IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 998 OF 2013 (DEC/INJ)

BETWEEN:

N.G. ANJINEYA REDDY, S/O LATE GOVINDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT NAGAMANGALA, VILLAGE, JANGAMAKOTE, HOBLI-562144, SIDLAGHATTA TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI C M NAGABHUSHANA, ADVOCATE A/W SRI UDAY K S, ADVOCATE)

AND:

K.N. SRINIVASA REDDY Digita lly signed S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA by BELUR AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS RANGADHAMA NANDINI RESIDING AT KRISHNAPURA VILLAGE Location: HIGH COURT OF VEMAGAL HOBLI-563157 KARNATAKA KOLAR TALUK & DISTRICT …RESPONDENT (BY SRI K SHIVASHANKAR, ADVOCATE)

THIS RSA IS FILED U/S. 100 OF CPC AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT & DECREE DTD 31.10.2012 PASSED IN R.A.NO.109/2012 ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, KOLAR, DISMISSING THE APPEAL AND CONFIRMING THE JUDGEMENT AND DECREE DTD 14.2.2012 PASSED IN OS.NO.278/2007 ON THE FILE OF II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE, KOLAR.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

ORAL JUDGMENT

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