IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 2502 OF 2025 (MON)

BETWEEN:

N.R. MANJUNATHA S/O LATE R. RAJANNA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/O NO. 80, 1ST FLOOR 11TH CROSS, 5TH MAIN, INDIANAGARA 1ST STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 038.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. PAVAN KUMAR G, ADVOCATE)

AND:

MANJUNATHA R.V.

S/O B.R. VISHWANATH Digitally signed by AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SHARADAVANI B Location: High R/O NO. 231, 7TH A CROSS Court of Karnataka SASTRINAGAR, BSK II STAGE BENGALURU - 560 070.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ANANTHA NARAYANA B.N, ADVOCATE)

THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SEC.96 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 26.09.2025 PASSED IN OS NO.8099/2023 ON THE FILE OF XXII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT BENGALURU CITY (CCH-7)., DECREEING THE SUIT FOR RECOVERY OF MONEY.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM

ORAL JUDGMENT

The captioned appeal is by the defendant assailing the money decree rendered in O.S.No.8099/2023.

2. For the sake of brevity, the ranks of the parties are referred as per their