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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
V SRISHANANDA
Shivarudregowda @ Shivanna S/o Late Mallegowda – Appellant
Versus
Mallappa S/o Late Channabasavaiah – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA)
Heard Sri Sumantha S., learned counsel representing Sri P.B. Appaiah, counsel for the appellants. None represents the respondents.
2. Unsuccessful plaintiffs are the appellants before this Court challenging the validity of judgment and decree passed by the Principal Civil Judge (Sr.Dn), Hassan in O.S.No.183/2001, dated 26.02.2007.
3. Parties are referred to as plaintiffs and defendants for the sake of convenience as per their original ranking before the trial Court.
4. Facts in the nutshell which are utmost necessary for disposal of the present regular first appeal are as under:
4.1. A suit for declaration came to be filed by the plaintiffs in respect of the following properties (hereinafter referred to as ‘suit properties’) and also holding that redemption of mortgage in favour of defendant No.2 in respect of suit property will not bind the plaintiffs. Further, declare that the sale deed dated 10.02.1976 in favour of defendant No.1 by defendant No.2 does bind the plaintiffs and also for possession.
4.2. Suit properties are the agricultural land situated at Siddapura village, Halebeedu Hobli, Beluru Taluk, which belonged to the plaintiffs
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