(1.) The petitioner/defendant No.1 is before this Court calling in question an order dtd. 21/4/2025 by which LXXXV Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru rejects the application/I.A.No.XXIV filed by the petitioner to draw adverse inference and deny cross-examination to the plaintiffs.
(2.) Heard Sri K.B.S.Manian, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Dhananjay V. Joshi, learned senior counsel appearing for respondents 1 to 3.
(3.) Facts, in brief, germane are as follows: -