HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 869 OF 2010 (DEC/INJ)

C/W REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 1180 OF 2009 (DEC/INJ)

IN RFA No. 869/2010 BETWEEN:

1. SMT RUKMINI SINCE DECEASED REP. BY HER LRs

1(A) ANJANAPPA S/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA AGED 78 YEARS 1(B) SMT. UMA W/O VENKATESH AGED 48 YEARS BOTH ARE R/AT NO.1091 Digitally signed 23^RD MAIN ROAD, 23^RD CROSS by CHAITHRA A Location: HIGH HSR LAYOUT, SECTOR-2 COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560 102.

1(C) PRASANTH .A S/O ANJANAPPA AGED 46 YEARS R/AT NO. 99, 28^TH MAIN ROAD

18^TH CROSS, HSR LAYOUT SECTOR-2, BENGALURU-560 102.

1(D) RAVINDRA .A S/O ANJANAPPA AGED 44 YEARS HC-KAR R/AT NO.19, 26^TH MAIN NEAR HSR LAYOUT POLICE STATION HSR LAYOUT, SECTOR-1 BENGALURU-560 102.

[CAUSE TITLE AMENDED V/O/D 07.09.2023]

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI. B. RAMESH, ADVOCATE FOR LRs OF APPELLANT)

AND:

1. SRI. J. THRILOKA MURTHY S/O LATE JAYRAM AGED 56 YEARS R/AT PANNATHUR VILLAGE PANNATHUR POST, BANGALORE-560087.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VIVEK S. REDDY, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. V. VISHWANATH, ADVOCATE)

THIS RFA IS FILED U/ORDER 41 RULE 1 R/W SEC 96 OF CPC, AGAINST THE