- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3849 RSA No. 1553 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 1553 OF 2023 (RES) BETWEEN: THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BANGALORE A PUBLIC RELIGIOUS CHARITABLE TRUST HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT ARCHBISHOPS HOUSE NO. 75, MILLERS ROAD, BENSON TOWN, BANGALORE - 560 046 BY ITS SOLE TRUSTEE RT. REV DR PETER MACHADO, ARCHBISHOP OF BANGALORE HEREIN REPRESENTED BY HIS DULY AUTHORISED AGENT MS. MARIA SHANTI, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, D/O MONY AROCKIASWAMY, AT NO. 211, 8TH CROSS, PILLANNA GARDEN, ST. THOMAS TOWN POST, BANGALORE - 560 084. …APPELLANT (BY SMT. SONA RAJKUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. JOSEPH ANILKUMAR A, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3849 RSA No. 1553 of 2023 AND: SRI. A. M. ABDULLA S/O. MUHAMMAD HAJEE, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, CARRYING ON BUSINESS AT SHOP NO. 28, SHOPPING COMPLEX OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CHURCH M.G. ROAD, CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 101. …RESPONDENT THIS RSA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 100 OF CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 16.12.2022 PASSED IN RA No. 152/2019 ON THE FILE OF THE III ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHIKKABALLAPURA, DISMISSING THE APPEAL AND CONFIRMING THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 10.10.2019 PASSED IN OS No. 86/2013 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHICKBALLAPURA. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3849 RSA No. 1553 of 2023 ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for appellant has filed a Memo for dismissal of appeal as withdrawn. 2. Taking Memo on record, Appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11