High Court Karnataka High Court

Manjamma W/O Late R K Padmaiah vs Bangalore Mahanagara Palike on 7 December, 2010

Karnataka High Court
Manjamma W/O Late R K Padmaiah vs Bangalore Mahanagara Palike on 7 December, 2010
Author: Subhash B.Adi
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BAN

DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF DECEMBER_'42VO'_1 GV;. ~ 

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR.JUST1c;:E   J 

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  "ALL qRERES_1'DING AT
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JEEVAN13H_EEMA NAGAR,
BANGALORE -- 560075.

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 M/S TEAM BUILDERS
;NO.3363 /A-1, 111 MAIN,
 11 CROSS, HAL 11 STAGE.

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THIS APPEAL IS::FIL_E_1::- UNDER SECTION 96 O XLI R
1 OF CPC AOi§x1NST.THE JUDGMENTVAND DEGREE DATED
04.08.2005′ ‘PA_sSED_ I5929/2005 ON THE FILE
OF THE XIII ADDL. JUDGE, MAYOHALL UNIT,
BANGALORE {SC3*£§ii-22)’;–. DISMISSING THE SUIT FOR
PERIVQINENT’ ‘1N=IUi~JC”i”ION,_ AS NOT MAINTAINABLE.

THIS”APPEI6II;ii.’cOIIajI’N«c§ ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY.
THE COUR1’_i\fiADL_ ‘IHEv..;.s%OLLOwINO:-

m..JUDGMENT …..

matter is listed for orders, with the

cOn.Sent~ the learned counsel appearing for the

appelzlarit, matter is taken up for final disposal as the

has been dismissed for want of notice under

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Section 282(1) of the Karnataka Municipal Corporation
Act (hereinafter referred to as ‘The Act’ for

also under Section 9 of CPC.

2. The suit is one for” perman_er1t- _i”njun’ctior’;

restraining the defendanteeor anybody cla.i.;nii1g

the defendant from interfering_ with lftheirllflg peaceful

possession and enjoyrrient of ‘fichedtilellproperty.

3. The case the northern
portion of” ‘0’Lglr.No.5/l of I-IASB
Katha.’ Hobli has been
allotted’ the R.K.Padma;iah, husband of

plaintiff no’. father of plaintiffs nos.2 and 3 under

partition deed dated 2.2.2002 and

I dated 24.9.2003. Katha was mutated

in”–the’. liiafirrae of Padmaiah. Padmaiah obtained a

sanctioned plan for construction of a residential

He entered into an agreement with M/s

Builders and also executed a general power of

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attorney in favour of one M / s Team Builders. After
sanction of licence, plaintiff died on 3.2.2003 leaving

behind lsi plaintiff his wife and plaintiffs 2

children. Plaintiffs became the absolute

the death of Padmaiah. They hadentered”.iI3to’~:a”joint””

development agreement on vv,Z.th

Builders. However, on ith.e_

BMP attempted to dernolishu.the’=bui1ding threatened
the employees and vacate the suit

schedule property. at*terript;.V¥.}vas without even

notice, thelnreasons and without any
justificationnt the plaintiffs sought for the
decrgee for injunction.

4:? fiefendants on service of summons appeared

A statement interalia stating that the suit

is not inaizitainable as the plaintiff has not issued notice

it as,_§;oIi’t’emplated under Section 482(1) of the Act and the

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suit is also not maintainable in View of the provisions

under Section 321(1) and (2) of the Act.

5. The trial Court framed a preliminary vipssuepas

regards to the maintainability and on consideration ;_.of

the matter, it dismissed the suit on V.

there is no notice issued as ‘requt-ir_edA’ttulnder g§e.cti+3n

482(1) of the Act and aiso..__onV”th’e groiir’t§l…,tha3t byf

implication, the suit barre_cl:iVV’:ur1d.er CPC. it
is against the said jud-g,?tn.e:tt and’ the plaintiff is

in appeal.

” for the plaintiff submitted

along with-4stheV’plaint;~…’plaintiff has produced a notice

is.*:+’:1_j13ed;p_._lA1:3.r1,_cier “section 482 dated 21.12.2004 which is

adTdres’se’d.”to’ “the Commissioner and a copy is also

addressedc: the Executive Engineer of the concerned

area. ” However, the trial Court without looking into the
document has dismissed the suit. I-Ie submitted

_’V__’_r;§’1’1at the provisions of Section 321 are not appeal

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provision or there is any express bar under the
provisions of the Act for filing a suit. Unless by an
express or by implication bar is created,’vV.Vs.iiit,.V’ is

maintainable.

7. On the other hand
defendant supported the of . ;

He submitted that there redress
the grievance of of Section

321 of the Further suit is

not issne of notice under section
482 of”the–AVct. t
_8. in the the submissions made by the

connselA’fo1″‘the appellant, the point that arises

fordlconsidveration is

“VJhether the suit is liable to be dismissed
for want of notice and also on the ground of
bar of jurisdiction under section 9 of CPC?”.

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9. From the records it is noticed that, alongwith

plaint, plaintiff has produced the copy of

However there is no acknowledgementgiffi’

counsel submit along with the piai11t.,yn¢ produced

the original copy. Further submission

Section 9 of CPC unless thlere’ an lbpalrnunderll

the statute, the suit been dismissed.
Admittedly, no barring the
Jurisdiction of irrlpiication suit is
to be is also not stated.

Section appeal provision nor
it gives”anyrers._ediy’.*»i plaintiff may file objection

to the notice’-if ‘But the case of the plaintiff is that

n.opisucl1Aén.otice is issued.

“finder above circumstances, I find that the

it jurdgment and decree of the trial Court requires to be
:s:et~aside and matter requires reconsideration.

wlkccordingiy, appeal is allowed. The judgment and

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decree in OS No.15929/2005 dated 04.08.2005 on the

file of the X111 Add}. City Civil Judge, Mayohaii unit,

Bangaiore (SCCH–22) is set-aside. Matter is rerr1it.ted__ to

the trial Court to consider in the hght

issued by the plaintiff and alsoyyyconsideririhgw» v’0theur'”

provisions, then decide as to vfhetljieri’ atib-af’T1.Qf

jurisdiction either by etxpress V-or .ir:ipiic’ation asfl’

contemplated under _Section..9u:of_C1?C ah”d–.a_1sof§consider
as to whether the notice is issued before
filing of the suit; If t:hefl’I”1’ia}_jCo11rttfintts that the suit is

filed accor’t:1ar1ce law and it is maintainable it
may proceed

Sd/ –

JUDGE