(1.) Leave granted.
(2.) This appeal arises from the judgment and order passed by the High Court of Karnataka at Kalaburagi dtd. 21/3/2017 in I.A. No. 1 of 2017 filed in the Regular Second Appeal No. 200059 of 2017 (hereinafter the "Impugned Order"), by which the High Court condoned the delay of 3966 days in preferring the second appeal against the judgment and order passed by the First Appellate Court in Regular Appeal No. 405 of 2004 arising from the judgment and decree passed by the Trial Court in Original Suit No. 1100 of 1989.
(3.) The facts giving rise to this appeal may be summarized as under: -