2026:MHC:909 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS JUDGMENT RESERVED ON : 28 / 08 / 2025 JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED ON : 05 / 03 / 2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL A.S. NO.458 OF 2019 AND C.M.P. NO.12998 OF 2019 Mohamed Haja Moideen, S/o.Mohamed Kamaludeen, No.8, Kaziyar Street, Neravy, Karaikal Town and Munsif. ... Appellant / Defendant Versus Lakshminathan, S/o.Thendayuthapani Pathar, No:689, Bharathiyar Road, Keezhakasakudy, Karaikal Town and Munsif. … Respondent / Plaintiff PRAYER: First Appeal filed under Section 96 read with Order XLI Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 praying to allow the First Appeal, set aside the Judgment and Decree dated August 13, 2018 made in O.S. No.15 of 2014 on the file of the District Court, Karaikal and dismiss the Suit.

For Appellant : Mr.T.Murugamanickam Senior Advocate Assisted by Mr.R.Sreedhar For Respondent : Mr.R.Sunilkumar * * *

J U D G M E N T

Feeling aggrieved by the Judgment and Decree dated August 13, 2018 passed in O.S. No.15 of 2014 by 'the District Court, Karaikal' ['Trial Court' for brevity], the Defendant therein has filed this Appeal Suit under Section 96 read with Order XLI Rule 1 of 'the Code of Civil Proced