IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 8 OF 2023 (PAR/DEC)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI. P.S. SHANKAR S/O P.G. SOMANNA AGED 37 YEARS R/AT NO. 19, 1^ST B CROSS

4^TH MAIN ROAD BRINDAVAN LAYOUT NEAR KUMARANS COLLEGE SUBRAMANYAPURA POST BENGALURU - 560 061.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. M.B. CHANDRACHOODA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT. VEENA Digitally signed W/O LATE KESHAVA by CHAITHRA A Location: HIGH AGED 34 YEARS COURT OF KARNATAKA R/T NO. 54, 8^TH MAIN ROAD

3^RD BLOCK, NANDINI LAYOUT BENGALURU-560096.

2. SMT. MAYAMMA W/O LATE H.C. SHIVALINGAIAH AGED 75 YEARS R/AT NO. 91, 1^ST CROSS VIVEKANANDANAGAR BENGALURU-560085.

3. SMT. S. UMA D/O LATE H.C. SHIVALIGAIAH AGED 39 YEARS NO. 34, 19^TH MAIN ROAD ARENAHALLI, AGS LAYOUT BENGALURU-560061.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAMAIAH GOWDA .L.M, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SUNDARESH .G, AND RAVI KIRAN .T ADVOCATES FOR C/R-1;

V/O DATED 20.08.2025 NOTICE TO R-2 AND R-3 IS HELD SUFFICIENT)

THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 R/W ORDER 41 RULE 1 OF THE CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 21.09.2022 PASSED IN OS.NO.3194/2013 ON THE FILE OF THE XVII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS