- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6908-DB RFA No. 2041 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 2041 OF 2017 (DEC/PAR) BETWEEN: 1. SMT M G VANAJAKSHI AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS W/O SANNAYYA HEGDE KALAKATTE, DAREKOPPA POST SHRINGERI TALUK CHICKAMAGALUR DISTRICT - 577139. 2. SMT M G PREMA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS W/O LATE TEJAPPA HEGDE MUDUVALLI, KANAPURA POST MEGARAVALLI THIRTHAHALLI TALUK-577424. 3. SMT M G VINODA AGED ABOUT 67 YERS W/O NANJUNDE GOWDA MARASANIGE POST, KALASA MUDIGERE TALUK - 577124 CHICKAMAGALUR DISTRICT. SINCE DEAD BY LRS., 3(a) SMT. SEEMA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT AVATHI AND POST, CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK AND DISTRICT. 3(b) SMT. SUPRIYA, Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6908-DB RFA No. 2041 of 2017 AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, KALKULLI, THEKKUR POST, SRINGERI, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT. 3(c) SMT. SMITHA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT BELAGODU, B-HOSAHALLI POST, MUDIGERE TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT. 3(d) SMT. SHWETA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT NANDIPURA AND POST, MUDIGERE TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT. 3(e) SMT. SWAPNA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT FLAT No.S-204, TRINETRA RETREAT, YESHWANTHPUR, BANGALORE-560022. 3(f) SMT. SRUTHI, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 5/2102, SAPPHIRE HEIGHTS, LOKANDVALA TOWNSHIP AKRULI ROAD, KANDIVALI EAST-400 101 MAHARASHTRA. 4. SMT M G THARA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS W/O SRI. C K DEVAPPA GOWDA 1550, VAIBHAV CLASSIC, 9TH CROSS, CHANDRA LAYOUT BEHIND GURUSHREE HOSPITAL, BANGALORE-560056. 5. SMT GAYATHRI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6908-DB RFA No. 2041 of 2017 AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS W/O SRI H S SRINIVAS, MELINAPETE, NEAR WATER TANK KOPPA POST- 577126 CHICKAMAGALUR DISTRICT …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. CHANDRANATH ARIGA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MRS VASANTHI AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS W/O LATE PUTTAPPA HEGDE R/AT RASHYASANGHA NILAYA CHENNAPPA LAYOUT, NEAR SHIMOGGA MEDICALS SHIMOGGA-577201. 2. SMT SUSHEELA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS W/O LATE RAMAPPA HEGDE R/AT NEAR P W D QUARTERS ROAD VIDHYARANYAPURA VILLAGE SHRINGERI TALUK CHIKKAMGALUR DISTRICT - 577139 3. DR B KALASAPPA HEGDE S/O LATE VENKAPPA HEGDE AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS RESIDING AT JAGADAMABA CLINIC SAVALANGA ROAD SHIVAMOGGA-577201. 4. SRI M G SUDHARA HEGDE S/O LATE GUNDAPPA HEGDE AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT ULUVE KAVADI POST, SHRINGERI TALUK - 577139 CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6908-DB RFA No. 2041 of 2017 5. MRS SHAILAJA R HEGDE AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS W/O RATHNAKARA HEGDE R/AT SHARADA NAGAR SHRINGERI TOWN SHRINGERI TALUK - 577139 CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT 6. MRS SAHRADHI PRASHANTH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS D/O LATE M G RATHNAKAR HEGDE R/AT NO 447, 38TH A CROSS, JAYANAGAR, 5TH BLOCK BENGALURU - 560041. 7. MR M R RUSHYASHRINGA HEGDE S/O LATE M G RATHNAKAR HEGDE AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT SHARADA NAGAR SHRINGERI TOWN SHRINGERI TALUK - 577139 CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT 8. THE STATE OF KARNATAK A REP BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT CHIKKAMAGALUR-577101. 9. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF FOREST KUDREMUKH NATIONAL PARK WILD LIFE DIVISION KARKALA - 574104 UDUPI DISTRICT. 10. THE ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS KUDREMUKH NATIONAL PARK WILD LIFE DIVISION KUDREMUKH MUDIGERE TALUK-577142. CHICKMAGALURE DISTRICT - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6908-DB RFA No. 2041 of 2017 11. RANGE FOREST OFFICER KEREKATTE RANGE, SHRINGERI TALUK CHICKAMAGALURE DISTRICT-577139. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K PRASAD HEGDE, FOR C/R1 (IN CP No:1578/2017 ); R4 -M G SUDHAKARA-SD R5 -SHAILAJA HEGDE-SD R6-SHARADHI PRASHANTH-SD; SMT. G.S.ARUNA, HCGP FOR R8 TO R11) THIS RFA FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED:17.08.2017 PASSED IN OS.NO.38/2015 ON THE FILE OF THE 2ND ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHIKKAMAGALURU, DISMISSING THE SUIT FOR DECLARATION. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) Sri Chandranath Ariga K., learned counsel appearing for the appellants submit that he would like to withdraw this appeal, and to this effect he has filed memo dated 05.02.2026. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6908-DB RFA No. 2041 of 2017 2. Considering the aforesaid submission, this appeal is dismissed as not pressed. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE NG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8