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Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in suppo( of the petition, the High'Court may be pleased to suspend the Judgment and Decree passed in A.S.No.181 of 2022, dated 10-07- 2024 on the file of the Hon'ble Principal District Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar confirming the Judgment and Decree passed in O.S.No.2063 ot 2014, dated 07-04-2022 on lhe file of the Hon'ble Princilal Senior Civil Judge, at L.B.Nagar, pending disposal of this Second Appeal, in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Appellant: Sri Kandagatla Srinivasulu Counsel for the Respondent No.1: Sri G. NatheSh Reddy , Counsel for the Respondent No.2: None Appeared The Court delivered the following: JUDGMENT Thc Hon'ble Smt. Iustice Renuka Yara Sccond A cal No.47 of2021 rrd tncn t: [|curtl Sri Klrrdagatlu Srinivasulu, Icar' e -l cotLnscl tirr tl.rc :rl.rpcilrrnt ;rncl Sli (i. Nlrhesl.r lleddv, lear I cor,rnsel ior thc rcsporrrl,.'nr No. l. or-r thc qucstion of adnr s:ron. l)r'rtrsccl tlre rt cor tl 1 'l his is a Sc'conci appcal preferrccl acrlr ri'r-ccl bv thc jrrclgnrcrrt alr(l (lccrc(' in i\.S.No.181 of 2022, d rrt r[ 1 l).(11 .2021 on [hc tllc ol- rlre lcarr.rcd Principal District rnd f ic ssjorrs Iudgc. I{lrrur l{t dcl'' l)isrricr et L.l}.Nasar confirminq rhe juclgmcrrt alrcl tlccrr.c l-.rtssccl in ().S.N().20(r3 of 2011, d,r ccl (.)1.01.20]2 ()lt thc' I C the l)rincipal Senior Civil Judge. l(ansa Rcclclr l)isrricr rr r L.lJ.i\a!,ar -) lhc lrqci tacrs oI tlre case arc that rlrr respondent \11. |,i plairrritl tllecl a suit For recovcrv oi monet' , rrr thc lrasis oI an oriqinrLl Lrnilt'rtakins lcttcr datccl 13.12.2011, l :x.,\ 1 ilsalnsr --- ,/ \ ---,1 - ') rhc appellant/clcfendant No.1 and respondcnt No.2/clctcndant N().2. .\ccorcling to respondcnt No.1, rhe appcllanr ancl rcspondcnt No.2 har.e i<;inth- purchascd l)krt No.1l /patt, rttlrttt'rstrring 2{){ ) sg.r'd s frr>m hun thr<>ush Ilx \2 reris rered srlc clced r-iclc document No.363.1 ot 20 11. datccl 1+. 12.201 1 ['lrc appc[ant ptrrchasecl 809t ancl tesponclcnt N-o.2 prrrchasecl l( )" ,, o I thc saicl propern,. 'l'he total salc consiclcrrrtion \\-a s 1{s..l,l(),()l)()/ . 'l'he appellant paid an arnount of Its. l,-|.).{ )t )t )/- ortlr ancl therc u'as balarrcc salc consiclcriltion oi Its.l,rl,(){X)/- r() bc paid. In that respect, an undertaking dared Ii. 12.2011/Ex.A1 w?s exccuted and therebr-, rhc sale deccl trntlcr Ix.-\2 was executcd shorving r()tal paynrcnt oI salc corrsiclcration. 'l'hrs r.ersion of respor-rclcnt No.1 is cle r-riecl b rhc aplrcllant I l)uling trial, the rcspondcnt No.1 g()t cxatninecl lrirnself zrs P\'1' and onc li. I{arunakar Reddr-, 2l \\'ltllcss t() t'xcctrtion of I',r.-\1 Linclcrtakrng lettcr ciatcd 13.12.2()1 1 es P\\'2. 't'l-rc aPPt llrrrr qot cxar.trincd hunscli as D\i 1 br-rr did rrot tl;trk anr c]or-rurtcrtt <,rt his ltchalf. 5 \s pcl cr rclcr)cc ()rr rccorcl, it is elicitctl thar P\\'2 is a c()lT]lt-to11 rcirrrivc r,i iroth rhc appcllant as u'el lrs tcrsponclent No.1. The \,. rlr('ss P\\ 2 is llrothcr in-larr, oi -rrrior lralernal r-urclr: oi thc rrppcllarrr. l)\\ 2 clcposccl rhat ['-x..\ l/r-rrrcleltakir-rs rvas cxectrtcci lrr rlrc rrppcl[rnt. thcrciorc, Es.A1 t nclcrtakinq is hclcl ro be ;ltlr cn arrrl thc suir s'as clccrccd rvit' ,r ciircction lrr I)a\- the clcc|t t tal llltl()uttl Nirh <xrsts at I{s.ll )1.(X)t)/- s,ith flrlufe intefcit ut 6('o Pcr annum. Aggricved br fhc samc, an appcel in .\.S.\o. t,S1 (,if{)22 is pre terrccl 6 'l'hc l'irsr .\ppcllatc (,or-rrt also rclicrl u )on thc cvicle ncc t \\l s-ho hirs cleposed . abour tht t st'cution oI \ ,\ I inI IS l)rcsLncc ancl rhc appcllant strlr ing on said clocurlent in lrrs prcscrcc. I r is also obscn'cd th, r tl'rc appellxnr filcd an appliciuiorr in I.,\.No.1-16-1 o[ 2016 for ;cncling Ex.Al to a I IaL'rcl rr rirtrrq crpcrt ancl said petition .\ lts allos ecl .-\ ----1 .+ [ [ot'cver, Ex.r\1 rvas scnt ft)r comparison t.ith sigr-rarurc on I:r. \f salc cleed ancl F.x..\2 is a cerrifrccl crip' rl.cs .rr ',,l.rich conltirr original signatures and therefrrrc, thc liorer-rsic lixPerr rt-clrrcsrccl tirr adn'rirtcd signarurcs of rl-rc appclianr but saicl slgn,rtLrfcs \\-cre ncvef furnishcd. Further, thc contcmporanc()rrs sisn:Lrr.rlcs oI l]x.A1 thoLrgh inihe possession of appcllant \\'c r(' n()t tirrnishccl. T'l'rc origir.ral oi Er.L2 r.cgistcrccl salc clcccl rr.rLs also rror tirrnishcd rhouqh it was in thc custoch- appcllrLrrr. 'I'hcrefrirc, ir rvas held thar rcspondent No. I has t pr()\'crr thc exccurion of Ex.r\1 bur thc appcliant tailccl to provc tirr qcrl and rhr-rs cc.rnfirmcd the judument and clecrcc oi the 'l'r'ial (-oulr. :\ggricvccl by rhe sarne, rhc prescnr Sccontl \ppc:rl is pr:et-crred raising the follorving substantral clucsrions oi lul : Ihc \1-rpcllarrt sr-rbntits rliat thc Hon'blc'l'rial Court ancl liirsr \ppcllrtc (-otrrt lailcd to consirler thc c, ,rrst.,-lrrrnccs thtt tlrt. r,,rtrl l() t:r: t llt.t rt,ri l() llt(,ccecl :rnd lhi[.cl 1,, il[)pe2r t,, rrt\(. lutlnrittctl slrrtatur-(.s \ncl th<' llesponclcnt \o.l liad also llrr c t'ltrutcrs to ar-aiI his lrtlrnitrcd s 1g1-r2 turc s lrtrt thc Flor-r'blc 'l tral ) (-outt :rrrtl l'irst \P|cllatt (.oLrrt tailcd t() c()r)sidcl rnrprrutrt'.1 lu.lgrncrlr rltttl l)ccrct shiirint lltt bLr ttt ott tltc I)lLssccl 'Lrttl . \1-rpt llant orr1r .
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7. .\ carctirl exanrinarion of the abovc six (6) substanrial ques ti()r)s ()i [a\\ S l()\\'s thlrt nonc o[ thcm arc al)oLrt lau, ancl zlre more alrorrr tlct t-rrrrlings givcn br,, ltoth thc'I'rial Courr ancl Ilirst .\1-rpelhrc Courr. 'fhclct<>rc, rl-rc above substar-rrirl qucsri()ns of lau' raisccl arc nor rcnable as pcr judgment ()[ thc Horr'blc Supremc (}rurr of Incliir in Hcmavathi 7 V. Hombegorvdar, rvhcrcin, lt ls stil)ulxrc(l lut a Secorrcl ,\ppcal 1S rnaintainable onlv t hcrr thcrc tl( s trlrs tan Ltal qLrcstions oI las. to bt' consiclcrccl. \s suclr. l)('r(' arc rr() grourrcls to cntr:rtain thc prcscnt Scconcl ,\ppc:r, r nrl r ]C Sllme is liable to bc ,-lismissccl at thc st:rse oi aclr.rissi<,r 8 In thc rcsult, thc Sccorrcl .\lrpc:rl is tl .,'rissccl at thc staqe of aclt-nission. No cosrs Iiisccllar-rcous al)plicilti()rrs. il- arrr. p, r, ltnq 1r1 Sccortcl ,\ppcaJ, sl.rall stzrncl closccl //TRUE COPY// I;d/. A.V.S.PRASAD r. I)EFUfi REGISTRAR \r. \. se'trtoN oFFtcER To,
1. The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Ranga Red'lvr' listrict at L B'Nagar Z. fne ptincibal Senior Civil Judge at L'B'Nagar' Ranga tl:r(rdy District' 3 One CC to Sri Kandagatla Srinivasulu, Advocate [OP - C] A One CC to Sri G. Nathish Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CD CoPies Kanr,'PR w ( t0l5 ) 5 sc('{ ll HIGH COURT DATED:2510912025 JUDGMENT SA.No.470 of 2024 \ \,,< \. 'r . r[1 2U5 Z} ,il \ i.L THE APPEAL IS DISMISSED AT THE STAGE OF ADMISSION -)D t! \1