IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.100026 OF 2020 (MON)

BETWEEN:

SRI C. SATTI BABU S/O. BULLI VENKANNA, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE AND BUSINESS, R/O: H.NO. 479, MIG-I, WARD NO.30, 3^RD CROSS, KUMAR HOTEL UPSTAIR, KUVEMPU NAGAR, CANTONMENT, BALLARI-583 101.

TQ. AND DIST. BALLARI.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI H.R. DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI C. SRINIVAS S/O. VEERAGHAVALU, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: D.NO.145B, 2^ND CROSS, 5^TH LINK, WARD NO.30, KUVEMPU NAGAR, CANTONMENT, Digitally signed BALLARI-583 101.

by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA TQ. AND DIST: BALLARI.

KALMATH …RESPONDENT Location: HIGH (BY SRI SHIVARAJ P.MUDHOL, ADVOCATE)

COURT OF KARNATAKA THIS REGULAR FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 15.10.2019 PASSED BY THE I ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, BALLARI IN O.S.NO.193/2017, IN SO FAR THE FINDINGS ON ISSUE NO’S 2 TO 5 AND ETC., THIS REGULAR FIRST APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

ORALJUDGMENT

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) This Regular First Appeal is