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.B. NO.42, ROTARY ROAD, THIRD DIBRUGER, ASSAM - 786 001.

4. B. VINOD SHETTY SINCE DECEASED REP. BY LRS.

4(a). SMT. SANDHYA V. SHETTY W/O LATE B. VINODA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT 1^ST CROSS, LALBAHUDUR SHASTRY ROAD, AJJARKADA, UDUPI - 576 101.

4(b). DR. VEEKSHIT SHETTY S/O LATE B. VINOD SHETTY AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT 1^ST CROSS, LALBAHUDUR SHASTRY ROAD, AJJARKADA, UDUPI - 576 101.

4(c). SMT. ANKITHA VIJETH SHETTY W/O SRI. VIJETH SHETTY D/O LATE B. VINOD SHETTY AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT 1^ST CROSS, LALBAHUDUR SHASTRY ROAD, AJJARKADA, UDUPI - 576 101.

5. B. HARSHAVARDHANA SHETTY S/O S. MAHABALA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT MAANI, POST: VANDARY TALUK: BRAHMAVARA DISTRICT: UDUPI - 576 223.

6. SRI. LEELAVATHI SHETTY W/O RAGHURAM RAM SHETTY AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS HOUSE HOLDER R/AT HORLALL KELAMANE, NO.34, KUDI VILLAGE, UDUPI TALUK , KOKKARNE POST.

7. PREMAVATHI HEGGADTHI W/O K. BALAKRISHNA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS R/AT DODDABEDDU IN KUTKEHALLI VILLAGE, UDUPI TALUK .

8. ROHITH HEGDE S/O K. BALAKRISHNA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS R/AT DODDABEDDU IN KUTKEHALLI VILLAGE, UDUPI TALUK .

9. B.K. NARAYANA SHETTY S/O LATE SADIYANNA HEGDE AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT BELANE KODIGIMANE POST AMSYE BALL KUNDAPURA TALUK (VIA SHANKAR NARAYANA)

10. MRS. NAKSHA H. SHETTY W/O K. UDAYA KUMAR SHETTY AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT HOUSE NUMBER 2-90-1 MUTTINAKATTE, HOSANGADY VILLAGE, KUNDAPUR TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576282.

11. SRI. H. SUPREETHA SHETTY S/O BABU SHETTY AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT NO.4-115, "SREEDEVI KRUPA" HORLALI, KOKKARNI VILLAGE, BRAHMAVAR TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT -576 234.

12. SRI. K. UDAYAKUMAR SHETTY S/O GOVINDA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT HOUSE NO.1/176 KEREKATTE, HOSANGADY VILLAGE KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 282.

... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VITTAL SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R2, R3, R5 & R6;

SRI. ABHISHEK MARLA, ADVOCATE FOR R10 TO R12;

R1(a), R1(b), R4(a) TO R4(c), R7 TO R9 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED;

R1(c) APPEAL DISMESSED V/O DATED 19.03.2014)

THIS R.S.A. IS FILED U/S. 100 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT & DECREE DATED 24^TH APRIL, 2009 PASSED IN REGULAR APPEAL NO.24 OF 1993 ON THE FILE OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER, FAST TRACK COURT, UDUPI, DISMISSING THE APPEAL AND CONFIRMING THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 17^TH APRIL, 1993 PASSED IN ORIGINAL SUIT NO.719 OF 1989 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL MUNSIFF AT UDUPI, DAKSHINA KANNADA.

THIS REGULAR SECOND APPEAL HAVING BEEN RESERVED FOR ORDERS, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT THIS DAY, E.S. INDIRESH J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH

CAV JUDGMENT

This appeal is filed by the plaintiff challenging the judgment and decree dated 24.04.2009 passed in RA.No.24 of 1993 on the file of the Fast Track Court, Udupi, D.K., (for short, 'First Appellate Court') dismissing the appeal and confirming the judgment and decree dated 17.0