- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15812-DB RFA No. 1255 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 1255 OF 2022 (DEC) BETWEEN: SRI. J.S. BHARATH S/O SRI LATE J. D. SOMAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/O LAKSHMIPURA LAYOUT SAKALESHPURA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 573 211 &APPELLANT (BY SRI. SUMANTH BHARADWAJ, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. M.M LATHA @ DYNA W/O SRI BOPANNA D/O SRI LATE M K MEDAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/O KAIKERE VILLAGE VIRAJPET TALUK KODAGU DISTRICT 571 218 2. SMT. M M GEETHA W/O RAMESH B N D/O SRI LATE M K MEDAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS Digitally signed by PAVITHRA N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15812-DB RFA No. 1255 of 2022 R/O KOTTURU VILLAGE KOLAGADALU CHERAMBANE KODAGU DISTRICT-571 201 3. SRI M M KUTTAPPA S/O SRI LATE M K MEDAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/O KARAGUNDA VILLAGE KOTTURU MADIKERI TALUK KODAGU DISTRICT-571 201 4. SRI M M MONAPPA @ PAPANNA S/O SRI LATE M K MEDAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/O KARAGUNDA VILLAGE KOTTURU, MADIKERI TALUK KODAGU DISTRICT-571 201 &RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAVISHANKAR R.H., ADV. R1, R3 & R4) THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 05.04.2022 PASSED IN OS No.8/2014 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SAKALESHPURA, DECREEING THE SUIT FOR DECLARATION. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15812-DB RFA No. 1255 of 2022 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Learned counsel appearing for the appellant seeks leave of the Court to withdraw the appeal and has filed a memo to that effect. The memo reads as under; "The undersigned advocate herewith prays that, this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to permit the appellant to withdraw the above said appeal as not pressed since the parties to the appeal have amicably settled the matter, in the interest of justice and equity." 2. In view of the memo, appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (TARA VITASTA GANJU) JUDGE RAK,List No.: 3 Sl No.: 16