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.78 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

RAMESH P AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS SON OF LATE PONNUSWAMY N RESIDING AT NO.23, YELLAMMA KOIL STREET ULSOOR BENGALURU - 560 008 …APPELLANT (BY SRI.JOSHUA HUDSON SAMUEL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

K.JYOTHI Digitally signed by CHAITHRA A (SINCE DEAD NOW Location: HIGH COURT OF REPRESENTED BY KARNATAKA HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE)

1. SMT.KOKILA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS W/O LATE JYOTHI AT PORTION OF NO.17 YELLAMMA KOIL STREET ULSOOR, BENGALURU - 560 008 (NOW NOT RESIDING IN THE SAID PREMISES PURSUANT TO SALE DEED DATED 11.11.2021)

K.KUMARESHAN (SINCE DEAD NOW REPRESENTED BY HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES)

2. R.RAMANI W/O LATE KUMARESHAN K AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.17 YELLAMMA KOIL STREET ULSOOR BENGALURU - 560 008

3. LAKSHMI K D/O LATE KUMARESHAN K AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.17 YELLAMMA KOIL STREET ULSOOR BENGALURU - 560 008

4. DEEPA K D/O LATE KUMARESHAN K AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.17, YELLAMMA KOIL STREET ULSOOR BENGALURU - 560 008

5. K.YUVARAJAN S/O LATE KUMARESHAN K AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.17 YELLAMMA KOI