IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 1641 OF 2022 (POS)

BETWEEN:

MANI S/O GANESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/O EARLIER 2^ND CROSS NAGAPPANAKERI SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201 PRESENTLY RESIDENT OF GOPALA, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. UMESH MOOLIMANI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. S.V. PRAKASH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

RAZIYA BEGUM W/O ABDUL KARIM @ AHMED AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS Digitally R/O TUNGA NAGARA signed by B SHIVMOGGA - 577 201 LAVANYA Location: …RESPONDENT HIGH COURT OF (BY SRI. N. SHARADHA, ADVOCATE)

KARNATAKA THIS RSA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 100 OF CPC AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 07.09.2022 PASSED IN R.A.No.141/2019 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM SHIVAMOGGA ALLOWING THE APPEAL AND SETTING ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 12.09.2019 PASSED IN OS No.326/2012 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SHIVAMOGGA.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR

ORAL JUDGMENT

This appeal is filed by the appellant/defendant challenging the judgment and decree