IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 39261 OF 2025 (GM-AC)

BETWEEN:

THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD., REGIONAL OFFICE #9/2, MAHALAKSHMI CHAMBERS. M.G.ROAD, BANGALORE-560001, REPRESANTED BY ITS MANAGER …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VENKATESH KAMATH B R.,ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT JYOTHI SN W/O. LATE CHANDANA, @CHANDAN GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS Digitally signed by 2. VAISHNAVI CHANDAN GOWDA, CHAITHRA A D/O. LATE CHANDANA, @ CHANDAN GOWDA, Location: AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS HIGH COURT OF 3. H.R.DHARANESHA KARNATAKA S/O RANGE GOWDA.

AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS NO 40, A/3, BASHEER MOHAMMED LAYOUT, GANDHINAGAR, KRISHNAGIRI, TAMILNADU, PIN CODE-635109.

4. SUDHA S/O H.R.DHARANESHA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, SINCE SECOND RESPONDENT IS MINOR REP BY HER MOTHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN JYOTHI. S.N., R1 TO R4 ARE RESIDING AT 14/1, BEHIND KEB, HETHAGOWDANAHALLI, HASSAN PIN CODE - 573102.

5. RAFFIQ S/O CHAND BASHA NO 40. A/3, BASHEER MOHAMMED LAYOUT, GANDHI NAGAR, KRISHNAGIRI, TAMIL NADU, PIN CODE - 635001 …RESPONDENTS THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-QUASH THE ORDER DATED