IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO.2112 OF 2022 (GM-CPC)

BETWEEN:

SRI VENKAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, S/O AYYANNA GOWDA, REPRESENTED BY HIS GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, YASHODHARA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, S/O VENKAPPA GOWDA, R/AT KODDOLU HOUSE, UJIRE VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA-574240 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIVEK B.N., ADVOCATE FOR SRI ABHINAV RAMANAND A., ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI FELIX RODRIGUES S/O LAWRENCE RODRIGUES, SINCE DECEASED, 1. SRI FRANCIS RODRIGUES, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, S/O LAWRENCE RODRIGUES, R/.AT NELLIPADAVU, UJJIRE VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA-574240

2 . SRI JOKIM RODRIGUES AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, S/O LAWRENCE RODRIGUES, R/.AT NELLIPADAVU, UJJIRE VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA-574240

3 . SRI DEVAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, S/O KARIYAPPA GOWDA, R/AT SHIVAKRIPA COMPOUND, SHANTHINAGARA, UJIRE VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA-574240.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. A.KESHAVA BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR R-3; R1 AND R2 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA P