{"id":154402,"date":"2008-07-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-27T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/nanjappa-vs-chikkaiah-on-28-july-2008"},"modified":"2015-08-01T22:00:45","modified_gmt":"2015-08-01T16:30:45","slug":"nanjappa-vs-chikkaiah-on-28-july-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/nanjappa-vs-chikkaiah-on-28-july-2008","title":{"rendered":"Nanjappa vs Chikkaiah on 28 July, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Nanjappa vs Chikkaiah on 28 July, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: L.Narayana Swamy<\/div>\n

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-1-<\/span>\n<\/p>\n
IN THE KIGK COURT or KARNAEAKA Am BANGALORE<\/p>\n
DATED mars man 23″ nny er JULY, 2033,<\/p>\n
BEFORE<\/p>\n
THE HON’BLE ma.JusTIcE L \u00a7AnAxAmA’swhM&’f :’<\/p>\n
REGULAR FIRST APp2AL~nv,aa3V6\ufb01”\u00e9Q9\u00e9’ g,’<\/p>\n
BETWEER:\n<\/p>\n
1<\/span><\/p>\n
RAHJAPEA V ~,
\n$fO.DODDAKINGAIAH *,”a<\/p>\n
Assn ABOUT 53 YEARs'<_ V
\nR\/OF RAM3HAKGEPALU"VILLAGE
\nsanmnaaacxaaazhx Ho3LI".;."~_
\nK R PET maznx "'L *= *\u00bb=
\ns\/c.\u00a7Amg\u00bb'KIKKEa1Go\ufb01nA='=\u00bb\u00bb
\nAGEB"ABGUT 52;\u00a5EARsYV[' .<\/p>\n
R\/or EaMA\ufb01aKc9\u00a7ALU-?1LLAsn<\/p>\n
VTsAnmna3A\u00a3HAHALhx_noaLz<\/p>\n
x.a%pETrmALUK*,<\/p>\n
=_Poo&aa;"\u00a2KxKxANuA<\/p>\n
';o.no\ufb01nALAa<\/p>\n
. V\ufb01san\u00e9aaauw 53 YEARS<\/p>\n
\u00bb_R\u00a2cg'RaMANaxoPpALU VILLAGE<\/p>\n
V*. $a\u00a7m\ufb01sgacHAHALLI 303;:<\/p>\n
K 3.23? TALUK<\/p>\n
 cmm<\/p>\n
 VS\/0.KURICHIKKANHA<\/p>\n
'REED ABOUT 43 YEARS<\/p>\n
RIO? RAMARAKOPEALU VILLAGE
\nSANTHEBACHAHALLI HDBLI<\/p>\n
K R PET \u00a3ALUX<\/p>\n
-2-<\/span><\/p>\n
5 xaazsa
\nS\/0.MASTER KALEGOWDA
\nABEE Azouw 33 YEARS
\nR\/OF RAMRRAKOPRALU VILLAGE
\nSANTKEEACEAHALLI HOBLI
\nK R paw mama: _.w.\n<\/p>\n
5 JAXARAMA
\nS\/G.PAPANRA _
\nAGED ABOUT 38 ymAas.a V
\nR\/OE R$M3RAKOPRALU”VIiLAGE’g =
\nsaswnaaacnaxanzx 303:; .u ”
\nK R 932 mALaK, “”=_f 2. “A~
\n. } ; 1~V’af,\u00a7;_APPELLANTS
\n{By Sri N R uaxx 5 asscA1mss,}3Dv., )<\/p>\n
AND :\n<\/p>\n
1 cH:KKn:\ufb01$\u00a7–‘:_, ._=Iwu
\nS\/0.K$LALIHS ‘ii A=r<\/p>\n
M,$;sCs BEap_s\u00a5’;}as\u00bbw__5<\/p>\n
27,nANJ3\ufb02a. =_”__~.’
\n‘ASE ?a \u00a3$Ags,*mAJoa
\nRfO;RAM%NAK92P\ufb01L VILLAGE<\/p>\n
_ K R paw xanux; Manny;\n<\/p>\n
;*a ,JayAREscwmA\u00bb
\n” “A533 53 YEARS
\n.–,s;\u00a2 Lam: CHIKKAIA\ufb01
\n‘v.I,aaszMENw, Manxx avxnszue
\n‘ L–\u00a7=R\u00a7FEREL Mane
\n.BOMEAX soc cos<\/p>\n
4”,KAaALxnaAsowBA @ GOBAIAH
\nS\/0.CHIKKAIA\u00a3, 53 YEARS
\nAGRICGLTURIST, R\/Ar RAMARAKOPPALV
\nvxnnaas, sanwanannanzx KGBLI
\nK R par … nzsponnzuws<\/p>\n
(By Sri G s Exam 5 Assgfamms 3<\/p>\n
-3-<\/span><\/p>\n
am FILEB :1\/$.95 cpc Ammszc mg:
\nmm manna mama 11.e.2ooa passm zu ;o~.-s\u00ab’,vzqc}.\u00bb\u00ab2_4;.92
\non THE mm er en mar” czvtcz. .;rtI;s<~m._(s1\u00a2;%z;ze*–.)%*,<\/p>\n
SRIRANGAEATNA, DECREEIHG TEE _ x$UIT_ 'FQR" <\/p>\n
DECEARATIOH, PERMRRENT INJ\u00a7HCTIONg<\/p>\n
mars REA comm on ma  Txs\ufb01rzxne "<\/p>\n
THIS DEX, THIS COWRT DELIVERED THE KQLLOWING;7, g <\/p>\n
-1-he appellvam\ufb01s ;\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7e:’.\u00a71ef\u00e9\u00e9rid2ii$:’t:s in os
\nNo.24\/1992 on   Addl. , Civil
\nJudge (s:;..<s::;j.j_-_  <\/p>\n
2   filed the<\/p>\n
suit"  A injunction . It is
\nthe '*_<3\u00e9.'.se' %29$A\u00bb.%Vt.u\u00a7\u00e9'T%'.,[%:;g1a1nt1:fs that the suit
\nschedxzie. " pgo\ufb01a\ufb01ties sy.N.34\/4 measuring<\/p>\n
 sitiiaiza-d at Ramanakppalu village and<\/p>\n
 measuring 3.A.–11G of land in<\/p>\n
.’A?s\u00a7i\u00a7:ishi\u00a5iig.\u00a7.nhs11i village, K R Pet Taluk are<\/p>\n
jo:\u00a3n\u00a7t.fa.mi1y properties. The first plaintiff<\/p>\n
 .V=}f\u00e9i;a the kartha of the family and after –his<\/p>\n
death the second defendant became the kaxrtha<\/p>\n
-4-<\/span><\/p>\n
of the family. It is stated in the hlaint<\/p>\n
that the defendants obstructed <\/p>\n
possessicn of the plaintiffs, <\/p>\n
os No.271\/1991 for declagati\u00e9\ufb01 ant :njgtgti;n.*<\/p>\n
In the said suit tha’   .3}:\n<\/p>\n
appliaation fbr tanptttgyhitjuhgtid\ufb01 and the
\nsuit was dism1$\u00a7a\u00a7Tti\u00a74\u00e9 the defe\ufb01dants did
\nnot file _a\ufb01y; thjgtitttnt’ statement.<\/p>\n
Therea f h A ‘L in 1:   V. V  tzndants started
\n  possession of
\n  _’ filed the present
\nsuit}_ “Theht\u00a7et\u00e9t\u00a2a\u00a7ts filed their written<\/p>\n
stateznernxt’-sgtzitif\u00e9g that plaintiffs are not the<\/p>\n
.    the suit schedule propexties. They<\/p>\n
      that the villagers of<\/p>\n
Rmnanakt\ufb01p\ufb01alu includzng the defendants have to<\/p>\n
 .ApLas.\u00e9”~–through .$y.No.31 and 34!4, i.e, , the land<\/p>\n
A’ thbaf\u00e9\ufb01onging to the plaintiffs to go to Kathe and<\/p>\n
.–[then to Megalcor and Gomala. According to<\/p>\n
“K<\/p>\n
_5..\n<\/p>\n
them, except: this road there is  <\/p>\n
available and hence they -.hQavf’e   [:-:2  <\/p>\n
extent of 15 feet in
\nThe? have further’.     this
\nfifteen feet they doAV-n\ufb01\ufb02;-.d1gim \u00e9in3–,*. right title<\/p>\n
car interest csveiz’ fzrze’ in quasticm.<\/p>\n
2.  \u00a7>i:’* “t7:ia pleadings, the
\ncourt 1′   ‘    four issues.\n<\/p>\n
M.  .t’nemse3.ves as 139%’ 1 and PW<\/p>\n
2 ad; get m\u00e9\ufb01k\ufb01\u00e9g\u00e9i\ufb01ht documents. Befendants<\/p>\n
-lgtq 3 Vw.e=.fr?a-  as DW 1 to D9? 3. They<\/p>\n
“”-_”n$v\u00e9=m;gked fi\ufb01e documents on their behalf.<\/p>\n
j_ \u00e9fter gazing thraugh the pleadings an\u00e9<\/p>\n
\ufb01iug\ufb01\u00e9cunaents, came conclusicn that the<\/p>\n
2  ~  ‘Tp3,aintiffs succeeded in proving their<\/p>\n
 awnership and possession ever the land in<\/p>\n
que$tion and accordingly deczraed the suit.<\/p>\n
.. 5 ..\n<\/p>\n
Hence the defendants are befmre this court in<\/p>\n
this appeal .\n<\/p>\n
5 . The contention of <\/p>\n
defendants is that they    <\/p>\n
in respect of fifteen  “tA::5;2it.””A ”<\/p>\n
scheeule property.  sutpert   s%te2;’:d
\nthey have pro\u00e9ueed }\u00a7.’.:V_:__._ib-:1 =.;_1Vnd..I3v-\u00a3__ the index of<\/p>\n
lands . Ex . D-4:3? j .  ”  _r:’.ghts . Ex . B-4<\/p>\n
re::.e’3.!.1,tit>h ‘igeopye'”‘Ex;\u00a7D-5 ietter of Mandel
\nPa\u00a3s<f:heyat{" their case that the court<\/p>\n
be1o1t'e'–.tfa1.1ve<iA'te'\u00ab.e_'\u00e9ippreciate the case made out<\/p>\n
 uiienee they pray fer setting aside<\/p>\n
'Ve"theeimp\ufb01gned ordex.<\/p>\n
V A   Von behalf of first xesp<::nd.ent–<\/p>\n
\ufb01leintiff, pwmz has stated that the prqerties<\/p>\n
   question are ancestral properties. He has<\/p>\n
deposed in his evieenee that the defendants
\nare forcibly trying to use the preperty in<\/p>\n
question as a road to reach the katte. He has<\/p>\n
-7..\n<\/p>\n
produced RTC Extracts Ex.P1 and ExP2 \ufb01e; the<\/p>\n
year 1991~92 and also produce&”enmteti\u00a2n<\/p>\n
register extract and it is marked eeV\ufb01x,F$ tat;<\/p>\n
prove the ownership of the ;a\ufb01\ufb01’i\ufb01f\u00a2eeet;en.e<\/p>\n
He has also produced pttere”cep\u00a7eel$\u00a7f\u00a7\u00a7 aed
\nEx.P5, Axar Band Reeietep’ektteet earked as
\nEx.P6. The atl#$agn%d\u00a7\u00a7gQ%Hth\u00a7 s\ufb01i\ufb01 schedule
\nprqperties_marked_ee \ufb01e;??’eeegtx.P8. He has
\nstated t\ufb01etfeigtt item \ufb01te yeer 1924, there is
\nno m\u00a7;:$ne\u00a7t’a\u00a77Vgg%e #p\u00a7d in any of the
\naoeu\u00a2\u00e9ntg;_e[}\u00a7a5\u00a2\u00e9  the” claim of easmentary
\nrigttu@ee’\u00a7\u00a7l\ufb01\ufb01\u00a7\u00a5efendants is baelese.<\/p>\n
., 7. t?\ufb01%2e’a\ufb01 independent eyewitness, “has<\/p>\n
v%,_ gte\ufb01\u00e9\ufb01 that t\ufb01ere is a katte in the land of<\/p>\n
“t\ufb01et\ufb01aei\ufb01tif\ufb01s. The peeple of Ramanakqppalu<\/p>\n
tv\ufb01ilage\ufb02i\ufb01 ordex to go to the katte never pass<\/p>\n
‘V, thrcugh the land of the plaintiffs. There is<\/p>\n
\u00a7 .\ufb01e road in the suit schedule prcperty.<\/p>\n
-3-<\/span><\/p>\n
3. on behalf af the  the<\/p>\n
appellants examined himsel\ufb01 as <\/p>\n
stated in his cross-exaxrminatizzry\u00bbvthstviiha <\/p>\n
not have any revenue iecozsrifiv <52; V     <\/p>\n
that there is a road -gassing  3
\nin question.  2  V' I V\n<\/p>\n
9. nw-2   f:.r\u00a2ss’msxa:nination has
\ndeposed that they.’  ‘La position to
\nproduce_   the existence
\nof thei:?\u00e9:-dg:’\u00bb\u00bbv  . V
\n  J defendant No.1 in the
\nsuit,’ has’  any material to
\nmyovef  of the road.\n<\/p>\n
.  Ex 1’3\u00bb-1 and B-2, produced by the<\/p>\n
K  :    there is no entry regarding<\/p>\n
\u00e9xis.f:e\u00a7\u00a3:c\u00a7’e of the road. Ex.\u00a33W–4 is a resoluticn<\/p>\n
 .. pssse\u00e9i by the Mammal Panchayat regarding<\/p>\n
“;_v’3:’e:fp5air of the road. Ex.D–5 is a letter dtzd<\/p>\n
“:1-8-1992 wherein it is stated that there is 3<\/p>\n
“\\<\/p>\n
-9-<\/span><\/p>\n
road in existenee for the past. 50 ye,a;Vfe’t.*._’_ But<\/p>\n
‘none of the documents speak  the<\/p>\n
existence of the read in the<\/p>\n
property. ‘ . A<\/p>\n
12 . I have
\norder as well as  2  decumentary
\nevidence pl aced.f$\u00e9:f\u00a2’te   1_:’t below .<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
13. The  successfully
\nproved    the owners of
\nthe   thy way of evidence
\naracik   relevant: documents.
\naaw\u00e9\u00e9e\ufb01tth\u00e9et \u00e9f\u00e9\ufb01dants have failed to<\/p>\n
e:\u00a7*l:;al:lisVh”.. case. Not a single document<\/p>\n
   by the defendants to show<\/p>\n
 _  of a road in the suit schedule<\/p>\n
property.\n<\/p>\n
 The czourt below after: appreciating<\/p>\n
‘Kethe evidence and the documents produced by the<\/p>\n
‘tparties has decreed the suit.<\/p>\n
A<\/p>\n
-39-<\/span><\/p>\n
15 . In these circumstanaes,  no<\/p>\n
ground ta interfere with <\/p>\n
order passed by the cour\ufb01’;    4′
\nAccordingly, the:   n’.sV  VA<\/p>\n
    Judge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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