P Ashwatha Reddy v. Sri Ramappa
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka (Bengaluru), RSA No. 298 of 2022 (PAR), Justice V Srishananda, order dated 10.07.2026: 2,004 days' delay in filing second appeal NOT condoned under Section 5 Limitation Act; affidavit of P. Ramakrishna Reddy blaming co-appellant Venkata Reddy (himself an appellant) held insufficient without that appellant's own affidavit; I.A.No.1/2022 dismissed and appeal consequently dismissed, upholding dismissal of partition suit O.S.No.47/2009 (Bagepalli) affirmed in R.A.No.224/2011 (Chikkaballapura). Keywords: condonation of delay, Section 5 Limitation Act, Section 100 CPC, 2004 days delay, partition suit, second appeal, Chikkaballapura, Bagepalli, sufficient cause.
What did the court decide?
None. I.A.No.1/2022 seeking condonation of the 2,004-day delay was dismissed, and consequently the second appeal was also dismissed, leaving the first appellate court's judgment and decree undisturbed.