IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO.896 OF 2014 (DEC/INJ)

BETWEEN:

1. SUBBAMMA @ SHARADAMMA SINCE DECEASED, BY LRS.

APPELLANT NOS.2 TO 7.

2. SMT. PREMA D/O PUTTAPPA SHETTY, W/O KANTHARAJU, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST.

3. SRI. MANJUNATHA S/O PUTTAPPA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST.

4. SRI. LOKESHA S/O PUTTAPPA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, Digitally signed by CHAYA S A AGRICULTURIST.

Location: HIGH COURT OF

5. SMT. SUDHA KARNATAKA D/O PUTTAPPA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST.

6. SMT. SHANTHAMMA D/O PUTTAPPA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST.

7. SMT. SHYAMALA D/O PUTTAPPA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST.

ALL ARE RESIDING AT:

R/AT BYLAKUPPE VILLAGE, HARANAHALLI HOBLI, PERIYAPPATNA TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT - 571 104.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI. ASHOK HARANAHALLI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. R. SUBRAMANYA, ADVOCATE;

V/O DATED 27.02.2026, APPELLANTS 2 TO 7 ARE TREATED AS LRS OF DECEASED APPELLANT NO.1)

AND:

J. SHEKHARA ADOPTED SON OF RAMAPPAJI SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT B.M. ROAD, BYLAKUPPE VILLAGE, HARANAHALLI HOBLI, PERIYAPATNA TALUK, MYSURU D