IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 285 OF 2018 (INJ)

C/W REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 451 OF 2018 (INJ) REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 721 OF 2018 (INJ)

IN RFA No. 285/2018 BETWEEN:

SRI M S SHANKAR, S/O SHIVALINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT NO.86/1, THALAGHATTAPURA, KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI, BANGLAORE SOUTH TALUK, BANGALORE 560 062.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI P M GOPI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by PRAMILA G V Location: H IGH COURT OF 1. DR B K ARUN KUMAR, KA RNATAKA SON OF LATE B.C. KRISHNAN, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/AT NO.642, 16^TH "B" MAIN

4^TH CROSS, 3^RD BLOCK, KORAMANGALA, BANGALORE - 560 034.

2. DR. RAMA ARUN KUMAR, WIFE OF B.K. ARUN KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/AT NO.642, 16^TH "B" MAIN 4^TH CROSS, 3^RD BLOCK, KORAMANGALA, BANGALORE 560 034.

3. SRI. CHANDRAMOHAN H, FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT NO.51, PATEL MUNIVENKATAPPA LAYOUT, DODDAKALLASANDRA, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI, KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD, BANGALORE 560 062.

4. SMT. R. BHARATHI, W/O S.H. RAJASHEKAR, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT NO.3, 14/1, SUBRAMANYAPURA MAIN ROAD, UTTARAHALLI, BANGLAORE 560 061