IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22^ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 505 OF 2024 (DEC/PAR)

BETWEEN:

1. SMT. RUKKAMMA W/O. B. SHAMANNA REDDY, SINCE DEAD BY HER LRS., VENKATASWAMY, S/O. LATE B. SHAMANNA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, 2. MANJULA D/O. LATE B. SHAMANNA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 3. BABU REDDY S/O. LATE B. SHAMANNA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, Digitally signed by

4. NIRMALA AL BHAGYA Location: HIGH D/O. LATE B. SHAMANNA REDDY, COURT OF KARNATAKA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, 5. SRINIVASA S/O. LATE B. SHAMANNA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, 6. SRIDHARA S/O. LATE B. SHAMANNA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, NO.1 TO 6 ARE R/ AT DODDAKANNAHALLI CARMELARAM POST, SARJAPURA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 035.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI.G.PAPI REDDY, SR.COUNSEL FOR SRI. SOMARAJU A., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT. NANJAMMA W/O. GOPALA REDDY, D/O. LATE VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS, R/AT BOMMANAHALLI VILLAGE, OPP BBMP OFFICE, BEGUR HOBLI AND POST, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK, BANGALORE.

2. SRI. VENKATESHWARA. M. N.

S/O. LATE D. MUNIREDDY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT DODDAKANAHALLI VILLAGE, CARMALRAM POST, SARJAPURA ROAD, BANGALORE-560 035.

3. SMT.