IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO.289 OF 2024 (PAR)

BETWEEN:

1. NAGESH S/O LATE B GANGADHARAGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 2. LAXMIDEVI W/O NAGESH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, APPELLANT No.1 AND 2 R/O CHIKKAMATHIGHATTA VILLAGE, DANDIGANAHALLI HOBLI-573225 Digitally signed CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH …APPELLANTS COURT OF KARNATAKA (BY SRI SRINIVAS V, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. MANJULA W/O MALLESH GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O D. SATHENAHALLI VILLAGE, KALKERE POST, CHANNARAYAPATNA TLAUK-573126

2. SAROJA W/O YOGESH, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/O NO.327/1, 7^TH MAIN, BAPUJINAGARA, MYSURU ROAD, BANGALORE-560038 …RESPONDENTS THIS RSA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 100 OF CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 10.08.2023 PASSED IN R.A.NO.44/2022 ON THE FILE OF THE IV ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE HASSAN, SITTING AT CHANNARAYAPATNA AND ETC.

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 second appeal is filed challenging the judgment and decree dated 10.08.2023 passed in R.A.No.4