{"id":230112,"date":"2008-09-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-muniswamappa-vs-m-s-manjunath-on-11-september-2008"},"modified":"2017-11-18T20:59:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T15:29:00","slug":"sri-muniswamappa-vs-m-s-manjunath-on-11-september-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-muniswamappa-vs-m-s-manjunath-on-11-september-2008","title":{"rendered":"Sri Muniswamappa vs M S Manjunath on 11 September, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Sri Muniswamappa vs M S Manjunath on 11 September, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: V.Jagannathan<\/div>\n<pre>SMT. NARASAMMA\n\nW] O MUNINARAYANA\n\n40 YEARS\n\nD10 VENKATASWAMAPPA\n\nR\/A NADAGOWDANA\n\nGOLLAHALLI VILLAGE\n\nBIDARAHALLI HOBLI\n\nBANGALORE SOUTH TALUK 562 149.\n\nSUBBAIAH P A\n\nS\/O APPUCHA\n38 YEARS _  -\nRIAT LINGARAJAPURAVM \" \u00a2 V\nBANGALGRE CI'?Y.T5_\u00a2\u00a7G. 069\n\n{BY SR1. K.V.MANJUNA'i'I\u00a7, :AD\\F'I?Qf'\u00e9.'Rv~?i(:i)\".to R-4(a)\nSR1. A. BALAKR1_s;;-man, Acrv F.ORj_R:_1_)_f'\n\nIN R.s.A.ri5. \n\n1\n\n M\n S] 0% SR1--;A,s'HAi.4AN_NA _'\n\n'AGED 'ABOUT 45' 'SEARS\nRm; CHKKKAAGUBBI' 'VILLAGE\nBIDARr1.HALLI*.HOBLI\n\n' ~ BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK 562 149.\n\n ms; .nAN15Ai{UMAR\n ..Sj.G\u00abAL'vSHAMANNA\n- YEARS\n\nRfA~.._  GUBBI VILLAGE\nBI.D\ufb01\u00a7?AHALLi HOBLI\n\n BAFIGALORE soum TALUK 552 149.\n\n:19\n\n'33; MUMYAPPA\n\n AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS\n\nS] O ERAYELLAPPA\n\nR I AT. NADAGOWDANA GOLLAHALLI VILLAGE\nBIDARAHALLI HOBLI\n\nBANGALORE SOUTH TALUK 562 149.\n\nSR! RAJANNA S] O ERAYELLAPI\"-'A\nAGED ABGUT ~45 YEARS\n\n\n\nR ~  4, A i\u00a5v*- R.s;g;_,NQ,  \u00e9\n\n   1;. %' * .Rj:s:;s.4'%'1cA\u00a7iDAKUMAR\n\n 2  SR1 MUNIYAPPA\n\n6 Sm. THIMMAKKA\n\n55 YEARS\n\nW\/O MUNISWAMAPPA\n\n1:)\/o VENKATASWAMAPPA\n\nR\/AT MADEKODUGENAHALLI  M\n\nBAGALUR POST, JALA Roma'  :\n\nDEVANAHALLI TALUK   '     \nBANGALORE RURAL 13Is1'R;:CI'=._S62 119.\"  R ~ \n\n7. SMT. NARASAMMA  \nw\/0 MUNINARAYANA  \n40 YEARS _   \n9\/0 VENKATASWAMAPPA U V \nR\/A NADAGow1)ANA'=.L   \"\nGOLLAHALLI WLLAGE \nBIDARAHALLI M-131.1}   . ., \nBANGAL'QR'E S\u00a3Z_)U'1_'H..'PALU'K_\"5tS2V149.\n8. SUE3B\ufb01;jAH\"'P~..A\u00bb _  \"\nS\/0--vAPP'J_CHA  \n R\/AT Ll.HGAE~2AJ.._ \"IJRAIL!\n\"gBANGALOR'E C;1TY--__56p O69.\n\n(SR1. A. xBA1;aKR1sH':s:A;\\1%;'R'ADv FOR C\/R-1 AND R-2\nsR;.- :&lt;._v. M&amp;P{J&#039;U1&#039;ifATH, ADV FOR R-5(a) to 5(a)\n\nS;  ..A&#039;.;= SHAMANNA\n42 _YEARS\n&quot;R\/A. CHIKKA GUBBI VILLAGE\n&quot; _R&#039;R:mRAHALL: HOBLI\nBANGALORE scum TALUK 552 149.\n\nAGED ABOUT 50 YEARS\n\nS] O ERAYELLAPPA\n\nR[AT. NADAGOWDANA GOLLAHALLI VILLAGE\nBIDARAHALLI HOBLE\n\nBANGALORE SOUTH TALUK 562 149.\n\n\n\nYELAHANKA HQBLI\nBANGALORE DISTRICT.\n\nSRi VENKATASWAMAPPA\nSINCE DEAD BY HIS L.Rs\n\nSMT. THIMMAKKA\n65 YEARS\n\nW1 0 MUNISWAMAPPA .\nD\/D VENKATASWAMAPPA\nR\/AT MADEKODUGENAHALL1&#039; - V.\nBAGALUI-1&#039; POST, JALA HOBLI\nDEVANAHALLI TALUK \n\nBANGALORE RU~E\u00a7AL I5&#039;i&#039;S*ri\u00a7ig,VVV&quot;&quot;5_62 1&#039;1&lt;&#039;)&quot;; \n\nSMT. NARASAMMA; &#039;\nW10 MUNINARAYANA\n40 YEARS   I    \nD\/QHVENELATAA, WAMAPFA. &quot; \nR\/x;&#039;N&#039;M)As;:qwDANA.V  &#039;- &#039; &#039;\nG0L.1,A\u00a311gLL1 v11.,L:~..;CrE&#039; \n\n ~atDiARjAHALL.1 &#039;H{}BLI &#039; \n BANGALQ_REV%sQu:r\ufb01 TALUK 562 149.\n\n~suBBmp.i9I  A  \n\nS\/&#039;O.4AP,PUCH&#039;A_ &quot; \n\n-- . 33 YEARS\u00bb \n\nR&#039;,iAT Lir\u00e9-GARAJAPURAM\n\n i.r;2A1mALoRF.&#039;.&quot;C1TY 550 059.\n\n   {Sm :I{a};?. 4ivL4$15\u00a7,JUNA&#039;i&#039;H, ADV FOR R-4(a) to 4(e))\n\n&#039; I2;&#039; R.s%.a.&#039;\u00a7ifc.;&#039;.J::13s3;2006\n\n 1.<\/pre>\n<p>&#8221; _ ms. NANDAKUMAR<br \/>\n&#8216;3\/0 A. Si-IAMANNA<\/p>\n<p>42 YEARS<\/p>\n<p>R\/A. CHIKKA GUBBI VILLAGE<br \/>\nBIDARAHALLI HOBLI<\/p>\n<p>BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK 562 149.<\/p>\n<p>SRI MUNIYAPPA<br \/>\nAGED ABOUT 50 YEARS<br \/>\nS] O ERAYELLAPPA<\/p>\n<p>  ~ &#8220;(Sm AV.&#8217; BALAKRISHNAN, ADV FOR 0\/ R-1)<\/p>\n<p>R\/AT. NADAGOWDANA GOLLAHALLI VILLAGE<br \/>\nBIDARAHALLI HOBLI<br \/>\nBANGALORE SOUTH TALUK 562 149.<\/p>\n<p>3 SR] RMANNA s\/0 ERAYELLAPPA   .<br \/>\nAGED ABOUT 45 YEARS   _<br \/>\nRESIDING AT NADAGOWDANA GGLLAI_L%__LLI&#8221;     &#8216; .<\/p>\n<p>VILLAGE, B1DARAHALL1Hi;\u00a7BLr;%AAT..Ti&#8217; 4&#8242; _ . ~<br \/>\nBANGALORE scum 1fALUr&lt;ss;:_:_149.  -. \u00ab.<\/p>\n<p>(SR1. A. BALAKRISHNAN, ADv._}\u00ab&#039;QR cm.-:)&#8211;.,    <\/p>\n<p>IN R.s.A.N0.1355I2GQ6&#039;:%\u00ab&#8211; <\/p>\n<p>1. M.S.NANDAKUMAR&#8221;  V<\/p>\n<p>3\/0 A. SHAMANNA<br \/>\n42 YE\u00a3iR\u20ac~;&#8217;i;;_-&#8216;  i &#8216;V _<br \/>\nR] A..~{::i~:_rI{.\u00a7&lt;A Gu;3B:&#8230;V11;LAGE.<br \/>\nBID.5.RAH,ALLi&#8211; 1-1031.1&#039;<br \/>\n_B%A1~;C;A_L0:~i:E,,saU&#039;IfH &#039;l&quot;1&#039;%..L11}{ 562 149.<\/p>\n<p>2 ESR-I MUNV\u00a7&#039;rAP:?A&quot;A\u00bb__ ._ &#039;<br \/>\nAGED ABVoUj&#039;~&#039;.s@.__ YEARS<br \/>\nS10 ERAYELLAPPA.\n<\/p>\n<p>_ _ RJAT: NAm;G{:wEiANA GDLLAHALLI VILLAGE<br \/>\n_ &#8216; BIDARAHALLI 1~3!.oBL1<br \/>\n ;BANGALORE&#8212;SOUTH TALUK 562 149.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;  _ &#8220;s\u00a7?I:,RA::JANNA s\/0 ERAYELLAPPA<br \/>\n . &#8220;AGE_DV3\u00a7B&#8217;OUT 45 YEARS<br \/>\nRESIBING AT NADAGOWDANA GOLLAHALLI<\/p>\n<p> VILLAGE, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI<br \/>\n.. B.{&amp;NGALORE SOUTH TALUK 562 149.<\/p>\n<p> RESPONBENTS<\/p>\n<p>THESE R.S.As ARE FILED U\/S 100 OF CFC<br \/>\nAGAINST THE JUDGEMENT AND DEGREE<br \/>\nD&#8217;!&#8217;.0&#8242;?.{}4.2006 PASSED IN R.A.NOs.296]2003,<\/p>\n<p>re<br \/>\nO.S.No.114\/95 was set aside and ().S.Nos.231\/96<\/p>\n<p>and 232 \/ 96 were decreed.\n<\/p>\n<p>2. The facts in a nutshell are to the e\ufb01&#8217;ee&#8217;t&#8211;eu<\/p>\n<p>the appexlant herein filed the suit  <\/p>\n<p>seeking the relief of deciara\ufb01on\u00ab.  <\/p>\n<p>injunction against the defendants   of 1 <\/p>\n<p>4 guntas of land in sy.kNe{4s\/2  of.. %  o %<\/p>\n<p>Goilahaili village, B\u00e9dayahal\ufb01  South<br \/>\nTaluk and the said   claim of the<br \/>\nappellant  &#8216;_&#8217;he   property by<br \/>\nadverse   pendeney of the said<br \/>\nSL1it,:     2 therein \ufb01led<br \/>\n  of 5 acres 28 guntas of<\/p>\n<p>la11.&#8211; in   the aforesaid 1 acre 4<\/p>\n<p>   of  they in turn sought permanent<\/p>\n<p>    the appellant herein from<\/p>\n<p>  their peaceful possession and<\/p>\n<p> enjofymtent of the aforementioned land measuring 5<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; \u00bb_&#8217;ac::I\u00a79:s 23 guntas. The 1st defendant in O.S.No.33G\/93<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\"> =  \ufb01led the suit O.S.No.232\/96 in resmct of 18<\/span><\/p>\n<p>%<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;,1<\/p>\n<p>ll<br \/>\nguntas of land in Sy.No.48\/ 1 and the 2nd defendant<\/p>\n<p>\ufb01led O.S.No.231\/96 in respect of 26 guntas of  in<\/p>\n<p>the aforementioned Sy.No.4~8\/ 1 and they also<\/p>\n<p>for declara\ufb01on and for delivery of possessio\ufb01   <\/p>\n<p>3. The appellant herein   &#8216; <\/p>\n<p>piaint averment that the sl\ufb01t    <\/p>\n<p>belonged to one   the eppellant<br \/>\nand the defeodapts   family, and<br \/>\nthe  of Sy.No.47, the<br \/>\n  and enjoyment of<br \/>\nthe  &#8216;overt 30 years and it is also<br \/>\noonte:a d&#8217;e\u00a7#A\u00ab.de.fengiant and in turn sold the same to 731<\/p>\n<p> eeciefand\u00e9sxt.  both these defendants were aware of<\/p>\n<p>tee a  being in possession of the suit<\/p>\n<p> .. ]p1&#8217;opeft;ies as his possession was never disturbed at<\/p>\n<p> point of time. It was also contended by the<\/p>\n<p>x   &#8220;appellant that the 7222 defendant also sold major<\/p>\n<p>portion of Sy.No.48 in favour of the defendants I and<\/p>\n<p>.%<\/p>\n<p>:4<br \/>\ndefendants 1 to 3 therein were directed to hand over<\/p>\n<p>the possession of the suit preperty to the <\/p>\n<p>The prayer for mesne pro\ufb01ts was rejected.<\/p>\n<p>6. The aggrieved party appealed   <\/p>\n<p>appellate court and as  <\/p>\n<p>lower appellate    entire<br \/>\nmaterial on   &#8216;4 Eextezference was<br \/>\ncalled in respecpof  by the trial<br \/>\ncourt,   court&#8217;s refusal<br \/>\nt0 81&#8243;  appeliate eourt held<br \/>\nthatdvlthe&#8217;  have passed a decree in<\/p>\n<p>the s11itxf1}edvb3dzde\u00a3Tei1de.nts 1 and 2 in O.S.No.330\/93<\/p>\n<p> =   eei1eeque\ufb01&#8217;e&#8217;.3r&#8230;t\u00a71e lower appellate court dismissed<\/p>\n<p>  \ufb01ne 296\/03 and 297\/03, but however,<\/p>\n<p> mm by the defendants 1 and 2<\/p>\n<p> mentiened above R.A.Nos.20\/04, 21\/04 and 22\/04<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;id-V  allowed by setting aside the judgment and<\/p>\n<p>d    &#8220;decree of the trial court in 0.S.No.1l4\/95 and the<\/p>\n<p>suit was decreed as prayed for and an enquiry into<\/p>\n<p>the mesne pro\ufb01ts was also ordered. The Court also<br \/>\nb<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;.1<\/p>\n<p>evidence of defendants witnesses, it was submitted<\/p>\n<p>that even a suggestion was put on behalf&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>appellant to the witnesses for the   _  <\/p>\n<p>the defendants are still ready;   <\/p>\n<p>amount as per the ageement Exi}32,   <\/p>\n<p>receive the balance    sale<br \/>\ndeeds in favour ofjilfie   of the<br \/>\neneroaehed   to this aspect<br \/>\nof the egiseiice,  is  when the<br \/>\nappellant of the appellant<br \/>\n  possession will not<br \/>\n   that it was for the first<\/p>\n<p>tinge&#8221; in the ., &#8216;V1990, when the defendants got<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;their land in Sy.No.48\/ 1 and found that<\/p>\n<p>  eixcrroached 1 acre 4 guntas of land<\/p>\n<p>iI&#8221;i&#8221;&#8221;Sy;No&#8217;; 1, that the appellant herein started to<\/p>\n<p>V.   *ai1ege\u00b0&#8217; that his possession is by way of adverse<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;-naossession and therefore if the period is reckoned<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; it &#8220;from the said year of 1990, the suit \ufb01led by the<\/p>\n<p>piaixitiif falls short of 12 years which is the statutory<br \/>\nperiod required to succeed in taking the plea of<\/p>\n<p>3\/,<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">19<\/span><br \/>\nadverse possession. Therefore, referring to all these<\/p>\n<p>aspects of the material on record, it is submitted that<\/p>\n<p>the lower appellate court has properly considere~\u00e9ij'&lt;:iieA4<\/p>\n<p>entire materiai on record and its  V   &#039;<\/p>\n<p>termed as either perverse or: &quot;&#039;tz.&#039;1reasons\u00a7b1e&#039;,   V<\/p>\n<p>other submission made by the   <\/p>\n<p>respondents is that the  &#039;:&#039;ExtP1<br \/>\nsaid to be a partitj.eIji deed&quot;  ieefer afapenate<br \/>\ncourt has eonsidere\u00e9    in the light<br \/>\nof the facts,  ease and has<br \/>\nfound   document, in as<br \/>\nmueiiwas, be renumbered as<br \/>\n 1&#039;, tne year 1990 after survey<\/p>\n<p> _theI&#039;eI&#039;o1_fe vthe iquiestion of Sy.No.48\/ 1 and 48\/2<\/p>\n<p> &#039;~  _  &quot;existenee&quot; &#039;at the time of the partition deed<\/p>\n<p>  Exu.&#039;P.:1::,&#039;\u00bb-..t1eeVs_v:&#039;i.aot arise. This itself is sufficient to<\/p>\n<p>it document Ex.P1 and rightly the lower<\/p>\n<p> AAappei~iate court has not accepted the said document<\/p>\n<p> i~.._?as.evidenci11g partition between the appellant and his<\/p>\n<p>it  V\u00bb mibrothers. Therefore, referring to all the above<\/p>\n<p>aspects, learned eeunsei for the respondents<\/p>\n<p>it\/.7<\/p>\n<p>2:)<br \/>\nsubmitted that all thesaappeals lack merit and are<\/p>\n<p>liable to be dismissed as no question of law, much<\/p>\n<p>less, substantial question of law is involved: <\/p>\n<p>these appeals.\n<\/p>\n<p>10. In the light of the aforesaid <\/p>\n<p>fozward by the   I have<br \/>\ncarefully examined V   _ including the<br \/>\nplaint avern_ae:;t. herein in his<br \/>\nsuit and;    has referred to<br \/>\n  &#8216;inmdl\u00e9spute and these facts<br \/>\nthat  of the judgment of the<br \/>\nlower    as under:\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;  .&gt;_&#8217;.&#8217;_:&#8217;I&#8217;l1e factswhieh are no longer in dispute<br \/>\n_  six appeals are: Sy.No.48 was<br \/>\n1 &#8220;iiieastlring 8 acres 28 guntas. It<br \/>\n&#8216;belonged to Narayanappa; who sold it<\/p>\n<p>~  em defendant, who inturn sold it to 7m<\/p>\n<p>x &#8216;T  defendant. 1&#8221; defendant purchased 3<\/p>\n<p>acres under the 1&#8217;m\u00a7ste1\u00b0ed sale deed<br \/>\n(Ex.D3) from 7&#8217;31 defendant on 21.4.1988<br \/>\n(middle portion). 2nd defendant<br \/>\npurchased 2 acres 28 guntas (top portion)<br \/>\nunder the registered sale deed (Ex.D4)<\/p>\n<p>\ufb01r<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">25<\/span><\/p>\n<p>also found on evidence that it was only when the<\/p>\n<p>defendants found that there was eI1cI&#8217;oaehInent:&#8217;i:!y<\/p>\n<p>the plaintiff into their lands, when they  <\/p>\n<p>land in the year 1990, thatthe  dheifem &#8221; &#8216;V<\/p>\n<p>thought of rushing to the  of <\/p>\n<p>suit and therefore   is <\/p>\n<p>reckoned, it still falls  of 12<br \/>\nyears to claim title&#8221;   possession.<br \/>\nThe said f1nding__ or  is based<br \/>\non the   be termed as a<\/p>\n<p> In   aforesaid reasoning, in<\/p>\n<p>my _v_fiew,d eourt has not committed any<\/p>\n<p>  e3:f1&#8243;or,H&#8217;I&#8217;xiijeI1 less, can it be said that the<\/p>\n<p>  Lihe lower appellate court suffers from<\/p>\n<p>   in so far as plea of adverse<\/p>\n<p> AA possession put forward by the appellant is<\/p>\n<p>at&#8217;-..v&#8217;eon*eemed. The learned Judge of the lower appellate<\/p>\n<p>  V. ocourt has considered the said plea from every<\/p>\n<p>conceivable angle and also in the light of the position<\/p>\n<p>..1<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">26<\/span><br \/>\nin law as has been enunciated by the Am); Court and<\/p>\n<p>therefore, I do not \ufb01nd much force in the submission<\/p>\n<p>made by the learned senior counsel for the A&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>that the judgment of the lower appe\ufb02atte   <\/p>\n<p>vitiated for non consideration Vef&#8221;&#8216;ev\u00e9deI&#8217;j1Ce, .o&#8217;1&#8217;\u00a7 <\/p>\n<p>In fact, in my view, the lower    <\/p>\n<p>committed any error in V   been &#8216;V<\/p>\n<p>with regard to the&#8221; plea\/(if  eoseeseion is<br \/>\nconcerned. The deciei$c;~IiV  2000 KAR<\/p>\n<p>4134 referred&#8217;:toV1&#8217;by  eounsel for the<\/p>\n<p> my not  to the case on<br \/>\nhand,&#8217; *&#8217;If_h&#8217;is is  the appellant himelf<br \/>\nhas  in%ex}o\u00e9LA about the encmenment by<\/p>\n<p>. .  &#8221;    the defendants.\n<\/p>\n<p>Foe above said reasons, I do not see any<\/p>\n<p> A sub\u00e9ta\ufb01iai questioll of law being involved in anthem<\/p>\n<p>  and accordingly these appeals aredisnt\u00e9ssed.<\/p>\n<p>D _ Sd\/-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Sri Muniswamappa vs M S Manjunath on 11 September, 2008 Author: V.Jagannathan SMT. NARASAMMA W] O MUNINARAYANA 40 YEARS D10 VENKATASWAMAPPA R\/A NADAGOWDANA GOLLAHALLI VILLAGE BIDARAHALLI HOBLI BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK 562 149. SUBBAIAH P A S\/O APPUCHA 38 YEARS _ &#8211; RIAT LINGARAJAPURAVM &#8221; \u00a2 V BANGALGRE CI&#8217;?Y.T5_\u00a2\u00a7G. 069 {BY SR1. 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