{"id":27295,"date":"2008-05-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shri-john-ravi-thumboo-chetty-vs-shri-bernard-vikram-thumboo-on-29-may-2008"},"modified":"2019-03-30T10:52:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T05:22:18","slug":"shri-john-ravi-thumboo-chetty-vs-shri-bernard-vikram-thumboo-on-29-may-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shri-john-ravi-thumboo-chetty-vs-shri-bernard-vikram-thumboo-on-29-may-2008","title":{"rendered":"Shri John Ravi Thumboo Chetty vs Shri Bernard Vikram Thumboo &#8230; on 29 May, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Shri John Ravi Thumboo Chetty vs Shri Bernard Vikram Thumboo &#8230; on 29 May, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: D.V.Shylendra Kumar<\/div>\n<pre>ZEN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE \n\nDATED THIS THE 29\"\" DAY OF MAY 2008 \n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE I~iON'BLE'. MR. JUSTICE D.V.sRYLENI&gt;RR  2 O' O'\n\nI\n\nCIVIL REVISION pETITION\u00bbj\u00a7fO.3\/\u00e9OO.8  V' \nBETWEEN O O A\n\n1 SHRI JOHN RAVI 'I'}-E3MBOO'CHETTY_._OO\"-- __\nS\/O LATE FRANCIS TaU2-:BOO'CaETTY. \u00bb\nAGED      ' \nR\/RT NO.1fz,'--._ Pf\u00a7Or\u00a7\u00a3NP\u00a3DE':.ROAD  \nFRAZER      \nBA}\\!GAl_,ORE-R5\"--- :1;,,,\n\nSMT 191P.RY_ 'GEE'T_VD\u00a3.._'V'V * _  .\n\nR\/O JOSEPH TROMRS  V.\n\nAGED ABDU'l'~ 56\"v1YEA'Rs  '\n\nR1 AT No.17, \" PRCJMENADE; ROAD\n_ FRAZEPLTOWN; .. ,\u00a73;z&gt;.N;,HE3R GER'-I--:OL:&gt;ER\n\n= 1'JO;1i&amp;:~.._VRAvI TRUMEOO CHEITTY\n\nl\\L?\n\n  ,3 \"'M:.~:*..._Ese\u00a7I'LOMENA CHITRA\n' D,\/'O,;;.ATE FRANCIS THUMBOO ORETTY\n=._'33IGED ABOUT 61 YEARS\nI R\/RT NO.17, PROMENADE ROAD\n'ERREER TOWN, BANGALORE-6\nREP BY EER COURT GUAROIRN\n\nJOHN RAVI THUMBOO CHETTY\n... PETITIONERS\n\n(BY SRI C.B. SRINIVASAN, ADV. FOR\nSRI ASHOK B PATIL. ADV.)\n\nl\"ii(:il\"I LSUUIH U!' KAKNAIAKA HIGH !--..\u00a3\ufb01,._NJl|I'l GI' 1U'-\\KNA'U\\KA HIGH COURT 0!' KARNATAKA HIGH CCJURI U?' KARNATAKA HIGH CCJURT C3? K.ARN;\ufb01'\u00a7'\ufb02KA i\"I\u00a5\u20ac5|\"l\n\n\n\nI-stun uuuxn ur mnxmnlnnn HIUH \u00ab - - - - . . .\n AF\u00b0*U{UR| 01- KAKNAIAKA Hum LOURI or KARNATAKA HIGH LUURT 0? KAKNAIAKA Hum uuum Ur nnxmnmzm naurl u\n\nsRRI BERNARD VIKRAM THUMBOO cHE?TE.}gn;.=\ns\/o LATE FRANCIS THUMBOO CHE???' g.' \"\nAGED ABOUT 53 YEARS ,~~-f.\n\nR\/AT No.16\/1, PROMENADE ROAD _4i\n\nERAEER TOWN =. ~r? 9\n\nEANGALoRE--6 _ i,f,} iigRES?O#DE\u00a7Tx\n\n{BY SRI s R KRIERNA K\ufb01MAR;_AsV{)\"\"\n\nTHIS CRP IS E:LEE\"U:s 115 OF sec AGAINST\nTHE ORDER DATED'0f.1Q.20Ui3RAssED ON :A.No.1\nEN OS.NO.9940\/2006g ow THE EEEE OF THE XVIII\nADDL.CITY =CIVIL\"* JUSGE, \" BANGALORE CITY,\nREJECTING\"THE-IH,NQw1'FTLED_U7O 7 RULE 11 or\ncpc. ' r ~~R\u00ab = .1-\n\n_?sIsdCRR_coMi\ufb01G~oR EOR ORDERS THIS BAY,\nTHE COURT RAs$En'tRE FOLLOWING:\n\n9;R D E R\n\n V This  ~.._Civii Revision Petition under\n\n of CPC though is coming up for\n\n'._V\u00a7admi's\u00abs'_ior1.\u20ac'\"V. as it is after notice to the\n\nr4\u20ac:sp'ond\u00e9Vnt and the respondent is represented<\/pre>\n<p>  oounsei, the petition is taken for disposal<br \/>\n the learned counsel appearing for the<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; petitioners and the learned counsel appearing<\/p>\n<p>Q\ufb01\/,\/\/&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>for the respondent are heard.\n<\/p>\n<p>I-nun Luulu ur axaxwzmnnn nxnai-fuvrlfuxn or maimnrnnn mun cumin 0:&#8221; KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF XARMAIAKA HIGH count QF KARNATAKA HIGH<\/p>\n<p>Will of the father, it has become neoessary<\/p>\n<p>for the plaintiff to sue the defeh\ufb01ahts for<\/p>\n<p>his share in the properties,<\/p>\n<p>It is in such _a soit;_ the; defehoa\ufb01ts<\/p>\n<p>being notified of  ssuit;\n<\/p>\n<p>filed an applioatioh\ufb01ioh\u00a7sfeAGreer'&#8221;%II Rule<br \/>\nll(a) of CPC prayihotfforefrefestion of the<br \/>\nplaint oh the premise that the olaint does not<br \/>\ndisclose \ufb02eo\u00a7f3oa\ufb01sefVefRi\u00a7ction for claiming<br \/>\nshar\ufb01xi\ufb01\ufb01f t\ufb01\u00e9j gig; soheaule properties left<br \/>\nbehino by the mother of the plaintiff and the<br \/>\ndefenda\ufb01ts and i\ufb01 respect of the share which<\/p>\n<p>has also been probated and as such, the rights<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;tifu:fan\u00a7%Qhof the plaintiffs have been<\/p>\n<p>-.4<\/p>\n<p>fe\ufb01ting\ufb01ished under the Will and therefore, no<\/p>\n<p>cause of action survives, based on which, the<\/p>\n<p>V xpiaintiff can seek any share in the suit<\/p>\n<p>?schedule properties.\n<\/p>\n<p>%\/to<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; NW&#8221; \\-vwu vi&#8221; n\ufb02lwl\ufb02lnnn 31\u00a5U!&#8221;[.k-$&#8217;JUI(l ur Iunumnlmux HIE;-I COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA I-{\u00a365}-I COURT OF KARNATAKA I-!iGH<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">31<\/span><\/p>\n<p>of the parties, but merely a proceeding for<\/p>\n<p>granting probate for administering.the will oi<br \/>\ntheir mother and assuming for.argdments_sake.&#8217;<br \/>\nthat it is genuine,l&lt; the&#039; ?guestion_&#039; of<\/p>\n<p>determination. of right &#039;mayi have.&quot; to be*<\/p>\n<p>necessarily determined in the present suit.<\/p>\n<p>8. It is alternatitelgise\u00e9mitted by Sri.<br \/>\nKrishna   has claimed<br \/>\nhis share in resgect of all properties that<br \/>\n  &#8216;\u00a7\u00a315&#8242;&#8221;s&#8217;s&#8217;\u00e9\u00a7ssed by his mother,<br \/>\nthat the prohatetcranted is only in respect of<br \/>\ninmevahiedprooertf and that large number of<\/p>\n<p>\ufb01ovabies were owned by his mother as indicated<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8221;in &#8220;the Qsuit D~schedule property and even<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;assuminggfor argument sake without conceding<\/p>\n<p>that fthe reference to the grant of probate<\/p>\n<p>d ,e\ufb01tinguishes the right and the cause of action<\/p>\n<p>ffor laying a claim in respect of plaintiffs&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>share in schedules A, B and C to the plaint,<\/p>\n<p>the plaintiff&#8217;s claint for share in the S&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>6\/<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">14<\/span><\/p>\n<p>oonfined to the plaint averments and nothing<br \/>\nbeyond. The test is even if the defendant<br \/>\ncould call in aid a plaus.i\u00bbbl_e de&#8217;fe1n.cV*e:$thi&#8217;cf1.o:!h&#8217;\u20ac.I&#8217;-<br \/>\ncan set up in the suit such defence uou1d&#8217;not<br \/>\nconstitute a case fof rejection Of theaylaintlx<br \/>\nThere is a difference oetmeen nonfexistence of<br \/>\na cause of action. and i\u00a7, cause as pleaded,<br \/>\nfailing which is the common situation in many<br \/>\na suits,i when ~ae\u00a7eralsfcaus\u00e9s of action are<br \/>\np1ead\u00a2\u00a2f&lt;\u00a7ha,_\u00a7\u00a7\u00a2ni5:f[ha;\u00a7y- of them are not<br \/>\ncauses,&#039; uhi\u00a2h&quot;9lneeds : examination but the<br \/>\nsurvival of can?) remote cause of action<\/p>\n<p>meritinq examination by court will ensure an<\/p>\n<p>utaoplication for rejection of the plaint for<\/p>\n<p>&#039;~ not &quot;disclosing a cause of action failing.<\/p>\n<p>hejection of plaint pre&#8211;empts the right to sue<\/p>\n<p>lraat the threshold and denies to the plaintiff<\/p>\n<p>hsthe opportunity of getting any relief in the<\/p>\n<p>lsuit. Therefore, the test to be applied for<\/p>\n<p>E . &#8230;&#8230;. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#039;. \\II uunnawnlnnn ngul-1 9.-A,&#039;._:)uK1 ur |u:u&lt;NAIA1m HIEGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH count QF ;(AgNA1AKA HIGH<br \/>\n3 m<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>a<\/p>\n<p>rejection should be rigorous and only on the<\/p>\n<p>M<\/p>\n<p> w-=&#8211;= w mum&#8211;am FI\u00a2&#8217;~=\u00a51t9-\u00absgiuni ur nnlwwunixn new Luuxi or mmmnm mar: CGEJRT or mxmmxa men cougar ow KARNATAKA HIGH<\/p>\n<p>court being fully convinced and satisfied that<\/p>\n<p>the plaint has absolutely no cause of action<\/p>\n<p>left for examination on the plaint being tatenrt<\/p>\n<p>as a whole, that such a rejection_can he made<\/p>\n<p>and 110?. C:&#8217;%.h\u20ac\u00e9r&#8221;wiSe.\n<\/p>\n<p>12. While the first Qecision referred to<br \/>\nand relied upon thffsSri:fC3\u00a7g Srinivasan,<br \/>\nlearned gpunse1ia\u00a7heari\ufb01\u00a7lfor the petitioner<br \/>\ndoes sa\u00a7\u00a7s;\u00a3&#8221;\u00a3$\u00a7q\u00a7ro\u00a7\u00a7g:p:\u00a2n that a gmobate<br \/>\n\ufb01roceeoings are in r\u00a7\u00a7&#8221;a\ufb01a it is not Open to<br \/>\nany party to gleac that he was not a party to<br \/>\nthe proceedings a\ufb01a therefore does not bind.<\/p>\n<p>The question here is not precisely reference<\/p>\n<p>i&#8221;nade%;ihy\u00a5ftthe plaintiff to the probate<\/p>\n<p>lproceeoinos in the plaint. Assuming that the<\/p>\n<p>reference made in the plaint to the probate<\/p>\n<p>i&#8217;.\u00a7roceedings itself is good enough and<\/p>\n<p>Etherefore, is not a good answer for the<\/p>\n<p>plaintiff to plead that it does not bind him<\/p>\n<p>in the sense it does not extinguish cause of<\/p>\n<p>M<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Shri John Ravi Thumboo Chetty vs Shri Bernard Vikram Thumboo &#8230; on 29 May, 2008 Author: D.V.Shylendra Kumar ZEN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 29&#8243;&#8221; DAY OF MAY 2008 BEFORE THE I~iON&#8217;BLE&#8217;. MR. 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