HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 1292 OF 2016 (DEC/INJ)

C/W REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 1291 OF 2016 (DEC/INJ)

IN RFA NO.1292/2016 BETWEEN:

M/S. LUVAC ENGINEERING CORPORATION, KNOWN AS METAL CLOSURES PVT. LTD., A PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY, INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 1956, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO.39/4B, 12 K.M. KANAKAPURA ROAD, DODAKALLASANDRA VILLAGE, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK–560062, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR MR. B.PRASHANTH HEGDE, Digitally signed SON OF V. RATHANAKAR HEGDE, by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS.

Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench ...APPELLANT (BY SRI P. S. RAJAGOPAL, SENIOR ADVOCATE, A/W.

SRI. AJITH ACHAPPA, ADVOCATE)

AND

1. SMT. MUNIYAMMA WIFE OF ANJANAPPA (LATE), AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, 2. SMT. NAGAMMA HC-KAR DAUGHTER OF ANJANAPPA (LATE), AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 3. SMT. RATNAMMA DAUGHTER OF ANJANNAPPA (LATE), AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, 4. SMT. SUSHEELAMMA DAUGHTER OF ANJANNAPPA (LATE), AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 5. SRI. SRINIVASA SON OF ANJANAPPA (LATE), AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 6. SRI. VENKATESHA SON OF ANJANAPPA (LATE), AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 7. SMT. LAKSHMI DAUGHTER OF ANJANAPPA (LATE), AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 8. SMT. NETHRAVATHI DAUGHTER OF ANJANAPPA (LATE), AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, RESPONDENTS 1 TO 8 ARE RESIDING AT DODDAKALASANDRA VILLAGE, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK-560062.

9. SRI D.M.ANJANAPPA S/O CHIKKAMUNISWAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, MUNIREDDY COLONY, BINNIGANAHALLI, OLD MADRAS RAOD, BANGALORE–560 091.

HC-KAR

10. SRI M. SRINIVASA S/O. CHIKKAMUNISWAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, 6-A/7, HEGGANAHALLI CROSS, LAKSHMANAGAR, PEENYA 2^ND STAGE, BANGALORE-560091.

SINCE DEAD, REPRESENT BY HIS LR’S

10 (a) SMT. VIJAYAMMA, W/O. SRINIVAS M, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 10 (b) MOHAN KUMAR.S, S/O. SRINIVAS M. (LATE), AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 10 (c) MURALI KUMAR.S, S/O SRINIVAS M. (LATE), AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 10 (d) SANJAY UMAS S S/O SRINIVAS M. (LATE), AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDING AT NO. E-22, 5^TH CROSS, 1^ST MAIN, OPPOSITE MOHAN TALKIES, HEGGANA HALLI CROSS, LAKSHMANA NAGARA, BENGALURU NORTH, BENGALURU–560091.

11. SRI M. RAMACHANDRA S/O CHIKKASWAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, NO.123, BASAVESHWARANAGAR, BANGALORE–560086.

12. SRI M. LAKSHMAN S/O CHIKKAMUNISWAMAPPA HC-KAR AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, NO.330, KAVIRAJ INDUSTRIES, PEENYA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, 1^ST STAGE, BANGALORE–560058.

13. SRI M. GANESH S/O CHIKKAMUNISWAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, NO.12, 1^ST MAIN, MANI VILA GARDEN, KAMALANAGAR, BANGALORE-560079.

14. SMT. KAMAKSHAMMA W/O. SHIVALINGAMURTHY, MAJOR, BEHIND WOODLANDS HOTEL, TUMKUR–572101.

15. SMT. PARVATHI W/O SHANTHA KUMAR, MUNIKRISHNAPPA COMPOUND, KAMAGUNDANAHALLY JALAHALLI WEST, BANGALORE–560015.

16. SMT. LAKSHMIDEVI C/O. D. M. RAJAPPA , MUNIRAMAREDDY COMPOUND BENNAGANAHALLY OLD MADRAS ROAD, BANGALORE–560091.

17. SRI SURYANARAYANA FATHERS NAME NOT KNOWN MAJOR, NO.1076, NGO’S COLONY, KAMALANAGAR, BANGALORE-560079.

18. SRI C. R. SANTHOSH KUMAR, S/O. C. RAMASWAMY AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, NO.93, NANDI ROAD, BASAVANAGUDI HC-KAR BANGALORE–560004.

19. TRASPOSED AS PLAINTIFF NO.1, M/S. LAVAC ENGG/METAL CLOSURES, SRI. NAGARAJA SHETTY SINCE DEAD BY LRS

20. SMT. SHAKUNTALAMMA W/O. NAGARAJA SHETTY (LATE), AGED ABOUT MAJOR, NO.95, 5^TH CROSS, SURVEYOR STREET, BASAVANAGUDI, BANGALORE–560004.

21. SRI PARTHASWARTHY S/O. NAGARAJA SHEETY (LATE), AGED ABOUT MAJOR, NO.95, 5^TH CROSS, SURVEYOR STREET, BASAVANAGUDI BANGALORE–560004.

22. SRI PADMAPRAKASH S/O. LAKSHMI NARASIMHA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, NO.572, 10^TH CROSS, 7^TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE-560041.

23. M/S. TRIDENT AUTOMOBILES PVT. LTD, PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANEIS ACT, HAVING OFFICE NO.1, LOWER PLACE ORCHARD, SANKEY ROAD, BANGALORE–560003, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SECRETARY SRI M. BALACHANDRAN.

HC-KAR

24. SMT. C. P. BHARATHI S/O. C.R. PRABHAKAR (LATE), AGED ABOUT MAJOR, NO. 20, 1^ST FLOOR, SANNIDI ROAD, BASAVANAGUDI, BANGALORE-560