IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 422 OF 2014 BETWEEN:

G.C. NATARAJ S/O LATE G. CHANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT NO.393/40/5 (OLD NO 303/40/3)

19^TH MAIN ROAD, 1^ST BLOCK RAJAJINAGAR BANGALORE-560 010 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. GURUDATH B.S, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SMT. B.M. KATHYAYINI W/O LATE SIDDRAMANNA C.G AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS Digitally signed by R/AT NO.393/40 ARUNKUMAR M S Location: H IGH 19^TH MAIN ROAD, 1^ST BLOCK COURT OF RAJAJINAGAR KARNATAKA BANGALORE-560 010 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. M.B. CHANDRACHOODA, ADVOCATE)

THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SEC.96 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 12.12.2013 PASSED IN O.S.NO.8320/2008 ON THE FILE OF THE XIV-ADDL. CITY CIVIL JUDGE, BENGALURU CITY, DECREEING THE SUIT FOR DECLARATION AND DAMAGES.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FURTHER HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH

ORAL JUDGMENT

This Regular First Appeal is preferred by the defendant assailing the judgment and decree dated 12.12.2013, on the file of XIV Additional City Civil Judge at Bengaluru, decreeing the suit of the plaintiff.