HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3^RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 940 OF 2012 (DEC)

C/W RFA CROSS OBJECTION NO. 26 OF 2012 IN RFA No. 940/2012 BETWEEN:

SRI R. JAGANNATH RAO S/O LATE K. RAMACHANDRA RAO SINCE DEAD REPRESENTED BY HIS LEGAL HEIRS

1(a) SMT. PREETHI RAO W/O LATE SRI. JAGANNATH RAO AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: 1(b) KUM. J. SHRADDHA RAO HIGH D/O LATE SRI. JAGANNATH RAO COURT OF KARNATAKA AGED ABOUT 10 YEARS 1(c) MASTER DEV RAO S/O LATE SRI. JAGANNATH RAO AGED ABOUT 8 YEARS APPELLANT NO. 1b AND 1c ARE MINOR REPRESENTED BY THEIR MOTHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN SMT. PREETHI RAO ALL ARE R/AT NO.1-10/89/3 STREET NO.12 CHIKKALAPALLI POST OFFICE HC-KAR ASHOK NAGAR, HYDERABAD TELANGANA - 500 020 NOW AT BANGALORE.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI. D N MANJUNATH.,ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI V KRISHNOJI RAO SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED BY HIS LEGAL HEIRS

1(a) SRI JAYAPRAKASH RAO S/O LATE V. KRISHNOJI RAO, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT NO. 2, 15^TH BLOCK, NANDI SANKERANA POLICE QUARTERS, C.A.R. SOUTH, ADUGODI, BANGALORE - 560 030. 1(b) SMT LAKSHMI BAI AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS W/O LATE V KRISHNOJI RAO

1(c) SRI K