- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1222 RSA No. 100165 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO.100165 OF 2018 BETWEEN: SRI MALLIKARJUN S/O. NEELKANTAPPA ALLUR, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. CTS NO.4922/31, MAHADWAR ROAD, BELAGAVI, TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. …APPELLANT (BY SRI D. RAVIKUMAR GOKAKAKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. RENUKA W/O PARSHURAM JADHAV AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: CTS NO.839/2+840, RAVIWAR PETH, BELAGAVI, TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. 2. SMT. LAXMI W/O. PUNDALIK MANE, AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. 596/1, VITTHAL GALLI, SAVAKAR CHOUK, SHAHU NAGAR, BELAGAVI, TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. 3. SRI MOHAN S/O. PUNDALIK MANE, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1222 RSA No. 100165 of 2018 R/O. 596/1, VITTHAL GALLI, SAVAKAR CHOUK, SHAHU NAGAR, BELAGAVI, TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. 4. SMT. GEETA W/O. MAHESH JADHAV, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. 596/1, VITTHAL GALLI, SAVAKAR CHOUK, SHAHU NAGAR, BELAGAVI, TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. 5. SMT. BHARATI PATIL, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. 3RD CROSS, SHASTRI NAGAR, BELAGAVI, TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. 6. SMT. VITHABAI SIDRAI TUMBARI, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, NOW R/O. CCB NO.63, SHASTRI NAGAR, BELAGAVI, TAL. AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590001. 7. SMT. MANGAL W/O. RAMESH KURNKAR, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. POST AJRA-416505, TAL: GADINGLAJ, DIST: KOLHAPUR, MAHARASHTRA STATE. 8. SMT. RAJESHWARI W/O. SANGMESH KANKANMELI, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. C/O: SANGAM TRANSPORT, OPP: OLD BUS STAND, BAGALKOT-587101. 9. SRI MAHESH S/O. SHASHIKANT PRASADE, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1222 RSA No. 100165 of 2018 R/O. DODDA MARGA, TAL. SINDADURGA-416510, DIST. SAWANTWADI, MAHARASHTRA STATE. 10. SRI RAJU S/O. SHASHIKANT PRASADE, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, R/O. DODDA MARGA, TAL. SINDADURGA-416510, DIST. SAWANTWADI, MAHARASHTRA STATE. 11. SMT. VIMAL W/O. KEMPANNA BELAVI, AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. GANGA NIVAS, BASAV COLONY, TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. 12. SMT. MAHADEVI W/O. NAGRAJ HARADI, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. CHANNAKAMAL, KUMBAKONAM, TAMILNADU, BY HER P.A. HOLDER, SRI VIJAYKUMAR CHANNABASAPPA ANGADI, PLOT NO.590, SHRINAGAR, BELAGAVI. TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. 13. SMT. MAHADEVI @ DRAKSHYANI W/O. VIJAY KUMAR ANGADI, AGE: 61 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. PLOT NO.590, SHRINAGAR,BELAGAVI, TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. 14. SRI KASHINATH SHANKAR ADI, AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: PENSIONER, R/O. SHIVABASAV NAGAR, BELAGAVI, TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1222 RSA No. 100165 of 2018 15. SMT. RAJESHWARI SHIVAYOGI BOLLOLLI, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: HOSUEHOLD WORK, R/O. C/O. KASHINATH SHANKAR ADI, SHIVABASAV NAGAR, BELAGAVI, TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. 16. SRI VINAYKUMAR KASHINATH ADI, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, R/O. C/O. KASHINATH SHANKAR ADI, SHIVABASAV NAGAR, BELAGAVI, TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. 17. SRI. CHAITANNYA KASHINATH ADI, AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, R/O. C/O. KASHINATH SHANKAR ADI, SHIVABASAV NAGAR, BELAGAVI, TAL. AND DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. …RESPONDENTS THIS REGULAR SECOND APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 100 OF THE CODE OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 12.12.2017 IN R.A.NO.167/2014, PASSED BY THE VI ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, BELAGAVI AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER AND DECREE DATED 02.04.2014 IN F.D.P. NO.42/2008 PASSED BY THE II ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, AND ADDITIONAL MACT, BELAGAVI AND DISMISS F.D.P.NO.42/2008 AND ALLOW THIS APPEAL WITH COST ALTHOUGH. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1222 RSA No. 100165 of 2018 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) It is submitted that sole appellant has died about four years back and no application has been filed for bringing the legal representatives of sole appellant. 2. Therefore, by efflux of time and operation of law, the appeal stands dismissed as abated. In view of the dismissal of appeal, pending I.A.’s, if any, shall also stand disposed of. Sd/- (HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) JUDGE ASN /CT-AN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25