IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF APRIL , 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 1519 OF 2018 (INJ)

BETWEEN:

1. SHRI R K VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O R KANNAIAH R/AT NO.9/1, 13^TH CROSS, 1^ST MAIN, BOOPASANDRA, BANGALORE - 560 094.

2. SMT. PADMA, D/O N KONDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT NO.41, OPP SHANESHWARASWAMY TEMPLE, BYRAPPA LAYOUT, NAGASHETTYHALLI RMV II STAGE, BANGALORE - 560 094.

...APPELLANTS (BY SRI A SAMPATH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT LAKSHMAMMA, Digitally signed by BELUR AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, RANGADHAMA W/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH NANDINI Location: HIGH COURT OF 2. SMT. ANURADHA KARNATAKA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, D/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH

3. SMT. VIJAYA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, D/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH

4. SRI JAYARAM AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, S/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH, 5. SRI NARASIMHA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, S/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH, 6. KUM VANAJA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, D/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH, 7. KUM. BINDU AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, D/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH, ALL ARE R/AT NO.17/A, NARASIMHAIAH COLONY ROAD, LOTTEGOLLAHALLI VILLAGE RMV II STAGE, SANJAY NAGAR BANGALORE - 560 094.

...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI G CHANDRASHEKARAIAH,ADVOCATE FOR R1, R2