High Court Karnataka High Court

Basavalingappa vs Mallaiah on 9 June, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Basavalingappa vs Mallaiah on 9 June, 2009
Author: A.S.Bopanna
1N THE I-HGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 09"' DAY OF JUNE 2009

BEFORE

THE HC)N'BLE MR. JUSTICE A s B0?A;s_'zNA.:'%LAA~    « "

REGULAR 32:00:19 APPEAL.NO..1c§43   

BETW BEN :

BASAVALINGAPPA " _ _V
BIO LATE DHIGAMBARE GOWDAV, "
AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS 
R/(T) HOLEBELLUR VILLAGE

KASABA HOBLI, ALUR TP»..3.,U:'{
HASSAN DISTRICT-573201' i  "

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AND : ' V
1  'MALLAIAH, V' " V'

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Ai3EI3_ ABOUT 52 ms

    

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BGTH 1 815 52 ARE R/O HOLEBELLUR VILALGE
A.  I»{ASAB,£x HOBLI 9aLUR TALUK
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 RESPONDENTS

x THIS RSA 18 FILED {US 100 OF CPC AGAENST THEE

JUDGEMENT AND DEGREE I)’I’. 18.10.2005 PASSED
R.A.NQ.420/2005 ON THE FILE OF’ THE ADDLSESSIONS
JUDGE AND PRESIDENG OFFICER, FAST TRACK COURT-III,

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HASSAN, msmlssusze THE APPEAL AND CONFIE2:I§’5if€€3v*~—-}{_’i}i.§}_
JUDGEMENT AND DEGREE :>’1*.20.o9.:2oo2 ‘lPASS§’._E)”‘ mj
O.S.NO.92/2001 ON THE FILE OP THE CI\iIL_.–JL¥I)§3E) ‘{«JVR,DN.V)’ ”

AND ADDLJ MF’C., ALUR.

THIS APPEAL COMING ON EoAie._E§ar§11ss1b;_1_q. Tags”

THE COURT DELZVERED THE F’vOLI__..C)WIN(}: ‘

The aiipellant xiefendant ‘ in
O . S. No.92] 20C) 1fl “£he 3 seeking
for a hof injunction against
the defendmfi; ;:»vii:;§tccbt.«’p<E$.$c-Esion. The Trial Court by
its judgment "20.()9.20()2 has éecreed the

suit. The '{1¢;fE:1dEi11t"awPas.fi;ciefore before the Lower Appellate

coas_E¥g:' in*.R.A.1\ioA.<§2'0/2§)05. The Lower Appellate Court has

VA1;1m;.'3'Li11_di13gs of the Trial Court and dismissed the

dated 18.10.2005. The defendant

théfefozsté 5.3 fiefore this Court against the concmrent findings

V. anzri judgfixents rendered by the Cacaurts below.

2. Beam the learned counsel fer the parties and

perused the appease} papers. The paféries are refermd to in the

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same rank as assigned to them before the Trial

purpose of convenience and clarity.

3. The plaintiffs were ‘before the ‘}’ria1_ _ A’

that the property beaxiing Sy.1’€o.76§;/5

guntas of Holebeiiur Village,

origin’ aily belonged to one tfie. V the V

glam” tifis. It is contcxideeci s2aj,§} was in

possession and enjoymefif property and

thereaxfier, being the only legal heir

succeeéeé te the séVz3ie–ai1d;”i«v2ais in possession and enjoyment

of tl1e–su3t The plaintiffs have thereafter

after the death of their father anai

‘been,:”ie”‘p¢$sessien and enjoyment. The plaintiifs have

the nature of the crops grown in the said

‘*.,pmper’ty. i- The plainfifis were before the Trial Court, since

V’;:r:e($i’3§1ix3.g to them, the defendant who has no manner of

ri;1:»’ht was interfering with their possession of the suit

‘4 ‘4 ‘ = schedule promrty.

4. The defendant on being notified has

appearance and disputed the claim of the u ‘

from eiisputing the zelationship of £Eef1sa3;cI._ ” ”

Mala, the defendant also contended the

questien was mortgaged m’>Tfav9ur {if ‘the …Q:f the

defendant namely, Dhigambaregieivdas. to the
same, the revenue of the said
Bhjgambaregowda. a11(}:..w~-f_lL’..C:ii’tfC}’r’e’,_” flefendaszxt is in

possession Qf cannot be

gramcdtag we & %

A. -3.. Ti1eu’°}’@’ 0351: noticing the rival contentions has

as many asffbur issues for its consideration. The

e._p’éuffies : fi:1j1Lcie1e%ci’_j..evidenee to discharge the burden cast an

thus} The eseeond plamefl” was examined as PW-1 and the

‘*..,docum”e;1At:s at Exs.P3. to P5 were marked. The defendant

the witnesses Sri. I-ialagappa as DW~1 and Sri

Smivfingappa as DW-2 and the documents at Exs.D1 to I35

were marked.

6. The T1-la} Court on the basis of the .«evide_nee

tendered by the parties has referred to the ~

its conclusion. Insofar as the case put f_o;’th_* K V’

the Trial Ceurt has noticed the evidenee idalengi

with the evidence tendered tinblggh ‘Pa A’-.-2;,

the documents at Exs.i_~’1 to I_’5iVV”ne1m.e}y, extracts
relating to the ‘«._tI1ef’ register exhaust
which was at was else deeuments

relating to parties such as

the cornpiaint were aiso noticed. in this
backgroiingd’, the eftile defendant to claim right to

the wee’ the document at Ex.D1, which

” V’ contended was the mortgage deed. It is based

_oi1_ the defendant also placed reiianee en

:he.1_eecuzeefi;;:e::ae Exe.D2 to D5 to indicate that the mutation

dfientzrriee been changed to the name of the defendant. in

“::’tqackgeunci, eeneidering the fact that the defendant was

right under the document at Ex.D1, the ‘I”n’a1 Court

has referred to the same in detail to notice the nature of

right created under the said document. The defendant had

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evidence has come to the conciusion that the right elaimeé

by the defenciant to he in possession of the

the document at E)x.D1 is not established V’

evidence of the plainfifis indicate th,at”1hey in V

possession, the judgment and decree x;+.§s’t in ._

of the piaintiffs.

17. When the defenttémt tsTa:3}quetbte.A:’t32e Lower Appellate
Court, the LowerV.Appejlete. v_ ‘inferred to this

aspeeteotfuthesgnsttei’ reference to the
document ‘at Appellate Court has teimed

the said docm;t1ent’V–.as’*._’Ad1:1a1’a Pathra’. As noficed from the

~._Acon’tents.Aof..the Sf£ti(i”‘1’i()(31imCI}t and since the said document

itsexfgioes’tnéstiiudicate handing over of possession, the Lower

has also approved the findiilgs rendered by

the

H 8. Though the learned counsei for the appellant

V “sought to contend that the Courts below were not justified,

the discussion made above would indicate that both the

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Courts below have Ieferred to the evidence

recofd, and have anived at a finéing offact _

nature of the document namely

defendant ciaimed to be in possessidix. have ‘–

to the documents referred by to
establish possession in sc§ie€i’uieV:pmpe1*.ty
and thezefore, when bee}: into a
fixiding of fact; question of
law arising merit in the appeal.

Aecexditlgljfi’ being devoid of mexits is 4

disposttéé ot’. ‘i’~T{:i Ozzie: -‘as costs.

Sd/4….

Iudge

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