{"id":210817,"date":"2009-04-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-20T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ms-madhu-constructions-vs-karnataka-regional-engineering-on-21-april-2009"},"modified":"2015-01-15T11:01:44","modified_gmt":"2015-01-15T05:31:44","slug":"ms-madhu-constructions-vs-karnataka-regional-engineering-on-21-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ms-madhu-constructions-vs-karnataka-regional-engineering-on-21-april-2009","title":{"rendered":"M\/S Madhu Constructions vs Karnataka Regional Engineering … on 21 April, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
M\/S Madhu Constructions vs Karnataka Regional Engineering … on 21 April, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: A.S.Bopanna<\/div>\n
-1-\n\n1% THE HEGH CQSRT OF KARNATAK% RT BRNGALGRE \n\nDATED THIS THE 21\"'aAY my APREL 2039\n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR.J\ufb01STECE A S.BG\u00a7%N\ufb01\ufb01Efb .\n\nR.S.A.NG.2\ufb01\u20ac8XiQO7;- ?u\naawwggw '\n\n1 M\/S MADHU c@NsTRacT:oNs\",'\nCONTRACTORS, , _W *-'\n2mm FLOOR, VAS MRHAL _ _\nBENDGR, MAN\u00a7ALGRE*$?5'QG2{\nRE\u00a7.BY zrs PRQ?REETGR [\"'\nsR:.K.M.MAL;\u00a5. _~u-;- -_x_ ;'V;\n\n.4p =_ ; , = ~,I;;u%P\u00a7ELLANT\n\n{By SR: %iJA\u00a7}gaig\u00a7m$\u00bbgHA? \ufb01f ADV}\n\n\u00a7\u00a7D :\n\n1 K\u00a7R\u00a7ATAKA\"RE\u00a7EONEL\nj\u00a3NG1NEgR1NG'coLLuGa SOCZE?Y\nV'sR1N1vAsA NAGAR,\n'V_*sURgTKAL;v,\n1gM\ufb01NGALG\ufb01ExEuK. 5?\u00a7e30\n'  BY ITS smgamwgay,\n\n2 '&aa?\u00a7Ar\u00a7@NAL ENSTETUTE\nOF\"TECHNOLOGY\n\n'\"a ..,gAR\u00a7gTAKA,\n\nV SRINIVASR NASAR,\ny\"smm%mL\nMANGALORE, D.K. 575930\nBY ZTS DIRECTGR.\nRES?GNDENTS\n\n(By SR1 P S RAJAGGPAL AXE FOR R2}\n\n2\"b---9\n\n\n\n..,2.\n\nTHIS REA IS FILE9 U\/S :99 0? cpc AGA:Ns?,@5E,\nJUDGEMENT ANS 930233 DATEB 22.01.2a0? PASSES \u00a7\ufb01 \ufb01\nRA.NG.9?\/2G\u00a73 aw Tag FELE 9? THE II AE\u00a71.CEV\u00a7L*- .\n.m&m majmg wm@mmm,Am\u00a7mNaTm:mwmm\u00a2wu;\nsarwzms ASIDE THE JUDGEMENT awn ;DECREE\"za?._\n\n01.32.2003<\/pre>\n
 PASSED IN OS.NO.21\u00a7f\u00a79 QN1THE_F$LE 0?<\/p>\n
THE V ADDL CEVEL 3UQ\u00a7E {JR.\u00a7N.y_MANG\u00a7Log3,.D.m;a_\u00bb,f<\/p>\n
EH18 APFEAL COMING ‘G\u00a7a_FeR”~\u00a7DM:33:Q\u00a7–@Ei$
\nDAY, Tag COURT QELIVEREB ?HEH\u00a7OLLOWE\u00a7G:’-5 ‘<\/p>\n
  ”\n<\/p>\n
Th@ agpell\u00e9nt h\u00e9f%i\ufb01:.\u00a7EWg\u00a7h\u00e9”,\u00a7\u00e9f\u00e9\ufb01d&R\u00a7 in
\n0S.No.2Z6\/1\u00a79Q;45.gZTh\u00a7, 7$uit:.vin. quegtiom was
\ninstitut@d_.b\u00a7 {th\u00e9. pi\u00e9igtiifs seeking for the
\nreiief of, manda\u20ac$\ufb01y_ i\ufb01j\ufb01nction to direct the<\/p>\n
defendantL andaAper5$ns claiming under them to<\/p>\n
*. \u00a7aCa\ufb01e& item” the \u00e9\u00e9i\ufb01 ‘A’ schedule groperty and<\/p>\n
\u00e9L3b te: \ufb01ix\u00e9ct .the \u00e9efendant to pay a Sam of<\/p>\n
R3.\u00a73{50\u00a7X\u00a7 @\u00a7 damages for uae and occupatian of<\/p>\n
V \ufb01 ]th\u00a7 suit f\ufb01’ sc\u00a7edule progerty. The plaintiffs<\/p>\n
*4 Eav\u00e9 al$o prayed for mesne profits. Tha trial<\/p>\n
 *,_=Co\ufb01:t “.by its judgmeat dated 1.2.2003 has<\/p>\n
“2\ufb01i\u00e9@isse\u00e9. tha suit. The plaintiffs were<\/p>\n
‘Htherefore, before ti: iower appeilate Court in<\/p>\n
RA.No.9?f2003. Tha lower appaiiate Court 353%:<\/p>\n
re–appreciating’ the evidenca on record _\ufb01\u00e9S*\u00bb\u00a2mm\u20ac&_i_<\/p>\n
to the canciusion that the trial Court was noti”<\/p>\n
justified and as such, the lower_ap$\u00e9iI3te’Ccurn_i<\/p>\n
has allewed the appeal and de\u00e9x\u00e9ed th\u00e9f$Qit’\u00a2f*<\/p>\n
the plaintiffs directing it\ufb02\u00e9. d\u00e9i\u00e9n\ufb02an\u00a7s’\u00a7p%mnot
\nonly” vacate the suitk_sched\ufb01l\u00e9i’\ufb01igmis%\u00e9””b\ufb01\u00a3 has
\nalso directed the def%\u00e9\ufb01\u00a7n\ufb01xg\ufb01 p%\u00a7 \ufb01\ufb01\u00e9 damages as
\nclaime\ufb01 by t\u00a7\u00e9,’p\u00a7\u00e9i\ufb01\ufb01i\u00a7\u00a7\ufb01;i 3T#% \u00e9efendant<\/p>\n
therefcre, _c1ai\ufb01ing”it\u00a2\u00a5zb@ {aggrieved by the<\/p>\n
judgmen\ufb01 cf f\ufb01g_i@we: appellate Ceurt is befaze<\/p>\n
this Court in thi\u00e9i\u00e9p\ufb01e\ufb01ig”\n<\/p>\n
_2f~1?h&, bri\u00e9f “facts leading to the present<\/p>\n
.agye\u00e9i a:\u00e9”\ufb01&\u00e9t, &he 1?” piaiatiff is aa society<\/p>\n
whic\ufb01 is k\ufb01\ufb01ni\ufb01g Regional Engineeziag Callege at<\/p>\n
Suratk&iiiVan& for constructicn of Certain<\/p>\n
u”ibuiiding\u00e9 in their campus had antruste\ufb01 the work<\/p>\n
lto\u00b0.\ufb01h\u00e9: defendant under an agreement which was<\/p>\n
.:ent\u00e9re& ints between them during Eabruary E\u00a793.<\/p>\n
Ai”T\u00a7e plaintiffs had handed ever the censtxuctian<\/p>\n
i<\/p>\n
“t<\/p>\n
,4-\n<\/p>\n
site including the area, wherein the defendant :3<\/p>\n
presently continuing to stay in a _3he\ufb01}Qeh,”e<\/p>\n
24.1.1\u00a792 and according to the piaietiffege the ”<\/p>\n
construction was to be cempieted within a pegie\ufb01si<\/p>\n
of eighteen months as qohte\ufb01pleted eh\ufb01ert thew<\/p>\n
agreement for the value iniicatee’\ufb01hereihfiMm\u00a7he
\ngzievance of the pleigtif\ufb013″i\u00a7 ghee, eespi\ufb01e the
\nconstruction being coh\ufb01ietedSg\ufb01eieiiityaneactiene
\nbetween them ‘being i\u00e9ieeeeg-\ufb02\ufb01hee\u00ab\u00a7eieadeet had
\nfailed ta Veeehei\ufb01hevehee pet hp ih schedule ‘A’
\npropert\ufb01iehei\u20ache\u00a7e\u00a7eze;\u00a3\u00a7hei\ufb01heyer as made in the
\neiaiht eae’=seugh\u20ach:fef;]”eThe defendant on heing<\/p>\n
served _with”~the. semmehe had appeared and even<\/p>\n
“\ufb01heughh gee, faef””xelating to the nature ef<\/p>\n
Vtreneectieh between the parties is admitted, the<\/p>\n
defen\ufb01\u00e9nt ‘iheeetended that they are net<\/p>\n
unautheyiseeiy squatting on the said preperty.<\/p>\n
uiei\u00a7’we3 the con\ufb01ehtien ef the defendant that the<\/p>\n
ihilie” which they are entitied ta for the<\/p>\n
meenetructien gut he by them had not beea paid by<\/p>\n
i””\u20ache plaintiffs and therefore, until such payment<\/p>\n
J2<\/p>\n
1 ,<\/p>\n
is made, th@y were entitied t\u00e9 stay i\ufb01; tne<\/p>\n
premises. The trial Ccuxt om naticing :\ufb01\u00e9”r\u00a7wa1 <\/p>\n
cententions has framed has many’ as .min\u00e9<ui3$uesV'<\/p>\n
far its consideration.\n<\/p>\n
3. The \ufb01arties ha\ufb01 t\u00e9\u00a7\u00a7\u00e9red ev\u00a7de$\u00a2e}  Wfhe
\nplaintiffs had examineg PW{\u00a7[ Qh\ufb01 gas g\ufb01i\u00e9 to be
\na Qraftsman in the ‘\ufb01lain\ufb01igf\u00e9f\ufb02”\u00a7\ufb01si;:u:ion and
\nhad stated w;\u00a7\u00a7’,reg\u00a7f\u00a7’:\u00a3Q_”%h\u00a3u:\ufb01%\u20acure Sf th\u00e9<\/p>\n
t\u00a7an3aCtioa,~ Eh? \u00e9ri\ufb01l Qour\ufb01 ihcugh had ncticad<\/p>\n
tha said evi\ufb01efce had C\u00e9me to the canclusion that
\nthe sai&.witnesS*\u00aeaS<\u00a2\ufb01\ufb01;"a cGm;etent person ts<\/p>\n
tender \u00e9vid\u00e9mc\u00e9 an behalf of tha piaintiffs and<\/p>\n
"had _the;efQ;e dismissad the suii. when the<\/p>\n
 pl&i\u00a7tiffSFWeie,before the lower appellate Ceugt,<\/p>\n
  C\u00e9Se;gx\ufb01{"fGrth by time parties and <31 caming<\/p>\n
ihe .lsw\u00e9r fa\u00a7\u00a7\u00e9ilate Court has notice\u00e9 these
\naspec\ufb01a \u00e9fh\ufb01he matter in tha background cf the<\/p>\n
A.\n<\/p>\n
LC!<\/p>\n
 t\u00a7e Co\ufb01clusiGn that ?W.1, namely; Dinesh :3 a<\/p>\n
:B:aft5man working in the plaintiffs’ institution<\/p>\n
“~has reliad ax {\ufb02ue evideace tendered through tha<\/p>\n
said witngss, keeping in View the p$eadingS1\u00a7ut<\/p>\n
forth 1: th@ parties and Emma accepted i\ufb02v3;\u00e9\u00a7m\u00a7 <\/p>\n
and in this regard has also ncticed the \ufb01gc\u00e9me\ufb01t\ufb01<\/p>\n
which. wexe marked an behalf’ cf “tbe3,plai\ufb01\u00e9;ff\u00e9L ”<\/p>\n
The lower appallate Court in \u20achaE_\u00a7ie%H\ufb01as:m\u00e9\u00a7e ‘<\/p>\n
reference ts the dGcumenf l\u00a7i_ Ex:\u00a7?,’.y\ufb01\u00a7$&q is 1a
\nfinal biil and also \ufb01he dgc\ufb01\ufb01eni at EX\u00bb?8g\u00a7 The
\nsaid documents were \ufb01\u00e9f\u00e9xr\u00e9\ufb01i\ufb01o i\ufb01 \ufb01ne backgroun\ufb01
\nof t\ufb01e contenticn sf Ska \ufb01\u00a2fe\ufb01\ufb01\u00a7%\u20ac \u00e9\ufb01ig t\ufb01a biiia
\nhad me? bee\u00a7i:p%\u00a7\u00a7f  t.Z\u00a7%@f%fi %\u00a7 “E&e plaintiffs
\ncailing H\u00a7p5gx  Eg\u00e9  Td\u00e9ien\u00e9\u00e9\ufb01E  io vacate the
\npremi3e\u00a7}&\u00a3hev1\u00a7Q\u00a7\u00a7 a\u00a7\u00a7ei:at@ Court has referre\ufb01<\/p>\n
to the nctice which w\u00e9\ufb01 marked as Ex.P6 and the<\/p>\n
*ccnteh%iQ\ufb01sxw\ufb01i\u00e9\u00a7-were taken in response to the<\/p>\n
“aameb, 03 analysing the said evidence, the lewez<\/p>\n
a\u00a7\u00a7\u00e9iiat\u00e9’ \ufb02Q\ufb01r{ was af the viaw that the<\/p>\n
plain\ufb01iffs h\u00e9d es\ufb01ablished their Ca\ufb01\u00e9 befer\u00e9 the<\/p>\n
 ‘ tzi8E  Cdurt and thg triai Court was not<\/p>\n
‘\u00e9ugtified. insofar as th@ said ex\ufb01ent, the same<\/p>\n
‘:would in\u00e9icate that the iawar appellate Caurt has<\/p>\n
“~r\u00e9ferred ta tha evzdance in detail and has<\/p>\n
J<\/p>\n
arrived at a finding of fact with r9gar\u00a7WtQVthe <\/p>\n
aspect r\u00e9iating t0 the first reiief which*,;ad%j<\/p>\n
been ssught far by the \u00a7laintiff3 ta dif\u00e9\u00e9a tie.<\/p>\n
dgfendant to vacate fram the “suitz ‘Rk’ 3G\u00a7\ufb01dti\u20acV <\/p>\n
property. \ufb01n that aspect \ufb01f ghe \ufb01a\ufb01teg; i \ufb015″nbt
\nsee any error commi\ufb01te\ufb01 by \ufb01ihe*_\u00a7Gw\u00e9\ufb01’-ap\u00a7%llate
\nCourt. However, whige\ufb01\ufb01otfcgn\ufb01 t\u00a7\u00e9Tsec0\ufb01d reiief
\nwhich ha& been, saugh: :f\u00a2f_ p\u00a7” \u00a7\ufb01\u00a7””pgaintiffs
\nbefare th8_f%%%gi.,EG\ufb01\u00a5gx \u00a7\ufb01\u00a7 uE\u00a7\u00a7 ma\ufb01\ufb01er of
\nconsiderati$\u00a7 \ufb01f4\u00a3E\u00e9’%\u00e95\u00a7 by f\ufb01\u00e9 lower agpeliate
\nSsuxt a\ufb01$”\u00a7\ufb01*\u00a7$a;\u00a3\ufb01g:$%\u00a7h_t$\u00e9 iearned Cou\ufb01sel, I
\nam of :\ufb01\u00e9.%ieQ-t\ufb01%\u00a7u\u00a7n$\u00a7f%r as that as\u00a7ect 3f the<\/p>\n
matter a substantial qa\u00e9atian 0f l\ufb01w wmuid arise<\/p>\n
“for cb\u00e9si\ufb01exatio\ufb01’a$~fell0ws:<\/p>\n
 “Whe\ufb01h@tV  the 1owe:[ appellate Court w&s
\njustified  Ea fdecreeigg the suit \u00e9irecting the<\/p>\n
defen\u00a7ant t\u00e9y\u00a7ay the damages cf R$.18,5\u00a7\u00a7X~ an\u00e9<\/p>\n
u\u00b0AiQ this f\u00e9gard, whether the iawex ap\u00a7ellate \u00e9muxt<\/p>\n
_naS,’CGmmitted an erxor in gramtiag the decree<\/p>\n
 without referring is the evidence?<\/p>\n
J,<\/p>\n
-3-<\/span><\/p>\n
4. In thia regar\u00e9 on hearing bq\u00a7hllrh%V<\/p>\n
learned Counsel, a perusal of the judgmen\ufb01 ar_:heal<\/p>\n
lower appellate Court wcmld. indicate \u00e9\ufb01hat -5%}<\/p>\n
noticed by thlg Court, the e\u00e9id\u00e9\ufb01\u00e9\u00e9 :g:\u00e9::ea{\u00a3g”7<\/p>\n
by” the lower appellate C$QrrV i\ufb01lw%lthVlr\u00a7\u00a7$1\u20acL’%o
\nthe relief ssught for by th\u00a7Tplgi\u00a7tifiS1rQH\u00a7irect
\nthe defendant to v\u00e9c%fe’rrh\u00a7’iS\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7mle premises.
\nwith regard ta rhe dam\ufb01g\ufb01s gr \u00a7\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7$\ufb01 for by the
\nplaintiffs, a \ufb01\ufb01r\ufb01sal 5: l\ufb01\u00e9 \ufb01\ufb01\ufb01gm\u00e9nt pasged by
\nthe lcwer \u00e9\u00e9pellg\u00e9r’C\u00a7\u00a7gg:w@ul@”ln&icare that no
\nreferen\ufb01\u00e9 lg \ufb01adg \ufb01n tgia gr\ufb01rct cf the matter.
\nas noti\u00e9edl, th\u00a7’lr\u00e9fer\u00e9r\u00e9e to the dacumeats at<\/p>\n
152.92? and  Vin, j:~eS\u00a7::\u00e9c:*i: of the final 1:111 and<\/p>\n
~rhe g\u00e9hte\ufb01tlons \ufb01at forth thereon. Nodeubt, even<\/p>\n
l\u00a7ha\ufb01@hVthe.l\ufb01Qar appellate Ceurt had some to the<\/p>\n
co\ufb02glusignlthailt\ufb01e defeadant had aver stayad in<\/p>\n
the \u00e9uirl sdhedule ‘A’ remises deg ita havin
\nA \u00a7 p Q<\/p>\n
u”lcQmpl@te&”th@ Constructiaa of the premises, Wham<\/p>\n
lthel*l$wer aypellate Court was required to<\/p>\n
 :cQn\u00a7ider the aspect of damages as claimed by the<\/p>\n
A’*u@lalntiffs, it was also necessaryr ta leak into<\/p>\n
J<\/p>\n
“t<\/p>\n
the evi&ence in this regard \ufb01e come ‘:02 a<\/p>\n
conciusion with regard ta the nature of Q\u00a7\u00e9f\u00e9\ufb01&\u00a7}\ufb02 \ufb01<\/p>\n
the manner in whic\u00e9 the damages bas.bee\u00a7,pr\u00a7yedVu<\/p>\n
for by the plaintiffs and as :\u00a2 ;whe$her ;3g\u00a2h_ <\/p>\n
pleading \ufb01gs been suppogted by nth@j,\u00a7ef\u00e9\ufb01da$f*<\/p>\n
insofar as the grant of da\ufb01a\u00e9\u00e9s. CR:f\ufb01\u00a3S \u00a7\u00e9#@Ct
\nof the matter the ‘igwe\u00a7”Wa\ufb01peilate  C\u00a2ur\u00a7 has
\nseriously erred and kthar\u00e9fcg\u00e9,_:\ufb02\u00a7\u00a7 *questiQn cf
\nlaw’ limitad. \ufb01e  C\u00a7@ !$$;\u00a7\u00a5 \u00a7\u00e9\u00a7\u00a7:\u00a7V’&f  tha matter<\/p>\n
would have ~\u20acm_ be “a\ufb01sweze\ufb02  in_\u00bbfavGur of the
\nappella\ufb01t a3$ 3\ufb02Mg”3ir\u00a7\u00e9:ion issued in? tha lower
\nappeilat\u00e9’Cbur\u20ac*t\u00e95p3\u00a7Eih\u00e9 damages would have to
\nbe Setgaside\ufb01 u<\/p>\n
‘ _5;a \ufb01\u00a2c\u00a7r\u00a7iggiy, tha a\u00a7peai is allowed ix<\/p>\n
par\u00e9g w It :\u00aeS} clarified that the \ufb01udgment an\u00e9<\/p>\n
 V._ \ufb01garee ~\u00a7\u00e9$3ed. by the lower appellate Court in<\/p>\n
*\u00ab:d$c\u00a7\u00e9\u00e9;ng the Suit ts tha extent of directing tha<\/p>\n
=\ufb01efQn\u00e9\u00e9nt to remave the t\u00e9mporary structure pat<\/p>\n
‘k\ufb01\ufb01 ‘in the plaint ‘A’ schedule pragerty is<\/p>\n
u\u00e9u\ufb01tained and the defendant, namely, the<\/p>\n
i<\/p>\n
-10″\n<\/p>\n
appellant herein is directad E0 vacate,”ihQ<\/p>\n
gremises within a pariod of three montE\u00a7’ufrQmg ”<\/p>\n
today. The direction cf the iowerw,\u00a7Bveiiate ”<\/p>\n
Cour: to the extent sf }hol@i\u00a7g’Z E\u00a7af* \u00bb\u00a7hQ_ <\/p>\n
piaintiffs are entitled fa: . damag%s: ‘bf*V<\/p>\n
Rs.18,500\/~ is sat aside.\n<\/p>\n
in terms of th\u00e9~ abdge} ,fh\u00e9: \u00e9ppeal stands<\/p>\n
disposed cf. Naaoxder as to”:QstsQA ‘u<\/p>\n
%%%% ‘V Sd\/’_
\nJudge<\/p>\n
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