IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 1182 OF 2009 (PAR)

BETWEEN:

SRI. K. MUDDANNA SHETTY S/O K. SANJEEVA SOODA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS FIRST DIVISION ASSISTANT, DISTRICT PRISON, SHIVAMOGGA. ... APPELLANT (BY SRI. G. BALAKRISHNA SHASTRY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SAROJINI SHEDTHI SINCE DECEASED REP. BY LRS.

Digitally signed by 1(a). SMT. VANITHA V. SHETTY CHAYA S A W/O SUDHAKAR SHETTY Location: H IGH COURT OF D/O SMT. SAROJINI SHETTY KARNATAKA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS.

1(b). SMT. SUNITHA V. SHETTY D/O SMT. SAROJINI SHETTY W/O UDAYA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS.

R1(a) AND R1(b) ARE R/AT SRINIDHI NIVAS, MODDU MANE HANUMAN GARAJ ROAD D.NO.76, BADAGU BETTU CHITAPADY UDUPI - 576 101.

1(c). SHRI. DINESH SHETTY C/O SMT. SUJATHA W/O SHRI DINESH SHETTY R/AT FLAT NO.303, ORCHID PENTA, OPP. INDRALI RAILWAY STATION, INDRALI, MANIPUR ROAD UDUPI - 573 101.

2. VIJAYALAKSHMI W/O VITTALA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS HOUSE HOLDER RESIDING AT BACK SIDE OF GANESH TIFFEN ROOM, NEAR ADUGODI POLICE QUARTERS, NANJAPPA LAYOUT, BENGALURU.

3. B. JAYANANDA SHETTY S/O MAHABALA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MANAGER, VIJAYA BANK, P.