(1.) This appeal is filed by the defendant aggrieved by the judgment and decree dtd. 25/9/2012 of the Fast Track Court - IV, Bangalore Rural District, Bengaluru, (for short 'the Trial Court') in O.S.No.36/2011.
(2.) We have heard Shri. Shreevatsa, learned senior counsel as instructed by Smt. Parvathy Nair, learned Advocate appearing for the appellant/defendant and Shri. V. Lakshminarayana, learned senior counsel as instructed by Shri. P. B. Raju, learned Advocate appearing for the respondents/plaintiffs.
(3.) For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per the rankings before the trial Court.