High Court Karnataka High Court

The Chairman vs State Of Karnataka on 20 March, 2009

Karnataka High Court
The Chairman vs State Of Karnataka on 20 March, 2009
Author: Ajit J Gunjal
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OLD EUBLI, 31:31,: - 560021.' _ _ .. . Petitioner

(By St{:.A;--.A.VKa1¢bfid%§ie:--.
Sri. Sat€:1aha11i,"'_.Advs.)

.A  é;rIAzui"<3}? KARNATAKA

VJ 33YE'§'»S'VSEC-RETARY
' ~:")EPAm*n2r;.x:T OF REVENUE
' vxafiazxm. soumm
DR, AM.t}EDIz:...eo1ning on for preliminary hearing in 'B'

.  ,   day, the (301111: made the following:

ORDER

fFi1e f:aeTtitioner claims to be the absolute owner of the

in question. The petitioner files a suit in

‘$.53’;-‘No.36] 1996 for relief of declaration and injunction

V. V sgainst the defendants therein. The learned trial Judge has

decreed the suit as against which the 31″ ans. 3″* defendants

have filed appeals in R.A.No.33]2008 and R.A.26/2008.

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During the pendency of the appeal, Iespondez-ate’ .
make appficafions under Order 1 *
151 of the Code of Civil
come on record indicating tbejfhate
pamper parties to the I1V’t”tl’a;te’v’:a})dfi}ications,
respondents 4 and 5 have tifle to the
property and that in petitioner
cannot be ‘_a’s_;:the The said
the petitioner as Wei}
as by Judge however was of
the and proper parties to the

proceedings; _I:;ICI1(.2’C,At”il1(VfiJ’;’Cd the appiications. Aggrieved by

” . 1;he..§3i£i’e order, the is before this court.

for the petitioner submits that

back in the year 1969, a suit was filed for

V. deelarafien etc., The said suit was filed by the predecessors

‘ ‘leepondents 4» and 5 and they have been subsfituted by

” {be petitioner. Eventually, the said suit was withdrawn with

liberty to file a freeh suit. Hence, the present suit is flied.

He submits that if the respondents 4 and 5 have any”

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independent right, they are required to have it deciared in an

independent suit.

3. MrJ\/Iahanteshgouda, learned counsel for 1«’s.s4§c§}’.}1’CiV€:]j’t.’3′

4 and 5 submits that there is enough mate;fis}”on’ _ V’
show that respondents 4 and I the o:w3Ad1:ebrsV
property in question. He fmfther sn_bin_tts At1;:e’
appellate Judge has rightly the S V

4. ‘eotxnsel for respondent

No.3 and proper parties.

5. 4.’K.Hatti, .:{}o§iietnsnent Pleader submits that

neither the petitioner nor respondent No.4 are the owners of

‘V it is the State who is the owner of the

6. Solncof the undisputed fact appears to be that

suit was filed in the year 1969 by the predecessors

A’ ‘Ao’f”;espondents 4 and 5 for deciaration of title and certain

d ….other reliefs. It is also to be noticed that the petitioner came

on reeoxd and the predecessors of respondents 4 and 5 Werefl

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deleted. Thereafter, the suit and the Regular Second
were prosecuted by the petitioner. Thus, to that
of the View that the petitioner has some
property. But, however, it cannotwbe’ of
time that respondents 4 and
however, What is esse13.tial”:ts:” the L’
interse between the 5 and
also that of the State tbrashed out in a

more comprehensive sm1t.- . fI’he is sought

by the 3″‘ respondent therein
and nItt’és:”al:s:> bmught to my notice that two

suits sre fiiexiiaotli for deciaration of title and for injunction

” _ of the subject matter of these proceedings as well

V sozizetotliet property.

counsel for respondent Nos.4 and 5 submits

that one;. of the suits is aiso withdrawn. Be that as it may,

A C_” “fact remains that the title to the property interse between

the parties is required to be thrashed out in a more

‘ comprehensive suit, since the title is claimed by Iespondents

4 and 5, 1 am ofthe view that they cannot be permitted tofl

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come on record at the stage of appeal. I-Ience,

Judge was not justified in _’ = ,

Consequently, the following orderiivs hi ” V

The petition is ailciweda

Annexuxes-A and B stand apeheafiops filed by
respondents 4 and 5′ Iejeofion of these
applications shall not__ in the way of
respondents 5 deciaration of
title and ‘sin: property.

Rule’

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]UDGE

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