{"id":254351,"date":"2009-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-sujatha-vs-nirmala-on-1-december-2009"},"modified":"2016-09-09T18:49:29","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T13:19:29","slug":"k-sujatha-vs-nirmala-on-1-december-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-sujatha-vs-nirmala-on-1-december-2009","title":{"rendered":"K Sujatha vs Nirmala on 1 December, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
K Sujatha vs Nirmala on 1 December, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: N.Kumar And C.R.Kumaraswamy<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA AT BANGATLORE\n\nDated this the 151 day of Decembel\ufb01     .\n\nPRESENFwH\n\nTHE I-ION'BLE MR. JUS1*I<:_'_E~N KIINLQR   '\n\n'AND\n\nTHE I-ION'BLE MR. JUs'p:\u00a7:;'s_o..1; KUNLAQAQWAMY\nREGULAR FIRST   of 2003\n\nBETWEEN:  \n\nK. Sujathzi ,1'. ,\n\nW\/o BUR Kuma17'.g~.._\u00bb ' \u00bb .\n\nAged a'o'out._32 grearsp [' ,\n\nNo.2. 5\/1;V.6""~ Cro--ss'"'f . "\n\nSrinivasa Road" . X \n\nKadigrerxahalli, 'S.1;bran1a,nyapura Main Road\n\n  Ba1ia<shan}:a'ri 11 Stage"\n"Ban"galor'\u20ac: 5550 070 ,..Appe1lar1t\n\n. ' 2  Sri Sharath N, Advocate for\n'jE\\\/ifs. Pavamana Associates, Advocates}\n\n  1A'  Nifmaia\n\n=  _ \u00a7W\/o Late M Krishna Rae\nAged about 55 years\n\n\n\nt\\)\n\n2 M K Sudarshan\nS\/o late M Krishna Rao\n\nAged about 30 years\n\n3 Sri M K Sunitha\nW\/o S. Babu @ Rafa\nAged about 26 years   \n\n4 M K Sunil\nS\/o M Krishna Rao\nAged about 23 years\n\nAll are residing at__No.9Ol_____R:' \n\n33"' A Cross, 9%" Main Road A  .'\n\n4m Block, Jayanagaar' _   j  AA \n\nBangaiore m 560 011  V    Respondents\n\nS.   for R}:\nSrt Bhiat Y N A.dvoVcate"for R2 to R4]\n\nThis_RFA'\ufb01}ed'.ur1die'r.,._SeC.tion 96 r\/W\/o 41 R 1 of CPC\nagainst  dated 21--12~2002 passed in\nOS No.4O(V)VV'7-\/_VA}9.9;'i' on'._ti'i'e..."~'i'iie of the XX Additional City Civil\nJudge 'Bangaiore_V\ufb01(v3ity:(CCH No.32), dismissing the suit for\n\n partition-"Land separate possession.\n\n on for hearing' this day, N. KUMAR J\ndeliiveredt -the foilouringz\n\n\n\nL;-J\n\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
This is a plaintiff’s appeal against theij_i1dgnien”te~
\ndecree of the trial Court, which has”disn’iiss.edz”the stititvdlfordi’<\/p>\n
paI’titiOI1 and separate possession.<\/p>\n
2. For the purpose of…cAorw’en_ience,’ =the..~parties are
\nreferred as they are referredT -to*:’h the o1″igir:al_suit..<\/p>\n
3. The’Si.it$jeCt\u00a5__111at:te1′  includes ancestral<\/p>\n
properties a5s4’Vvv:ei’1 ‘property of the father of the<\/p>\n
plair1t.if{. SChVevd.’t1]e\u00a5:I\u00ab.pis'<..t.he___aneestral property. A tiled roof
\nresident:ia1..V_  at Rama Mandira Road.<\/p>\n
Basavanagudi, Bpangalorest, valued at Rs.3 lakhs. Scheduie II<\/p>\n
'"hasV"t:'nre.e'A itvems of properties. The first item is the house<\/p>\n
 propertgtIstaridingirz the name of the plainiiiffs father, valued at<\/p>\n
Rs\ufb02\ufb02dlakvhsii'4E}Seco'nd item is yet another house property valued<\/p>\n
 hat Rs.-4!1at3.hs standing in the name of the first defendant, the<\/p>\n
   of the plaintiff. Third item is the death benefit fund<\/p>\n
h?\/..\n<\/p>\n
\n
received due to the death of the father.  to<\/p>\n
Rs. 1 ,75.000\u00abOO.\n<\/p>\n
4. The plaintiff is the d.aughter”3\\\/lll\ufb01 .i\u00a7::_s-zqnla j. <\/p>\n
Rao. The first defendant is her  “”iJ’hell
\nMK. Sudarshan and 4th defendyarit,  Su_}1il!ar.e”‘th\u20ac ‘lsonsof
\nM. Krishna Rao and the first  the mother.
\nThird defendant Sunith’al,iilS.   Plaintiff is married
\nand she is livingewith her”   V l<\/p>\n
5. Z_.     Rao died on 3011:\n<\/p>\n
October. _’  schedule properties. The
\ndefendant.s; 1,   in item. No.2{a] of the suit<\/p>\n
schedule properties. ‘Schedule I is the ancestral properties left<\/p>\n
. .lV”beh’indE”Al5’y plaintiffsulgrand father, M. Shankar Rao, who died in<\/p>\n
 the  plaintiff being the eldest daughter of M.<\/p>\n
Kris_hna.~P?ao.; has equal rights and equal share in the ancestral<\/p>\n
 p’ropert.i_es. Therefore she requested the defendant. to give her<\/p>\n
V”‘ll_AAiegiti:nate share. When it was declined. she got issued legal<\/p>\n
  riotice, A reply was also sent denying the right. Schedule ll is<\/p>\n
l\/..\n<\/p>\n
\n
‘..l\u00a7<\/p>\n
the self acquired property of M. Krishna Rao. in whieh;i:.aftierA’his<\/p>\n
death, she has equal riglit with other legal  V ‘*i’at’i<1el~.'<\/p>\n
died during service. 'i"\u00b0he1'efo1'e, at .S'z\ufb01;Ii\u00bb}_Of Rs. 'was' . i<\/p>\n
paid towards his retirement benefits.
\nthe plaintiff has got equal
\nWhen her share was denied, lfilecirithe  partition and
\nseparate possession of .\/in the suit schedule<\/p>\n
property.\n<\/p>\n
6. _ The  l:”d_efe.ndaritv tiled Written statement
\neoi1i,est1hg’ thieiyelaifhi;  eohiiehded that the plaintiff was
\nnever inpossessioti schedule property and she does<\/p>\n
not have ‘title toltheA’so.ii.’-*’lschedule property. She is residing<\/p>\n
  sep’ai3.ate_ly withAAher..__h.usband and Children and therefore. she<\/p>\n
  no suit schedule property. The relationship set<\/p>\n
outtn theA*.v\u00abVP–l\u00a3l1\\’i\u00a7i9lt. was admitted. It is admitted that her father<\/p>\n
‘V died’on”30\u00a7lO..l987. In respect of the Schedule I properties.<\/p>\n
 “‘_*.,’\u00a3AhvE’3i”‘-‘3.’ was partition as early as in the year 1982 between the<\/p>\n
—  father of the plaintiff and his brother, wherein M. Krishna Rao.<\/p>\n
kl\/.\n<\/p>\n
\n
(3<\/p>\n
the father of the plaintiff received Rs.24,000wO0  his
\nshare with respect to the properties t-elf’-:)yi’
\nSchedule 11 property, where the
\nacquired by sale of jewels of the first  if<\/p>\n
the time of her marriage. Item {to} off?-.chedul\u20ac;”l’i self<\/p>\n
acquired property of the _:h<%f  The first
\ndefendant was workin(:%'_.a.s  thefpe1'iod from
\n.1955 to 1977 and Md  From out of he}:\n<\/p>\n
earnings, she   11 property from<\/p>\n
Karnataka  ‘payit;g’t:he sale consideration in<\/p>\n
instalriients.  of Schedule 11 property is the self
\nacquiredp_roperty-ofthefirstffdefendant and no one other than<\/p>\n
the  defendaynthasfany right, title and interest over item (b)<\/p>\n
 ‘ll. p1’operty. The plaintiff is not entitled to 1\/5?”<\/p>\n
I  s-ai::i\u00ab:”propei*ty.\n<\/p>\n
j 7.  z  .V’fl1e issue of legal notice and sending of reply was<\/p>\n
 “V.’i~.a1:ir:1-itcted’. The first defendant: was not a house wife without<\/p>\n
—   any income of her own. She denied that plaintiff was<\/p>\n
V I<\/p>\n
totally ignored. Plaintiff is not entitled to any beneji”it.s”\u00abdeijived<\/p>\n
from item {e} of Schedule Ii in the ease. The truth oi\u00e9fiftfiii\u00e9 matter<\/p>\n
is that during the life time of M. Krishna  ineuri’ed~ _ <\/p>\n
debts and the amounts mentioned iitfiiteini  ii<\/p>\n
was utilized for clearing the ‘deb.ts. Tne’1’ernai:nAing\u00ab-vdebV’ts we–_re<\/p>\n
cleared by the first  The first
\ndefendant has cleared in this
\nregard necessary claim has the plaintiffs
\ne0nt1*ibutio1*1’_Vi.\u00a7f.    has already received
\ngotd jeweitaitiesi  father before his death
\nand   s;1’\u00a71\u00ab,\u00a7a:ia.;i:;t after his death. An oral
\nar1’angen1ent’.  between the family members.<\/p>\n
Hence has Qbiiigatibnfto clear the debts of her father. She<\/p>\n
“‘”had” aisefzindertakeiriiifto contribute her share but till today no<\/p>\n
   contributed by the plaintiff. The entire debt<\/p>\n
 eiaim  in Schedule Ii (C) is barred by lirnitation.<\/p>\n
eie_ared}einly during early part of 1993. Even otherwise,<\/p>\n
9<\/span><\/p>\n
undertaken to clear the debts of her father.  no<\/p>\n
amount is paid by the plaintiff. The piaintiffjs 4_<\/p>\n
Rs. 1o,00o_0o to the first defendant, \u00bb~~’Ihe1″etohre,i ‘t:1\u00a7.;::,r 4sot_1j;};hi..,pfoVr’ ; x<\/p>\n
dismissa} of the suit and decreeing the ;{.{ou’nu=;:1-. eI.:1tr1;, ”  t A<\/p>\n
10. The other defelid\u00e9ints\u00bb did V’n.o_t,\u00b0’f-ivie dainy written<\/p>\n
statement.\n<\/p>\n
11. On the aforesai.d:=p1Ve–etd1n\u00e9s;_  Court framed<\/p>\n
the following\ufb02\ufb01suesti  .\n<\/p>\n
1]   pr;-Does that the 135 Schedule
\nJ  ortcestral and jotntifamtty properties<\/p>\n
‘ ofthe the defendants?\n<\/p>\n
_ 2}  the ptatn.ttj]’ proves that the Ilrtd Scheduie
\n . ._tterr1sV”Vc’u*e-\u00ab–thejoint family properties of the plaintiff<\/p>\n
A   the defendants?\n<\/p>\n
‘ ‘ P3} V. .”i%j’Iieth,er the defendants prove that the Ist schedule
\n‘  property is not the joint’ family property of the<\/p>\n
plaintiff and the defendants?\n<\/p>\n
\\k\/..\n<\/p>\n
\n
I G<\/p>\n
4) Whether the defendants prove schedule H (19)
\nproperty is the setf acquired property of the first
\nCiefendant?\n<\/p>\n
5) Whether the court fee paid is proper?  ‘TV    <\/p>\n
6) Whether the defendants prove t’hat”  <\/p>\n
by the ptaintzff to schedule in _,c1″f ba\u00a3~.red’v..’bxg ; <\/p>\n
Irimitation?\n<\/p>\n
7) Whether the defendants pioper  “ptdtntff’
\nliable to pay Rs. 1 o,ooa}oo_ to the\ufb01rst defendant?<\/p>\n
8} Whether  that they are entitted<\/p>\n
‘ “_–f:C:’T pdftiimh’ separate possession of 1\/5″”! share<\/p>\n
‘  hjofpLiuritjteiptstatement schedule properties?<\/p>\n
9) V’ L ‘w hat order  “dec ree?\n<\/p>\n
12..   The ‘pIa,i.nt}.ff executed a power of attorney in favour<\/p>\n
\u00bb of-hex’ BR. Kumar, who was examined on behalf of<\/p>\n
 pl\u00e9intivfiv  Nine documents were produced which were<\/p>\n
mer1:ed–V:es’I\u00a7’3Xs.Pw1 to Peg. The first defendant Smi. Ni1*r1″fal.a<\/p>\n
V,<\/p>\n
was the self acquired property of the first deiendani.i:'”in:so..far<\/p>\n
as third item of the II Schedule is Concerned,’thought-“‘o’1i.the <\/p>\n
death of M. Krishna Rao. a sum of”‘wasv j i<\/p>\n
the first defendant, the first deI’en’dant_Aihvasziutiliaed <\/p>\n
amount towards discharge ofVincurred b_yVM.”Ki*i’shna Rao;<\/p>\n
In fact, she has spent: about  .n1o’re._thAah what she
\ngot. out of which the  1\/5”] share.\n<\/p>\n
namely Rs. 10,000–QO.  is not entitled to
\nany portion.  \u00e9    trial Court was<\/p>\n
justified in disVrnis\u00a7:_ing ihe s”uit\u00ab.  <\/p>\n
17.  it  31.63 aforesaid submissions. the
\npoints thatiiarise fo’r~__oo11si*deii”ation are:
\nit )  A””‘Wh_et.-her the property mentioned in
\n ..A:.\u00abS:i:hedt1le was available for partition on the<\/p>\n
 ‘ the suit: P<\/p>\n
” .__d3~{2) Whether Schedule II items are joint
\nfamily properties or self acquired properties of<\/p>\n
the mother. namely thefirst defendant ?<\/p>\n
K\/’<\/p>\n
I9<\/p>\n
Karnataka Housing Board by paying the sale consideration in
\ninstaliinents. In the cross–examination it is elicited7th’at her<\/p>\n
father was working as a Head Master in Kote _._and<\/p>\n
after retirement. he was running Venkatesliwara-..InstituteItand <\/p>\n
she was working in the said Institute. b”Sh.e'”.i_s a  she I<\/p>\n
was teaching to the students. of  and
\nschools. She has also done   ‘l”a.ilorin_g”a$Junior
\nMusic. She has not deposited”aiiyilainount invtliyljj\ufb02nk. She
\nwas spending the  ‘jewellery to her.\n<\/p>\n
Venkateshwara Institute  1’un~.:i’;”i_ Gavipuram. Her father<\/p>\n
died in\ufb02i9?’4.1AV aftiei-her 1’ather” death, the said Institute
\nwas closed. ‘One  was the Principal of the said<\/p>\n
Institute, In tli-eufirsi place she was not working as a teacher in<\/p>\n
I  ‘t11\u00a2”sr\u00a71u35i  she  Working in a tutorial institute. There is<\/p>\n
 inVcV’ii–i.caLe students studying in primary and middle<\/p>\n
school attending to the school to be taught by her. No<\/p>\n
V’~\u00bbevidence__is adduced to show that she was working during the<\/p>\n
 1955 to I977. There is nothing to indicate that the said<\/p>\n
  in\ufb01stitute was in existence from the year 1955. Secondly, the<\/p>\n
E\/\/,<\/p>\n
acquired out of the funds made available by the first<\/p>\n
and her husband and, therefore. they are jo.ifn”t’:.i:l”‘_<\/p>\n
properties and she should be grantedwl\u00bb.\/4513* share\ufb02lf there Was’ . <\/p>\n
no joint faniily, if all the propertieas\u00abpst:o_od’lv <\/p>\n
first defendant and her husbla.nd…pare self a.cqtiire:d'”propertiestit<\/p>\n
merely because they pi:().Vid\u20acdAV_fi:ll’:1’Cl1S”\u20ac19 the and the
\nproperty was purchased”  husband, it would
\nnot partake thepich.araQter\u00bb..o’1:”:a  lfproperty. At any
\nrate the  any\ufb02sevidence to prove the<\/p>\n
said claini. The–ti:ial  rejected the said claim.<\/p>\n
24.  ‘ _A’  put forth seeking recovery of<\/p>\n
Rs.lO,OO(lll\/i=–._yfronilt_he._pla,ir1titl’. The case of the defendants is<\/p>\n
  thgy~3–haqe spentA’Rs.5_Q,.000\/~ towards the discharge of amounts<\/p>\n
 ‘of’the faniily,ll”‘vAt the time of marriage plaintiff has been given<\/p>\n
 therefore, she is iiable to pay the family debt<\/p>\n
and44’l1er’~Vsh.are is Rs. 10,000\/m. Again all those allegations have<\/p>\n
“‘–.x1″Cf11.aiI1f3HC’l unsubstantiated by any evidence on record.<\/p>\n
.  Thterefore, the trial Court was right in rejecting the said ease.<\/p>\n
 ck} \/ –\n<\/p>\n
25. The plaintiff has fiied an app1ication~1.A. 1 \/_<\/p>\n
producing additional documents under Order XL!  .<\/p>\n
CPC. In the light of the discussion mac_ie..a’_oovei–We”   see  <\/p>\n
any need to ailow the said appiicatiorijgasjeven witho’uii’ti5i’\u20ac\\se:iVe_’<\/p>\n
documents we are granting the  .i\u00a5\u00a7Hence.
\nthe said application is rejeCt’eei:.\u00ab.  i i’ V.  V
\nIn the resuit. we pass
\n(1′) Appeai ‘Qatari-ly:i.g:lltjLoed;”~  2  V
\n{ii}    the trial Court rejecting
\n    schedule is aflimted. In
\niespeet  the plaintiff is entitled to
\n. _ I\/5*’? share; A it it<\/p>\n
 1jP.a1’vt,ies to beariheir own costs’<\/p>\n
Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n
JUDGE<\/p>\n
Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n
JUDGE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court K Sujatha vs Nirmala on 1 December, 2009 Author: N.Kumar And C.R.Kumaraswamy IN THE HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA AT BANGATLORE Dated this the 151 day of Decembel\ufb01 . PRESENFwH THE I-ION’BLE MR. JUS1*I<:_'_E~N KIINLQR ' 'AND THE I-ION'BLE MR. JUs'p:\u00a7:;'s_o..1; KUNLAQAQWAMY REGULAR FIRST of 2003 BETWEEN: K. 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