at Mauje Davtakli, Taluka Shevgaon, District-Ahmednagar at Gut No. 280, admeasuring approximately 0 Hectare 48 Are. (3). Three House Property bearing nos. 13, 23 and 8 situate at Mauje Devtakli, Taluka Shevgaon, District Ahmednagar. 3.2. The civil appeal preferred by the original plaintiff came to be dismissed by the district court on 02.08.1988 and at the same time the defendant’s cross objections were allowed to the extent of interest and cost. The appellate court reduced the interest from 12% per annum to 6% per annum for both pre-suit and pendente lite/future interest and further directed the parties to bear their own costs. As a result, the appellate decree, while retaining the principal decretal amount of Rs. 8,000/-, reduced the pre-suit interest from Rs. 2880/- to Rs. 1440/- and the pendente lite interest from Rs. 15360/- to Rs. 7680/- and denied costs of Rs. 1454/- altogether. The total decretal amount of Rs.27694/- thus stood reduced to Rs. 17120/-. 3.3. Before the decision