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2025 DAILYLAW 92967 (KAR)

THE BRANCH MANAGER v. MAHADEVAPPA S/O SHIVAPPA SINDAGI AND ORS

MFA/202335/2022 · 2025-12-09

H T Narendra Prasad, Tyagaraja N Inavally

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