High Court Karnataka High Court

Shivalingamma vs Kempaiah on 1 October, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Shivalingamma vs Kempaiah on 1 October, 2008
Author: V.Jagannathan
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE

Dated: This the 1st day of October 2003 

BEFORE

THE I~iON'BLE MRJUSTICE V.JAGANNA'F.§iiAfi\}":' *' 

REGULAR SECONB APPEAL:No;1.509’I2§§{;§l

BETWEEN :

SHIVALINGAMMA .

w/0 HUCHEGOWDA @ KARiYAPPA- ._
AGED ABOUT 64 YRS

R/AT KELAGERE’VI_LLA.GE * ‘ ”

MALAUR HOBLI ‘
CHANNAPATNA TQ 5’71 5051.:

BANGALORE RURAE.-.D}S’l’–.A ‘ I =

— I . “5’_’.w.__.uAPFELLANT

(By Sri S c \(1;iAY§;Ki;MARj Aiuv,’ 3. V ”

AND:

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3 LATE’ HU._(3E.i EGOWDA
AGED’ ABOUT 57 YRS

ARE
‘ RIATKELAGERE VILLAGE

MALUP2 ‘Hem:

cmxm NAPATNA TQ 573. 505;

BANGALORE RURLAL DIST

H FTHE TAHSILDAR
‘ CHAN NAPATNA TQ

CHANNAPATNA 571 $05.

BANGALORE RURAL DEST
§~?ESPONDEN”}’S

(By Sri ESHWAR M GGLLALE, ADV. FOR R1)

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RSA FEED U/S. 100 OF CPO AGAENST THE

JUDGEMENT 8:; DEGREE DT.7′.2.2€}06 PASSES IN
R.A.N().48/V2004 ON THE FILE OF THE ABDL. CIVIL

JUDGE (SRJDN), RAMANGARANE, DESMESSING
APPEAL AND CONFIRMING THE JUDGMENT._’4<'_}§§fj;~
DEGREE m*.1?.3.2oo4 PASSED IN 0.s.No.2.f:6/94:'V'é"N " 4_
THE FILE err THE CIVIL JUDGE;(,}1§.DN:;"AN–fi3'_'v-Jhspe, u 'V

CHAN NAPATNA.

THIS APPEAL COMING VON P;i3R:’2$3i$M:éeiGN

DAY, THE COURT DELIVEREii3__’1″§3E FOLLGWIEG

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The plaintiff more the preferred

this seeeixd 35.,’/31.; suit filed by her
being and the appellate
court_eonf;1f:11i11g:t:f1eA of the trial court.

‘5Ifhe ea;9e”‘ef the appellant/p1a’mtifi’ is that

the defendants 1 and 2 are the

ef — L Huchchegewda and the said

“~’~.__V”».}–§13eh(§h§¥gowda died in 1957 and after his death, the

A were in joint possession of his three

C …s€;;n$ and the husband of the plainfifl’ lefi; the vinage

V’ abruptly and the defendants 1 and 2 therefore

deprived the maintiff of her share in the suit

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properties when she made a demand to give her the

share of her husband. It is her case that eta!’

partition took place before the Panchayat _§u’id.f it

plahltiff was allotted Sy.No.1O/1W(22 ”

(16 guntas), 47/3 (15 guI1tas},,’ 4?jét

114/1 (10 guntas) and 263[1..__(1O her i

ease that the plainfifi has 2 and
mango trees and the iiafee~heen to
iriterfere with.» vthei.-‘– and
enjoyment pf hence the suit.

_ The.-vVdefendef1ts on the other hand, while
admittingthe the possession of the

protigerties bi; fathef, took up the stand that the

had :10 issues and they bmught

Out of them, one died and other

V it . leftflie house and thereafter the husband of the

H ‘A “sdopted the son 01’ the 2nd defendant and

-i heeetlse of this, the piaintifi’ gave i1i–treatment to the

T ” edepted son and demanded her share in the suit

properties and it is their further case that the suit

preperties were divided inte four shares and

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accordingly the 18′: defendant was given Sy.No.4′?/4

and likewise the other emit properties were also

shared by the plalntifi’ and the defendants

this arrangement the plaintiff gave her

thereafter the 15* defendant 1″a_ised…a_

Sy.No.4′?/4 and it is contended in’: 77:

property plaintiff has no it. V
contended that the df._tl1e’ of
the plaintiff is not the plaintiff

cannot tile .3 ezfit a_gai;t1et:’tij§e eO~éew1i’e:’eV’Vuntil specific

‘oi’ the parties led the trial

courtte fra:ee,neees:5;a1j§} issues ané issue 1105.1 and

‘2. *:é:nSikarered the negative and the suit of the

after taldng note of the

evldence parties. The lower appellate court

the same by dismissing the appeal

ptefeeed by the plaintiff.

5. I have heard the learned counsel for the

parties and examined the judgnents of the courts

beiew and reasene assiged by the trial court

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dismissirig the suit of the plaintiff. Although learned

counsel for the appeliant argued that the

entitled to her share in the suit properties

her husband having left the I _ u

whereabouts being not known

referred to the relevant
the trial Court, in my View, the lirvevfifield
that the parties are _ of the suit
properties the plaintiif
cannot maijitein for t another
co-shere1*’;’~ have also taken
the of the pxasntm’ is

eor”;eerr:edV’,t”tiie~ $t,*.g;s«..»§’iled before the completion of

ygears of ri1i’e-oi.;*1g of the husband and as such,

husband is declared dead legally

ori he being not heard for about seven

years,” is not possible to 31101: any share to’ the

out of the share to be given to the p1ai11t1’fl”s

wt .,,_hiisband. it is under these circumstances, the trial

V’ court declined to gent the relief ef permanent

injunction and the lower appeflate Court: also foemd

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that time parties are in joint possession of the suit
properties and a such, relief of injunction carmot.-he

gantod.

6. Having hoaré the submissions of 3 K

counsel and on going through the jf;id;§i1oijts:_.:of.V T_

courts below, I find that the j}_1d@3r_:r1ts oftho’.. V

below does not appear to 2 the
evidonce on rooord or as
such, I see no, substafihtjgl law being
involved in ‘ the admission

stage “bang disposed of.

dismissed. It is however

ti’:<:="disr;1issa1 of the appeal will not

of the plaintiff establishing her title

to properties by way of indeperzdent

"V.,'proooe(_1"i:1gs and in that event, the observations made

A 51' above shall not influence the trial court in any

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Judge

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