IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.G.S.KAMAL REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.1131 OF 2014 (PAR)

C/W REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.1138 OF 2014 (INJ)

IN RFA NO.1131/2014 BETWEEN:

1 . MR K.P MANI S/O THE LATE A.P.SWAMY AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.255, 6^TH CROSS, H.M.T LAYOUT, MATHIKERE BANGALORE-560 054.

2 . MR.S.RAJKUMAR S/O THE LATE K.P.SHANMUGHAM AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, 3 .

MR.S.KARTHIK KUMAR S/O THE LATE K.P.SHANMUGHAM, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, BOTH 2 TO 3 ARE R/AT #7, SWAMY MUDALIAR STREET, K.KAMARAJ ROAD CROSS, BANGALORE-560 01 ... APPELLANTS (BY SRI. JANARDHANA G., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . MR. K.P GANESH S/O THE LATE A.P.SWAMY SINCE DECEASED BY HER LRS 1(a) SRI. MALATHI GANESH W/O GANESH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS

1(b) SRI. NEERAJ ARYA GANESH S/O GANESH AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS

1(c) SRI. KIRAN GANESH S/O GANESH AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS ALL ARE R/AT NO.59

2^ND CROSS, SUNDER NAGAR GOKULA, MATTIKERE BENGALURU - 560 054.

2 . MR.SELVARAJ S/O THE LATE A.P.SWAMY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, RESIDING AT PORTION OF NO.3/28 SUNDARANAGAR, 1^ST MAIN ROAD, GOKULA BANGALORE-560 054.

3 . MRS. K.P.VASANTHA SINCE DECEASED BY HER LRS

3(a) SRI. HOKKALINGAM SON OF LATE VADIVE