IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 2412 OF 2024 (RES)

BETWEEN:

1. S.R. PRASANNA S/O LATE RAMAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS

2. S.R. PRAMOD KUMAR S/O LATE RAMAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS BOTH ARE R/O A. SHRIRAMANAHALLI VILLAGE HONAKERE HOBLI NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571 401.

…APPELLANTS Digitally signed (BY SRI. GIRISH B. BALADARE, ADVOCATE)

by CHAITHRA A Location: HIGH COURT OF AND:

KARNATAKA

1. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER CHESCOM MANDYA TALUK AND DISTRICT-571 401.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. DEVARAJU .H.V, ADVOCATE)

THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SEC.96 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 30.01.2019 PASSED IN O.S.NO.83/2017 ON THE FILE OF I ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, MANDYA., DISMISSING THE SUIT FOR DAMAGES.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

ORAL JUDGMENT

This appeal filed by the appellants - plaintiffs in O.S.No.83/2019 is directed against the impugned judgment and decree dated 30.01.2019 passed by the I Additional Senior Civil Judge and CJM at Mandya, whereby the said