- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25674 RFA No. 698 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL No. 698 OF 2020 (INJ) BETWEEN: B RATHNAKAR HEGDE S/O LATE B. HIRIYANNA HEGDE AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS RESIDING AT No. 138-A KIADB INDUSTRIAL ESTATE III PHASE, PEENYA BENGALURU – 560 058. …APPELLANT (BY SRI RAVISHANKAR SHASTRY G, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MADI RAJU BABU S/O M. NARAYANARAJU AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS. 2. M. SUBBARAJU S/O S.M. RAMASWAMY RAJU AGED 57 YEARS BOTH ARE RESIDING AT No.137 8TH CROSS, K.R. LAYOUT VI PHASE, J.P NAGAR BENGALURU – 560 078. …RESPONDENTS THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF THE CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 05.02.2020 Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25674 RFA No. 698 of 2020 PASSED IN O.S.No.2858/2012 ON THE FILE OF THE LIX ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BANGALORE CITY (CCH- 60), DISMISSING THE SUIT FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant files memo intimating death of sole appellant enclosing copy of death certificate. Date of death of sole appellant is 24.12.2024. 2. In view of above, appeal abates. Hence, the appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DSP List No.: 2 Sl No.: 6