IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.2011 OF 2023 (PAR)

BETWEEN:

SRI NARASIMHAMURTHY @ NARASIMHAIHA S/O LATE R RAMA NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/AT NO. 62 YEARS, R/AT NO. 8/24, 2^ND CROSS, KEMPAPURA AGRAHARA, BENGALURU - 560023.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. VIJAYA SHEKARA GOWDA V., ADVOCATE)

Digitally signed by AND:

RAKSHA Location: 1. SMT. R. CHANDRAMMA High Court W/O VENKATESH of Karnataka AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, NO. 51, 10TH CROSS, (LEFT SIDE)

CHOWLUERU PALYA, MAGADI MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 023.

2. SRI. R. RAMESH S/O LATE R. RAMA NARASIMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 3. SRI. NAVEEN S/O LATE INDIRAMMA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, BOTH ARE R/A.30/1, C/O RAMESH, KOTE 'A' BEEDI, OPP. VANIVILAS HOSPITAL, NEXT TO MYTHRI MEDICALAS, K. R. MARKET, BENGALURU - 560 023.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. KEERTHI HEGDE, ADV. FOR R1;

SRI. SHERVIL ADAPPA, ADV. FOR R2;

SRI. SAITH C.V., ADV. FOR R3)

THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 17.08.2023 PASSED IN OS NO. 162/2017 ON THE FILE OF THE LX ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSI