- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30976 RSA No. 420 of 2013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 420 OF 2013 (POS) BETWEEN: SRI SHAMA BHAT S/O KRISHNA BHAT AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT HAVAJE IN SHISHILA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TALUK - 574 218 DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SACHIN B.S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1A. K NAGAPPA GOWDA SINCE DECEASED BY LRS K MANJUNATHA GOWDA S/O K NAGAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS 1B. K VENKAPPA GOWDA S/O K NAGAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS 1C. SMT GOWRI AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS D/O K NAGAPPA GOWDA W/O RUDRESHA GOWDA Digitally signed by C HONNUR SAB Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30976 RSA No. 420 of 2013 RESPONDENTS NO.1A TO 1C ARE R/O MOODRALLI HOUSE, GUTHIHALLI VILLAGE AND POST MOODIGERE TALUK - 577 132 CHICKMAGALUR DISTRICT 1D. B E JANAKI W/O MAHESH GOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS D/O K NAGAPPA GOWDA R/O BAIRAPURA OORUBAGE VILLAGE AND POST, MOODIGERE TALUK - 577 132 CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT 2. SRI SOOPI BEARY S/O AHAMAD BEARY AGED ABOUT 98 YEARS R/AT HAVAJE IN SHISHILA VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TALUK - 574 218 DAKSHINA KANNADA …RESPONDENTS (R1(A) TO R1(D) ARE SERVED R2 ABATED V.C.O. DATED 25.07.2025) THIS RSA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 100 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT & DECREE DATED 11.12.2012 PASSED IN R.A.NO.37/1996 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC., BELTHANGADY, D.K., DISMISSING THE APPEAL FILED AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT AND DECREE DATED 03.10.1996 PASSED IN OS.NO.225/1987 ON THE FILE OF THE MUNSIFF & JMFC., BELTHANGADY, D.K. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30976 RSA No. 420 of 2013 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL JUDGMENT It is submitted that the sole appellant has died and the applications are not filed to substitute the legal representatives of deceased appellant. Hence, the appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE VGR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19