- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13889-DB RFA No. 100474 of 2018 C/W RFA No. 100471 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 100474 OF 2018 (DEC/PAR) C/W REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 100471 OF 2018 IN RFA NO.100474 OF 2018: BETWEEN: 1. SAIDUSAB S/O. AMEENSAB CHOUDARI @ BHAGAWAN, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR’S, SMT. MAKTUMBI W/O. SAIDUSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGE: 81 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: JANATA PLOT BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOTE-587116. 2. SMT. ROSHAN W/O. ABDULSAB BAGAWAN AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: MUDDEBIHAL, DIST: BIJAPUR-586212. 3. SMT. JAIRABI W/O. MITTUSAB DABADI @ BAGAWAN, AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: KOPPA, TQ: GOKAK, DIST: BELAGAVI. 4. NOORJAAN W/O. DONGRISAB BAGAWAN AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: GOKAK, TQ: GOKAK, DIST: BELAGAVI-581218. Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13889-DB RFA No. 100474 of 2018 C/W RFA No. 100471 of 2018 5. MAMTAZ W/O. MAIBUBASAB BAGAWAN AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: GOKAK, TQ: GOKAK, DIST: BELAGAVI-581218. 6. SMT. BIBIJAN W/O. RASULSAB GOLAGERI AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: GAJENDRAGAD, TQ: RON, DIST: GADAG-582114. 7. HUSSAINSAB S/O. SAIDUSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: JANATA PLOT BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOTE-587116. 8. HASSANSAB S/O. SAIDUSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: JANATA PLOT BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOTE-587116. 9. BASHEER S/O. SAIDUSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: JANATA PLOT BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOTE-587116. 10. HASANSAB S/O. AMEENSAB BAGAWAN SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR’S, MABUBI W/O. HASANSAB CHOUDARI, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOTE-587116. 11. LALSAB S/O. HASANSAB CHOUDARI AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOTE-587116. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13889-DB RFA No. 100474 of 2018 C/W RFA No. 100471 of 2018 12. IMAMSAB S/O. HASANSAB CHOUDARI AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOTE-587116. 13. JAITUNABI W/O. MAIBUBSAB BAGAWAN AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: CHIKKAKOPPA K.S. (BAGAWANGALLI), TQ: RAMDURG, DIST: BELAGAVI. 14. FATIMA W/O. MOULASAB BAGAWAN AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: MUDHOL (MASALI GALLI) TQ: MUDHOL, DIST: BAGALKOTE. 15. GORYAMA W/O. RAJESAB BAGWAN AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: GAJENDRAGAD (GALAGERI PLOT), TQ: RON, DIST: GADAG-582114. 16. SHAHIRABANU W/O. CHINAGISAB BALIKAYI AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: KERUR (CHORAGAASTI GALLI), TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOTE. 17. MABUBBI W/O. UTALSAB CHOUDARI AT BAGAWAN, AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWORK, R/O. DESAI ONI, BILAGI. 18. KUTUBUDDIN S/O. UTALSAB BAGAWAN @ CHOUDARI, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: DRIVER, R/O. DESAI ONI, BILAGI. 19. ALLISAB S/O. AMMENSAB BAGAWAN AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. DESAI ONI, BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. SHRIKANT T.PATIL, SRI. ROHIT S.PATIL AND SRI. YALLAPPA ALADAKATTI, ADVOCATES) - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13889-DB RFA No. 100474 of 2018 C/W RFA No. 100471 of 2018 AND: 1. ABDUL @ ABDULRAZAQ S/O. HUSENSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, 2. MAHAMADSAB S/O. HUSENSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, 3. RAJESAB S/O. HUSENSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, ALL ARE R/O: NEAR MANSUR ALI DARGA, BILAGI. 4. HASANAMA W/O. DASTAGEERSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGE: 78 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWORK, R/O: NEAR WARD NO.1, ARETTINBHAVI, BILAGI. 5. BUDDIMA W/O. FAKRUSAB BAGAWAN AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: DESAI GALLI, BILAGI, WARD NO.1, BILAGI. 6. DONGRISAB DASTAGEERSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: NEAR WARD NO.1, ARETTINBHAVI, BILAGI. 7. SAIDUMA W/O. AMEENSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWORK, R/O: NEAR JANATA PLOT, VINAYAK TAKEEJ, BILAGI. 8. HEENAKOUSAR AMINSAB BAGAWAN AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: PRIVATE JOB, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13889-DB RFA No. 100474 of 2018 C/W RFA No. 100471 of 2018 R/O: NEAR JANATA PLOT, VINAYAK TAKEEJ, BILAGI. 9. MEERSAB @ AMEERSAB S/O. AMEENSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: NEAR JANATA PLOT, VINAYAK TAKEEJ, BILAGI. 10. JAMEER S/O. AMEENSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: NEAR JANATA PLOT, VINAYAK TAKEEJ, BILAGI. 11. MALIKAMA W/O. MANSURSAB BAGAWAN AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE WORK, R/O: NEAR DARGA, BAGWADI, TQ: BAGEWADI, DIST: BIJAPUR. 12. KUTUBUDDIN S/O. DASTAGEERSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: NEAR WARD NO.1, ARETTINBHAVI, BILAGI. 13. HANAMANT S/O. RUDRAPPA NIRANI AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. INAM HANCHINAL, TAL: BILAGI. 14. VIRUPAKSHAPPA S/O. GURUBASAPPA REVADIGAR, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. WARD NO.1, SULIBHAVI ONI, BILAGI. 15. BASAPPA S/O. NINGAPPA DODDALINGANNAVAR, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BADAGANDI, TAL: BILAGI. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VISHWANATH HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3; - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13889-DB RFA No. 100474 of 2018 C/W RFA No. 100471 of 2018 NOTICE TO R7, R11, R12, R13 AND R15 ARE SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED; R4 AND R5 ARE DECEASED; R8 TO R10 AND R14 - NOT CLAIMED) THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER ORDER 41 RULE 1 READ WITH SECTION 96 OF CPC AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 18.08.2018 PASSED IN O.S.NO.4/2010 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE FIRST CLASS, BILAGI, PARTLY DECREEING THE SUIT FILED FOR PARTITION AND SEPARATE POSSESSION AND DECLARATION. IN RFA NO.100471 OF 2018: BETWEEN: 1. ABDUL RAZAQ S/O. HUSENSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGED: 66 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: NEAR MANSUR ALI DARGA, BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587116. 2. MAHAMADSAB S/O. HUSENSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGED: 56 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: NEAR MANSUR ALI DARGA, BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587116. 3. RAJESAB S/O. HUSENSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGED: 53 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: NEAR MANSUR ALI DARGA, BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587116. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. VISHWANATH HEGDE, ADVOCATE) - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13889-DB RFA No. 100474 of 2018 C/W RFA No. 100471 of 2018 AND: 1. HASANAMA W/O. DASTAGEERSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGED: 78 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWORK, R/O: NEAR WARD NO.1, ARETTINBHAVI, BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587116. 2. BUDDIMA W/O. FAKRUSAB BAGAWAN AGED: 55 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: DESAI GALLI, BILAGI, WARD NO.1, BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587116. 3. DONGRISAB S/O. DASTAGEERSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGED: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: NEAR WARD NO.1, ARETTINBHAVI, BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587116. 4. SAIDUMA W/O. AMEENSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGED: 53 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE WORK, R/O: NEAR JANATA PLOT, VINAYAK TAKEEJ, BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587116. 5. HEENAKOUSAR D/O. AMINSAB BAGAWAN, AGED: 32 YEARS, OCC: PRIVATE JOB, R/O: NEAR JANATA PLOT, VINAYAK TAKEEJ, BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST BAGALKOT-587116. 6. MEERASAB S/O. AMEENSAB COUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGED: 28 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: NEAR JANATA PLOT, VINAYAK TAKEEJ, BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST BAGALKOT-587116. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13889-DB RFA No. 100474 of 2018 C/W RFA No. 100471 of 2018 7. JAMEER S/O. AMEENSAB COUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGED: 26 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: NEAR JANATA PLOT, VINAYAK TAKEEJ, BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST BAGALKOT-587116. 8. MALIKAMA W/O. MANSURSAB BAGAWAN AGED: 43 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWORK, R/O: NEAR DARGA, BAGWADI, TQ: BAGEWADI, DIST: VIJAYAPUR-586203. 9. KUTUBUDDIN S/O. DASTAGEERSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGED: 40 YEARS, OCC: BUSIENSS, R/O: NEAR WARD NO.1, ARETTINBHAVI, BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587116. 10. SAIDUSAB S/O. AMEENSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGED: 71 YEARS, OCC: BUSIENSS, R/O: NEAR JANATA PLOT, VINAYAK TAKEEJ, BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587116. 11. MABUBBI W/O. UTALSAB COUDARI @ BAGAWAN, AGED: 63 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWORK, R/O: DESAI ONI, BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587116. 12. KUTUBUDDIN S/O. UTALSAB BAGAWAN @ CHOUDARI, AGED: 48 YEARS, OCC: DRIVER, R/O: DESAI ONI, BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587116. 13. ALLISAB S/O. AMEENSAB BAGAWAN AGED: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13889-DB RFA No. 100474 of 2018 C/W RFA No. 100471 of 2018 R/O: DESAI ONI, BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587116. 14. HASANSAB S/O. AMEENSAB CHOUDARI @ BAGAWAN, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR’S, MABUBI W/O. HASANSAB CHOUDARI, AGED: 58 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWORK, R/O: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587116. 15. LALSAB S/O. HASANSAB CHOUDARI AGED: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587116. 16. IMAMSAB S/O. HASANSAB COUDARI AGED: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587116. 17. JAITUNABI W/O. MAIBUSAB BAGAWAN AGED: MAJOR, OCC: HOUSEWORK, R/O: CHIKKAKOPPA K.S. (BAGAWAN GALLI), TQ: RAMADURG, DIST: BELAGAVI-591123. 18. FATIMA W/O. MOULASAB BAGAWAN AGED: MAJOR, OCC: HOUSEWORK, R/O: MUDHOL (MASALI GALLI), MUDHOL, DIST: BAGALKOT-587313. 19. GORYAMA W/O. RAJESAB BAGAWAN AGED: MAJOR, OCC: HOUSEWORK, R/O: GAJENDRAGAD (GALAGERI PLOT), TQ: RON, DIST: GADAG-582209. 20. SHAHIRABANU W/O. CHINAGISAB BALIKAI AGED: MAJOR, OCC: HOUSEWORK, R/O: KERUR (CHORAGASTI PLOT), TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOTE-587201. - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13889-DB RFA No. 100474 of 2018 C/W RFA No. 100471 of 2018 21. HANAMANT S/O. RUDRAPPA NIRANI AGED: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: INAMHANCHINAL, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587117. 22. VIRUPAKSHAPPA S/O. GURUBASAPPA REVADIGAR, AGED: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: WARD NO.1, SULIBHAVI ONI, BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DSIT: BAGALKOT-587116. 23. BASAPPA S/O. NINGAPPA DODDALINGANNAVAR, AGED: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRIUCLTURE, R/O: BADAGANDI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587116. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.M.SHEELAVANT, ADVOCATE FOR R2, R3, R8 AND R9; SRI. SHRIKANT T.PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R11 TO R19; SRI. HARISH S.MAIGUR, ADVOCATE FOR R21 TO R23; NOTICE TO R4, R6, R7 AND R20 ARE SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED; R1 AND R10 ARE DECEASED) THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 READ OF CPC AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 18.08.2018 PASSED IN O.S.NO.4/2010 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE FIRST CLASS, BILAGI, PARTLY DECREEING THE SUIT FILED FOR PARTITION AND SEPARATE POSSESSION AND DECLARATION. THESE APPEALS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13889-DB RFA No. 100474 of 2018 C/W RFA No. 100471 of 2018 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS) In RFA No.100474/2018, the death of respondent No.6 was noticed by this court in its order dated 03.03.2025, and at the request of the learned counsel for the appellants, the matter was adjourned to enable the appellants to take steps to bring the legal representatives of the deceased respondent No.6 on record. No steps are taken till date. Further, it is now reported that respondent Nos.4 and 5 are also no more. 2. Similarly, in RFA No.100471/2018, steps are not taken by the appellants in respect of the deceased respondent Nos.1 and 10, who were reported to have been dead in terms of the postal shara, which are returned on 28.01.2020. 3. These appeals arise out of a suit for partition, and these appeals have been filed by defendant Nos.10 to 14 and plaintiff Nos.1 to 3. - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13889-DB RFA No. 100474 of 2018 C/W RFA No. 100471 of 2018 4. In view of the law laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of SURESH CHANDRA (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS VS PARASRAM & OTHERS (2025 INSC 873), the appeals not only abated against the deceased respondents, but also against all the respondents. 5. In that view of the matter, both the Regular First Appeals stand dismissed as abated. Sd/- (R.DEVDAS) JUDGE Sd/- (B. MURALIDHARA PAI) JUDGE MBS Ct:vh List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2