IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.2298 OF 2020(MV-D)

C/W MFA CROSS OBJECTION NO. 9 OF 2021 (MV-D)

IN MFA No. 2298/2020 BETWEEN:

MANJUNATH NAIK AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, S/O LATE BABU NAIK, R/AT KAIRADKA HOUSE, DURGA POST AND VILLAGE, KARKALA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT-574 104.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. RAJU BHAT., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT. ANNAPOORNA RANADE W/O LATE DATTATREYA RANADE, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 2. BALAKRISHNA RANADE AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT NO.296, 11^TH CROSS, MPM LAYOUT, MALLATHAHALLI, BANGALORE SOUTH, BANGALORE-560 056.

3. SRI. PURUSHOTTHAMA RANADE AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 4. SRI. MAHADEVA RANADE AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT AYYAPPA SWAMY TEMPLE, LAKSHMIPURAM EXTN, SAKALESHPUR, HASSAN-573 134.

5. SMT. NEERAJA BAPAT.S.N.

AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, W/O NIRANJAN BAPAT.S.C., R/AT VIDYARANYAPURA, SRINGERI, CHICKMAGALUR-577 139.

RESPONDENT NO.2-5 ARE THE CHILDREN OF LATE DATTATREYA RANADE, RESPONDENT NO.1-3 ARE R/AT RANADE NIVAS, HERANJA VALYA, MALA POST AND VILLAGE, KARKALA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT-574 104.

6. THE UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO.LTD., BRANCH OFFICE KARKALA, P B NO. 29, 2^ND FLOO