IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 667 OF 2013 (PAR)

BETWEEN:

1. SMT CHANNAMMA SINCE DEAD BY HER LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES

1(A) SMT. NAGARATHNAMMA W/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS 1(B) SMT. PADMAMMA W/O LATE KESHAVA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS Digi tally 1(C) SMT. CHANDRAMMA signed by W/O SRIDHARA MURTHY SUNITHA K S AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS Location:

HIGH COURT 1(D) SRI. SHIVANANDA K.R.

OF S/O LATE RAMAIAH KARNATAKA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS

1(E) SRI. KRISHNA MURTHY K.R.

S/O LATE RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS

1(F) SMT. JAYALAKSHMAMMA W/O HANUMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS ALL ARE R/AT KADANUR VILLAGE MADURE HOBLI DODDABALLAPURA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI. T H NARAYANA & G NARENDRARAJU., ADVOCATES)

AND:

1. SMT ALLIYAMMA W/O NANJAPPA, SINCE DEAD REP. BY HER LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES

1(A) SRI. MELAPPA S/O LATE NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS

1(B) SRI. MUNIRAJU S/O LATE NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS

1(C) SMT. SUMITHRAMMA W/O PUTTARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 1(D) SRI CHANDRAPPA S/O LATE NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS

1(E) SRI. SHIVAKUMAR S/O LATE NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS

1(F) S