IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 1705 OF 2025 (SP)

BETWEEN:

SRI. MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, SON OF SRI. HANUMANTHAIAH RESIDING AT KEMPANAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, RAMANAGARA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 159, PRESENTLY BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. T.N. VISWANATH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI.PUTTAIAH SON LATE PATALAIAH, Digitally signed by AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, SHARADAVANI B RESIDING AT RAMANAHALLI VILLAGE, Location: High Court of BIDADI HOBLI, RAMANAGARA TALUK Karnataka RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 159 PRESENTLY BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHRIDHARA K, ADVOCATE)

THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SEC.96 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 15.03.2025 PASSED IN OS NO.39/2013 ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, AT RAMANAGARA., DISMISSING THE SUIT FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACT.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM

ORAL JUDGMENT

The present appeal is preferred by the unsuccessful plaintiff, calling in question the