High Court Karnataka High Court

Sri K Jayaram vs Sri Anjanappa on 28 August, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Sri K Jayaram vs Sri Anjanappa on 28 August, 2009
Author: K.N.Keshavanarayana
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DATED THIS THE 28*" DAY OF AUGUf.§'T,. fzbinaé   

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<3? Civc AGAINST THE 3U£)GEMEN'¥" & DEGREE DATED:
20.3.2537' msssm IN R.A.F\3€3.8/2065 ON THE FILE

" _{}F if ASDLDISTRICT JUDGE, BANGALGRE
REJJRAL §IST, 8A¥S1GA§..()RE, DISMISSING THE
'fit?'-'PEAL ANS CORIQRMING" THE JUDGEMENT AME")
DECREE DATED: 16.10.2004 PASSED IN OS.NC§.

his son the piaintiff and one daughte:j{:"'§;§rifev_4 ca?

defanéant No.1 and mother af defendahts

his heirs, an at them succeed'éd-t:tties}t of the scheduie property. Therefore they

. :st:;.rt;;Vht”‘ft3_r’V~é§’iém§ssa§ cf the suit flied by the plaintiff far’

aeggarmn.

>’ H 4. Or: the basis of the pleadings of the parties the

ma! Court framed severai issues. After the parties ieaf

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entitled fer cieciaration cf t§t¥e as
respect cf the entire extent of
property. Nevertheless, the

its power under Order VII: F\?_’.£J§ev 7′. “{“}’?
reiief and deciared that m;;r:ram;mggmrea for haff
share whiie defendafifg. M; hair’ §hare am’:
directed a Pr’31imin§n,t..:.;§e<gr§3,§_'£.é'v_.'iééf'Brawn ta that
effect. flower appefiate
Court of the trial court
and :rrr:ismAs;§s}e::r:…_:}grae'rr. ':§pp'e3s. As against these

concurréfifi J_u£:i'g_rr:§§r*z'e::"_.'rwéf the courts beiow, the

appérfién~t-p£ai'n'ti§fi$Abefore this Court.

heard the iearned ceunse! appearmg

'for V'part'ies and on perugai of the hzdgments under

"v.I '::T;ppeai Yam of the opinien that the appeai dares mt

§ri'1a«aIve any qagesfion of Eaw muchiess substantiai

question of iaw warranting interference by this Court.

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There is me dispute that the suit scheg1;;'EfeVV'}:}ea;5e.rty

was granted by the Government te T'

said Kariyeppa died Ieavm:'g AA»Vb ei*.§vec§ -Iijiei»'wivfé; …A5§'n~T~._

piamtm' and one daugfjter

ef the 15' defendant and eeferjdents 2 to

4. Kariyappa died:_’_i”sf1 hés death,

by virtue of SectEe{3.._.8:’ Act the
suit: scheeeigéeiel’ _’::_\i’ef;f.’vt’:’v. Vf§£13fi1«En6 by him was
succeec¥€e;ia nameiy, wife, son
‘Vee’ee’i\…5r”:a-res, as admittecfiy, the said
Kariy ppe a Theugh the defendants
¢’e§etende.Vd of Kariyappa executee 3 Wm
her undivided interest in the suit
in faveer ef defeneants 2 te 4, as
;;”gn;:y:5ea by the Ceurts below the aefeneants have
‘§a::4ea%%:a preve the said M: in eccerdance with few.
1AA”3;h’eref:3re, upon the death ef mother of the piaintiff,

‘ her undivided interest in the suit schedeie property

eeveived on her Ciass~–I heirs namely, the
his sister. The piaintiff became the
share in the suit scheduie
became the owner of remai_nintj’.na*:f
rm dispute that the sietetV: eiie év} ieaving
behind her husbandzijéfndi ufirnii_e2fe:3’\’vVvnAe~me!y,Udefendants

1 to 4 as herv heits.~–v:._jf}”titt§;,__’tfivevjieetendants have
succeededtie rathanamma in
the sMqit_.E$r:b:etiVii::§:e”_” pfe}§iVert;;:;,M’VVVV1fnerefore, the Courts
beiovéehavevvv;ti’g2if§ti:y*that the plaintiff is not the

owner {5f,_the”ent’i’re.’:_”‘..extent of the suit scheduie

pre;é{etty’ ____ His entitied oniy for half share.

was filed for cieclaratien, in View of

.t?:e”*3d:;nit’i’i~:§d’i1’tects, the triai court: exercising the pewer

undies: mgr VII Rule 7 of CPC mmiided the reiief and

VA egiiyiaiited the decree fer partition by deflating that the

pisaintiff is entitied for haif share while the defenciante

are entitied fer remaining hat? share. Having regard

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to the facts 8: circumstances of the case, the”‘={.:eurts

beiew are justified in mouicimg the reiief

the preiiminary decree for partition,.t.h:e~–ze;gfiT.:’~tfie3

was flied fer declaration of ti§§e. .:.4The’re’:’i$-%1e.. 1

or irregularity commit!:erJ___ by”‘+§fi’e Ceer;§s:’_V_«¥3e’_§;e§¢

granting such a decree’;’~.’, .f_£”he ” Eelafrneid ceunsei
appearing for the Va’;i.§:eE!e_nt.j_§£; five: ._a pesition to point
eut any pe;*versits,*””in–[th’e the Courts
beiow. 1_It.:~ te; a:epEv¥§’aei:?i3iaintiff to mcwe for
cirewingiyup. for the purpese cf

dividing thé’epreepe*.*.y” and beunds. In this

‘ t_’§?3a=umette¢,V___1__fir1d ne gmend te admit this

this appeai is msméssed.

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