IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31^ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 1473 OF 2025 (MON)

BETWEEN:

SMT. INDIRA W/O SRI. R.N. RAMESH, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT "SRI. ELURAMMA, DEVI KRUPE" NO.111, RAMANAHALLI (HOSAHALLI)

…APPELLANT (BY SMT. ANUSHA NANDISH., ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI MAHESH M R S/O M.G. RACHACHAR, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT NO. OPP: SRI. BASAVESWARA, SWAMY TEMPLE, HANIYAMBADI ROAD Digitally signed by HOSAHALLI, MANDYA CITY-571 401.

RUPA V …RESPONDENT Location: (BY SRI. SAMPATH KUMAR A V., ADVOCATE)

High Court Of Karnataka THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 01.03.2021 PASSED IN OS.NO.105/2019 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, MANDYA, DECREEING THE SUIT FOR RECOVERY OF MONEY.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL)

This appeal is filed under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (hereina