Reserved on : 16.09.2025 Pronounced on : 31.10.2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31^ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION No.21547 OF 2025 (GM - CPC)

BETWEEN:

MR.MANEL VAMAN NAYAK S/O M.VITTAL NAYAK, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, R/AT NO.6/18/703, VITTAL NAYAK COMPOUND MATADAKANI ROAD, GANDHINAGAR, MANGALURU – 575 003 DAKSHINA KANNADA.

... PETITIONER (BY SRI D.VIJAYA CHANDRA REDDY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed 1 . MR.MANEL VENKATRAYA NAYAK by RAKESH S S/O M. VITTAL NAYAK, HARIHAR Location: High AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, Court of Karnataka, R/AT FLAT NO. 002 Dharwad Bench, Dharwad CLASSIC MANOR APARTMENTS ARYA SAMAJ ROAD, MANGALURU – 575 003.

DAKSHINA KANNADA.

2 . MR. MANEL PURUSHOTHAM NAYAK, S/O M. VITTAL NAYAK, AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, R/AT GANDHINAGAR, MANGALURU – 575 003.

DAKSHINA KANNADA.

3 . SMT. VASANTHA BALIGA, W/O MADHAVA BALIGA, CLOTH MERCHANT, AGED ABOUT 88 YEARS, R/AT BANTWAL DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT.

4 . SMT. POORNIMA PAI, W/O DR. KASHINATH PAI, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/AT GANGOLI, KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT. ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI O.SHIVARAMA BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR R-1;

SRI M.VINOD KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R-2;

SRI M.SUDHAKA