?? 6; A1;6;519 78 501 BA7>89 5035 501A1 6; 3 4A67A 43A565678 68 501 ?3D6:= 3A3BA340 7$ 7? 501 @A65518 ;5351D185 @7>:9 <1 A1:1E385 01A1?7A1 65 @7>:9 <1 3447;651 57 1I5A325 43A3BA3407$7?501@A65518;5351D185
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4A741A561; 3A1 C7685 ?3D6:= 3821;5A3: 4A741A561; 03E1 3551D451957A1;6;5 501 2:36D7? 43A565678 <= ;15568B>4 3 4:13 7? 4A67A ;1E1A3821 68 501 ?3D6:= 227A968B 57 501 91?189385; 3 43A565678 039 3:A139= 53F18 4:321 D38= =13A; 13A:61A >891A @0620 501 4:36856?? @3; 3::1B19:= 3::7551932A1;7?:38938943693;>D7?;&&&&, 3895035;01039278;1J>185:=A1:68J>6;01901AA6B05389 6851A1;568501A1D36868B4A741A561;7;><;538563515016A 91?182150191?189385;4:3219A1:63821>4783972>D185 D3AF19 3; I @0620 501= 2:36D19 57 <1 1E691821 7? ;>2043A565678
7@1E1A9>A68B50127>A;17?1E691821", 501 ;78 7? 91?189385 7 238969:= 39D65519 68 >81J>6E723: 51AD; 5035 87 972>D185 1E6918268B 3 ?3D6:= 43A565678 039 <118 4A79>219 <= 501 91?189385; 06; 39D6;;678<=",65;1:?>891AD681;501E1A=?7>8935678 7?
501 91?189385;N 4:13 7? 4A67A 43A565678 01 3::1B19 972>D185D3AF193;I@3;501A1?7A1501;7:1461217? 1E691821 A1:619 >478 <= 501 91?189385; 57 4A7E1
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;1E1A3821 =15 65; 3>501856265= 389 835>A1 @1A1 ;1A67>;:= 68J>1;5678 # 478 3 2:7;1 A13968B 7? 501 @A65518 ;5351D185 ?6:19<=50191?189385;656;8751@7A50=5035507>B0501A1 6;;4126?62A1?1A182157I501A168501;369972>D185 @0620 @3; ;><;1J>185:= ;7>B05 57 <1 A1:619 >478 3; 3 43A5656789119@3;68?32534A7D6;;7A=8751A1?1AA68B57 21A5368?6838263:5A38;325678;<15@11850143A561;750501 A63: 7>A5 389 501 -6A;5 441::351 7>A5 D1562>:7>;:= 1I3D6819 I 57 9151AD681 @01501A 65 27>:9 ;><;53856351 501 91?189385;N 2:36D 7? 43A565678 8 ;>20 ;2A>568=5017>A5;2782>AA185:=?7>895035I969875 6838=D3881AA127A97AA1?:125396E6;6787?C7685?3D6:= 4A741A561;7A38=3257?;1E1A38213D78B501D1D<1A;7? 501 ?3D6:= 8;5139 501 972>D185 D1A1:= A1?1AA19 57 21A5368 D78153A= 5A38;325678; <15@118 501 4:36856?? 389 50191?189385; $ 5 6; 3 ;155:19 4A68264:1 7? :3@ 5035 @018 91?189385; 68 3 43A565678 ;>65 ;15 >4 3 4:13 7? 4A67A
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43A565678 389 2785189 5035 501 4:36856?? 03; 3:A139= <118 3::7551901A:1B656D351;03A1501<>A9187?4A77?;J>3A1:= :61; 78 501 91?189385; 57 399>21 27B185 389 278E68268B 1E691821 1;53<:6;068B 501 ?325>D 7? 43A565678 501 D791 389 9351 7? ;>20 43A565678 389 501 91536:; 7? ;4126?62 3::75D185; D391 501A1>891A 8 501 4A1;185 23;1 343A5 ?A7DD3F68B3<3:93::1B3567850355014:36856??@3;B6E18 32A1; 7? :389 389 3 ;>D 7? ;&&&&, 501 91?189385; 03E1 ?36:19 57 4A79>21 38= ;>447A568B 972>D185; ;>20 3; 43A565678 9119; A1E18>1 A127A9; 7A 565:1 972>D185; 57 ;><;53856351 5016A 2:36D E18 501 3;;1A5678 5035 501 4:36856?? 039 ;7:9 01A ;03A1 57 501 7E1A8D185 A1D368; >84A7E19 3; 87 972>D1853A= 1E691821 7? ;>20 3:61835678 03; <118 <A7>B05 78 A127A9 0>;50191?189385;03E1>551A:=?36:195796;203AB15016A <>A9187?4A7E68B5035501?3D6:=0393:A139=>891AB781 43A5656784A67A57501?6:68B7?501;>65
750 501 A63: 7>A5 389 501 -6A;5 441::351 7>A5>478327D4A1018;6E11I3D68356787?5017A3:389
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972>D1853A= 1E691821 3E36:3<:1 78 A127A9 03E1 A6B05:= 2782:>919503550191?189385;507>B039D65568B5035501 ;>65 ;2019>:1 4A741A561; 3A1 C7685 ?3D6:= 3821;5A3: 4A741A561; 03E1 ?36:19 57 ;><;53856351 5016A 4:13 7? ;1E1A3821 68 501 ?3D6:= 8 501 3<;1821 7? 2A196<:1 972>D1853A= 1E691821 7A 27AA7<7A356E1 7A3: 51;56D78= 57 4A7E1 43A565678 501 ?68968B; 7? <750 7>A5; <1:7@238875 <1 ?3>:519 78;1J>185:= 506; 7>A5 07:9; 5035 501 ?6A;5 ;><;538563:J>1;56787?:3@A1:3568B5750127AA12581;;7? 501 ?68968B 7? 501 7>A5; <1:7@ 78 501 6;;>1 7? 43A565678 91;1AE1; 57 <1 38;@1A19 68 501 @06:1 501 ;12789;><;538563:J>1;56787?:3@27821A868B5013::1B19 A1:68J>6;0D185389A1216457?278;691A35678<=5014:36856??
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* 1?7A1 43A568B @650 501 D3551A 506; 7>A5 911D;65344A74A6351577<;1AE1503550191?189385;@07 3A1 39D65519:= 501 206:9A18 <7A8 7>5 7? 3 E769 D3AA63B1 03E1 <118 3::75519 3 ;><;538563: #A9 ;03A1 68 501 ;>65 ;2019>:1 4A741A561; <= 501 7>A5; <1:7@ >20 3::75D185
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A>8; 2785A3A= 57 501 @1::,;155:19 :1B3: 47;65678 :369 97@8 <= 501 78N<:1 >4A1D1 7>A5 68 @01A168 65 @3; 2351B7A623::=01:95035206:9A18<7A8?A7D3E769D3AA63B1 3A1 875 18565:19 57 38 68914189185 ;03A1 68 501 2743A2183A= 4A741A5= <>5 3A1 78:= 18565:19 57 3 8756783:
;03A1 68 5016A 43A185;N ;03A1 750 501 7>A5; <1:7@ 34413A 57 03E1 7E1A:77F19 506; <68968B 4A68264:1 @06:1 J>3856?=68B501;03A1;
1E1A501:1;; ;6821 501 4:36856?? 03; 875 4A1?1AA19 38= 34413: 7A 2A7;;,7<C125678 203::18B68B 501 J>385>D 7? ;03A1 3::75519 506; 7>A5 A1?A368; ?A7D A1, 1E3:>3568B7A3:51A68B50127D4>535678D391<=5017>A5;
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