JUDGMENT :

Present Regular Second Appeal is filed by the appellant/plaintiff against the Judgment and Decree dated 18.04.2007 passed by the Principal District Judge, Bijapur (hereinafter referred to as 'the First Appellate Court') in R.A.No.57/2005, by which the First Appellate Court while dismissing the appeal confirmed the Judgment and Decree dated 10.02.2005 passed by the Civil Judge, Senior Division at Muddebihal (hereinafter referred to as 'the Trial Court') by which suit of the appellant/plaintiff in O.S.No.219/2001 (old No.186/1996) for relief of declaration of title and injunction was dismissed.

2. Parties are referred to by their original rank before the Trial Court.

3. The suit properties are the immovable properties bearing :

(i) Survey No.133/1 measuring 2 acres 32 guntas;

(ii) Survey No.133/2 measuring 4 acres;

(iii) Survey No.134 measuring 6 acres 33 guntas;

all situated in Hullur village, Muddebihal taluk.

4. Brief facts of the case of the plaintiff are that; defendant is the uncle of the plaintiff, as the mother of the plaintiff is elder sister of the wife of defendant. That the suit properties originally belonged to the defendant. That the plaintiff purchased Item No.1 an