IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 1759 OF 2023 (INJ)

BETWEEN:

1. VIJAYA CHAWTA S/O SANJEEVA CHAWTA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, RESIDING AT NUGERU HOUSE, SANGABETTU VILLAGE, SIDDAKATTE POST, BANTWAL TALUK, D.K DISTRICT - 574 237.

2. ASHOK HEGDE S/O LATE LAKKANNA HEGDE, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT BIKSHU LAXMANANDA RAOD, MORGAN GATE, MANGALORE Digitally signed D.K DISTRICT - 575 006.

by SHARADAVANI …APPELLANTS B Location: High (BY SRI. G. RAVISHANKAR SHASTRY, ADVOCATE)

Court of Karnataka AND:

1. GRETA GOVEAS AGED 64 YEARS, 2. JOYAL WILSON GOVES AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, 3. LYNAL JEEVAN GOVEAS AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, 4. SHEETAL GOVEAS AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, 5. SONAL GOVEAS AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, RESPONDENT NO.1 IS THE WIDOW AND RESPONDENT NO. 2 TO 5 ARE CHILDREN OF DECEASED VALERIAN GOVEAS ALL ARE RESIDING AT MUGERU HOUSE, SANGABETTU VILLAGE, SIDDAKATTE POST, BANTWAL TALUK, D.K DISTRICT - 574 238.

6. PAUL JERALD GOVEAS S/O LATE JOHN EDWIN GOVEAS, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT MUGERU HOUSE, SANGABETTU VILLAGE, SIDDAKATTE POST, BANTWAL TALUK, D.K DISTIRCT - 574 237.

…RESPONDENTS THI