IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 1540 OF 2025 (LR)

BETWEEN:

MR. SUNDAR SHETTY, SINCE DEAD MR. SEETHARAM SHETTY, S/O LATE SUNDAR SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT UROLMAR HOUSE TIRUVAILU VILLAGE, VAMANJOOR POST, MANGALORE - 575 028.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. MEGHANA BULLAL, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. AKASH B SHETTY., ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by REKHA R 1. KAMALA SHEDTHI, SINCE DEAD Location: REPRESENTED BY LR'S High Court of Karnataka

1(a). VAJRAKSHI B SHEDTHI, D/O LATE THOCHAPPA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS, R/AT SHRI. DEVEPRASAD, AGRAHARA ROAD, PARKALA, UDUPI.

1(b) IN THE WRIT PETITION IS ALREADY ARRAYED AS RESPONDENT NO.2 IN THE PRESENT APPEAL.

1(b). RAMACHANDRA SHETTY, S/O LATE THOCHAPPA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, R/AT EDEN MANOR, 201, 2^ND FLOOR, 443, 8^TH CROSS ROAD, DOLLARS COLONY, RMV 2^ND STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 094.

1(c). RAVINDRANATH SHETTY, S/O LATE THOCHAPPA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/AT NO.601, GRASO VILLA CONVENT ROAD, BHRAMAGIRI CIRCLE, UDUPI.

2. SUMATHI SHEDTHI, W/O SURESH KUMAR SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, DIOAGO C501, RIZVI COMPLEX, OFF