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2025 DAILYLAW 63630 (KAR)
SHIVAKUMAR S/O MANIK @ MANIKAPPA BHURE v. MANIK S/O GUNDAPPA MEHTRE DIED THROUGH HIS LR AND ANR
MFA/201105/2021 · 2025-11-07
H T Narendra Prasad, Tyagaraja N Inavally
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