IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 985 OF 2025 (PAR)

BETWEEN:

SRI. JAYAPPA @ N.S. JAYARAMAREDDY S/O LATE SUBBAREDDY AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT DRUTHA NILAYA, 7^TH MAIN, 1^ST CROSS, RUKMANI NAGAR, NAGASANDRA POST, BENGALURU-560073 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. RAVINDRANATH K., ADVOCATE (THROUGH VC))

AND:

1. SMT. VASANTHA W/O MUNIRAJA REDDY AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT NO.628, 14^TH 'A' MAIN ROAD MATHIKERE, BENGALURU-560034 Digitally 2. SMT. SARASWATHI signed by SUMA W/O SRINIVAS REDDY Location : AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS HIGH R/AT NO.115, LAKSHMI NILAYA COURT OF 5^TH CROSS, WARD NO.11, HONGASANDRA, KARNATAKA BEGUR ROAD, BENGALURU-560068

3. SRI. N.S.NAGARAJ (ITI)

S/O LATE BANASWADI SUBBAREDDY AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/AT DODDANAKUNDI VILLAGE BENGALURU EAST TALUK BENGALURU-560037 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. R. CHANDRASHEKAR AND SRI. ABHILASH, ADVOCATES FOR CAVEATORS/RESPONDENT NOS.1 AND 2)

THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 04.01.2025 PASSED IN FDP NO.171/2012 ON THE FILE OF THE XVIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL JUDGE AT BENGALURU, ALLOWING THE PETITION FILED U/O XX RULE 18(1) AND (2) R/W