IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 2168 OF 2018 (SP)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI. T.M. BASAVARAJ, S/O MANJAPPA, SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS

1(a) SMT. PARAMA, W/O LATE MANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 94 YEARS, R/AT. TAYAR STREET, BEHIND GANAPATHI PANDAL, TARIKERE, CHIKKAMAGALURU.

…APPELLANT Digitally (BY SRI. PRAKASH T HEBBAR., ADVOCATE)

signed by REKHA R Location:

AND:

High Court of Karnataka 1. SRI. L. VINODH, S/O SRI. P. LOKESH, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT KOTE, AJJAMPURA TOWN, TARIKERE TOWN, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT

2. SMT. SHARADA, D/O. LATE M.S.S. MANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT. YAUAR STREET, TARIKERE TOWN & TALUK, NOW RESIDING AT:

LOKASUNDARI RAMAN, K.S.C.L.W. NO.135, 3^RD CROSS, WORKING WOMEN HOSTEL, JAI MAHAL EXTENSION, BENGALURU - 560 046.

3. SMT. M. MAHALAXMI, D/O. M.S. MANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARSM R/AT. 1^ST CROSS, 2^ND MAIN, IEW COLONY, NANDINI LAYOUT POST, SHANKARANAGAR, MAHALAXMI EXTENSION, BENGALURU - 560 096.

4. SMT. M. KAMALA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, D/O. M.S. MANJAPPA, W/O. SRI. B.S. KRISHANMURTHY, R/AT. SIDDARUDHA NAGARA, NEAR VISHWESHWARAIAH CONVENT, BHADRAVAT