JUDGMENT :

ASHOK S.KINAGI, J.

1. This regular second appeal is filed by the appellant challenging the Judgment and Decree dated 10.06.2013 passed in R.A. No.7 of 2009 by the learned Senior Civil Judge, Maddur.

2. For convenience, the parties are referred to based on their ranking before the Trial Court. Appellant was defendant No.1, respondent No.1 was the plaintiff and respondent No.2 was defendant No.2.

3. Brief facts leading rise to the filing of this appeal are as follows:

4. The plaintiff filed the suit against the defendants to declare that the plaintiff is the absolute owner and in possession of the suit schedule property, an agricultural land bearing Survey No.155/3, measuring 11 guntas situated at Hagalahalli Village, Kasaba Hobli, Maddur Taluk and for the consequential relief of permanent injunction.

5. It is the case of the plaintiff that originally, the suit schedule property belonged to defendant No.2 and the plaintiff purchased the suit schedule property under a registered sale deed dated 29.06.2000 for a valid consideration from defendant No.2, and the vendor of the plaintiff put the plaintiff in possession of the suit schedule property. The plaintiff is in peaceful posse