IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 1648 OF 2025 (DEC/POS)

BETWEEN:

SRI MANU G L S/O SRI LAXMIPATHI, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/AT NAGENAHALLI VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT- 577 522 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. NANDISH PATIL.,ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI K C VEERENDRA PATEL S/O CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, SANTEBENNUR VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT- 577 522 Digitally signed b y B … RESPONDENT LAVANYA THIS REGULAR SECOND APPEAL IS FILED UNDER Location:

HIGH SEC.100 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE COURT OF DATED 23.07.2025 PASSED IN RA NO.94/2024 ON THE FILE OF KARNATAKA SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHANNAGIRI, DISMISSING THE APPEAL AND CONFIRMING THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 30.10.2024 PASSED IN OS NO.6/2020 ON THE FILE OF II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHANNAGIRI.

DECREEING THE SUIT.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, 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