- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2238 RSA No. 200002 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO.200002 OF 2019 (DEC) BETWEEN: BHIMARAY S/O CHANABASAPPA KULKARNI AGE: 81 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: MASABINAL, TQ: BASAVANA BAGEWADI, DIST: VIJAYAPURA – 586 101. …APPELLANT (APPELLANT - ABSENT) AND: SUGALABAI W/O BHIMARAY KULAKARNI, AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: MASABINAL, TQ: BASAVANA BAGEWADI, DIST: VIJAYAPURA – 586 101. …RESPONDENT THIS REGULAR SECOND APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 100 OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE APPEAL BY SETTING ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 02.06.2015 PASSED IN O.S.NO.535/2012 BY THE CIVIL JUDGE BASAVANA BAGEWADI AND VIDE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 04.09.2018 PASSED IN R.A.NO.20/2015 BY THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE BASAVANA BAGEWADI, AND CONSEQUENTLY DECREED THE SUIT OF THE PLAINTIFF, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. Digitally signed by BASALINGAPPA SHIVARAJ DHUTTARGAON Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2238 RSA No. 200002 of 2019 THIS REGULAR SECOND APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) Memo is filed by the learned counsel for the appellant seeking leave of the Court to retire from the case. 2. More than three months have lapsed since the sole responded died. 3. Since no steps have been taken to bring the legal representatives of sole respondent, appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE BL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14