- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25673 R.F.A. No.106/2013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.106/2013 (DEC/POS) BETWEEN: SRI. M. RAMAIAH S/O LATE SRI. DODDA MUNISWAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS NO.506, GOKULA I STAGE I PHASE, BANGALORE-54. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. ISMAIL, ADV.,) AND: 1. SRI. N. BASAVARAJA S/O LATE M. NANJUNDAPPA R/AT NO.7402 PIPELINE, YESHWANTHPURA BANGALORE-22. 2. SRI. N. GOVINDA S/O LATE M. NANJUNDAPPA AGED MAJOR R/AT NO.7402, PIPELINE YESHWANTHPURA BANGALORE-22. 3. SRI. N. KUMARA S/O LATE M. NANJUNDAPPA AGED MAJOR R/AT NO.7402, PIPELINE YESHWANTHPURA BANGALORE-22. Digitally signed by RUPA V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25673 R.F.A. No.106/2013 4. SRI. N. SRINIVAS S/O LATE M. NANJUNDAPPA AGED MAJOR R/AT NO.7402, PIPELINE YESHWANTHPURA BANGALORE-22. 5. SMT. SHAKUNTHALAMMA W/O LATE K.S. THYAGARAJU AGED MAJOR NO.547, BEL COLONY JALAHALLI, BANGALORE-13. 6. SMT. VIMALAMMA W/O K.S.K.S NAGARAJ AGED MAJOR C/O SUNDARARAJ BUILDING NO.21/5, KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD KONANKUNTE CROSS VASANTHAPURA ROAD BANGALORE-62. 7. SMT. SULOCHANA W/O K. SULAPPA AGED MAJOR NO.20, II CROSS, 15TH " C " CROSS MAIN ROAD, B.K. NAGAR NEAR KESHAVA TALKIES YESHWANTHAPURA BANGALORE-22. 8. SMT. PUTTAMMA W/O N.B. SUNDARA RAJ AGED MAJOR NO.21/5, KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD KONANKUNTE CROSS VASANTHAPURA ROAD BANGALORE-62. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. RAMESH BABU, ADV., FOR C/R - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25673 R.F.A. No.106/2013 V/O/DTD:18.01.2013, NOTICE TO R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 ARE H/S V/O/DTD:19.02.2020, APPEAL DISMISSED AS ABATED AGAINST R1) THIS RFA IS FILED U/S 96 R/W ORDER 41 RULE 1 OF CPC, 1908, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE APPEAL WITH COSTS THROUGHOUT AND THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 03.09.2012 IN O.S.NO.8377/1996 PASSED BY THE COURT OF THE XIV ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL JUDGE, BANGALORE (CCH NO.28) BE SET ASIDE AND THE SUIT FILED BY THE PLAINTIFFS BE DISMISSED AND GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEF OR RELIEFS AS THIS HON'BLE COURT DEEMS FIT IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel appearing for the appellant submits that the appellant passed away on 03.10.2020. 2. In view of the said submission, the appeal stands abated. Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE ABK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32