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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ;<ARNATAKA AT 8AI\£{3;i'\L{.}RE
OATEO THIS ?HE3""' DAY 0%?' saw; 2010
BEFORE
THE HONBLE £V§R.JUSTECE LNARAYANA
REOuLAm=:T<s'T' APPEAL NO.539 OE ado *'
BET_WEE;[j\j: ._
1. S.v.\JENKA"E"AT<ArvTA RE£'){.)Y,
SON OF LATE KONAPPA. _
AGEO ABOUT A3 YEARS ' . "
2. C.K.\/ENKATACHALAPATH1V,_..._u:"v._ '
SON OF LATE KONAj_p~~.t2_A,
AGEO ABOUT 33 YEARS. --
B(ZfH~i A_FiE7AP_PEELLA§d":TS 1&2
ARE RL=s;OE'A'.T-s '
VALLAA BETA} ' :2_O'A..O.,
SRINI\"/'ASAPU R. T<}wT§_T'..;'
KOL AR {51E§"f'R'E{;:I'I'k '-
" .. m'-TPTi:L.T.A%.:'T'&..
3;.--..t§<.S,.!*~a~,A_if<j',A\?ANA SW/AMY,
SQ!\'§,OF LATE KOMAPPA,
AGEC} Ai3OUT 40 YEARS,
" ' "RES§DEf'\lTS O? MUNGANAHALLY,
= {%€UN(3A!\JAf~%A{_t_Y HO8LI,
CHINTNVEANI Tr"\LU§<,
KOLAR DESSTRICE".
...R§?T§S POND EMT
ix.)
(BY SR§.CHANDRAIA%-I, ADVOCATE)
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RFA FILED U/S 96 R/VV ORDER 41 RULE 1.~'~£\.£f\j'E3__'_2D.l'Q_ii._
CPC AGAENST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE
16.82.2001 PASSEEED EN Os ND83,/95 ON me,§~1.;e--..{::E'rHE~
Cmn. JUDGE (sn DN), Ar\1D_;...~;mrC,_' <:f:'+1.:i3,r»r;%;':vz_;z:xr\;I-,._ '
DECREEING THE sun FOR e,~:\rmT1_Dr\s«, Af\11F;~f'rE§E$%Af{}5&jf_EA'
PDSSESSION.
Tms A§3§3EAL HA\/ING B'E~EE\é HAEARD_A'N;D'§.ejR'EE3i?RVE = L'
FOR JUDGMENT Af\§D- CO¥V§§NG "Q&N FOR "eRDrrDur-{Cr:MEN"r
BEFORE THE COURT__TODAY__...__CQURT DEu\gEfs;E:; THE
FOLLOWENG:
J :~»-3.
This aj3pe_a'_i-- nr['.e=c,£-.fr:&;;_'--_::i§é {ie?'e;'rCi&mt in
D.s.mg.83/'1*s%9r5e%c§§:«;'a--§r1Ve«vr.LDf;se crucml Judge (Sr.Dvn.) &
JMFC, Ch..i_n E:a;na.ni the suit For Darritérm and
seDa;r'a'te. Qosse,sS'iDn . V"
"the infiéargzwed judgment and Decree, the
'Tr:é.%__%.[ACD§'"L*.~,r: granted 1/3"" share in the suit
V . sc§1'e"dL;:-gig'A'"é1nc§ B properties except item No.9 and in
' v--.f8'=»,_sCn'edL:le Dr'DDer%:\,r bearing demand rat-:g:ster
N--p'r'78S/776 8: assessment register I\éo.776/S{}é::3.
K
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3. Defendarit Nos: & 2 are alse granteri__._f;;'3"§
share in schedule A St B eroberties except the"-.1"L:te"m
No.9 as above. For the sake of ctmveiiieoce-r;:t{a*rtiie's4'i
would be referred to per their i'FGT'i'§<'-i'i":gg ué"the"-s'tzi't".
before the Trial Court.
4. it is the Case ofthe""1r:.i§\i'air7tivtf"'t®"t:.V!-1i;i;'vi%hVii"Van<§
defendants are the died
on 10.7.1995. M§«§"1€
him. The suit §5ro;_:ie.rt'ie"s**--a're a.?':CE?f5ti"é-ii and
joiiit-faiflia/sabfrtupe}i"tie's~.o'f ti~.e"ij'I'aiiii:tiff and dei"re.or;|ai'its.
When _,,§i"ie. iD5ai.i'§Vt}i:fa'<§i1i'i»Cj.v'dE3fE3i3(JE3fltS are in gjaiiimt
poss_ession"""' a_:Vl"1d..."E3I".'i",.1'O"\].t3'ier1t of the suit s<:tietiule
the bvlvaiiitiff used to iookafter agricuiturai
jomt--famiiy proeerties situate at:
Mu'e_ga:}a'h.a.i"i"ii, Chiritamani Taluk. His father was
'"4"---:'"itianag'i'ri§ all the properties ii}C|L|{"§i¥3g the faimiyw
_' e_iTair's. The c§ef«3:i<..iants used to Eooir;-after the joir'it--
"Famiiy properties situate rat Sreenivaspur Talu§"riorito7, i'2i_s:"<'.§e_aéi'2~,i'.Vlie--»é
was semi--eci~rio--£.5i'e~§iv;'~.
not in a position to walk, sp'e,a'l4 one 'to 'I-<:is_:bagiiriealth
ané weakness.
5. The galaintiff"_r_ieai-'nix' t_ha--t"_=..Eiefeiicéaantgs by
misusing |'ilS"'i1_b'_'§3€li:C€ Z. i.i.".' 'tli'e".j_'-.¥;:oLifse creai;e;ecute
any will as"'he vi-was hot." in a sound disposing of mind
ifiis last threemonths. "Their father had no any
A'---righf:Aitinfiéwevr lfajwfo execuige the alleged will in favour of
aRy*'bOd,.y"-iAI«'Ti' FEBSDEECIT of ancestral and join{~family
]p.rOperti'es. It is Coi"'iCoc:l:e<"l onéy at the lI"lSSlCfiE"':€I€f of
defe'ndam:s in order to l<no<:lx.~'é'.%":SE%-;.:'eS
as follows:
Issue No.1 2- in Affirmative, _
Isssue No.2 :» Ehtitleri to
Issue No.3 :w in Affirrr;§j"ti.ve,"l 2
Issue No.4 1- in Negarélfe,'e:: _
Issue No.5 :--
Issue No.6 :w in AVr;r.a'rrr&9;r{l~2'e,'_j;x
Issue rs V' 'V M
155 u __e o__. 3' an ajrra :--":frr i SJ; e l,
ISS'La€'=.?\lG- :'li_:3'-.o"e.r '~l:l'|_l"£EEl ra:":c:éate<i the r:i<::%mi$$;ion of the
res_poh'tjer1t in the cross;-examination that he haze: been
'"l.é.\Jin"§; separately at lVlLmgaoal"lal|i for the last: E2 ==,re.;ars.
u "The Trial Court has {urthezo erred are l2olc'ling iiillrfit.
deceased Konappa had exectztezjl a registered release
céeeo on 19.6.1995}, just one weet< after the €3%:<€?;?"ta_E'iO§1
of the will, which cm::a.u"r";5tar1r;e wan"; $ofl'i::ieVt1.i_"'t;§'«hold
that Kohappa had Sound disposing mind.h_ "-.,:
12. On the other hand, thlell lear_h7ed.;':.oh«:*;seE*7'fol.r".
the respondent sL.;i3mits fljat 't.hé--.. Trialf;CoL.:':'t '=-4ll"al~§'--..
tohsicfered all the materiallle,placerii’~._ljerforel;:it: in a
proper perspective’A__4_é~~:.1oihgssv”~._re§~icherl to correct
COl’1ClLlSlC)lL There aniejlro rg_u’ot.ar”:’E_:l;;for this; Ccmrt: to
ihterfe’lr’e””with the’ éslaialtl 3o”c_’l’g’r’l’lel”at EiI’l(,l <§e<:rea_.- and
hence prays for the appeal.
33*. Tl’}€.'[‘Z1″OlUtS’.°*;|l€i:'”lj§€iOfl
,._”‘c:h:il :3epm’e.2te l:>osSessio.~t oi his; :~’5h;?3-l’»;:~e in
. Wresspect tire: S§t.él[ si;c:l’lerlLlle pro;’)erl§;’ t::><<:ept
the property item l\io.9 it": s<:ller;lo§e
. properties'?
‘b) Whether the defenrlants have prrjsverl the
alleged will dated 12.6.1995?’
C) What Order?
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1.6. Ei>;.iT’>2 to {)4 are the S(ii!’N~E?laiiit”ift and tzééaéfeaideiiit:5;”£-é’¥:t::}§r.,:t’.%’i:.e_’_
death of iate i1995 with a different pen.
DW3_and Efiiififgéi were”‘-tife witnesses to E>1 wisereas
ta)’D4AVE3″.”R«.Vast:devaiah, S.St.ii:>i3ar’e;-:i’i:a and
VAtB;L.;-Kishere’ £1′.e:s.vie ssigiied as witimégsses to EH32 to D4.
£\ieit”her,.{I>W. rior ff)’W2 ta 61 ei:=>iaii1e(§ xvm; me :_:;’§i§’i”ese:1t
.. E
_iwitnessVe*’s have signed on the wiii and sciiecitiées. it is
:j__f’C).i7″t’iie profouririer of the wiii to ciispei St..$fSgf)iCiO{JS
‘Cifcumstar1ce. (
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2%. DW–3 8Vi{‘§E3I”tC€ is to the effect EFYEEE :ate
£a Eiiéd twmsesif were a{te,:’z<__tmg the
heid in the vitfage. DW~3 has
Konagapa Came to his house and.t»eV!*;;i4ms?'exVe{;:J:tisig._'_t:he., V
will. DV\/«3 went to the house of"'K<37raé'tJ3pa'"aht:%_Ié3te.tf=%:C5"
the stzbwegistrar office V the ._in:;.tTr';;ciV*:–a;5:'~':'s 3 of 'V
Konappa. Accoratimg V to.' $1imt'Ves'§It:e the
will. He has sfigneci t.’.h’e’tw5ii:i’ i”areS:e:”aCe:= Gt’
Komappa. In,t’m;’j::m§3s~e>{3:1’ta«z.réé’£%’t_r:i1 §>a:”a–j3, De/»»3
has deposed _t’%”;V¢:{i:’.”he see’:’: the sig:’:atz:r’e of
Konaptia 6?»r”.dVVVc;é’the}s_W~h’€)v—_.s’ig’r1e(1 on E><.D–:. He has
expressed"'-this xVi'§}¥;t{}'F;3ee was
ad:-n.£4ttecJ”~Eo hds’p.itVa% due to cancer disease.
a
‘=.._2I_,V.tjée4 ‘%2.as stated that ?<<:ma1:3pe: and E,':'–}<'V'4:f\/' .2 inaei
ségne-5% tVht=3".'f..w"i;=EE' §3eI"re Ens ar’ri=-V–‘gist. in his ;>rese:1ce
jPeddué?3 and t”)V\/~13 /«mjayneya Redtiy §2a:~:e:.f sig::’1ed
E’><..,DE at 5pm. The fvidence of DW~3 is c0:'1t::"ar\,z
23. D\/\/A4 is said to be sta:’«~witi’iess t:3 E>:tD1
stated that by the time he anti F-“e<'|(ia:'e£"%(Jy ii:§s§i&4t;'iié_eci
Taiui-‘vV..ES’iEE.|E???’_
had affixed their signatures en .th.<:';'_Wifi._7"HEE1:53:12s"=f-fitiiiiifiisifiii"
that he has not seen sigi'iatL:{es.«0F[_'leite i,”3 ‘a[“s–éiji2ie
he had not signed in his ‘pr_Ve’s.en(:e’.” VL>V\JV~?.’i hti’s’~~dearly” L’
stated that he has i70i-~~~-;3.€FS§t?.I}E1| ‘§<:':citv¢t!..é(i§.;e of
signatures of %<oiiaepaJs;_ii"":C€:,F*ij=e _i'iah_CT,_h"<:»t sigi"ie{ i’j.?i’W~;s t;~eii”>hges”:i to
different ;f:i|cj.’g.e’s”‘3ai;rJ’–.jst-iégey:’:;~ir’e not relatives ts each
0ther}__ T.i*ierVeFLa:*ieV;”ev’i~§J[:évh_£e -‘of DV\/~é% wiii not f”L:ii’i!l the
reQuire:Ti’et_i3tsVV c3’f_éit.tesét’¢iti0ri. Out at’ three W-it:ies;ses
exahjiriied to'”pr.c>_\_/__eA,tiie wiii, none of them dE:{){}SE3(i
‘ £iT€;.€T \h._t’i~iei.;¥”‘p_(eseiiCe late KGI1Ei§3§’3€% had sighe<'i <1:-is' they
si.q':"IecJ oi'*."ftf'i€;-'* mi? in Eihe ;.;;:'~:3:~3t2i"a:.trove the
‘e’_e>:§e”c«Litioii of E><.D1 to D4. It is admittezié tiiy the
secoiiti defeheiarit that his father was seriousiy Rl|l
*(
I9
CiFCt,ii"i'?ESt6ii'iCE3S :fi£'3E3r"i\; Show that fate %a wz-_-:_.s net
in SO%.iiid tiii5po:~:ii’zg sstate 0? mimii anti capabie ~tt;-V.\;’4;ai’;<_,
the céefenriants took his Sig¥iEitL|i'€S on M
paper and created wiii and S:C'iTE"3{;§"t4|.§t'E.'&;".¢' a_g:Jj:i.is.iti:';gCI§iié:
signature. Late Kcmappa has r2d:t'.ei§<–eeutedV_–v_tfie
wiii in the presence of any d'f_ti'w.e witi".esSe.§;.: to 4
or witnesses to SCi'it"v?f'.."}§'e;~!.i'_€9S._"AV. i:_ier«f{g;1r_Vi'e:.i'wts E2a ve <.D§_ with an intetitityiy 5:E%E<;'€?5:.."a'.§3:§L':ai'}iE3 eiizege; at
Sl"E.'E!"i_i\/E3SDLII7'"Tt§:1i,?~;'.i'iE3 t–.iicmgii .t'Ei.e tile miggessticsn of tiie
ijiaintitf eaCij1 tSi§e”iyaitiers’Rs.1,5S,DO{}/-, am DW–1
evide:ice”‘–s_fioWé’_ti5iatme’ac%’i site values iTiii’§é.F”i1i.ii’§’z of
Rs.S«Q,OG’O,/-. V”%”%’1eVr_e’_éit:; no materiai placed on recre:;i to
t?_ia~t’4..;jéa._i;itiff has not givei”: c:oneei’it’ f<i:;~ any
famiir ar é€j:r.€einer":ti Eiveii i:i'2e artmissitm of i"L.iw. E, that
._.J
fiate Koiiappa ptirciiaseci properties L||id€;'§' Ex.i3iir-H to
"f'143"'i«;.1 the year 1991 shows that there wag neither
" pairtition nor Family arrangement among the ;}§aii'itiff
20
and ciefehdants. 7§'”a%E?|”t’-Effjreg it stem he safesety ifififimii_l.-a._;1 to D4
27. When once the willv’zdee’rciiii’§&i,4_”e’;s.1t§i*ti:et.i:’5:_If@V:i9″*.;;’L3″: in the
aneestrat joii_’1t.-f€e’a~’~2.1iiyi;;:J:jc3;jei’I:4i{3S’;.._;it:::«e2:;’i% fails
and lia”bl’e’ teebe C§vt’2SvI’3W:i.S’SV.t’,3C§.
28. The .if:lei:etfit’i’ff..V_’t’it2as. admitted the exetiutiéoii of
reiease de”evdV_’b\,:iV’,the–._ father K0:-iappa in favour of
;,
“-.his;_..§;is.I:er4-iI,f¥~law’.'” “”” “We will deed is heir! 5;-Us not
1~..pVr£_?ev’ed.f*iQi’ t!’:ah one {“L?i’n_ ftt2e Lisuai maimer, secohciiy Ei{§€E~3{EitiO§’% is
preit/ed and thirdiy defencéahts are not certain
“‘A:,(§}|’i’eifher it is famiiy arrapzgemeéit or the will.
29. Defendants have also wot eeriously disptited
the execution of release deed E>t
contending that e><ec:L.ition of release d€<2.<]"’6., V’
Cannot be €lis;tL:rl;Jec’l.
In the result the a;3;3ea’vl._.i’s.{lismiesetrlrT; V’