- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15267 WP No. 108311 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 108311 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. LATE. TAMMANNA LAXMAN BELAGALI, HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: SMT. LAKKAVVA TAMMANNA BELAGALI, AGE: 79 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. BEDARAHATTI, ATHANI TALUK, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. SRI. BASAPPA TAMMANNA BELAGALI, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. BEDARAHATTI, ATHANI TALUK, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. SRI. SHIVAPPA TAMMANNA BELAGALI, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. BEDARAHATTI, ATHANI TALUK, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. SMT. THANGEVVA TAMMANNA BELAGALI, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. BEDARAHATTI, ATHANI TALUK, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. SRI. VITTAL TAMMANNA BELAGALI, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. BEDARAHATTI, ATHANI TALUK, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. LATE YALLAPPA TAMMANNA BELAGALI, LEGAL HEIRS OF DECEASED YALLAPPA: SMT. YALLAVVA W/O YALLAPPA BELAGALI, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE WIFE, Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15267 WP No. 108311 of 2025 7. 8. 9. R/O. ADAHALLATTI, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. SMT. SUDHARANI W/O SRIDHAR NAIK, AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE WIFE, R/O. ADAHALLATTI, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. SRI. ABHISHEK S/O YALLAPPA BELAGALI, AGE: 22 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. ADAHALLATTI, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. SRI. MAHADEV S/O YALLAPPA BELAGALI, AGE: 21 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. ADAHALLATTI, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. A.R. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. 2. 3. 4. SMT. LAXMIBAI W/O PARASAPPA BELAGALI, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. BEDARAHATTI, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. SMT. RUKUMAVVA W/O BABU VENKAPPAGOL, AGE: 76 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/O. GUDEVADI, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 304. SRI. ANAND S/O PARASAPPA BELAGALI, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. BEDARAHATTI, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. SMT. RADHAVVA W/O LAXMAN JANAWAD, AGE: 73 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. BEDARAHATTI, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15267 WP No. 108311 of 2025 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. SRI. CHANDU S/O RAYAPPA BELAGALI, AGE: 73 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. MURAGUNDI, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 304. SRI. SURESH S/O RAYAPPA BELAGALI, AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, C/O PARAGOUDA PATIL, R/O. MANGASULI, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 234. SMT. AKKAVVA W/O MARUTI BELAGALI, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. YALIHADALAGI, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. SRI. PARASAPPA S/O MARUTI BELAGALI, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. YALIHADALAGI, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. SRI. LAKKAPPA S/O RAYAPPA BELAGALI, AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. BEDARAHATTI, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. SMT. SANYAVVA W/O SHANKAR NAIK, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. YALIHADALAGI, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. LATE BHIMAVVA W/O SABU NAIK, LEGAL HEIRS OF BHIMAVVA LATE ANNAPPA SABU NAIK, LEGAL HEIRS OF ANNAPPA: SRI. SABU S/O ANNAPPA NAIK, AGE: 27 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. BEDARAHATTI, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15267 WP No. 108311 of 2025 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. SRI. SHIVANAND S/O ANNAPPA NAIK, AGE: 22 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. HARUGERI, TALUK: RAIBAG, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 220. SMT. INDRAVVA W/O ANNAPPA NAIK, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. HARUGERI, TALUK: RAIBAG, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 220. SMT. PARVATI W/O RAMAPPA SINDUR, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE WIFE, R/O. BEDARAHATTI, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT PIN-591 248. SMT. SONAVVA W/O PANDU NAIK, AGE: 83 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. YALIHADALAGI, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. SMT. SHIVAKKA W/O SHIVAPPA JANAWAD, AGE: 81 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, C/O. PANCHRATNA DEVMORE GOPAL, R/O. UGAR KHURD, TALUK: ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591 248. SMT. SANYAVVA W/O RAVASAB MUDAPPAGOL,, AGE: 79 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. MALGAON, TALUK: MIRAJ, DISTRICT: SANGLI (MAHARASHTRA STATE), PIN-416 407. … RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 10.10.2025 PASSED BY THE 1ST ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, ATHATNI, ON I.A. NO.XXVII IN O.S. NO.1579/2011 VIDE ANNEXURE-G BY THE ALLOWING THIS WRIT PETITION IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15267 WP No. 108311 of 2025 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) This petition is filed challenging the order dated 10.10.2025 passed by the Trial Court framing an additional issue which reads as under: “Whether the defendants No.12 to 14 prove that the suit of the plaintiff is barred by limitation?” 2. The contention is this issue does not arise at the stage of final argument. This contention is devoid of merit. Before decree is passed, the Court is competent to frame the issue. Apart from that Section 3 of the Limitation Act mandates the Trial Court to frame the issue relating to limitation even if the defence is not raised relating to limitation. 3. The contention of the learned counsel and petitioner that the issue ought to have been framed in the first instance and not later is not supported by any provision of law. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15267 WP No. 108311 of 2025 4. Petition is dismissed. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE CLK CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 19