IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.254 OF 2013 (PAR)

BETWEEN:

1. SMT.UMA RAMAIAH, D/O LATE SRI.B.R.RAM, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/AT NO.27/2, 1^ST MAIN ROAD, JAYAMAHAL, BANGALORE-560 046.

2. SMT.RAJANI RAMAIAH, D/O LATE B.R.RAM, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT NO.27/2, 1^ST MAIN ROAD, JAYAMAHAL, BANGALORE-560 046.

3. SMT.PRABHA, W/O SRI L.VISHWANATHAN, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, R/AT 1^ST BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE-560 011.

4. MRS.VEENA KUPPALI, W/O SRI HEMACHANDRA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/AT NO.3785, GROVE AVENUE, PALO, CA 94303, USA.

REP. BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, SMT.UMA RAMAIAH, (APPELLANT NO.1), D/O LATE SRI.B.R.RAM, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/AT NO.27/2, 1^ST MAIN ROAD, JAYA MAHAL, BANGALORE-560 046.

5. SRI.S.T.SUBBU, S/O LATE THAMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS, R/AT BULL TEMPLE ROAD, BANGALORE-560 018.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI.M.S.VARADARAJAN, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT.SARASWATHI GOPINATH, W/O LATE SRI.B.G.GOPINATH, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS

2. SRI.ROHITH, S/O LATE SRI.B.R.GOPINATH, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS

3. SMT.SUSHMA, D/O LATE SRI.B.R.GOPINATH, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS ALL