IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 1584 OF 2023 (SP)

BETWEEN:

SRI. D.M. NAGARAJU S/O LATE MAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/O DODDAPALYA VILLAGE ARAKERE HOBLI SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 438.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. VISHWANATH R. HEGDE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI. K PRASANNAKUMAR S/O LATE KALEGOWDA Digitally signed by DEVIKA M AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS Location: H IGH R/AT MARALAGALA VILLAGE COURT OF K SHETTIHALLI HOBLI KARNATAKA SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 438.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. M.G. SATEESHA, ADVOCATE)

THIS RSA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 100 OF CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 30.06.2023 PASSED IN RA.NO.31/2021 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SRIRANGAPATNA, DISMISSING THE APPEAL AND CONFIRMING THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 24.08.2021 PASSED IN O.S.NO.95/2014 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SRIRANGAPATNA.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH

ORAL JUDGMENT

This matter is listed for admission. Heard the learned counsel appearin