{"id":198016,"date":"2009-10-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/susan-john-vs-ammini-on-20-october-2009"},"modified":"2014-06-04T03:12:23","modified_gmt":"2014-06-03T21:42:23","slug":"susan-john-vs-ammini-on-20-october-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/susan-john-vs-ammini-on-20-october-2009","title":{"rendered":"Susan John vs Ammini on 20 October, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
Susan John vs Ammini on 20 October, 2009<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nSA.No. 425 of 2002(A)\n\n\n1. SUSAN JOHN, W\/O.JOHN, ELAVUMKUZHI HOUSE,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. AMMINI JOHN, D\/O.JOHN,\n3. RAJU JOHN, S\/O.JOHN,\n4. ANILA JOHN, D\/O.JOHN, ELAVUMKUZHI HOUSE,\n5. SHYNI JOHN, D\/O.JOHN,\n6. SHEEBA JOHN, D\/O.JOHN,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. AMMINI, W\/O.KURIAKOSE,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. SUSAN PETERS, W\/O.JOHN PETER,\n\n3. ELMI OUSEPH, W\/O.K.T. OUSEPH,\n\n4. GRACY THOMAS, W\/O.P.J.THOMAS,\n\n5. ANITHA JOHN, D\/O.JOHN,\n\n6. V.P.POULOSE, S\/O.PATHROSE,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.K.PRABHAKARAN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.BABU KARUKAPADATH\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice THOMAS P.JOSEPH\n\n Dated :20\/10\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n                         THOMAS P JOSEPH, J\n                   ----------------------------------------\n                          S.A.No. 425 of 2002\n                    ---------------------------------------\n                Dated this 20th day of October 2009\n\n                                JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
      Urging the question whether payment of Streedhanam prior to<\/p>\n
01-04-1951 to the daughter under the provisions of Travancore<\/p>\n
Christian Succession Act (for short, “the Act”) would disentitle her to<\/p>\n
claim a share in the property of the father even when succession<\/p>\n
opened after 01-04-1951 as a substantial question of law, appellants<\/p>\n
have brought this appeal challenging judgment and preliminary decree<\/p>\n
for partition passed by learned Munsiff and confirmed by first appellate<\/p>\n
court. Parties are referred as plaintiffs and defendants as in the trial<\/p>\n
court for convenience.\n<\/p>\n
      2.     The suit properties belonged to poulose Mathai as per sale<\/p>\n
deed No.322 of 1959. It is not disputed that he died intestate in the<\/p>\n
year 1964. According to the plaintiff on the death of poulose Mathai<\/p>\n
the properties were inherited by his son, E.M.John and daughter,<\/p>\n
Kunjeli who also died intestate. Defendant No.8 is the husband and<\/p>\n
plaintiffs are the children of Kunjeli. Defendant No.1 is the wife of<\/p>\n
E.M.John. Defendant Nos.2 to 7 are the children of the said John and<\/p>\n
defendant No.1, Kunjeli and defendant No.8 has a son by name, Peter<\/p>\n
and according to the plaintiffs he has relinquished his right in the suit<\/p>\n
properties and accepted citizenship of the U.S.A. Plaintiffs claimed<\/p>\n
that they are entitled to get 8\/24 shares in the suit property and<\/p>\n
S.A.No.425 of 2002                   2<\/span><\/p>\n
demanded partition and separate possession.            Defendant No.7<\/p>\n
contended that long before the death of poulose Mathai, Kunjeli was<\/p>\n
given away in marriage to defendant No.8 on 19-02-1933 and at that<\/p>\n
time she was paid Rs.5000\/- by way of Streedhanam. Her claim over<\/p>\n
the property of her father, Rs.5000\/- was given at the time of marriage<\/p>\n
by way of Sthreedhanam and hence she had no claim over the<\/p>\n
properties of her father. Her legal heirs could not claim any share in<\/p>\n
the suit properties. It is also contended that E M John was exercising<\/p>\n
exclusive possession and enjoyment of the suit property from 1964<\/p>\n
onwards and hence right if any of Kunjeli and her legal heir is lost by<\/p>\n
adverse possession and the law of limitation. Trial court found that<\/p>\n
succession opened only when poulose Mathai died intestate in the year<\/p>\n
1964, the provisions of the Indian Succession Act alone applied in the<\/p>\n
matter of succession and hence legal heirs of Kunjeli are entitled to<\/p>\n
share in the suit properties.     The plea of adverse possession and<\/p>\n
limitation was found against defendant No.7. Accordingly, preliminary<\/p>\n
decree was passed.       First appellate court has concurred with the<\/p>\n
findings of the trial court and confirmed the decree. It is contended by<\/p>\n
learned counsel that since Kunjeli was given away in marriage on 19-<\/p>\n
02-1933 giving her share in the property of her father, she had no<\/p>\n
further claim and hence her legal heirs are not entitled to share in the<\/p>\n
suit properties. Learned counsel invited my attention to section 28 of<\/p>\n
S.A.No.425 of 2002                  3<\/span><\/p>\n
the Act.    Counsel for plaintiffs would contend that no substantial<\/p>\n
question of law is involved since the matter is settled by judicial<\/p>\n
pronouncements that succession opened only on the death of poulose<\/p>\n
Mathai in the year 1964 and hence, only the provisions of the Indian<\/p>\n
Succession Act would apply in the matter of succession.<\/p>\n
     3.      Assuming that Kunjeli was paid Streedhanam at the time of<\/p>\n
her marriage on 19-02-1933, question is whether that would disentitle<\/p>\n
her and on her death, her legal heirs to claim partition of the suit<\/p>\n
properties which belonged to her father who died intestate in the year<\/p>\n
1964. The Part B states (Laws) Act ,1951 came into force on 01-04-<\/p>\n
1951 making provisions of the Indian Succession Act applicable to<\/p>\n
persons who were till then governed by the Act (See Mary Roy Vs.<\/p>\n
State of Kerala (AIR 1986 SC 1011). ‘Streedhanam’ is defined in the<\/p>\n
Act under section 5 :\n<\/p>\n
        “Streedhanam     means     and     includes   money     or<\/p>\n
        ornaments, or, in lieu of money or ornaments, any<\/p>\n
        property, movable or immovable, given or promised to<\/p>\n
        be given to a female or, on her behalf, to her husband or<\/p>\n
        to his parent or guardian by her father or mother or,<\/p>\n
        after the death of either or both of them, by any one<\/p>\n
        who claims under such father or mother, in satisfaction<\/p>\n
        of her claim against the estate of the father or mother”<\/p>\n
Section 28 of the Act states,<\/p>\n
         “Without prejudice to the provisions of section 16, the<\/p>\n
         male heirs mentioned in group (1) of Section 25, shall be<\/p>\n
S.A.No.425 of 2002                     4<\/span><\/p>\n
         entitled to have the whole of the intestate’s property<\/p>\n
         divided equally among themselves, subject to the claims<\/p>\n
         of the daughter for Streedhanam.        The Streedhanam<\/p>\n
         due to a daughter shall be fixed at one-fourth the value<\/p>\n
         of the share of a son, or Rs.5000\/- whichever is less.<\/p>\n
         Provided that any female heir of an intestate to whom<\/p>\n
         Streedhanam was paid or promised by the intestate, or<\/p>\n
         in the intestate’s lifetime either by such intestate’s wife<\/p>\n
         or husband, or after the death of such wife or husband,<\/p>\n
         by her or his heirs shall not be entitled to have any<\/p>\n
         further claim in the property of the intestate when any<\/p>\n
         of her brothers (whether of the full-blood or of the half-<\/p>\n
         blood by the same father) or the lineal descendants of<\/p>\n
         any such deceased brother shall survive the intestate.<\/p>\n
         Any Streedhanam promised, but not paid by the<\/p>\n
         intestate shall be a charge upon his property.”<\/p>\n
According to learned counsel for defendant No.7, the expression “shall<\/p>\n
not be entitled to have any further claim in the property of the<\/p>\n
intestate” would indicate that if Streedhanam has been paid the<\/p>\n
daughter will not have any further claim in the property ie, any share<\/p>\n
in the property which meant that her claim for share will remain if<\/p>\n
streedhanam is not paid.         This interpretation according to learned<\/p>\n
counsel for plaintiffs is not sustainable.\n<\/p>\n
      4.     A division bench of this court in Joseph Vs. Mary (1988<\/p>\n
(2) KLT 27) stated in para 12,<\/p>\n
        “it is not seriously disputed that in view of section 28 of<\/p>\n
        the Travancore Christian Succession Act, daughter was<\/p>\n
S.A.No.425 of 2002                   5<\/span><\/p>\n
         not entitled to claim any share in the properties of the<\/p>\n
         father and was only entitled to claim Streedhanam.”<\/p>\n
A learned Single Judge of this court in Issac Vs. Elamma (2005 (1)<\/p>\n
KLT269) considered sections 5,26 and 29 of the Act and held that<\/p>\n
payment of Streedhanam would not extinguish claim of the daughter<\/p>\n
for inheritance on the death of her father intestate (after 01-04-1951).<\/p>\n
On a reading sections 5, 28 and 29 of the Act what could be<\/p>\n
understood is that the daughter has a money claim, if the Streedhanam<\/p>\n
is not paid, with a charge over the property of the father. That does<\/p>\n
not amount to a share in the property of the father. Succession could<\/p>\n
open only on the death of the father intestate. In this case it happened<\/p>\n
in the year 1964 when the Indian Succession Act governed the field in<\/p>\n
the matter of intestate succession.      Therefore the courts below are<\/p>\n
justified in holding that Kunjeli was entitled to a share in the property<\/p>\n
of her father and on her death, that right devolved on plaintiffs and<\/p>\n
defendant No.8. The question raised by learned counsel is settled by<\/p>\n
the authoritative pronouncements which I have stated above and<\/p>\n
hence is not more a debatable issue so as to make it a substantial<\/p>\n
question of law.\n<\/p>\n
       5.    So far as plea of adverse possession is concerned Exts.A1<\/p>\n
and A2 show that even in the year 1995, E M John sought consent of<\/p>\n
plaintiffs and defendant No.8 for sale of the properties, thereby<\/p>\n
S.A.No.425 of 2002                 6<\/span><\/p>\n
accepting and acknowledging their title also over the properties.<\/p>\n
Hence the question of adverse possession also did not arise as rightly<\/p>\n
found by the courts below.\n<\/p>\n
     The second appeal fails. It is dismissed in limine.<\/p>\n
                                             THOMAS P JOSEPH, JUDGE<\/p>\n
Sbna\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court Susan John vs Ammini on 20 October, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM SA.No. 425 of 2002(A) 1. SUSAN JOHN, W\/O.JOHN, ELAVUMKUZHI HOUSE, … Petitioner 2. AMMINI JOHN, D\/O.JOHN, 3. RAJU JOHN, S\/O.JOHN, 4. ANILA JOHN, D\/O.JOHN, ELAVUMKUZHI HOUSE, 5. SHYNI JOHN, D\/O.JOHN, 6. SHEEBA JOHN, D\/O.JOHN, Vs 1. 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