IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1334 OF 2024 (SCST)

BETWEEN:

HANUMAKKA W/O. CHIKKATHIMMARAYAPPA, SINCE DECEASED BY HER LRS., VIJAYAMMA. J W/O. THIMMARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT HULIMANGALA VILLAGE, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, Digitally BANGALORE-562 106.

signed by NIRMALA ALSO R/AT NO. 215, DEVI

24TH MAIN ROAD, 25TH CROSS, Location:

HIGH COURT NEAR PARANGIPALYA, OF HSR LAYOUT, KARNATAKA BANGALORE-560 102.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. PRAKASHA K V, ADVOCATE)

AND:

M. NAGARAJU S/O LATE MUDDAIAH SHETTY SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES 1. SMT N LAKSHMI W/O. LATE M. NAGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 2. SRI. N. ABHILASH S/O. LATE M. NAGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, BOTH ARE R/AT NO. 27/8, MARUTHI NILAYA, 3RD MAIN ROAD, HANUMANTHNAGARA, BANGALORE-560 019.

3. SMT. M. B. ANUPAMA D/O. LATE M. NAGARAJU, W/O. SRI. M.B. BALAJI, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/AT NO. 259, KAMADHENU, NARYANAPILLAI STREET, SHIVAJINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 001.

4. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE BUILDING, MS. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001.