High Court Karnataka High Court

N Ravindranath vs Sri Subramanyeshwara Swami … on 2 September, 2010

Karnataka High Court
N Ravindranath vs Sri Subramanyeshwara Swami … on 2 September, 2010
Author: H.G.Ramesh
R. F.A.N0.264 / 2008

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IN mm HIGH coum: or KARNATAKA AT 
DATED 'I'I~I.'£S TI-E 2ND DAY or' SEPTENEER 2010 'Q ~ 
BEFORE V L" 1

THE I-ION'BLE MRJUSTICE  V 

BETWEEN:

1 N RAVINDRANATH  
S/O.LATE.NI-EIELAKANTA RAO 
AGED ABOUT 68  

2 NSURESH * 'T  '»_  .
S/O.LATE.NEELAKAN'I'A mo  '
AGED ABOUT 66   . 
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VISWESV»/;AR'A_P1;T.F'¥--é¢'_xM     
BANGALO_REj-560 00.<:._   ' ...APPELLAN'I'S

(BY SRI   
SR1 BCVN  __ -
AND:

SR1  SWAMI TEMPLE TRUST

 " 'A _REL.1'g:+ioIj.s AND CHARETABLE TRUST
 SUJ-JAN RA0' CIRCLE


BANCiALOR£;'~.56OOG4_T.~
REP, BY ITS 'TR_U_ST;EES
SR1 s.M.1RAMA1<R1sHNA RAO
MRS MfALz--'=.'1"I-fl  SHNA RAO
C.S.RAMfAIAH SETTY
A RKRISHNA RAO MANAY
S1V£'};'.KASTURI SHAMASUDAR
<S,M,.'ANANDA RAO  RESPONDENTS

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SR1 VRAMESH BABU, ADV. FOR
, = —- SR1 CHALAPATHY & SRENIVAS, ADVS.)

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THIS RFA FILED U/S96 OF cpc AGAINST THE JUDGMENT
AND DEGREE D’l’.30.11.2007 PASSED IN O.S.NO.7249/1996 ONTHE
FILE OF THE XIV ADDL. CITY CIVIL JUDGE, BANGALORE (corms),
DECREEING THE SUIT FOR EJECTMENT I . f 2.

THIS RFA COMING ON FOR ADMISSION. *1’H.I_s’~ : ‘

COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOVVING:

JUDGMEfigs¥’

This appeal by the defen_daI1ts-[tenants7–I.s..Vidireeted

against the judgment dated biz the
Court of the XIV Additisnal
(CCPL28)inthe_sufi,tn_flS§¢E724§fi@98. By the
impugned the deemed the
ej eetrnent V . /landlord namely
Sn’ [Te’mple Trust by directing

the appellantsto liafIduve’r_Iracant possession of the suit

vschedI;{le” preiniseslto the respondent-Trust within three

Court has further held that the

“shall be entitled to recover from the

V appe1l”antsV:’.a”‘sum of Rs.I,O0O/– with interest thereon

it I’29/Q. pla. from the date of the suit till realisation and

.that: shall also be entitled for mesne profits @ Rs. 100/ —

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pm. from the date of the suit till the date of delivery of

possession of the suit premises.

2. I have heard the learned counsel appeariirig .

parties, perused the impugned nu

record of the trial Court.

3. The suit premises is a garage’moretull_§ described in
the plaint. The plairitiif it religious and
Charitable Trust __is the i,_~–suit schedule

premises property

bearing Temple Street.

Visweswarap iirarnl The appellants / defendants

were the tenar1_tsV.1i’nd’erV”‘the respondent~trust and the

Vagreeddareritt was — per month with the tenancy

corrizrienciiig fror_ri_j..1Si of each calendar month and closing

on thefilast the month. As the suit property along

T thev.r__Aother adjacent properties was required for

residential accommodation to the staff

employed by it in the schools that are being run by it. the

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plaintiff trust terminated the tenancy of the

appellants/defendants with effect from 31.07

notice dated 9.7.1996 which was served on ~

10.7. 1996. The defendants rep1ied.:the..s&aid; if if

untenable grounds. As the defendai”1.ts:1.faiiedff

suit schedule premises. the in.s’titut–ed’v_th’eVsuit: for ”

ejectrnent. In response to.7t1ie:’: surnrnons, the
appellants/ defendants their counsel
and defendant?” which
defendant Nc=ii.43 fliing a memo to that

effect.

4. On Athe’ pleadinfgsf”of:”the parties, the triai Court

raised tneesfollowzing’ issues as arising for consideration:

Vifhether plainttff is a religious and
‘ _ Charitable Trust’? And competent to file

Witiether the 2146* defendant prove that
” _ “:.the plaintiff has no right to seek his
eviction from the schedule premises?

‘{3} Whether the tenancy has been lawfully

determined’?

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(4) Is the plaintiff entitled to vacant
possession of the schedule premises? 9 ”

(5) Is the pzainufr entitled to Rs.1(19,391.__’__i’4″.j’
towards damages for Augus4t’96;_V¥_”

Rs.500/– towards notice charges,__’and._”

future mesne profits at Red O0/?-“f V’

The trial Court, on an appreeiattonhtvot;

on record, answered issue ‘Noel 81 .3’ -.to_: ‘the V

affirmative 8: issue No.2’ in the'”r1eg’ati’ve. hasvdecreed
the suit in terms stated a.b¢ve.t it _ p _ V __

5. Learned counsel 7 appellants in
support of me” Vpcontentions namely

(i) that :t_he._ resphtuidtenpt/tpiaintiff is not proved to be a

religious and hence the suit filed was

_not m.atntainabie’,w–.hi’) that there was no Iaridlord-tenant

betw_een the parties and accordingly, the trial

in decreeing the suit. However, the

learned a eounsel appearing for the respondent/trust

pvptortedhthe impugned judgment.

W/t

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6. In View of the above, the two questions that would

fall for determination in this appeal is as to whetlj;el1:*_”«.tlhe’

trial Court was right in holding, (i) *

respondent/plaintiff was a I’€1igi011S””3.I1d ‘Au

competent to file the suit _f:fl1e1*e

1anci1orci~teI1ant relationship the pa,rt’§.es’;.Tl’I1 this ”

Context, it is relevant to refer to”the’–folloWing ‘reas’oning of
the trial Court:

“.9. proceed
to co;rtslLlef:. S’rtSabrao1anyeswara

V religious and
whether Trust is
colmoetelnt suit through its Trustees.
Rao, aged about 73
glyedrs, reseideat V. V.Puram, Bangalore has
‘I evidence in lieu of
V’ T. He deposed that the
A3Trust is a religious and charitable
is maintaining Sri.Subr-amanyeswara

as Sziiarrii Temple, Snlsatyanaraya Swami
…éTerr:ple situated at Sajjan Rao Circle,
Bangalore. It is also doing various charitable

activities. It is running schools for children

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belonging to economically backward section. ._
He is one of the trustees of the plaintiff

They have produced original Trust dee,d~..lin..’__’_ A
O.S. 7247/ 96. Therefore, they have protiiicedli

copy of the Trust deed. It»

Ex.P.10. This Ex.P.10 goesfito 7

23.4.42, Sqjjan Rao: in this” deerih
mentioned about H l
Srisubramanyeswara l”f
Ganapathi Tempief strl§e;;;knlinij satyabhama
Temple, Sr_i.Krishria._ :Ternpiie a site
allotted to ‘jy;h’im glbyy unicipality
situatedflo-ni Circle and
appointed ;I*rr;:1.stee:sV._:tolmanaye the properties
and ._Terr:pl£S:jldedicated by him to the Trust.

.nam.ed-._they*Cl’fu,s’tees,one among them is

A piaintggr No.,=1 , Sri.S.M.Krishna Rao. The
‘lladefendant “himself produced rent receipts they
as Ex.D.1 to D.6. They

show that they are issued by

Sri;Sahramanyeswara Swami Temple Trust.

Iriithe bracket it is shown as ‘Sqyan Rao

it ‘*~.__Charities’. This shows that as property has

ll “been dedicated by Sqijan Rae, it is shown as

Sagjan Rao Charities. The defendant in the

crossexaminationl admitted that he is a

/
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tenant over the suit schedule Dronertu. He

has no other rights over it, some of

trustees are his relatives. Under Ex.D.;I~-.tQw.’__’_’o”‘.j’

13.6 he has paid rent to Sri.Subramanues.L:Darg: via

Swami Temple Trust. SiT1C€'”l 960

he paid rent to Srisubramtinueswara.S’ujanii:”*~..

Temple Trust. ExceptuS.r_iSubramanucsliiga_i;g. it
Swami Temple Trust, ncfine derfiartded
from him After..Vrece.ilUfiia:’–a0t&:e ffom
plaintiff Trust, pheque for
Rs.300/- to me .p!ait1ti[V’fs~t_ril.st 26. 7.96.
That che”citi}:.t:l1.co1?i;~. is iiimeas .F,;i.p. 15. This
sufficeéfl ma:tl’:ne’ t pttu’.:1tiff Trust is a
The trustees
plaintiff §ire:”corm§etent to file this suit

anCi.._I ‘answejg’his4’issue in the Affirmative. ”

‘V U vlilnderlitiing supplied]

juiegal in the above reasoning.

ilidiiiittledilj’-«tlieiiappellants/tenants had been paying rent

_from””the..yeai:”” i960 to the respondent-trust. T his fact is

H H K ciispiigted by the appellants. This conduct would show

appellants had admitted the plaintiff–trust as

T -«lfitheir landlord. Le-ame counsel appearing for the

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respondent rightly relied on Section 116 of the Indian

Evidence Act, 1872 in support of his submissionleltlhat

once the appellants / tenants had accepted the _

as their landlord, it was not open to them to”deny. title: it

of the landlord. In my opinion, thee o’fV”th’eV:case_aé

and having regard to the evi_de.nce on record; the

contentions of the appellant’sp__coAU.nsel above
are devoid of merit. j. in the
impugned judgment. Note the appeal.

The appeal is’aeccsrciingiy..jc1ism1s§se.d. V