The appellant (plaintiff) claimed ownership of land in Sy.No.143 (old Sy.No.92/3) at Managi Village, Sira Taluk, Tumakuru District, which was granted to him in 1951 by the Assistant Commissioner. The defendant resisted the suit claiming adverse possession for 40 years and also raised a limitation defence, arguing the suit should have been filed within three years of a 1993 Tahasildar order directing parties to approach the Civil Court. The Trial Court decreed the suit in favour of the plaintiff, noting the defendant's own admission in cross-examination that the land was granted to the plaintiff, and that column No.9 of the revenue records showed the plaintiff's name. The First Appellate Court reversed this, holding the suit was barred by limitation under Article 113 of the Limitation Act and that the plaintiff had not produced the original grant certificate. The Karnataka High Court admitted the second appeal framing substantial questions of law, including whether the limitation finding was sustainable and whether the entire suit could be dismissed when only the first defendant had appealed, with the appellant arguing that Article 58 (not Article 113) of the Limitation Act governed the suit for declaration.