High Court Karnataka High Court

P T Shylesh S/O P V Tukaram vs Smt Ambikapathi on 4 June, 2009

Karnataka High Court
P T Shylesh S/O P V Tukaram vs Smt Ambikapathi on 4 June, 2009
Author: H N Das
 

 

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DATED THIS THE 04TH DA': OIf"":-4:'éI..If'J'1'\4i';¥33.'.:fi¢f)jé€}"' 
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AGED ABOUT 33 wgaas  _  *  
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CHIKMAGALUR DIS';{'RICT _ 

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 ' . A(}E:I3%,"AI:3'(}U'I' 34"YEARS,
 A RfA 1~;o,_%2%1V5%, f'LALITHA NIVAS"
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CHIKK2%MAGALUR DISTRICT

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   W./.f:i HAR:G0v1Nm RAG
;s§LL R/AT N0215, "LALI'FHA NIVAS"

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CLHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT.
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(BY SR1 K S NAGARAJA RAG & ASSOCMTES}

 



 

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SMT AMBIKAPATHI

Asm ABOUT 57 YEARS
s/0 LATE sxr. AMBEKAR

R/AT N035, 2ND CROSS?  
18'? MAIN ILANUMANTHANAGAR
BANGALORE.  

SR1 A BHo0MANA1S2§T _   :
AGED A BOUT 55 YEARS,     _
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 '21, M/S BALAJI SINGH AND SONS FANCY STGRES
' -   REPRESENTEB BY SRLSURESH SINGH.
~NQ;'1 1, NAT ROAD,
A BASVANAGUDE BANGALCIFEE 4

SWATHI TAILORS
FIRST FLOOR

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REr>.BY SMT. RENUKA.
No.11 NAT Rom, BASAVANAQUDI

BANGALORE 4. 

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2ND FLOOR REPRESENFED BY PARTNERS
SR1 RENU2{A'}?RASAD-«.__  

AND SRI"NANDA_ K:SE'1§:vR.E

No. 1.1, NA')? R;ié1NT1NG

 REPRESNETED BY SRI. PANDU.

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BANGfiLO7RE 4.

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   ,§3ASVANAGUDi BANGALORE 4.

 RESPONSENTS
RESPONDENTS 4 TO 37 ARE DELETED

AS PER ORDER OF THIS COURT DATED
68.04.2009.

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3. Heard arguments on both the side and

Writ papers.

4. ::x.1;>2 is the will dated 1ai;n9.’:l%937 gaggle m hax=ei’eheenlk

executed l)y S.T.Ambekar. The elf’

S.T.Ambel<ar on the will ltlie"atte:sters to the
will deposed that in their his signature on
Ex.D2. Vtlielleliefendants relying 0:1
R.Sa.raswathy's of appointment of a
handwritiizg i'e;§ert iwill result in conflicting ef
versions belimfel' fhe V lherefore there is no need for

appeimzlnent of 3% {Xe-ufi C0mii:liesl~<§ifier, I decline to accept this conteaiion

vuf the le,;ltlze<i__ee11nsel fer tee-«defendants. Under See.68, 69 & 71 of the

}l:X?iLd'enee =;'\g£,v.,;i 'pfeeed:1re is laid dewn with regard to admission of a will

evitiexice. 'l'li'je_ evidence of attesting witness is not necessarily

f.}'()i'}C§l{lSlV8 proef of the will. It is always open to give other evidence to

'[_"'«re¥::i:t the "evide:2ce ef attesting witnesses or £0 digprove their evidence.

V' l–'if*.?v_fefelj,l#T% because the scribe and attesting witness t0 the will have

edeeosed that in their presence, the atitestor affixed his

signature in their presence £3 not the cenclusive presfef

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eircunzstanees, the Court has the power it} A'
disputed signature with the undisptued t ''
wider Sec 7.3 Gfthe Act". '' ' Vt '

Further learned single Judi§g.V..of

of Sri.Achyut and uzzotfzer -~vs.+:Sntt,_Nati:zTci. others

reported in JLR 2009 I{ARIV2″§§?TAICzé1VV2%’§’ under»
‘Vthe:-_ suitjiiefi ‘the..;i§Iaintij_’f is far

partitirm c:zidV».s§–e;5ti:9{;te ‘ptxséeséiefgof. the suit schedule

prGpetf°tieS;’/A ihe:”~z;§t:=..<,:e ptaintzff as also
defefidantt ' tizeet ttfiiegiizzgéerties are their ancestrat
propertiestt tyeu-eve: N03,} and 2 contend
thastt thereauis pyéorttgadttttion of the properties as per
tlzfei. partition W Ex.DI dated
» __Defenda:nt H33 in her evidence has
'V :'it;eVrVs§figtature en the said document, Whether
in dispute is the sigtuztum of defendant

V. has to be answered by an expert after
V * czatrtpfitftng the same with the admitted signature. This
"qr/terstiort has to be scientgfioally analyzed examined
considered by an emert and then, he has to give

H his opinion after sczientifioally testing the same. The
burden is an defendant N05. 1 and 2 to establish that

the disputed signature is of defendant I'Ic:.3.

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Therefore, the Gear: befow was not righi in rejeeé$fi9,,

the appliocztionfifed by defendant N031 and 2'?

6. In View of the law declared b;5%:!’??e ‘S1iprem”eV:€..’pu?’t

and this Court, the report 01’

cenclusive evidence. The rep0ri;_u’§;f_ i1¢a1nd\§x%1*iti;j3TgVA_expeI’t is
subject to objections and -cifzyee-izfiiefiixifiation. Further it
is ebiigatory on pared? V_”t0 consider the

report cf the wwitl1 ether evidence

evaiiable ell ree{‘; :fi.._«VV_ impugned order, the trite}

Ceurt has ii-@;_%: etated compare the disputed arid

edmittegi si$1a’eu:re_V ef’ S.”I’.Ambekar by exercising its power

“:1:’1c}.e: _’:See.?f;~3 _ef…the Evidence Act is erroneous. In View of

the” between the parties, denial aed

edmieeien ‘die Signature of S.’¥’.Am}:>ekar en the dispute

VE§;,.D2 the will, the appointment of an handwriting

expegrf ie necessary’ in the facts eed cimmnetamees ef this

“eeee. After eonclueien of evicierzee on both the side and

ivhen the matter was set down for arguments, the plaintiffs

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Ordered accordingly.

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