- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31939 RSA No. 2099 of 2013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 2099 OF 2013 (PAR) BETWEEN: SRI CHIKKA NARAYANAPPA S/O LATE CHIKKA HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT YERRASEEGANAHALLI VILLAGE, AMBAJIDURGA HOBLI, ULLAPPANAHALLI POST, CHINTAMANI TALUK PIN-563125, CHIKBALLAPUR DISTRICT. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. NEELU B S., AKHURATHA LAW CHAMBERS) AND: SRI CHIKKA CHINNAPPA @ CHINNAPPA S/O LATE CHIKKA HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEAR,S R/AT THINAKAL VILALGE, Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31939 RSA No. 2099 of 2013 AMBAJIDURGA HOBLI, ULLAPPANAHALLI POST, CHINTAMANI TALUK-563125 CHIKBALLAPUR DISTRICT. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. G B MANJUNATHA, ADVOCATE) THIS RSA IS FILED U/S. 100 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT & DECREE DTD 1.10.2013 PASSED IN R.A.NO.73/12 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE & JMFC., CHINTHAMANI, PARTLY ALLOWING THE APPEAL AND MODIFYING THE JUDGEMENT AND DECREE DTD 9.3.2012 PASSED IN OS.NO.112/2007 ON THE FILE OF THE ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE & JMFC., CHINTAMANI. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR DISMISSAL, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL JUDGMENT The sole respondent died on 16.11.2020. Despite granting sufficient opportunity, learned counsel for the appellant has not taken any steps to bring the legal - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31939 RSA No. 2099 of 2013 representatives of deceased-respondent. Hence, the appeal is abated by operation of law. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as abated. In view of the dismissal of the appeal, pending interlocutory applications do not arise of consideration and are accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SSB