IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 19^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO.504 OF 2007 (PAR)

BETWEEN

1. SMT. KOPPAKA KAMALAMMA W/O. HANUMANTHA RAO, (THE APPEAL HAS ABATED AS AGAINST APPELLANT NO.1 VIDE ORDER DATED 29.03.2022)

2. KANIMILLI BRAMHARJUNA RAO, S/O. ANANDA RAO, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/O. TONDIHAL CAMP, GANGAVATHI TALUK.

3. KANIMILLI VENKATESHWARA RAO, S/O. ANANDA RAO, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/O. TONDIHAL CAMP, GANGAVATHI TALUK.

...APPELLANTS (BY SRI. K. RAGHAVENDRA RAO &

SMT. V. VIDYA, ADVOCATE)

AND

1. SMT. ALAPATI SHAMALAMMA, SINCE DEAD BY HER LRS

1A. A SATYANARAYANA, S/O. BASAVA KOTAIAH, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS

1B. BUDDHA BHAGAVAN, S/O. SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, 1C. NANDA KUMARA, S./O. SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, RESPONDENT NO.1(A) TO 1(C) ARE RESIDING AT JAYANAGAR, GANGAVATHI TOWN, KOPPAL TALUK.

2. SMT. G. SUSHEELAMMA, SINCE DEAD BY HER LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES

2A. GOGINENI NAGAIAH, S/O. LATE SRIKOTTAIAH, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/AT ASHRAMA ROAD, GODAVALLI VILLAGE, CHERUKUPALLI MANDALAM, BAPATLA, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-522 101.

2B. MUSUNURI SWARNAKUMARI, D/O. LATE SRIKOTTAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70