JUDGMENT (COMMON)

Parties to S.A.No.433 of 2018 and S.A.No.472 of 2018 are same. The dispute that arises between them in both the second appeals are same. Therefore, both the appeals are to be considered together and they are to be disposed of by a common judgment.

2. O.S.No.9 of 2002 was a suit filed before learned Principal Senior Civil Judge, Narasaraopet and O.S.No.63 of 2002 also was a suit before the same Court. Plaintiffs in the second suit are defendants in the first suit. Both the suits were tried together and common evidence was recorded for both the parties in both the suits and by a common judgment dated 11.10.2011, the learned Principal Senior Civil Judge, Narasaraopet dismissed O.S.No.9 of 2002 and decreed O.S.No.63 of 2002. That led the loosing parties to prefer two appeals. Plaintiffs in O.S.No.9 of 2002 who lost their suit, filed A.S.No.96 of 2011 and the same parties who are defendants in O.S.No.63 of 2002 filed A.S.No.97 of 2011 before the learned XIII Additional District Judge, Narasaraopet. Learned first Appellate Court heard both appeals together and by a judgment dated 17.11.2017, he dismissed both the appeals and thereby confirmed the judgments and decrees pa