IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 245 OF 2026 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. ZONAL MANAGER APPELLATE AUTHORITY LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA SOUTH CENTRAL ZONE OFFICE JEEVAN BHAGYA SAIFABAD, HYDERABAD - 500 063

2. THE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN "YOGAKSHEMA"

Digitally JEEVAN BHIMA MARG signed by CENTRAL OFFICE VEERENDRA P.B.NO.19953 KUMAR K M MUMBAI - 400 021 Location:

High Court of Karnataka

3. THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL MANAGER LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA DIVISIONAL OFFICE-I J.C.ROAD BENGALURU - 560 002 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI RAJESH SHETTY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI K.P. NARASIMHA MURTHY S/O. LATE K.R. PRAHALADA RAO AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT NO.101, 19^TH CROSS

20^TH MAIN, SMS LAYOUT J.P. NAGAR, V PHASE BENGALURU - 560 078 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI PRASHANTH P.N., ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET-ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 10/12/2025 PASSED IN W.P.NO.23625/2023 BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE AND CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION & ETC.

THIS APPEAL, COMIN