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 AN