IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 2304 OF 2017 (SP)

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SRI VENKATARAMANAIAH S/O LATE VENKATAGIRIYAPPA AGED 57 YEARS RESIDING AT DODEGOWDANAPALYA SANTHEMAVATHUR POST KASABA HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT …APPELLANT (BY SRI. B KESHAVA MURTHY., ADVOCATE)

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sign ed by KIRAN KUMAR R 1. SRI S M CHANDRAHASA Location: S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA GOWDA HIGH COURT AGED 63 YEARS OF KARNATAKA RESIDING AT NO 697, AKSHARA NILAYA 4TH MAIN ROAD, RAGHAVENDRA BLOCK BANASHANKARI III PHASE, BANGALORE - 560050 2. SMT HEMAVATHI W/O S M CHANDRAHASA AGED 48 YEARS RESIDING AT NO 697, AKSHARA NILAYA 4TH MAIN ROAD, RAGHAVENDRA BLOCK BANASHANKARI III PHASE, BANGALORE - 560050

3. SRI DR S C ASHOK S/O S M CHANDRAHASA AGED 32 YEARS RESIDING AT NO 697, AKSHARA NILAYA 4TH MAIN ROAD, RAGHAVENDRA BLOCK BANASHANKARI III PHASE, BANGALORE - 560050 4. SMT S C CHAITRA D/O S M CHANDRAHASA AGED 28 YEARS RESIDING AT NO 697, AKSHARA NILAYA 4TH MAIN ROAD, RAGHAVENDRA BLOCK BANASHANKARI III PHASE, BANGALORE - 560050

5. KUM S C ABHILASHA D/O S M CHANDRAHASA AGED 26 YEARS RESIDING AT NO 697, AKSHA