R IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE RFA NO.100103 OF 2014 BETWEEN:

1. PRAFULLA M.BHAT, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK R/O. MURUR, TQ: KUMTA, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA, 2. SUSHEELA, D/O. MAHADEV HEGDE, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC: GOVERNMENT SERVICE RESIDING AT MAGADI TOWN, RAMESHWAR EXTENSION, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT.

3. SUMAN HEGDE, W/O. P M PRAKASH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCC: ADVOCATE RESIDING AT (1) FLOOR "SHREERANGA" 12^TH CROSS, MUTYALAMMA NAGAR, MATTIKERE, BANGALORE 560054.

4. PREMA, W/O. G G HALEMANE, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC: GOVT. SERVICE, R/O. 12^TH MAIN, 11^TH A CROSS, IIND STAGE, WEST OF CHORD ROAD, BANGALORE - 560086.

5. SHAILAJA, W/O. P V HEGDE AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. 306, IIIRD FLOOR, FLAT NO. 11, IST CROSS, KEMPEGOUDA NAGAR, T DASARAHALLI, BANGALORE - 560057.

APPELLANT NOS.1, 2, 4 AND 5 ARE REPRESENTED BY THEIR POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER SMT SUMAN HEGDE - APPELLANT NO.3.

...APPELLANTS (BY SRI SANGRAM S KULKARNI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . SARASWATI SHASTRI, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. C/O. MAHADEV HEGDE'S HOUSE AT: NADIKERI, SAIKOD, TQ: HONN