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. 1517 OF 2018 (DEC/INJ)

BETWEEN:

SRI R K KODANDRAMU, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O SRI RAMBA KANNAIAH, R/AT NO.21, 8^TH CROSS, YELLAPPA GARDEN C A ROAD, MALLESWARAM, BANGALORE-560 003.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI A SAMPATH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

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

8. SRI NARASIMHA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, S/O LATE NARASIMAIAH, R/AT NO.17, LOTTEGOLLAHALLI NARASIMAIAH COLONY, 2^ND STAGE, RMV II STAGE, BANGALORE-560 094.

9. SRI R SHEKAR,