IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 409 OF 2024 (MON)

BETWEEN: LOKESH M., S/O MARMADAIAH, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/A KUTTAVADI VILLAGE, BILIKERE HOBLI, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT - 571 103.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI Y.V.PRAKASH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI Y.K.NARAYANA SHARMA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

BASAVARAJE URS, S/O S M PUTTARAJE URS, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/A DEVAGALLI VILLAGE, KARIMUDDANAHALLI POST, BILIKERE HOBLI, HUNSUR TALUK, Digitally signed MYSURU DISTRICT - 571 103.

by ANUSHA V …RESPONDENT Location: High Court of (BY SRI PRITHVI RAJ B.N., ADVOCATE)

Karnataka THIS RSA IS FILED UNDER SEC.100 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 01.12.2023 PASSED IN RA NO. 12/2022 ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, HUNSUR, ALLOWING THE APPEAL AND SETTING ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 22.04.2022 PASSED IN OS NO.188/2018 ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, HUNSUR.

THIS APPEAL HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR JUDGMENT ON 12.02.2026, THIS DAY, THE COURT PRONOUNCED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI

CAV JUDGMENT

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