{"id":14866,"date":"2009-02-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-shivarudrappa-vs-h-b-basappa-on-11-february-2009"},"modified":"2014-05-29T22:56:31","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T17:26:31","slug":"m-shivarudrappa-vs-h-b-basappa-on-11-february-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-shivarudrappa-vs-h-b-basappa-on-11-february-2009","title":{"rendered":"M Shivarudrappa vs H B Basappa on 11 February, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">M Shivarudrappa vs H B Basappa on 11 February, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: K.N.Keshavanarayana<\/div>\n<pre> \n\n '(BYSRI:PMAHESI~IA,ADV. FOR R1\n\nin: THE HIGH COURT OF' KARNATAKA AT BAN(}A1;01~2\u00a7i \n\nDATED THIS THE mu DAY OF FEBRUARy52o(\u00a79%F    \n\nBEFORE   \n\nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.N. \n\n \n\nR.S.A. NO.  2o&lt;i2A% % A    \n\nBEIWEEN\n1 MSHIVARUDRAPPA 5   \n\nPRESIDENT,&lt;SRI.VEER&amp;BI&#039;I\u00a3LDRAVSWAMY\n\nSEVA  H\u00a3)RAYAI.A, &#039;BEGUIk:&quot; HOBLI\n\nGUNDLl.II?E&#039;I&#039;5{CHAMARAJA..\\IAGAR&quot;DIST.\n   &#039;   &#039; ...APPELLANT\n\n   (Ema; isik  AISVQCATE )\n\n1 H__BBASAPPA -.  \n,,I\u20ac1AJ{)R, sf 9_.LA&#039;rE PUTFANANJAPPA\n % .RyQ.;1&lt;3RAYAI.;a%--v1LLAGE\nV &#039; \u00bb I&#039; BEGIIRHOBLX, GUNDLUPET\n V _ cmwikwmaew DIST.\n\n2 X .__THE _SEC.RETARY\n&#039;HORAYIXLA GRAMA PANCHAYAT\n PANCLHAYAT HEAD QUARTER\n~ : ,Ho1eAYALA, BEGUR HOBLI\n c;urmLU1=E&#039;r TALUK,\n&quot; CHAMARAJAHAGAR mam.\n RESPONDENTS<\/pre>\n<p>12.2 W SERVED) \u00e9g<\/p>\n<p>THIS RSA FILED U\/S.10O CPC AGAINES1&#8243; _<br \/>\nJUDGMENT AND DEGREE DATED 16.3.2002 PA_SSED&#8217;EN&#8217;-  A<br \/>\nR.A.NO.96\/2000 ON THE FILE OFAATHE c1&#8217;vIL\ufb01j=JUD(3E<br \/>\n(SR.DN.), NANJANGUD, ALLOWING TH.E_ ;a.PPEAL_ AND<br \/>\nSE&#8217;I&#8217;TiNG ASIDE THE JUDGMENT  &#8220;DATE-_D=<br \/>\n31.7.2000 PASSED IN o.s.No.294\/9.2 ON THE, $11.3  &lt;<\/p>\n<p>THECIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN.) AND  -GUND1;UP.ET..  <\/p>\n<p>THIS RSA comm} ON FdR.ir:EA1\u00e9INt.\u00a7THIe DAY,<br \/>\nTHE comm&#039; DELwEREDjmE\u00bbemL:,owINe:;~ <\/p>\n<p>a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..v<br \/>\nThe    in 0.8.\n<\/p>\n<p>No.294 of  Civil Judge (Jr.Dn.)<br \/>\nand   respondent was the<br \/>\nplaintiff  the  was the 1&#8243; defendant in<\/p>\n<p>the sa:i:1.,s:uit4. \u00b0 &#8216;rhe..:stA:es\u00a7\u00a7ondent\/plajnu\ufb01 filed the suit<\/p>\n<p> egaiiasj; mezaii respondent only for the relief of<\/p>\n<p> restI&#8217;aming&#8217; the defendant therein<\/p>\n<p>   with the plaintj\ufb01&#8221;s peaceful possession<\/p>\n<p> CI?.L.j0_&#8221;y;IIlCnt of the property mentioned in the<\/p>\n<p> to the plaint, namely, the Backyard ( Hittalu)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; fee &#8220;s;ite.ated in Horayala Village, Begur Hobli, Gundlupet<\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;Taluk, Chamarajanagara District, measuring East-West:<\/p>\n<p>-%\u00bb\/<\/p>\n<p>24% feet and North-South: 60 feet lying to the .<\/p>\n<p>p1a.int;i\ufb02&#8221;s house. It is the speci\ufb01c case of  pg 3* htk3%C,Et;ti1*z*ht&amp;eee&amp;&lt;oo <\/p>\n<p>that he is the owner in possession of u  <\/p>\n<p>property and that the   = <\/p>\n<p>Authorities of the Village<br \/>\nmanner of right, title o1f_  e\ufb01ithchodule<br \/>\nproperty, are trying V   his lawful<br \/>\npossession and ehjoymeht &#039;   &quot; \u00e9ubsequemly,<br \/>\nthe appellaxgt&#039;    as the 2&#039;14<br \/>\ndefendant&#039;  &#8211;  \u00a31 :3:-53*-&#039;t   Panchayat<br \/>\nrepresented by  in the Trial Court<\/p>\n<p>on service brtthsuitkeosinzxraztans and \ufb01led the Written<\/p>\n<p>&quot;stgteI:1:ent;}_  &#039;ease of the plainti\ufb01&#039;s. It was<\/p>\n<p> the suit property belongs to the<\/p>\n<p> and that the plam&#039; tiff is not in<\/p>\n<p>possessio;:.1 had enjoyment of the same, as such, the<\/p>\n<p>  not entitled for the relief of injunction. It was<\/p>\n<p>   contended that the Court has no jurisdiction to<\/p>\n<p>@<\/p>\n<p>my the suit and the suit is not maintainable in the <\/p>\n<p>of Section 304(2) and Section 133 (1) of . <\/p>\n<p>Parishads, Taluk Panchayat, Samithis anti:  <\/p>\n<p>Panchayats and Nyaya Panchayat\u00e9   Ga <\/p>\n<p>impleadment of the 2114 defendanI;,&#039;V._}i&quot;e.V_  <\/p>\n<p>the written statcammat filed<br \/>\nthe Mandal Panchayat,    V  _   V&#039;\n<\/p>\n<p>2) In t;ne_1igm   parties,<\/p>\n<p>the trial Court  t1 xe <\/p>\n<p>i)  &#8216;$ihc.\u00a7ti;r\u00a7r.. proves that he is<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;  }a\u00a3vfu l and enjoyment of<\/p>\n<p>5 .. LA tfi\u00e9    on the date of \ufb01ling of<br \/>\n  wit ?  _____ <\/p>\n<p>   the plainti\ufb01 proves that the<br \/>\n V.  at Point &#8216;O&#8217; was put-up by his<br \/>\n..  g_g&#8217;andfather Devappa ?\n<\/p>\n<p> *  Whether the defendants proves that<br \/>\nthis Court has no jurisdiction to try<\/p>\n<p>\/1&#8242;<\/p>\n<p>iv) Whether the plainti\ufb01 is entitled for&#8217;_t{1ie&#8221;;-&#8216;..: if  <\/p>\n<p>relief sought for in the plaint ?    &#8216; V<\/p>\n<p>V) To what order or  T .. 3 <\/p>\n<p>3) During the   <\/p>\n<p>himself as PW.l and  &#8216;mere xi\u00e9imcsees as<br \/>\nPWS. 2 and 3 . The J?&#8221;ar__1chayat was<br \/>\nexamined as     examined<\/p>\n<p>himself as  \u00e9.?\u00a71d~ Ex.D1 to D5 were<\/p>\n<p>4)  sides, the Trial Court on<\/p>\n<p>_-  Qf  as documentary evidence, by<\/p>\n<p>  31.07.2000 dismissed the suit of the<\/p>\n<p>    h\u00a7iemg% the plainti\ufb01&#8217; has failed to prove ms<\/p>\n<p>    and enjoyment of the schwule<\/p>\n<p>   L Being amazed by the said judgment and<\/p>\n<p> passed by the trial Court, the p1a&#8217;mti\ufb01&#8217; em<\/p>\n<p>\u00a7.\/<\/p>\n<p>appeal before the Civil Judge (Sr.Dn.), e<\/p>\n<p>RA. 1%()).96 of 2000.\n<\/p>\n<p>The Lower Appeilate Court  V&#8217;   \u00bb <\/p>\n<p>sides and on :re~assessmcnt of oizjal  :1, f<\/p>\n<p>evidence, by judgment ciaterfi    .<\/p>\n<p>appeal with conditions.  ::eu1&#8217;ee<br \/>\nthe Lower Appellate  points for<\/p>\n<p>consideration.    .  V<\/p>\n<p>1)   Court erred in<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; h(_)ldi_I1\u00a7&#8217;    p}amtm&#8221; is not entitled<\/p>\n<p>_ &#8216; &#8216;V  fol&#8217;;  injunction as sought<\/p>\n<p>A V&#8217;  for?  V<br \/>\n&#8216;  VA   the judgment and decree of<br \/>\n &#8216; A  Court is erroneous and mat;<br \/>\n on facts and circumstances of<\/p>\n<p>H  &#8220;the case ?\n<\/p>\n<p>(1<\/p>\n<p> iii) What order?\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>6) The Lower Appellate Court held&#8217;     _  <\/p>\n<p>Eight: of the contents of the  J <\/p>\n<p>Panchayat, which are markedjas E:{s&#8211;.J? .&#8217;19   <\/p>\n<p>from the oral evidence of WVS.  itis   the<br \/>\nplaintiff has proved<br \/>\npossession of i\ufb01\ufb01ixce the suit<\/p>\n<p>was only for   of title was<\/p>\n<p>not    in that View of the<br \/>\nmatter anew: the principles of law laid<\/p>\n<p>down    by the Supreme Court that,<\/p>\n<p>   of 1mm&#8217; oval:-le property<\/p>\n<p>  k\u00e9lx\ufb01end his possession even against the<\/p>\n<p>   who tries to dispossess him except in<\/p>\n<p> of law, held that the pla:&#8217;nt1\ufb02&#8221; is<\/p>\n<p> .   for a decree of permanent injunction aminst the<\/p>\n<p>g<\/p>\n<p>defendants from forcible disposscssion from the ~_4<\/p>\n<p>schedule property. In that View of the matter, tli\u00e9 st  <\/p>\n<p>Appellate Court allowed the appeaisnd &#8216;_    K V&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>defendants not to interfef&#8217;?   <\/p>\n<p>possession and enjoyment of<br \/>\ntill he is evicted from the &#8216;suit  of<\/p>\n<p>7) Being &#8216;   th\u20ac%%%Saidsi3adgnaent and<br \/>\ndecree  Court, the 2*&#8221;!<\/p>\n<p>defendant is     Second Appeal.<\/p>\n<p>8)  appeal was admitted for<\/p>\n<p>of th&#8217;e.,.faL}uwix1g substantial questions of<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;t A   the Lower Appellate Court is<br \/>\n2 ..   in decreeing the suit despite<br \/>\n a\ufb01ndingthatthe plainti\ufb02is not<\/p>\n<p>the owner ?\n<\/p>\n<p>t ii) Whether the plaintiff who fails to pmve<br \/>\nlawful possession cf the suit property<\/p>\n<p>@<\/p>\n<p>could be granted a decrm for <\/p>\n<p>injunction ?\n<\/p>\n<p>iii) Whether the Civil  %<br \/>\njurisdiction to try aj&#8221;i&#8217;n&#8221;att\u00a21&#8242;.,   &#8221;<br \/>\ninvolves claim by or  V   _ &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>Panchayat in  of&#8221; a<br \/>\nproperty in View of  2:2   <\/p>\n<p>9) Upon&#8217; &#8216;  .  V  &#8221; \ufb01ppeal, the<br \/>\nP1aiB\ufb01\ufb01&#8217;\/R3$PU\u00a7ii1\u00a2i:i\u20ac\u00ab&#8217;;&#8217;&#8211;_V Nog%I%.%:%hars% appeared %  ttmough his<\/p>\n<p>learned &#8216;noiice on respmxdcnt No.2-<\/p>\n<p>Gram   as su\ufb02icient and it has<\/p>\n<p>_ V mmaixged <\/p>\n<p> .V V&#8221; hgve heard&#8221; &#8220;&#8221;&#8221;  the learmod counsel appear]. Hg<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;(Sn   perused the records 9f the Courts<\/p>\n<p>x I &#8217;11)  [as noticed above, the 2&#8243;&#8216; dcfendmlt, who<\/p>\n<p>  sabsequently implcaded before the max&#8217; Court; did<\/p>\n<p>(M<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>not \ufb01le any independent written statement. He A4<\/p>\n<p>to have adopted the written statement  <\/p>\n<p>Defendant No.1. Defendant No. 1&#8211;Mam1a1   &amp; kk<\/p>\n<p>its written statement had  the <\/p>\n<p>not the owner of the suit    &#8216;setit<br \/>\nproperty belong to the    the<br \/>\nplaintiff is not in    Though the<br \/>\ntrial Court   of the Lower<br \/>\nAppellate  said judgment, has<br \/>\ndecreed    directing the<br \/>\ndefendarvizte&#8217; riot&#8217;  with the pla&#8217;mt:i\ufb01&#8221;s<\/p>\n<p>possession    in due process of law.<\/p>\n<p> _  suit was for the Belief of<\/p>\n<p> only. The piainee&#8221; did not seek<\/p>\n<p>  _decIe\u00a3;ati(;\u00a721&#8242;  his title to the property. Therefore, in<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; W H &#8216;T _a  the Courts below were not required to go<\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;\ufb02ee question of title of the parties. The only<\/p>\n<p> .:: q-uestion which was required to be considered by the<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">11<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Courts below was, whether the plaintiff was <\/p>\n<p>possession and enjoyment of the suit  <\/p>\n<p>and whether the defendants    K V&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>possession and enjoyment of the   7f.<\/p>\n<p>dismissed the suit mainly the<br \/>\nplaintiff has not prove&#8217;-:d . i.s&#8217;*1;he  the<br \/>\nproperty and he is in   the same.<br \/>\nHowever, the    VVon&#8221;V\u00a7.te&#8217;&#8211;apprecia\ufb02on<br \/>\nof the  \ufb01nding of fact<br \/>\nthat the V&#8217;  was in possession<br \/>\nand    as on the date of the<\/p>\n<p>suit and    possession of the property.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; &#8216;E*.he of  notices issued by: the Manda}<\/p>\n<p> Exs.P19 and 20 indicate that the<\/p>\n<p>       in possession of the suit property.<\/p>\n<p> &#8221;  VV&#8221;The oral evidence of PW.1 to PW.3 clwrly<\/p>\n<p> i.i.est3ia:\u00a7Vjlisi1es that the plaintiff&#8217; has been in settled<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;  &#8216;fiossession of the schedule property for couple of ywrs<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;M<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">12<\/span><\/p>\n<p>prior to the \ufb01ling of the suit. It is new well-settled&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>by catena of decisions of this Court and the   <\/p>\n<p>that, a person in settled possessio_n&#8230;of_   2<\/p>\n<p>protect and defend his possession   7-]<\/p>\n<p>owner and the true owner take&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>property in accordance  by  due<br \/>\nprocess of law.  &#8216;plaint\ufb01f is ill<br \/>\npossession of  es V&#8217;  of the suit,<br \/>\nand that    the plainti\ufb01&#8217; is<br \/>\ntermed    Lower Appellate<br \/>\nCourt,  is justi\ufb01ed in granting<\/p>\n<p>the relief of Lpe1inane1ot_\u00bb&#8217;i:\ufb01:i1nc\ufb01on to the limited extent<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;V    enjoyment of the property shall<\/p>\n<p>  the defendants until the plaino\ufb01 is<\/p>\n<p>  &#8216;n1..(1\ufb01e&#8217;::pmcess of law. Defendant No.1, who<\/p>\n<p>1 _  to-be the owner of the property, is at liberty to<\/p>\n<p>   action in accordance with law for getting<\/p>\n<p>  :&#8217; vgooeeession of the property. The order of injunctzion<\/p>\n<p>@<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">13<\/span><\/p>\n<p>granted by the Lower Appellate Court is not an absolute<\/p>\n<p>order against the defendants and the Defendant No;l[ieV<\/p>\n<p>at liberty to initiate action in accordance   _<\/p>\n<p>eviction of the plamti\ufb02 from the  l  ll  <\/p>\n<p>Appellant] defendant No.2 has not:&#8217;eet+_u;\u00a7<\/p>\n<p>in respect\u00e9g\ufb02schedule pmpe\ufb01y,&#8217;\u00ab.g3pr has&#8221; oonteiideciee <\/p>\n<p>he is in possession ofthe  as lie&#8221;<br \/>\nadopted the written   No.1, it is<\/p>\n<p>clear that acoordtx1g__to   lie the owner<\/p>\n<p>of pro  &#8221; &#8216;  has no manner of<br \/>\nright, eee,&#8217; ox?  the schedule property.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, he&#8221;   any grievance against the<\/p>\n<p>  the mwer Appellate Court. The<\/p>\n<p> appellant has \ufb01led this appeal<\/p>\n<p>  _i11dieates..__~&#8217;tt3.a;t~&#8221;lie is trying to interfere with the plainmrs<\/p>\n<p>l H H &#8216;T &#8216;possession and enjoyment of the suit schedule<\/p>\n<p> though the appellant has no manner of right<\/p>\n<p>ll  &#8216;eve? the property. Therefore, the Lower Appellate Court<\/p>\n<p>@<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">14<\/span><\/p>\n<p>is right in decreeing the suit against boihw <\/p>\n<p>defendants and granting relief to a Iimited  4&#8242;    H<\/p>\n<p>14) No doubt, the plainti1f&#8217;edntex}&amp;.ed    x<\/p>\n<p>in possession of schedule _  <\/p>\n<p>However, as noticed earlier,  the S101&#8242;<br \/>\npermanent injunction   title<br \/>\nwas not required&#8217; to i&#8217;  because,<br \/>\nDefendant No.51&#8242; &#8216;iilcgiie .  \ufb01le schedule<br \/>\npmperty V.   Panchayat, . it<br \/>\ncannot   Court has no jurisdiction<br \/>\nto exlmrm\ufb01  of permanent injunction<\/p>\n<p>_ . end    A<\/p>\n<p>    1&#8217;s)%ef&#8217;e\u00abeeese\u00a2een 2 11 of the Karnataka Panehayat Raj<\/p>\n<p> _ Aet:,A  as under:\n<\/p>\n<p> n I  &#8220;&#8216;2.?..iv!:.:. Decision of claims to property by or<\/p>\n<p>  mm Panchayat &#8211; (1) In any<\/p>\n<p> village to which a survey of lands other than<br \/>\nlands ofdixlaxily used fer the purpose of<\/p>\n<p>w<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">15<\/span><\/p>\n<p>agriculture only has been or shall<br \/>\nextended under any law for the time   A&#8217;<br \/>\nforce, where any property or any   03?:-.  i<\/p>\n<p>over any property is  0:931     <\/p>\n<p>of the Gram Panchayat, or byyaiiy<br \/>\nagainst the Gram PanCl1eyat&#8221;,A._it    i<br \/>\nlawful for the Assistanti&#8217;C:ii1:missie\u00a73e1&#8243;  <\/p>\n<p>enquiry of wklichdzie <\/p>\n<p>to pass an order    _<\/p>\n<p>(2) y A\ufb01y bf?  OM61&#8242;<br \/>\nmade uritieriiigji\u00e9etibeee\ufb01on \u00ab{ 1) .  appeal to<\/p>\n<p>the  the decision<br \/>\nof the &#8211;.i3e3j1i:,5(&#8216;- Coxximiseioner shall be \ufb01nal.<br \/>\n7:3) &#8211;  &#8220;sham be deemed to<br \/>\nhave  &#8220;notice of any enquiry or order<br \/>\n this  if notice has been given in<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;  V&#8217; &#8221; the  manner.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A   does not create any bar on the Civil<\/p>\n<p> ~   entertaining a suit in respect of immovable<\/p>\n<p>Vi     lying within tl1Cj1.1I&#8217;iSdiC&#8217;l&#8217;.i0I1 of Gram Panchayat<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">16<\/span><\/p>\n<p>16) In my opinion, as the plainti\ufb01 has<\/p>\n<p>admitted that the schedule property is owned ~ <\/p>\n<p>Panchayat, Section 21 1 of Panchayat Reg    &#8216;V<\/p>\n<p>application to the suit \ufb01led for  of  <\/p>\n<p>injunction by the plainti\ufb02&#8217;, who   <\/p>\n<p>possession of the property.<br \/>\ninterfere with the  eituatcd<br \/>\nwithin its jurisdiction,    accordance<br \/>\nwith Law. If g&#8217;    of a property<br \/>\ncompxaigasa&#8217; by the autlaoriufos of<br \/>\nGram  due prooess of law,<\/p>\n<p>the i11lA&#8217;\u00a3&#8217;1*&#8217;&#8211;&#8216;e&#8217;qictL;&#8217;i&#8217;c&#8217;Jr1&#8243;1.:V of  cannot be said to be<\/p>\n<p>et1t,ertaiVi1V'&#8221;o vst1it for the relief of permanent.<\/p>\n<p>  his possession as long as he is not<\/p>\n<p>   adopting due  of law. Therefore,<\/p>\n<p> 7{I peeeh01F1  me Lower Appellate com; is just1\ufb01od&#8217; in<\/p>\n<p>   the relief.\n<\/p>\n<p>, as to<\/p>\n<p>1&#8217;7<\/p>\n<p>17) In the light of the above diecussions, _<\/p>\n<p>not see any ermr in the judgment of the  <\/p>\n<p>Court decreeing the suit of the _p1a.i1_&#8217;i\ufb01\ufb02&#8217;f   &#8221; V&#8217; V<\/p>\n<p>extent. No prejudice is caused   77:.<\/p>\n<p>account of the decree<br \/>\nCourt. Therefom, in ifieriv 0f A1.&#8217;he.. cii\u00e9cussieii, the<br \/>\nsubstantial questions ef ietir,   \u00abLthe time of<br \/>\nadmission of mg&#8217;   mcordingly.<br \/>\nThere are :10&#8242;    such, the appeal<\/p>\n<p>is liable eiobe   A <\/p>\n<p> dismissed with no order<\/p>\n<p>Sd\/&#8217;-~<br \/>\nJudge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court M Shivarudrappa vs H B Basappa on 11 February, 2009 Author: K.N.Keshavanarayana &#8216;(BYSRI:PMAHESI~IA,ADV. FOR R1 in: THE HIGH COURT OF&#8217; KARNATAKA AT BAN(}A1;01~2\u00a7i DATED THIS THE mu DAY OF FEBRUARy52o(\u00a79%F BEFORE THE HON&#8217;BLE MR. JUSTICE K.N. R.S.A. 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