IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 1653 OF 2021 (RES)

BETWEEN:

1. SMT. MANIKYAMMA D/O LATE VENKATASWAMY AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT NO.131/1, AND NEW NO.U-17 AND 15 , J J NAGAR, RAYAPURA MAIN ROAD GORIPALYA, BANGALORE - 560 018.

2. SMT ARUN KUMARI D/O MUNI BHADRAIAH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS

3. SRI PADMA NAGA S/O MUNI BHADRAIAH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS

4. SRI PADMA BHUSHAN S/O MUNI BHADRAIAH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS Di gitally signed by CHANDANA 5. SRI GOWRI SHANKAR B M S/O MUNI BHADRAIAH Location: AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS High Court of Karnataka 6. SRI CHETHAN KUMAR S/O MUNI BHADRAIAH AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS APPELLANT NO. 2 TO 6 ALL R/AT CHEKENA HALLI VILLAGE KESARAMUDA POST, HURIDIGERE HOBLI TUMKUR TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT – 572 122.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI. C R SUBRAMANYA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI. C. VITTAL KUMAR S/O LATE D CHIKKAGIRIYAPPA AGED 39 YEARS R/AT ODL NO.130, NEW NO.2/1 J J NAGAR, RAYAPURA MAIN ROAD GORIPALYA BANGALORE - 560 018.

2. SRI. SRINIVAS S/O LATE D CHIKKAGIRIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/AT ODL NO.130, NEW NO.2/1 J J NAGAR, RAYAPURA MAIN ROAD GORIPALYA, BANGALORE - 560 018.

3. SMT PARVATH