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. 1515 OF 2018 (DEC/INJ)

BETWEEN:

SHRI R K VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O R KANNAIAH, R/AT NO.9/1, 2^ND CROSS, IST MAIN BOOPASANDRA, BANGALORE-560 094.

...APPELLANT (BY SRI SACHIN B S, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT LAKSHMAMMA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, W/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH, 2. SMT ANURADHA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, Digitally signed D/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH by BELUR RANGADHAMA NANDINI 3. SMT VIJAYA Location: HIGH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, COURT OF D/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH KARNATAKA

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 RESIDING AT NO.17/A, NARASIMHAIAH COLONY ROAD, LOTTEGOLLAHALLI VILLAGE, RMV II STAGE, SANJAY NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 094. 8. SMT M SHANTHI, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, W/O SRI SOMASHEKAR R/AT NO.6, 15^TH CROSS, MALLESWARAM,BANGALORE-560 003.

...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI G CHANDRASHEKARAIAH, ADV. FOR R1, R2, R4 TO R6, SRI N C NARAYANA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R8, R3