IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 2172 OF 2012 (DEC)

BETWEEN:

SMT V SHOBHA W/O SRI V. JANARDHAN, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT NO. 675, "D" BLOCK, II STAGE, RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 010.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. ASHOK SESHAGIRI., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. T SHESHAGIRI RAO & .,ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI. K. SREENIVASA S/O KRISHNE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, Digitally signed by R/AT 11^TH CROSS, SUMA B N KAIWARANARAYANASWAMY ROAD, Location :

WARD NO.3, NEAR BYLAMMA HOUSE, HIGH COURT OF KAMMAGONDANAHALLI, KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 015.

2. SMT V. RADHA MANI W/O K R SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT "ANIL GRISISH NILAYA"

NO.E-264, 11^TH CROSS, WARD NO.3, BEHIND SRIRAMA TEMPLE, KAMMAGONDANAHALLI, JALAHALLI WEST, BANGALORE - 560 015.

3. SRI. KOMMURI VEERABHADRA RAO S/O LATE MEERA SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/AT NO.1799, PIPELINE ROAD, PRASHANTHNAGAR, T. DASARAHALLI, BANGALORE- 560 057.

4. SRI. INDRASENA RAJU S/O P SIDDAM RAJU, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/AT NO.11/4, S.V. NAGAR, TIRUPATHI-02 ANDHRA PRADESH.

5. SMT. K. NAGAKANAKA DURGA W/O KOMMURI VEERABHADRA RAO, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/AT NO. 1799, PIPEL