This Court delivered the following:-

JUDGMENT

Heard Sri V.Sethu Madhava Rao, learned counsel representing

Smt. V. Dyumani, learned counsel for the appellant – Defendant No.3

and Sri R.Anurag, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.1 –

plaintiff.

2. This appeal has been dismissed against defendant No.2 –

respondent No.3 herein vide order dated 28.11.2024 in I.A.No.1 of

2024.

3. The present appeal is filed challenging the judgment and

decree dated 12.03.2001 passed in O.S.No.655 of 1981 by the learned

II Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, whereby the suit

filed by 1st respondent herein against the appellant herein and others

was decreed for Rs.8,74,815/– (Rupees Eight Lakhs Seventy Four

Thousand and Eight Hundred and Fifteen Only) with an interest @

10% per annum from the date of suit till the date of realization of the

amount and costs, fastening joint and several liability upon the

appellant herein and - Defendant No.1.

(For the sake of convenience, parties hereinafter are referred to

as in the suit i.e. Plaintiff’ and ‘Defendants/D.1, D.2, D.3’)

4. The plaintiff had filed the aforesaid suit against defendants

contending that it is a Provident Fund Trust which ma