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Govappa Laxmanagouda Kalasanagoudar vs Basappa Nagappa Malagoudar
2024 Latest Caselaw 19490 Kant

Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 19490 Kant
Judgement Date : 5 August, 2024

Karnataka High Court

Govappa Laxmanagouda Kalasanagoudar vs Basappa Nagappa Malagoudar on 5 August, 2024

Author: B.M.Shyam Prasad

Bench: B.M.Shyam Prasad

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                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH

                      DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2024

                                      PRESENT
                     THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD
                                         AND
                         THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI
                  REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 4052 OF 2012 (DEC/POS)
             BETWEEN:

             1.      GOVAPPA LAXMANAGOUDA KALASANAGOUDAR
                     AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
                     R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
                     DIST: BELGAUM.

             2.      VINOD LAXMANAGOUDA KALASANAGOUDAR
                     AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
                     R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
                     DIST: BELGAUM.

             3.      VEERANAGOUDA LAXMANAGOUDA
                     KALASANAGOUDAR
                     AGE: MAJOR,
                     REPRESENTED BY HIS MOTHER
                     MEENAKSHI W/O.LAXMANAGOUDA
Digitally
signed by            KALASANAGOUDA,
YASHAVANT
NARAYANKAR           R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
Location:
HIGH COURT           DIST: BELGAUM.
OF
KARNATAKA

             4.      SANRUDRAGOUDA NINGANGOUDA
                     KALASANAGOUDAR
                     AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
                     R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
                     DIST: BELGAUM.

             5.      RUDRAGOUDA NINGANAGOUDA KALASANAGOUDAR
                     AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
                     R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
                     DIST: BELGAUM.
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6.    NINGANGOUDA RUDRAGOUDA KALASANAGOUDAR
      SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS

6A)   SHANTAWWA NINGANAGOUDA KALASANAGOUDAR
      AGE: 71 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

6B)   YALLAVVA CHANDRAGOUDA PATIL
      AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.
      NOW AT TQ: NARAGUND, DIST: DHARWAD.

6C)   RUDRAGOUDA NINGANAGOUDA KALASANAGOUDAR
      AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

6D)   MAHADEVI DHULAPPA ITAGI
      AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      NOW AT MUGABASAVA TQ: BAILHONGAL,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

7.    MALAKAGOUDA BASANAGOUDA KALASANAGOUDAR
      AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

8.    GOUDAPPA RUDRAGOUDA KALASANAGOUDAR
      AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

9.    YALLANAGOUDA PANCHANAGOUDA
      KALASANAGOUDAR
      AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

10.   GANGADHAR GOVAPPANGOUDA KALASANAGOUDAR
      SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS
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10A)   SULOCHANA GANGADHARGOUDA
       KALASANAGOUDAR
       AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
       R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
       DIST: BELGAUM.

10B) ISHWARAGOUDA GANGADHARGOUDA
     KALASANAGOUDAR
     AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
     R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
     DIST: BELGAUM.

10C) VIJAYLAXMI KUBRAGOUDA PARUTAGOUDA
     AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK
     R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
     DIST: BELGAUM.
     C/O. SULOCHANA GANGADHARGOUDA
     KALASANAGOUDAR
     MUNAVALLI, DIST: BELGAUM.

10D) SUVARANA GANGADHARGOUDA KALASANAGOUDAR
     AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK
     R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
     DIST: BELGAUM.

10E) LAXMANGOUDA GANGADHAR KALASANAGOUDAR
     AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK
     R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
     DIST: BELGAUM.

11.    WADAKANAGOUDA YALLANAGOUDA
       BIKKAPPAGOL @ BIKKANAGOUDAR,
       AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
       R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
       DIST: BELGAUM.

12.    MALLANAGOUDA YALLANAGOUDA
       BIKKAPPAGOL @ BIKKANAGOUDAR,
       AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
       R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
       DIST: BELGAUM.
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13.    PANCHANAGOUDA YALLANAGOUDA
       BIKKAPPAGOL @ BIKKANAGOUDAR,
       AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
       R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
       DIST: BELGAUM.

14.    BASANAGOUDA YALLANAGOUDA
       BIKKAPPAGOL @ BIKKANAGOUDAR,
       AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
       R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
       DIST: BELGAUM.

15.    GOUDAPPA YALLANAGOUDA
       BIKKAPPAGOL @ BIKKAPPAGOL,
       SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS

15A)   IRAWWA GOUDAPPA BIKKANGOUDAR,
       BIKKAPPAGOL,
       SINCE DECEASED BY HER LRS

15B) RUDRAGOUDA GOUDAPPA
     BIKKANAGOUDAR @ BIKKAPPAGOL,
     AGE: 41 YRS.
     R/O.MUNAVALLI
     TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST: BELGAUM.

15C) MARUTAGOUDA GOUDAPPA
     BIKKANAGOUDAR @ BIKKAPPAGOL,
     AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
     R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
     DIST: BELGAUM.

16.    NINGANAGOUDA BASANAGOUDA
       BIKKAPPAGOL @ BIKKANAGOUDAR,
       AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
       R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
       DIST: BELGAUM.

17.    NINGANAGOUDA ANANDGOUDA
       BIKKAPPAGOL @ BIKKANAGOUDAR,
       AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
       R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
       DIST: BELGAUM.
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18.   ANDANIGOUDA RUDRAGOUDA
      BIKKAPPAGOL @ BIKKANAGOUDAR,
      AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

19.   PANCHANAGOUDA IRANAGOUDA
      BIKKAPPAGOL @ BIKKANAGOUDAR,
      AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

20.   PANCHANAGOUDA RAYANAGOUDA
      BIKKAPPAGOL @ BIKKANAGOUDAR,
      AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

21.   HANUMAWWA INGANAGOUDA BIKKANAGOUDAR
      AGE: MAJOR. OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      RESIDING AT MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

22.   NINGAWWA I MATTI
      AGE: MAJOR. OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: KARIKATTI.

23.   BASAWWA VIJANDRA BANI
      AGE: MAJOR,
      R/O: ASUNDI TQ: SAUNDATT,
      BELGAUM-590001.

24.   SANANAGOUDA NINGANAGOUDA
      BIKKANAGOUDA @ BIKKAPPAGOL.
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

25.   SAVITRI N. BIKKANAGOUD @ BIKKAPPAGOL,
      AGE: MAJOR,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.
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26.   HUSENSAB KASHIMSAB PATAWAGAR
      AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

27.   LINGANAGOUDA SHIVANAGOUDA
      PARAVATAGOUDAR
      AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

28.   MAHESH CHIDAMBAR YALIGAR
      AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

29.   ASHOK ANANDGOUDA BALI
      AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE AND
      BUSINESS,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

30.   KUMAR MANJU DYAMANNA KALAL
      AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

31.   KUMAR RAGHAVENDRA DYAMANNA KALAL
      AGE: 24 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

32.   DYAMANNA @ BABU HOOVAPPA KALAL
      AGE:42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

33.   BASAVANTAPPA SIDDAPPA YARAGUDDI
      AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O. MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.
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34.   BASAPPA RAMAPPA ASANGI
      AGE: 73 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: CHANDARAGI, TQ: SAUNDATTI.
      DIST: BELGAUM.

35.   BRAHAMANAND BHOOPALAPPA YALIGAR
      AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE AND BUSINESS,
      R/O: MUMBAI (MAHARASHTRA STATE).

36.   BASAVVA RAMANAGOUDA PATIL
      AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK,
      R/O: SHIVAPETI ONI, 7TH CROSS, RON,
      TQ: RON, DISTRICT: SAUNDATTI.

37.   YALLANAGOUDA BASANAGOUDA KALASANAGOUDA
      AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: YAKKIERI, TQ: SAUNDATTI.
      DIST: BELGAUM.

38.   FAKIRAGOUDA BASANAGOUDA KALASANAGOUDAR
      AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: YAKKIERI, TQ: SAUNDATTI.
      DIST: BELGAUM.

39.   BASANAGOUDA NINGANAGOUDA
      KALASANAGOUDAR
      AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: BEHIND POLICE STATION,
      MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

40.   PARVTAGOUDA NINGANAGOUDA KALASANAGOUDAR
      AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: BEHIND POLICE STATION, MUNAVALLI,
      TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST: BELGAUM.

41.   BASAVVA
      W/O. NINGANAGOUDA KALASANAGOUDAR
      AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE
      AND HOUSEHOLD WORK,
      R/O: BEHIND POLICE STATION,
      MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.
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42.    SAVAKKA SHIVPPA MALLAPURI
       AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK,
       R/O: SHIRADHAN, TQ: HUKKERI,
       DIST: BELGAUM.
                                         ...APPELLANTS

(BY SRI. PRAKASH G. ANDANIMATH, ADVOCATE           FOR
APPELLANTS ABSENT;
A8, A9, A11, A13 AND A18- APPEAL ABATED)


AND:

1.      BASAPPA NAGAPPA MALAGOUDAR
        SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS.

1A)     PARVATI W/O. BASAPPA MALAGOUDAR
        AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK,
        R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
        DIST: BELGAUM.

1B)     NINGANAGOUDA BASAPPA MALAGOUDAR
        AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
        R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
        DIST: BELGAUM.

1C)     SHASHIKALA
        W/O. SHIVAKURGOUDA ANDANIGOUDAR
        AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
        R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
        DIST: BELGAUM.

1D)     CHANDRAGOUDA BASAPPA MALAGOUDAR
        AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
        R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
        DIST: BELGAUM.

1E)     SOMANAGOUDA BASAPPA MALAGOUDAR
        AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
        R/O. MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
        DIST: BELGAUM.
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1F)       SAILASHRI W/O. RAJASHEKHAR NARAGUND
          AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK

1G)       NEELA W/O. SHIVARAM BELAGAVI
          AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK
          R/O. BAILHONGAL, TQ: BAILHONGAL
          DIST: BELGAUM.

2.        PANCHANAGOUDA RUDRAGOUDA MALAGOUDAR
          SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS.

2A)       BASANAGOUDA @ RUDRAGOUDA
          PANCHANAGOUDA MALAGOUDAR
          AGE:45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
          R/O. MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
          DIST: BELGAUM.

2B)       DESAIGOUDA PANCHANAGOUDA MALAGOUDAR
          AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
          R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
          DIST: BELGAUM.

2C)       ANDANIGOUDA PANCHANAGOUDA MALANAGOUDAR
          AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
          R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
          DIST: BELGAUM.

2C.(I)    MAHADEVI W/O. ANDANIGOUDA MALAGOUDAR
          AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK,
          R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
          DIST: BELGAUM.

2C.(II)   SHANKARAGOUDA
          S/O. ANDANIGOUDA MALAGOUDAR
          AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
          R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
          DIST: BELGAUM.

2C.(III) SHRIKANTGOUDA
         S/O. ANDANIGOUDA MALAGOUDAR
         AGE: 20 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
         R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
         DIST: BELGAUM.
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2D)   PREMATAI
      W/O. RAJASHEKHAR PATIL
      AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK,
      R/O: BELGAUM.

2E)   SUSHILABAIL
      W/O. BASAVARAJ MASKI
      AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK,
      R/O: SAUNDATTI.

3.    PANCHANAGOUDA CHANNAPPAGOUDA
      MALAGOUDAR
      AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O. MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

4.    MALLAWWA IRAPPA GUNDLUR
      AGE: 33 YEARS,
      OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK AND
      AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

5.    PARVATEWWA MALLIKARJUN BELLAD
      AGE: 55 YEARS,
      OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

6.    SUBHASH BASANAGOUDA PATIL
      AGE: MAJOR,
      OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.

7.    SHANKARGOUDA B. PATIL
      AGE: MAJOR,
      OCC: AGRICULTURE,
      R/O: MUNAVALLI, TQ: SAUNDATTI,
      DIST: BELGAUM.
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8.       RAJASHEKAR OMPRAKASH PATIL
         AGE: MAJOR, , OCC: SERVICE,
         R/O: MUMBAI.

9.       CHANDRASHEKAHAR OMPRAKASH PATIL
         AGE: MAJOR, ,
         OCC: ADVOCATE,
         R/O: 799/4, RANA PRATAP ROAD,
         TILAKAWADI, BELGAUM.

10.      ANAND SURESH PATIL
         AGE: MAJOR, , OCC: SERVICE,
         R/O: DHARWAD,

11.      GANGAWWA HANAMANT ANNAVAR
         AGE: 60 YEARS,
         OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK,
         R/O: SHRIDHAN TQ: HUKKERI,
         DIST: BELGAUM.

                                           ...RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. JAGADISH PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R1(A TO G), R2A,
R2B, R2D, R2E, R2C(I), R2C(III), PROPOSED R3(A), R3(B), R4
AND R11;
R2C(II)-SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED;
R3 AND R5- APPEAL ABATED;
SRI. SHIVARAJ S. BALLOLI, ADVOCATE FOR R6 TO R10)

     THIS REGULAR FIRST APPEAL FILED UNDER SECTION 96
OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED:
26.03.2012 PASSED IN O.S.NO.14/2006 ON THE FILE OF THE
PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, SAUNDATTI, DECREEING
THE SUIT FILED FOR DECLARATION, POSSESSION AND
MANDATORY INJUNCTION.

    THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM:    THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD
           and
           THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI
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                          ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD)

None appears for the appellants despite peremptory

orders on the previous occasion.

It is seen from the proceedings that the amendments

are not carried out as is required in terms of different orders

of this Court commencing from the month of January-2023

and requisites for issuance of notice to some of the proposed

legal representatives of one of the respondents are also not

furnished. This Court can only infer lack of interest in

prosecuting the appeal.

Hence, the appeal stands dismissed.

Sd/-

(B.M.SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE

Sd/-

(C M JOSHI) JUDGE

YAN

 
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