IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.100146 OF 2020 (PAR/POS)

BETWEEN

1. BHAGYASHREE @ BHAGYA W/O. NARAYAN KULKARNI, AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: RETD., R/O. BHAGYASRI NARAYAN KULKARNI, BLOCK NO.D-7/4, W.M.S. COMPOUND, BSNL QUARTERS, 47 CROSS, 9^TH MAIN, 5^TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE-560011.

2. KUM. CHITRA D/O. NARAYAN KULKARNI, AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, R/O. BHAGYASRI NARAYAN KULKARNI, BLOCK NO.D-7/4, W.M.S. COMPOUND, BSNL QUARTERS, 47 CROSS, 9^TH MAIN, 5^TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE-560011.

3. ADITYA S/O. NARAYAN KULKARNI, AGE: 27 YEARS, OCC: PVT. SERVICE, R/O. BHAGYASRI NARAYAN KULKARNI, BLOCK NO.D-7/4, W.M.S. COMPOUND, BSNL QUARTERS, 47 CROSS, 9^TH MAIN, 5^TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE-560011.

GPA HOLDER OF A2 ...APPELLANTS (BY SRI. ANOOP G. DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE)

AND

1. RAMACHANDRA S/O. HANUMANTHRAO KULKARNI, AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: LEGAL PROFESSION, R/O. C. ANGARAJ BUILDING, 3^RD CROSS, GAVALI GALLI, RAYARMATH ROAD, MALAMADDI, DHARWAD-580007.

2. RAGHVENDRA S/O. HANUMANTHRAO KULKARNI, AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: GOVT. SERVANT, R/O. SANKALPA, 6^TH MAIN R