IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.1040/2021 (PAR)

BETWEEN:

1. SMT. LATHA W/O SRI. C. KRISHNA ALIAS C. KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS Digitally signed by C/O LATE M. MUNIRAJU ARSHIFA BAHAR RESIDING AT NO.40 KHANAM G 10TH STREET, JOGPALYA HIGH COURT OF BENGALURU-560008.

KARNATAKA SINCE THE APPELLANT IS MENTALLY INFIRM/RETARDED REP. BY HER HUSBAND AND NEXT FRIEND SRI. C. KRISHNA ALIAS C. KRISHNAMURTHY S/O CHINNADORAI AGED 50 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.40 G 10TH STREET, JOGPALYA BENGALURU-560008.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. G. SHANKAR, ADV.,)

AND:

1. SRI. DEEPAK S/O LATE M. MUNIRAJU AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS RESIDING NO 40, G 10TH STREET JOGPALYA, BENGALURU-560008.

2. SMT. M. MAMATHA W/O SRI. T. SRIDHARA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS D/O LATE M. MUNIRAJU R/AT. VENKATALAKSHMI NARAYANA NILAYA NO.7

1ST MAIN ROAD, NGEF LAYOUT BENGALURU-560094. 3. SMT. M. BABITHA W/O SRI DEELIP KUMAR D/O LATE M. MUNIRAJU AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT. NO.655, 5TH MAIN ROAD ISRO LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560075.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G. RAGHUNANDAN, ADV., FOR R1 TO R3)

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