IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 2123 OF 2018 (EJE)

BETWEEN:

SRI. SURESH S/O DATTU RAO AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT 984/4, 1ST CROSS, 1ST MAIN K.N.EXTENSION, YESHWANTPURA BENGALURU - 22.

…APPELLANT (BY SMT. PUSHPALATHA G, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VIVEK HOLLA, HOLLA AND HOLLA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI. D MANJUNATH S/O LATE DEVENDRAN AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS Digitally NO.984/4, 1ST CROSS signed by 1ST MAIN, K.N.EXTENSION RAMYA D YESHWANTHPUR Location: BENGALURU - 22 HIGH SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED BY LR'S COURT OF KARNATAKA

1(A). SMT. VENILA M W/O LATE MANJUNATH D AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS

1(B). KUMARI DHANALAKSHMI S/O LATE MANJUNATH D AGED ABOUT 7 YEARS

1(C). KUMARI DEEPIKA M D/O LATE MANJUNATH D AGED ABOUT 3 YEARS THE LR'S OF RESPONDENT NOS. 1(B) AND 1(C)

BEING MINORS ARE REPRESENTED BY THEIR MOTHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN THE RESPONDENT NO.1(A)

ALL ARE RESIDING AT NO. 984/4, 1^ST CROSS, 1^ST MAIN K.N. EXTENSION, YESHWANTHPURA, BENGALURU - 22.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.R. BALARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R1(A TO C))

THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 28.09.2018 P