IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

WRIT PETITION NO. 33484 OF 2025 (GM-CPC)

BETWEEN:

1. SMT. SELVI

W/O RAVI,

D/O MARKANDA,

AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS,

R/AT PADARASE VILLAGE,

SOUDAPURA POST, ERODE,

TAMIL NADU. PIN 638 461.

2. SRI. MANI, S/O MARKANDA,

AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS,

R/AT PEDDANAPALYA VILLAGE,

KUDLUR POST,

LOKKANAHALLI HOBLI,

HANUR TALUK, PIN 571342

SRI. PALANISWAMY,

S/O MARKANDA.

Digitally signed

(NOTE: THIS PERSON WHO IS

by CHANDANA

B M THE 3^RD PLAINTIFF BEFORE THE TRIAL COURT

Location: H igh AND 4^TH RESPONDENT

Court of BEFORE THE APPELLATE COURT,

Karnataka NOW IS DEAD AND HE DO NOT

HAVE ANY LR’S.)

3. SMT. LAKSHMI,

W/O VENKATESH,

D/O MARKANDA

AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS,

R/AT NALLUR VILLAGE, MARTALLI,

HANUR TALUK – 571 342.

4. SRI. DEVA, S/O MARKANDA,

AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS,

R/AT PEDDANAPALYA VILLAGE, KUDLUR POST, LOKKANAHALLI HOBLI, HANUR TALUK – 571 342.

…PETITIONERS (BY SMT. P.C.SUNITHA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI. MARKANDA S/O LATE PONNUSWAMY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT PEDDANAPALYA VILLAGE, KUDLUR POST, LOKKANAHALLI HOBLI, HANURU TALUK – 571 342.

2. THE CHIEF SECRATORY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001.

3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF