High Court Karnataka High Court

Manjunath vs Shahida Jan on 29 November, 2010

Karnataka High Court
Manjunath vs Shahida Jan on 29 November, 2010
Author: Anand Byrareddy
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGA.LQR.E
DATED THIS THE 29″” DAY OF NOVEMBER :20%fOm
BEFORE % % %
THE HON’B’LE MR. JUSTICE ANANOEEYRAE EDDY
REGULAR SECOND APPEZXLTNO. 1803. OE fi:069;%M

BETWEEN: s V’ K L A
ManjuI1ath,44 years, ‘»

S/O.Mahadevappa:.. I

Agricuiturist, .. V ”

Residing at Ta’.Iare_i€e_:é’ V.i11agr::j- _ A ” ‘

Ubrani HOh1Ei_.CVCha1i;13é§i17i T.,a1a1k- ”

Davanagevfe Dist1*icvt–577′ _ …APPEL’LANT

(By Shyi’; B.C.VC FEét9;h;”.A;%_:d\fOcate)
AND. , . . .

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AgriCultu1*1s’f;_’v_». . __ =1; ”

Residing at. Ta’v_areke.re Village

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This appeal is filed under section 100 of Code of

Procedure, 1908 against the judgment and decree ”
l3.l0.2009 passed in R.A.No.l69/2006 on the file’ of_:”th’e’*~ *
Additional Civil 5udge(S1′.Dn), Davanagere, allowti–ng:”the’=.appeal'” ._
and setting aside the judgment and decreeidated l’_3.6_..200f3 pas_s’ed7.,
in O.S.No.76/O3 on the file of the AdditionalCivil..}t1dge{‘}r’;Dn»)§e I

Channagiri.

This appeal coming on for A’drni»ssion Court
delivered the following: —

A

Heard the le.a1′.ned_cou_’slnel’

2. H piheipappeiiaht ewesiictheppiainhff before the trial Court.
It is the plaint_iff’s’c’a3e_that”theprcperty described in schedule “A”

was his absolatel pvrolpertyl anildp-.the property described in schedule

of “schedpu”;e “A” property. Hence, sought for

hreicoyeryp “<)4fi'ip_espse–ssion insofar as schedule "B" property was

concerned. . suit was contested whereby the defendant claimed

<.___'that schedule "B" property was gornal land and the defendant had

_ibee'n,_in.–' unauthorised occupation of the same since the year I992

on an application seeking regularisation of unauthorised

A " occupation, an Hakku Patra had been granted by the competent

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authority. Therefore, her possession and title to the said

been regularised. The trial Court however, on the issues =

decreed the suit in favour of the plaintiff’.’Ai”T’i:e sa_me_, bieenfl. it

challenged in appeal by the respondent, the lower

has found that the appellant wasiiitlaimingp Vuadefiaxreygistered
partition deed executed on xhibipijmiéwhereas
the Hakkupatra under» \whic.h…:t_lie claiming was
issued on found that the
defendantv,,w.asv_Ainfpois:sessiori–ii,oi property since the
year l99fi;._p thus held that the burden

was on the plaintiff .establish that schedule “B” property formed

‘Jlpart ofschedule “tit” property and that it was the family property

the”appe_llarit,,_which was available for partition under Exhibit

Pluarid u_nlesis*,.–the title to the land was proved, Exhibit P10 would

not eonfett any title on the appellant since there was a serious

about the identity of the land and availability of the same

i for partition in favour of the appellant. The appellant had not

produced documents to establish title to the said schedule

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V the appellant.

property to show that it was the family property of the ap_’pe:l_lant_

and therefore available for partition under Exhibit *

that primary premise that the lower appefIate« Court i;’ey’erjSCtd’i’v.,

the findings of the trial. Court and helds__against thep’appellar1–.r,C’

Hence, the present appeal.

3. The appellant ha:s__’fil’e.d.7an before this
Court under Order Civil Procedure,
1908 seeking tode–ed”:fdalt.ed.-5.5.1965 and copies of
R.T.C. “B” property was indeed

part of schedule it belonged to the family of

C the learned counsel for the respondent would

subnjit4Vthat.’th:ere is no foundation laid to produce the said

U”i§”.’A”–._doeuments__at this belated stage before. this Court and he would

e.f’urjther–.contend that even if such documents are accepted on face

i yaltie, without testing the veracity therein, it cannot be established

3 that schedule “B” property is part of schedule “A” property, in the

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face of which, the appeal would have to fail at the

Therefore, the question of considering the applicatior-rifilecii ~

Order XLI Rule 27 of the Code of Civil’ii>reeiee1:ireQ.ijaos .Vwo_1ji,1di’, he

not arise for consideration as the conditions prescribed«.

Order XLI Rule 27 are not met appe’lla_ntei’n to
produce the said documents

5. In the z«jh:Q’_v.e biiekgre;rriri;’«~es-..it the burden on the

plaintiff~appeliiaiitijtoiesia.b:li’shj’.–tit’le_sehedule “B” property and
the appe1:Vlaiitiha*=ii»ngdoesomand in the absence of any

material pleadings that “de”ed in respect of the property was

V lost orgjwas misplaced the pendency of the proceedings

‘r.4_eitherl”‘bef2ore the trial Court or the lower appellate Court, the

appellhlaiitiv’seeking’to produce the alleged sale deed pertaining to

‘,schedule property at this stage of the proceedings does not

r~:arisei’for consideration. Even if this document is taken on record,

question of appellant finding a case for himself on the material

on record is dim and the reasoning of the lower appellate Court

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cannot be fauited. Therefore, no substantial question of law arises _i

for consideration. The findings are findings of fact.

6. Hence, the appeal is rejected.

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