These two second appeals are preferred by the same person. The sale respondents, in the two second appeals, are wife and husband. The nature of transactions, which are the subject matters of the second appeals, is similar. Hence, they are disposed of through a common judgment.

2. Sri G. Seetharamireddy, respondent in S.A.No. 1256 of 2008, is the maternal uncle of the appellant, and husband of Smt. Lakshmi Devi (respondent in SA No. 1255 of 2008). Seetharamireddy and his wife filed a.S.Nos. 89 of 2002 and 145 of 2002, in the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Proddatur, for recovery of Rs.2,57,500/- and Rs.1,71,867/-, respectively. It was pleaded that the appellant borrowed a sum of RS.1,50,000/-, from Seetharamireddy, on 14-06-1999, and executed a promissory note for repayment thereof. In the other suit, the plea was that the appellant borrowed Rs. 1,00,000/-, from Lakshmi Devi, on 27-09-1999, and executed a promissory note.

3. The appellant filed separate written statements. He stated that he never had the necessity to borrow the amount from the respondents and that bearing grudge for not supporting the candidature of Seetharamireddy, as Vice-Chairman of Proddatur Municipality, pr