IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 1660 OF 2024 (PAR)

BETWEEN:

C. G. KRISHNAMURTY RAO (SINCE DEAD BY LR'S.)

1. SMT. CHANDRAKALA B. K.

D/O. LATE C. G. KRISHNAMURTHY RAO AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS.

2. SMT. GAJAGOWRI D/O. LATE C. G. KRISHNAMURTHY RAO AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS.

APPELLANT NO.1 AND 2 ARE R/AT # 218, 2^ND MAIN, 2^ND CROSS L.B.SHASTRY ROAD UTTARAHALLI SUBRAMANYAPURA POST BENGALURU - 560 061.

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3. SMT. B. K. AHALYA signed b y B D/O. LATE C. G. KRISHNAMURTHY RAO LAVANYA W/O. LATE SHIVAKUMAR Location: AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS HIGH R/AT 7^TH CROSS, 7^TH MAIN COURT OF CANARA BANK COLONY KARNATAKA SRINIVASANAGAR BANGALORE - 560 091.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI SUNIL K.N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

SMT. SHARADAMMA (SINCE DEAD BY LR'S.)

SMT. ANASUYAMMA (SINCE DEAD BY LR'S.) 1. SMT. NAGARATNA D/O. LATE ANASUYAMMA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS.

HOSAGAVI VILLAGE AND POST KASABA HOBLI MADDURU TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 425.

2. SRI NARENDRA KUMAR L.S.

S/O. LATE ANASUYAMMA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS #1801, NISARGA LAYOUT HARAPANAHALLI JIGANI HOBLI BENGALURU DISTRICT - 560 083.

3. SMT. K. M. ANITHA W/O. S. VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT SOLUR VILLAGE KALATHUR POST - 562 114 JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI HOSAKATE TALUK BANGALORE DISTRICT.

4. K.M.ANIL KUMAR S/O. MURALIDHAR K.S. AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT NO.249, 73^RD CROSS OPP. POST OFFICE, 1^ST STAGE KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT BANGALORE - 560 078.

5. SMT. SUNITHA K. M.

W/O. VENKATESH MURTHY B .S.

AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS C/O. SAMPANGI RAMAIAH (SHANUBOGARU)

R/AT BYTARAYANAHALLI ARELERI POST - 563 116.

MALUR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT.

6. SRI S. GUNDURAO S/O. LATE C. G. SRINIVASA RAO AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS HIGHER PRIMARY BOYS SCHOOL R/AT CHIKKA TAGGALI JADIGENAHALLI POST - 562 114 HOSAKOTE TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT.

7. SRI MANJUNATH RAO S/O. LATE C. G. SRINIVASA RAO AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT V. V. BADAVANE BEHIND GOVT. COLLEGE AT HOSAKOTE HOSAKOTE TALUK - 560 001 BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT.

8. SRI S. VENKATESH S/O. LATE C. G. SRINIVASA RAO AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT SOLUR VILLAGE KOLATHUR POST JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI HOSAKOTE TALUK - 562 114 BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT.

9. SMT. YESHODAMMA W/O. CHIDAMBAR AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS R/AT SARJAPUR, SARJAPUR POST ANEKAL TALUK - 562 125 BANGALORE DISTRICT.

SRI C. G. SUNDARA RAO (SINCE DEAD BY LR'S.)

10. SRI C. S. KESHAVA RAO S/O. LATE C. G. SUNDARARAO AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS.

11. SRI C. G. GOPINATH S/O. LATE C. G. SUNDARARAO AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS.

RESPONDENT NO.10 AND 11 ARE RESIDING OF SOLUR VILLAGE KOLATHUR POST JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI HOSAKOTE TALUK - 562 114 BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT.

C.G.RAMANATHA RAO (SINCE DEAD BY LR'S.) 12. SHANTAMANI K. N.

W/O. LATE K.P.NAGARAJARAO AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS KAKATHI, KAKATHI POST - 591 113 CHINTHAMANI TALUK, KOLAR.

SRI VENKATESH CR (SINCE DEAD BY LR'S.)

13. SRI ARAVINDA S/O. LATE VENKATESH C. R.

AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT SOLUR VILLAGE KOLATHUR POST JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI - 562 114.

HOSAKOTE TALUK.

14. SMT. MANUJULA C. R.

W/O. BHANU PRAKASH AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS SOLURU GRAMA KOLATHURU POST JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI HOSAKOTE TALUK - 562 114. 15. SRI GOVINDARAO C. R.

S/O. LATE RAMANATHARAO AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SOLUR VILLAGE KOLATHUR POST JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI - 562 114.

HOSAKOTE TALUK.

16. SRI THIRUMALESHA RAO S/O. LATE RAMANATHARAO AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS SOLUR GRAMA KOLATHUR POST JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI HOSAKOTE TALUK - 562 114.

17. SRI M.RAMESH S/O. GUNTA MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SOLUR VILLAGE KOLATHUR POST JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI HOSAKOTE TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 114.

18. SRI B. S. MUNIRAJU S/O. BEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/A SOLUR VILLAGE KOLATHUR POST - 562 114 JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI HOSAKOTE TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT.

SMT. TAARA B. K.

(SINCE DEAD BY LR'S.) 19. DHANVANTHARI S.

S/O. LATE B. K. TAARA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS.

20. SMT. MANGALA D/O. LATE B. K. TAARA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS.

RESPONDENT NO.19 AND 20 ARE RESIDING AT DATTAREYA ROAD GANDHIBAZAR BASAVANAGUDI BENGALURU - 560 004.

…RESPONDENTS THIS REGULAR SECOND APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTI