Present appeal is by the defendant aggrieved by the

judgment

and

decree

dated

07.04.2014

passed

in

R.A.No.38/2012 on the file of the III Additional Senior Civil

Judge, Hubballi (hereinafter referred to the as ‘the first

appellate Court’) by which the first appellate Court dismissing

the appeal filed by the appellant with costs confirmed the

judgment and decree dated 07.04.2012 passed by the I

Additional Civil Judge, Hubballi (hereinafter referred to as ‘the

trial Court’) in O.S.No.864/2009 by which the trial Court had

directed the appellant herein to pay Rs.1,000/- per month to

plaintiff No.1 towards maintenance and Rs.500/- per month to

each plaintiff Nos.2 and 3 as long as they are minors or till their

marriage, whichever is later. Further by the said judgment and

decree, the trial Court had created charge on the suit property

in respect of maintenance awarded as above.

Brief facts of the case are that; the above suit was

filed by the plaintiff Nos.1 to 3, who are the wife and children

respectively of the defendant, on the premise that the marriage

of plaintiff No.1 with the defendant was solemnized on

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24.06.1993 at Veerabhadreshwar Temple Kalyan Mantap,

Ranebennur. Out of