{"id":31123,"date":"2009-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-kotrappa-and-ors-vs-a-kotrappa-by-l-rs-on-1-december-2009"},"modified":"2016-02-21T12:55:08","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T07:25:08","slug":"a-kotrappa-and-ors-vs-a-kotrappa-by-l-rs-on-1-december-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-kotrappa-and-ors-vs-a-kotrappa-by-l-rs-on-1-december-2009","title":{"rendered":"A.Kotrappa And Ors. vs A.Kotrappa By L.Rs on 1 December, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
A.Kotrappa And Ors. vs A.Kotrappa By L.Rs on 1 December, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: S.N.Satyanarayana<\/div>\n
{N THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA. BANGALORE\n{')A\"I.'I{*Z{\") '1'HiS TH E: E-\"\"\" DAY OF I) EEC {EIMBEIR \n\nBEFORE\n\n'I'Hl?3 HONTSLE MR.JUS'I'ICE3 S.N.sA';fyA'r~iARA$?AN;A--.AA  \n\nR_FA.No.453  1.993  A '-\n\nBETVVEEN:\n\n1.<\/pre>\n
 A. K.()i:rapp2.1._ S\/0  _
\nAgeci about 40 y\ufb01ars.   ”\n<\/p>\n
2. A. C haI1dI’EiSt%kh ‘ j’t.:_,_  A
\nS\/0 A.ShiVVappa.__
\nAgcci ab<_;-.::,1'i'  _g\u00abfe%211\u00b0S;~ <\/p>\n
3. N}].\u00a7\u00a7’c1]’V’E1VI.}”‘il\u00a3i:;}{‘{}I’\u00a3}\u00a7i’} ._  A’
\nI’)\/() ‘Shix{a1p\u00a7);i.  A’ .\n<\/p>\n
Aged’ a1bt’)L\u00e9’:t:-..2\u00a77  ‘ ‘<\/p>\n
4. Url:]”~ij\u00a3.l]~”.|.’}ITIE}. ”  , A
\nD\/oE’~.hi’\\-‘a1p},)a1L; A ‘<\/p>\n
;’ A;_.geci z1i\u00a7'<3L_1V{'. 25 yeaxx.\n<\/p>\n
A ‘5.’ Si}\\\u00ab’2{i’f1″1E111’11T1V\u00e9i:’
\n., .,  W \/~rV>’\u00abS_I””:i\\__-*z1ppa1.\n<\/p>\n
‘  &l:i3.().i_~:11 48 years.\n<\/p>\n
‘ A1_I.\u00e9::”i: Eesidt21’1t.s <)fH<)r1da(i21. Road.<\/p>\n
 Ijgaxmhalii Compouxld, I')a1v21r1ge:(e
\n'*'f'21'11Jk, I)avz,u1e;1g(-area: \u00a3)ist:ri(*.t.. . . APPELLANTS<\/p>\n
 V. _  Kaleem1.1i]a Sh:-u"ieff, Aclv.)<\/p>\n
M<\/p>\n
AN ET) :\n<\/p>\n
1. A.K<)t.ra13pa.\n<\/p>\n
53\/ 0 C1’1a11e:l1-asekh are-xppa.\n<\/p>\n
Since dead by L.Rs3:\n<\/p>\n
d }
\nb}<\/p>\n
P1*a_ke”1sl’1 S\/0 A.K0t:rappa. major.\n<\/p>\n
J\u00e9’1y'<'iSl'"1l'CL'. D\/ 0 K(:')t11'e1;J}')2\u00a7 .
\nDead by L.Rs:\n<\/p>\n
1.<\/p>\n
N3<\/p>\n
M?aJi:i\u00bb<\/p>\n
Slmshalllsza. S \/ 0″B_\u00a7i3:s;1v21reijegppa.’
\nAged a.b(‘)u1. 17 yeeifi=5j7j.*   — ”\n<\/p>\n
. I-\ufb01aby i)\/ 0 i_3’2?i:3e1v_\u00e9\u00e9.I’a;_\/E;1p.pe1.z’~_<\/p>\n
Aged abo L1t  ‘I5 — y\u00e92_1_1f;’ If12:CieVef1ppa,<\/p>\n
“b{ij5}\u00bb an ‘ b{i_i)’ are m i 11 ors.\n<\/p>\n
: ‘Rezgjlwfs-r311t:cd–_by~ 1f’n’ei1* father b\ufb01ii}.
\n‘Ail 2.11rc’:._j,’\/’V0 ‘ID.c’x:*a}’c’1p1.1ra-1. Me-mdya ‘I’alu.1<<\/p>\n
 '.-1_11CVi'y_a1 {=)i;$;.1\u00a2.13_1L(:1 .\n<\/p>\n
xSL1_jElfV.h’Et-~ [)__<_T_)A A. Kot: 1'21 ppa.<\/p>\n
E311 ::1_1 1'Ii.h_a-1 I") \/ 0 A. K01.1"ap pa.\n<\/p>\n
V   V  \/ 0 A. Koira p pa.\n<\/p>\n
 AP1~.ai’.l3h 1.1 S \/ 0 A.K01.1″dppa.\n<\/p>\n
“Rajesh S\/0 A.K01’rapp.21._<\/p>\n
D r2:11<si'1yar1a.111r11a W \/ 0 AK Kot 1'.21ppa1.<\/p>\n
<\/'1<\/p>\n
2.<\/p>\n
4.-\n<\/p>\n
All 2111: m21_\u00a7()1′. R\/(T2 5″‘ Main R()a(jl.\n<\/p>\n
P.J . Ext 61″} sic; :1. 1..)e1\\==;:z1’1g_g;ct1’cr.
\nA.Shivappa S\/0 Chandrasekharappa.\n<\/p>\n
A_2,:cd about 55 yems. Mason.\n<\/p>\n
Hondacleia Roacl. [)2.1\\-!e111gE*:’c*.\n<\/p>\n
R42 is dead. The 21p}Jt3ile111t.s’\u00a3111?’ \u00ab*.:he1,<\/p>\n
LRS of R43 anti they are alr=s;%z1.c1:}.;AQiv1 i*:?:C@.19d- ‘<\/p>\n
G211’1g,2111111’12.1 K0111 C1″:e1:ici\u00ab1j21se1{h,;1fapp\u00a2:t{   <\/p>\n
[)ea1d by I..Rs:\n<\/p>\n
a) Savithra1n1m:1’W\/0’S\u00ab’h’e{.1fL: JT”a.ya111’1a’,”‘A <\/p>\n
62 years, r\/0’=Bi’iic11_0d;g.V’i*il”a.g\u00a3: _<\/p>\n
Since deaci by her LR”   ” ‘<\/p>\n
S1~i.N\u00a71*g2j,1if;aj.\n<\/p>\n
S 0 SPa_:3{ 1:t1′– Jaiy*T\u00a7:11iT’a;1.._.V*<\/p>\n
.. V.Ag\u00e9c1_ .’\u00a31l1.}(‘)}1_t 35 yezxi  V
\nR\/To Bilic’1’}<)\u20ac!u"Vi}Iage.\n<\/p>\n
l.:.5) zwam  _E’)’\u00a7.ssj1 ‘I’iC1’., ‘<\/p>\n
E3} VC’)1f}I<a_ri VS_l'1\u20ac.l.{r121if:1p;)e1 Bin Rudrappa.
\nAg\u00e9d._.ab0i,11. ":79
\n"Sin(.*e '(i–e:%a\u00a71___R~E3[(t) is '['.1't'Y'c'11.t"d as<\/p>\n
 [_JR.,\u20ac..)1" R–3(b) as pm" ()1'CiCI' (11.2 i . 10.09.<\/p>\n
 1V'*:1}\u00a7~})2-1 S\/ 0 (.)1'1k.ari Sliekmelppa-1.<\/p>\n
'A'gr2c:f}= about 50 years<\/p>\n
7..{b) and {or} are 1’e5:’c1i1’1g: at E132-1nuvz::a.11i<\/p>\n
 “\\\/’i1.lagc. Ha1’i11e1r ‘I’a1uk. I)21ve111ge.1’ct<\/p>\n
I)iS1:’1*i<1'i.\n<\/p>\n
(.1) Bz.1llur Nan_jL111(i21ppa.\n<\/p>\n
S\/0 E\\\/I1.1rig:(>}3pe:1.\n<\/p>\n
Agcrci about 75 yc*21i’s, 3″‘ Main Road.\n<\/p>\n
2″” Cross. Vinoba. N21ga1*. I’.)avai’1gei’e.<\/p>\n
 i\\\/Im.l’1appa S\/0 B\ufb01thtll” iVI21haIii’1ggz1ppa.
\nM2,1j(_)r. R\/0 I-i<):1da.cia Road, I)ava1'1gerc:.<\/p>\n
"RESPQNEE\u00a7T$?Ja<\/p>\n
{By Sri. K.Sri11ivas for R-1 {e1.c:.i'7~~}':i
\nRi–b(3), R~3(:s1), R~3(C) R~3{ci}.[R–\n<\/p>\n
R4~ N()TiC(.’ diSp\u20ac1′}f.’3(_?d with <\/p>\n
E {A6} 2111*}; s\u00e9:\u00a7rxz_eti~ V’  H A  _ T <\/p>\n
“F1115 RF,\/~\\ i5s,—-t’ilc>cl i;i’;’S.”9–6″‘0i’ CPC;-..z1g\u00e91iI1st: the
\njuclgnieni and ‘d.\u00a7-‘Ere.-c%\u00ab’_ c\u00a7i’,’3\u00ab.1_.v.3f’}.998. passed in
\nO.S.N0.188\/E983 ‘O_:i’ *.tFi&j\u00bb’  l’il_e~, of C.J.{Sr.Dn}
\nDava11age1’e.__dismissiiigg ‘1,.}_1c_ s’\u00a7t.1vitV”~\u00a3'(;–r”‘ partition and
\nsepai’2H:<-3 p.0..'3.\u00a7:\u20acSSi():i1. V   '  '<\/p>\n
 "1151is.fRFA7\u20acV(tt;:1'iiiip; i'(')1".hE2t1'ii1g this dzly, {he Court
\n(ioliyciteti t.h'c:w'foi10wii'1g':"~ ' '<\/p>\n
\u00b0 ig\ufb01bGMENT<\/p>\n
  "'E'his 'i"..s;–~.;;1_;iintii'i's' first appeal ch21liei1gi_1'1.g, the<\/p>\n
' _"3.1,;ci;:m::'1ii."2.ind c1(t('%rec: peisseci in O.S.No.188\/ 1983 on<\/p>\n
". t'.'}ie Vi"i'lt';\u00ab'.:\u00a7)f5'Ci.\\'iI Judge (STUD). Deivarlagere. The said<\/p>\n
:+;'1.:..ii.; is filed by K\ufb01h\ufb01' pIaini'.ii"fs S('E?kii'1\u00a7.{ pa1~tii:ion of the<\/p>\n
  \u00a7"-a'"i'lii sCi1e.d1.iie pmpe\ufb02y and for their 4\/10"' share in<\/p>\n
the siiii: sciieciiiie. Vb}<\/p>\n
CJ I<\/p>\n
2. ‘i’1’:e (ZTEISE? of the plaii’1i:iiTs is iihelt Pia:1i1i1t:il’fs 1<\/p>\n
1.0 4 are the cliildren of one A.Shivappa. 2″” defefi\u00bbde1i1t<\/p>\n
in the suit, who is huslaaiici of 5″‘ p1i’21*i–i1:’i:iiI_’f’ Vi\u00e9iii\u00e9i<\/p>\n
Ym.i11g\u20ac*1′ brothel’ of 1*” ciel’encid1’11’.. ‘I’.E.1.f;:?”*'<?\u00a71'14_Ci 2i'''i'~'–..V '<\/p>\n
(iefei'1dani.s are the cl":1=,i1ciije1'fi } 01'.'  *{)nej late<\/p>\n
Ch21ncii'asl':eka.i'appe1 21nd -Iiiis w'i~:i_e"w 81111.';{321ng21\u00a7\u00a7nrha, <\/p>\n
who is 3*" defeiidant in '{.l1u'c'=:._s21iVci su'i'L_ -49" defendant
\nLe… one iViL:t.happa–_iis _i'l":_e i;_.ei'1\u00e91r_i'i;. iiia portzion of suit.
\nschedule p:'operi.y Li'l"id.{f:i' ci(:i'ef1C\u00a32'i;1i; '"i'*\u00e9,ii. 3.<\/p>\n
3___   f1'i91iV_ej.i}i('i$;3_ i.::.e1ci-i<1"i\u00a7_;{vt.() this appeal are that
\nplai..i'1i.i–i'i's. V' =\u00e9fi:r1i'Ia}  "._ "i"i1.\u00e91i:' 111011' grand .fat:her<\/p>\n
Chaneiifasheiiarei;3;3s1.,u.."'who is failiei' of Defe1"ie1e1nts~1<\/p>\n
g25i'1j1(.i  2 I1'c1"r'n-.3.1_3_\/___'.A.i{0i.rei.pp23: '<'l.I'1d A.S11iv2i.ppa was<\/p>\n
 :?1,11i.11Vin'<\u00a3_efi1'news atfencv i.e.. a-fem: for sale of several<\/p>\n
 'i'e21cii:'i.'g\u00a7ii'j_ i\ufb01exvs papers namely Prajzivami. [)ecean<\/p>\n
He1'\u00e91i:_ci._ \\fisl1a.Ie;1 Ke11*1'1at:e1ka1. the Hindu and other<\/p>\n
_ "l'ee1C1ing news p21pe1's and l"I1E1g'c1Zi1'1(iS and it is their<\/p>\n
case i.h2::.t the saici business was .~:5t.a1ri.ed by their grand<\/p>\n
Lula'<\/p>\n
{3<\/p>\n
fathel' Cha1"1dr:1s1'1eke-=..re-xppa allcl i1. wa-s ('.()I']i'iI']L1\u20acd by
\ntheir uncle the 1*' defer1da11t A.K()lf.1'E1pp.';1. \\vho–'j\u00abQineCl<\/p>\n
Elisa f"c11'1lCI' i.e.. Ia\ufb01e Ch'(1I'lClI'aSl'1\u20ack&1I'\u00a31\u00a73pE1 cl1,1.gi_i;g"l1lie life<\/p>\n
time. After dea1l'1 of Cl12111dre1shek-:irapp\u00e9i, % " 13% <\/p>\n
Cfefe.ndant. A.I{()t1"appa (t('):1t.i1':';l.1edl'Emile(:arrj'e\u20aciV.g\u00a7f1' the<\/p>\n
said news ag1i1\u20ac_l ()1’1″-belnalf QiT.”.j.Qi’I’1i f\u00e9J.n.iily’.=.<\/p>\n
According to the pla.iz1tii’fS;..V:.1*’ defe:a_cla1-ft. A;:K0tre1ppa<\/p>\n
was an edt.1(e:a11ed ‘:i__1’\u00e9’:11 E1_i:ldV_2′””‘\u00ab. _(.l._e’fe_r1(:l’c11’1{‘ A.ShlVappa.
\nwas an u11eclucat,e_cl.” ..dui_r1;_:g ::i*1as<5._i:1._–V-'work, he was<\/p>\n
.._,=.$;1"1<.? i&ra1S"<.)_b(\u00e9dien*t to 1*" defendant.<\/p>\n
aclciiel ed fr) <\/p>\n
21s{st.:(:li '1'\u20ac–?$'ie1i:'1g with 15' defendant under his<\/p>\n
(:or1t"ml"::1z'1cl he .i;'\\.I;1S;'~2;_1Als<av~"assisting him in the bL1siness<\/p>\n
of news; i1gge11c':\u00a7,4'. IE" is; the ease of the plaintiffs that the<\/p>\n
 A l V"en1',i=1"*e if;r;011'1e freln news a1ge.1'1<_:y run by A\ufb01otlrappa, 21<\/p>\n
.._e-_}'oin..1j.'"~.{;i111Ai-ly_}~ bt,1sir1ess sta1't:ecl by their grand faiher<\/p>\n
"'Cf1a._1'1L"Erzi'sl'1ekamppa w:–;1s joint. family income..<\/p>\n
" A _A(:e1(3–13(iiI1g 10 pIdiI1t:i'{'fs._ Item No. "21<\/p>\n
an<\/p>\n
of suit <\/p>\n
V"'-::se]ae:ch.alca p:"()pc:rfy is the a11eest.ra.l p1*c)pe1*t,y of the<\/p>\n
Joint family and item No. ""13"" and  properties of<\/p>\n
'WI<\/p>\n
suit. 'B' scheclule are the properties, purchased by the
\n1*' clel'enda1'11 in the manic (')fl'1iS family members from<\/p>\n
om of the income of Ujoi;'11" family l31,lSlI'1t',SSH 'i1oi" t.he<\/p>\n
'oer1ei'i1" of joint: family coi'isisi.ing of plgi'i'i'1t..i\u00a7'f5: 5;-g_.r1c'l<\/p>\n
d\u20ac'l@I'}ClE1I'1lS l to 3.\n<\/p>\n
4. li: is also the C’dS(-3:i\u00a7)f_ pl2i.Ai.i_1ti1ffoil’-2’1=.’4,_ 12183<\/p>\n
partii’ion was efi’ect.ed l3v~’;’:E\\’E{‘t’,\u20acl’1 ‘Cis:\u00a3’V<\/p>\n
respect oi”sui1’ ‘B’ s(:li’-1.,t.e.i-1i_ N()\u00a7”a;i_ only which is<\/p>\n
a:’1(?es1′.i*al 131*c)periiy “oil7l,_’cj1tL-5: C;_i1v;1i’:id’m’Sh\u00bbekarappa, by the<\/p>\n
said pai’t.it.io:1 21 p'()’1′{–io’:’1V’oi’._iil”i’C_ ‘,\u00e9”z?;vi’c’i property was<\/p>\n
all(3ILte~e:1’ i,ovi1ll1 “‘:Sf<I"l311;'{3~,,V(:;lE:'~2"M d\u20acf(31'1Cl'c1I1T. who is the fat.l'1er<\/p>\n
of ple.1Virii.ii"li3_."l'   l'1usl3211'1d of 1312-1.iI'}t'iit-. No.5 and<\/p>\n
..g–Ai':()tlAlir_r;- p()i'1.i()if_i___&t;c) Elie I.)efe1'1(,l21i1\u00a3. No.1. in {tile said<\/p>\n
 })'c1l'l'lvll,\u00a7(3Il.".'C\u00a7ifI'l,Elll'"l mesne profits were also given to the<\/p>\n
 ";:}121i*e.–oji7 lj}e'i"ei*1de11'1i' No.3 and the rest" oi' the properties<\/p>\n
(')i'..i::l1\u00a2 joint family  item No. 'b' and '(Y of suit": <\/p>\n
Vl'}'1~\u00a7.i("l'}C'.(ll.1l(".' and entire suit 'C' SCl1E;'.(l1.El\u20ac pro;)eri'.ies were<\/p>\n
Wu<\/p>\n
1'ctz;1i1"1e*ci by the 1" cit'-?{'o1'1(,i.211'1t without 21ffeC.t:ing<\/p>\n
pariiI.i01'"1 of the s2;1n1e.\n<\/p>\n
5. ‘.l’l’1c piainliffs beirlgg’ ag_g’g1’ic+vc:d_’i5y’perii\u20ac-=5 anti E'<\u00a5)_r t2hej.i"  'r.Q'3*<\/p>\n
share in the said p1'ope;*i__i'e..s\u00a7. In 'i'.l"1\u00e9 said: <\/p>\n
defer1dar11:sv1 to 4  tvvvhe time of
\nfl1.l1~q\u00a7_f; of the sun {W\/:;\\'~fi"T,A  A.Kotrappa
\nhad died ' :i.-'u3__(i ii;h'C —  against
\nA.Kc)E.1'e\u00a7.}3pi2a.<'_' 13yV  i.e.._ his wife and<\/p>\n
c:1'1i'i-.(Ai1'e.1"1. . Ei1T1:"1.tn_c-1""said .;<js–I.11t..' {the wife and chiiC1re1'1 of 1*"<\/p>\n
dc\u00a5I'c%1'1\u20aci\u00e91_1'ii_A;'i{(';t\u00a5fEI'p\ufb01.\u20ac1 i'()<:)k up 21 specific plea that<\/p>\n
_~:'.5i:;.1cr\u00e9f 'was ri('r _},Q__i__1_'_11'V fem'u'1y status 1".)\u20ac1"'\\V('.\u20acIl the piaintiffs<\/p>\n
 "eu'1d.__'t:1\u00a2'f\u00a3:i*1~:i_az1t:sw} to 3. 11. is 'mew case that late<\/p>\n
 'I{()1;1'e1p–V}i)jaEe\ufb01. his f'21t:he1"s h<)L1se at: Very young age. he<\/p>\n
\u00bbv2ns';fesi(.ii1'1g in t.E'1e house fo1’1c Mupparima, who is<\/p>\n
“tthc-_=. husband of 31″” defendant:”s sisier<\/p>\n
Smt . Slmnt:1″‘1:;;m1’1’11a an d :11 at ern 211 u HCIG 0 E’<\/p>\n
‘W1<\/p>\n
A.K0t1″appa. who had 110 lil\u00e9llfi’  the said
\nA.K0t:i’appa was iiving in tile h(‘)i.1se of Muppariria<\/p>\n
eil()i’ig’ with his \\-viii? arid (ia1L.ig_gl’i1.e1′ and 11:’ was ‘~1′)’:f’v2.L)4lL1~\u00a7:\/{hf<\/p>\n
up by i1i1’1’i. While? A.I{otrappa was 2i1′.*;i;t:i.1Ac”1E:i”i”‘x–\u00ab.i <\/p>\n
st.a1’t’e:’d business of dist.ribLif.i,i’ig._1’iew_s pVap\u00a7:rsI’ Whit-‘h Vi<\/p>\n
evcmusliy gxew into a 1’1_ew:-;”-’21gf:1iii'<\u00a7y. 1't:h \u20acy <\u00a7()1~i._i'-\u20ac.fi'd.S<\/p>\n
that {lie said news e1g\u00e9i<1\u00a7'y..V_xxras" 1'._Lin_b3\/_ 'h_:i'r"n~if1 hiss'<\/p>\n
i1"1(.iivid1:a1 Cape'1t the biisvint-zss of goint
\nfamily as ciaimed byJp’1aii’i_i:L fs 21 I’;d=iui  also their Case<\/p>\n
that. at. no point” of ti1jn_e:iV..:f,i1.cA”s”a-id busiziess was started<\/p>\n
by,1atc* _V1′}CiIiV’aQ_Si’1_4t”,’Iv’.:\u00a7i1’&1ppaV;”Grand father of p}aint.iffs–
\n1 E10′-4V aiiid ‘t iii\u00e9.1i_:’iat,t>,__C’i3 zaiiidmshekarappa had 1″10i.hii’1g<\/p>\n
1.0 do wii’.1 t.i1e’ ntrws e1_gei”1cy which was run by their<\/p>\n
 _ V”ii’:e1Ii’i-Eiii’ i”a.Le A.K(‘i3i”i’21ppez Cfuriiig his life time. It is also<\/p>\n
 (i3ffr.~i1e (‘.hildi’t:’I1 and widow of A.K0t,rappa that<\/p>\n
“*s141itj:_*i~’3 .s\u00a7~\u00e9i1e(iV”.\u00a7’i'{‘2-Ii ‘coi’1tc1’11″i(.ms raised by the
\n})t1}’ti\u20ac’u$..u\u00a31S_\u00e91b()\\r\/(ft. ‘i.’.r’1′(_:= trial Court pm(:eed<~:d to lrarne<\/p>\n
{She f(i3}()\\NiI'1'g~'iS_Sl1C,SC<\/p>\n
_…..'..a
\n_i<\/p>\n
 item N'0.(b) and (it) of the plaint  and
\nf–"\u00ab"._C_"jf.:\u00a7(:1'1crciL1icr properties are joint' famiiy
\npr'jc;p'e.rt,icrsf?\n<\/p>\n
2)~~ “;.VVl’1ei.}1e:’ pe.1rt’ition ciL=:e.ci cizimci 21.4.1983 is not
\n bi:'”1diI’1_;_\u00a7 on lhe pi2}.in1.iffs’?\n<\/p>\n
‘*1<\/p>\n
I] W’11<;=.thc*1' c1e'fe11c:i_a_m' No.3 is emfitled for share? in
\nthe SL,:ii': s<.~.l'10(iuiL-3 prc:)pc\u00e9rtie:-3. if so to what
\nsllare'? –\n<\/p>\n
4) W11etI’1e1* the suit: is bad for 1’1()11*j0.i\u00bb1\u00a7’d.”\u00a2f:*3j -of
\nne(‘:esss211″_v pzanies’? ”\n<\/p>\n
5) Wl’1et.}1e1′ pla1m’.ii’1″$ are e1’T1H1A\u00bbVit.1cc1 t.’:'”*”;3\u00e9i2:\u20acbi’ti\u00a9n 21.:__1}:i” 2<\/p>\n
s<'2par:;1te [)()SS(3SSi()I1  0f"\u00ab '_}3'1'\u00a21i?3<'\u00a7'_ " ,sc;he7c1L11':%
\nprc)pertTies. ifso to\\v1121tT'\u00bbsha'r'ef?T' " "  <\/p>\n
6) VVl’}et’.he1′ the def’e1_’1t1.;11’1t I*5()’.1V 1:3: “\u00e9\u00a7r1.t.,i..’\u00a3V1\u00a7\u00a2:i f0r *<\/p>\n
exemplary (:05-3115′?\n<\/p>\n
7) To what reli<:-f\u00e9lne pa'rt4ics; a rue-._e11tit.leVd Eb?<\/p>\n
7 _ TE1  1~e;1f1 r, .  I Y =p1'.2:1_i1"1i"i_iT\ufb02'"a(l'd ucred evidencte
\nas PW.1.. 9c11'1d; t._\\;v()v :(;'t_'h'-3:1' i.\u00a7'1d;C.p\u20acI'1.d"\u20acI}t W'iU1\u20acSS\u20acS were
\n21l.S()_ e:r;z11'11ii*1L-='{:}.. in _s'\u00a7u_1:).[3–(.);'Tt' of the cast: of the plairniffs<\/p>\n
as PWZ2 \u00e9\u00e9md  (3~_. '1.1'r'aAl 1'; 7 d()cu.1m;~.1T1ts marked as E3x.1?'.i<\/p>\n
gtiq 1?."7, On" "–!3e_1}g1].i' of c1e\u00a3'e1'1dam,s. one of the sons of<\/p>\n
V"A.E{c)t'r2ip15'a..c\u00e9xamined hixnself as E')W.1 and examined<\/p>\n
 \u00e9j;f1()I.I1cif'j_ wit.1'1esses DWW2 1.0 7 in Support of l'.h(3iE'<\/p>\n
cfa:s\u00a7.'.;-11'i(i marked ('Inc dou.1mem:::s as D] to 13243. The<\/p>\n
V 1:12:11 C()urt" on appreciatitm of orai and d(.)(7umem:ary<\/p>\n
evic.1ki11g_’; into the pleadings<\/p>\n
W<\/p>\n
2\u00bb11as\\-vc’1’e(i Is’ss1:(: Nos. 1 In”) 8 in I}LTg2:11.iV’t? zmd dI1S\\–‘JC1’Cd
\n{issue No.7 ac:c(:)1*Ciir1gly. Agg1*ie\\.\u00bb’cd by dismissal “sf ‘{.11(:’<\/p>\n
ssuit, p1ai1’n’iffs fiaixrcr come up in thi\u00e9s a})pc\u00e9e11_,_  .  <\/p>\n
8. 011 perusal of the appeal grg)1′:’nds\u00a7.A_T.\u00e91I1ci ihr: b’<\/p>\n
_iuCIg1ne1T1t and cie.c.~.1’cc*. this Cm11\ufb02t  p1*c1c:<i(jc1$_"tg;.__f:*211fr1::3
\nthe f0IE0wi1'1g point. for (:(msic1e1"\u00e91t_ic):1.<\/p>\n
"'Wh.ot.ho.r the _]11c\u00a5g\u00a71'VL'1Lu=:V';:*'1Li'  dated
\n3l.3.19983  p_r;*V1'*\\.r_C:1':'T~;'c\u00e9.._ _ "z;-1 11d Vviialxls for<\/p>\n
reconsicie1'atTi01'1'?"\n<\/p>\n
 i; (3f1’f:,a,1′)’p1feciz-1!itmw(‘if 131:-.*adi.ng-gs ent.i1*c Ora}
\n211161-_ d()_(\u00e9i1:11C:.1″E’a1′}n_’E*x(i’t\u00a7_f:1′}c%e on record. this Court<\/p>\n
e11j1s\\Are:1*s:.. z’.1’1<: e1.;{'<)i"<2sa\u00bbi'(\ufb01l point for <'.o1*1siderati0r1 in the<\/p>\n
v :1"1':~a=%g'_22.At'iV<\u00bb:: for ih'c;—'foliowing reas()11s.<\/p>\n
  :*e12,11'i<.)1'1ship be\u00a3.\\vce11 p}aim,iffs and<\/p>\n
=.,(jlcI'g=.:=:~(i_zij..*1is–} E0 3 is I101 in clispme. which is as per<\/p>\n
? \u00a7_,\u00a7e1'1vr::gf1E0;.;;ic1a1 {"11"-.-L-. 211. Sc:*I1c*d11Ic~_~ 'A' to the piainf. It is<\/p>\n
":1A}s() not in disp1,.1'1.c: mat A.K()11'app21–1"' d<;*.1\u00e9ndam was<\/p>\n
an c(iL1()2'-1i.eci mam emd that d111'ing his Eife t1'm<:'. he was<\/p>\n
"""\\<\/p>\n
l'{lI'1I'}iI'1g._{ the b1\u00a3Sil1CSS of :'1\\x=’s 21g_gc’1’1(‘y. he was 5016<\/p>\n
sellmg agent 1.0 se\\r’\u20ac1’2′.1.I le21(.1i1’1g,’>; Ellglish and Kai’–1_nada<\/p>\n
dalily news }:)ap<?1'$ and 21150 var\u00a3m.1s perj.i.c3\u00a31ii*zii's701'<\/p>\n
E\u00a31g}iS1'1 and 1'cp;i()ne1E Ie11'1g1121gt?5s 'cu I)z1'\\?':;_I.1'1(g._\u00a7tT;1.'.e". V'i"11.f\u20ac V'<\/p>\n
saici A.K<')i41'appa. bei1'1g an eci'L1c\u00a31"t'crl 7m2m.  W:<1_:'~i S0le1 y<\/p>\n
Iocakingg afte,r the entire news a;g't-zticy bL1$i.I;)\u00e9fs's;wi'\u00e9jh0m1–..<\/p>\n
any support from his b1*(')t"Vf'u;:.i*.\u00bb 2"" d'ef_ef'1d\u00e911'}f_he1'ein in<\/p>\n
21150 admgtied by v1j_\u00e91';i1.ie:s{. '1'_he-..g31'}Iy_dispL1'ie" a1'1'ses for<\/p>\n
(.T()I1Sid<'3'l"ciI',i()I1 is. \\vVlV_1V_<\u00a7i',}1eb'_V{?lie .~'ss.'c1'i'c–.\u00a7_'vbusiness run by
\n12116 A.KL)1%f21pp.z;{ ',.x-I215 SaLE.2i1'te C1.V 1)':.?"him or it was st',a1'te.d
\nby  his 'A '}?;\u00ab.1?g11c,:~i"}_ };.11 e\u00bb._ 'Ch 'cu:1di'asl1eka1r21p pa and later
\n(;:(')1'1I':iz'111'ed by f"i1:jSt' de:f\u00e9'~z'1c1e111E" A.K01. rdppa.<\/p>\n
11.” ._,’l”’11~e” pi-e21wdiI1gs and evidence on record<\/p>\n
 A V'(‘%Ec%ei\u00bb7’E\u00a7,r V’V’djs<.t}()sc4$M 8121:' 121:9 Ch21nc.1rashekarappa had<\/p>\n
";s\u00a7)';'1:f%:* A.K0i'1"app21. I321se1var21j. Shivappa.<\/p>\n
"~\u00a532:s;;'v'2z.1'i\u00a7; died iss1.1eless at \u00a7,.r()L1n;g' zigca. A\ufb01otirappa<\/p>\n
.' A _we1.$=–*:'.I.'1t:* c)1'1ly <:'('1:.1(rat.c='%('E pc?1's(.)1'1 in family he was doing<\/p>\n
 *i}icr eitibrc-:s2\u00bb11'd b1.1.~3i1'1<3ss. So far as Shivappa. 2""<\/p>\n
""3<\/p>\n
12. As cmlld be St_'(.’.i1 in E:3x.I)w6O to I.)\u00bb~22-4 and
\nD229 to 234 amd also s1.u’lT1 ()11′}(‘I’ d(,)(‘L.lI11CI’1I’E-.’ “. \\:\\:’hiCh<\/p>\n
$;how.=:; the (‘.()F1″C’.S]’)C)I’1Cl\u20acI108 with se:rver:g11 p;.:hlfishc\u00a2ijsVV’Qf<\/p>\n
mrws pzlptfrs 2.1.n<:l p&':"i<'.)c1i(*g',~1__l  ' p22y1:1\u00a3:311_ b'<\/p>\n
nlacie by him :1") ve;1ri0us s1g1ppl_i\u00e9r.~3 '*:r_1:s'7sszgiry~,1_1'i t_hi2<\/p>\n
('(I)LlI"11,t"_'.Ff(.)i1S of (:h<'-?que-\\: b}<.sg atrld 'c1!v.~\u00a7;-0A p\u00e91y19}31\u00e9;;1J4S'w<\/p>\n
r<tcc~.i\\2"ed in 11153 1'121z11e t<)\\~\\f2'ii'ei.\u00e9' <%(')n11f1i-sS'im':1 and agency
\ni';” Though PW.2<\/p>\n
R.P21r21111c~%_\u00e9}1\\x} .’rg1;)pe1..\u20ac;_u\\i\u00bb’h(j’ ..1s”‘1-he close friend of<\/p>\n
A.K(‘)t,1′;1p’p.;i_he1:\u00a55 gi_\\\u00bb?t:.:.\u00a2i’ e\\ri(i\u00e9h(tc: to thi1’_.!”1=.!f1i:s ‘-i’\u00e9t:l’1ea* Chandrashr>kzu’appa emci<\/p>\n
“f5\ufb01iV”:-;+_;’31’3::-.1’. ‘I’}ae\u00a7V'”f\u00e91\u00ab.t,r’:1’s wri1.tei1 by him to A.Kot.rappa<\/p>\n
” __.w’1*1:irc~.1f:i~arl<.IT)w6 to D~9. ct!e=21rly dis(:I()s\u20ac-ts<\/p>\n
":;.112;1: ._v'et11.lV }'L1':cs.c lcttexs were a1(ici1'e:=3s::se.d To A.Kot:rapp21<\/p>\n
" A _\\vl'1e:..-'L. 1'19 was resiciingg in the family of Ivluppanna. In<\/p>\n
 *-aha lCHt.'l' r":1a11*i<.ed 21$ E_\u00a3x}'1ii3it. PW."\/. K0t1'app;'1 has<\/p>\n
made e-:1'1qui1"i<-'rs about. the wok} being__._; of ML1ppam1a<\/p>\n
"""'\\,<\/p>\n
if)<\/p>\n
and S]121nE.11211"1'11"na azlci their daughicrs I\\\u00a7aga1z'21th1'121.
\n'I"11m'e  1'10 wlaispc-?1' e-1E:)01.1t {he fzunily U"lCI]1b\u20ac?t'.$'E: leliie<\/p>\n
C.haxldrasllekarappa. which dearly ciis<':I()5_e;3. V"t.1'142;t"As1.t<\/p>\n
:'c'rIa. \\\u00abVas ‘-:3c)r ‘1tesidin.;\u00a7 7<\/p>\n
a10ng;\u00a7 with his fathex’ as stzltrfci ljy ‘\u00a5?a1″arr1es_}m521i*z1pp\u00e92.<\/p>\n
This oral evidcsnce , of ‘\u00a7?aiV=a1meShi.:v;iz*app:1  <\/p>\n
(:()1’1trave1’ted by his OV;V’1’>1_V ‘(“\u00a7()(3{.1\ufb011\ufb013Iit:%;’: whicth are
\nproduced and I11az4__kc2d  d_e.f<\u00a3*I1=1da111ts as Ex.I).6 to
\n1;). l0. Furt.her the \u00e9%'x_jd:\u00a7f1cfe -::'}t"i)'_V'J_..i2 Khande Rae.<\/p>\n
(:01'r0bc)1*212_\u00a3\u00e9s'**h{\u00e9 shidiLi\u00e9ict,\u00b0e1.(i(j:'f)\u00a3"di;z1g to him, from the<\/p>\n
Mup'pja1"11')a 'z-11'it'1{fiih\u00e9':tQ\u00e91f%\u00e91*, frorrl 1944 to 1949 he was<\/p>\n
a 1;er1a11'Ii\u00ab_.V in a p()1*~t,1'()'1'1.=~.~'0fhis lmuse. Afte1* 1949, he got<\/p>\n
..'\ufb01i211;f\u00a3.fie:1_ to (irm—-E'{'21t11e1I1an1n1a. who is his first wife,<\/p>\n
 –\u00bb’~,1VfE.\u20aclV’  ‘\u00ab._hk.>r__ dctzuh he married 2″” wife\n<\/p>\n
-J-1′)mks};\u00e91y\u00a71-r1arn1’1’1a. Defeudelnl –.%(h] in the originai<\/p>\n
A.sui_i..,7I’h*e evidem?\u20ac of DW .2 – Khande R30 is also
\n   a<\/p>\n
00i*s?,Q?5L}1″21i’c(.r@e’1sc?c1 A.K01’i*e’1ppz,1 since 1954 E1111
\nthe date of’ his (.icrai.1’1. VVI”ie:’cas 1″-‘W13 ;\\\/iailappa who<\/p>\n
crlainis 1’1i1’1’1se1i” to be the bill collector z,111c1\u00e91?_ the<\/p>\n
ChancirasheEp’a’ iias ‘<\/p>\n
111isci’abIy failed to pmdu(‘\u20ac j211′”1y_du\u00abCi3_j1111\u00e91’1Vts”–L~:)_Lishoiiv<\/p>\n
that he was workiiig as _sL1ch;’gOi1 1.119v–‘V(:,<)1vit:i'a11~jg "th\u00e9P<\/p>\n
evidence 01' \u00a3)W.4 (tIee{1'l.yh' discitss\u00e9s' that PW.3
\nS.l\\\/iallappa \\2v21s_  .i_-ie\\g.r3if' ~  E.{I1pI()y@d under
\nCh&11'1C11'8Sl'1l31\u00a72i]'&1l3p_E1._Qf~.,E.111Ci\u20acf1' "h'ivSV'f%1-.()'l'l'. A.KOLrappa at<\/p>\n
211113;' pc)i1'1ib.f .t,'im,e. 'a.n"c1.,__11a3  only ggivirig faise evidence<\/p>\n
to sLippm't: i':he"~_t't;z,\u00e9\u00a7&3.. t3f the 1')EE1.iI'1iZiffS. The Case of<\/p>\n
A;.Kc)iI;.1~21ppa'.s_ HC1']iIC;i_l'('31'] is t.hat. t.l'1ei1* father was iiving"<\/p>\n
I'g"$tiTf)\u00e911\u00a7\u00a73.!'_\u00a7?Ai3{ f1'om the _}'oi1'1i family of late<\/p>\n
V"'.L_'_:'\u00a7"l2I;{'i\ufb01~1T\u00a331Sjj'(5i{E11':;:l},I)]i)El.  (rleaiiy estiablislied by the<\/p>\n
'{2'r)1i\u00a3;*.1*:\u00e9  which am produced at Ex.D~24 I10 I:)~31_.<\/p>\n
' +.\\.'4\\\u00ab'i'ici*ci1i it is s1'1ow11 iI'1a1'. K()t1'appa was 1'\u20acSidiI1g in 21<\/p>\n
'].sf\u20ac.p211*e1t'.c2 hoiisc alorig with his wife and Children<\/p>\n
\\JVhi\u20ac.'.h is si11.1ated far away from the 1'1()1.lS\u20ac., xvhere the<\/p>\n
"""\\<\/p>\n
lam C}'1E1l1dI'\u00e91Sh(']{E1}'E1pp\u00a31 was residixig; alc)ng with If)~2,
\n{)3 and pIa.int.ii'fs. In fact' the acI(,ires:.'~; of pE21,i11ti.f-is and<\/p>\n
DCf\u20ac?1'1d\u00a31I']'l No.3 1'1-as always been suit B \\\u00a2_":(?1"1(i'L'\u00abi\u00bbLVl"i'(*-if'I,I:?3II1<\/p>\n
No. ':1' property as aldniiited by plainiiiffs z'2$'xw:-1] \u00e9'1SM  '<\/p>\n
children of A.K01rappa. \\rV3'i\u00e9Ai*c%'\u00a31'$'fhe.;\u00ab1'_\u20ac\u00a7SiC\u00a7<:r1t'3\u20ac? of<\/p>\n
A.K0t'rappa and his el1iidre11U.__i\u00e9'*._showi_i \u00e9s;s'~s::iii:~,B,<\/p>\n
scheciule Item No. 'b' \\'\ufb01'\u00ab"h:Vi"(:?I'3 is <\/p>\n
pr()per1;y of A.K()t4t*a.ppa1.."V"Cf1~.'f(j?appreci\u00e9ititi1'1 of the
\nplimdixags and entire V e{iid\u00e9I1c:\u00a2 " vrjn __'_'..1'<-scord dearly<\/p>\n
discloses 'i;i1'\u00a3:'i;.. s\u00e9uit  s5<:%{ctd'1~z1\u00a3?–I'i;::em,fNc). 'b' and 'C' and<\/p>\n
e1I:3c:i si.\u00a3i"1'~ 7A1.s'u}.1'c51'c\u00a3_i',11r;= . pmperties are not the
\n})1'()];)A(:\u00ab:ft,i\u00e9;-s '..Vni’1=e(1:\u00ab:;g13(i it-l\u00a2:>*2″t1*iy disclcmes that $111′:  schedule Item<\/p>\n
N.o.’2’:1_”‘i-S5″ the 21.n(:es1re;1i p:’0per1’y. which is righi.Iy<\/p>\n
.’ . ‘par\u00a3i’t—-1i.)1i1c2cl b\u20ac1\\\u00a5\u20ac\u20ac?I’1 D~i and i)\u00bb2, as per par’i:ii1’0n<\/p>\n
Vi ‘(‘\u00a7c:~i.-(1 <'ie11.c(1 21.4.1981 . The said par1.ii'.ion  a(:hedi.:1e Item No.
\n’21’. which was a11ot’1″ed 1.0 t..h<3ir share in the family
\np\u00e9.1i'E;iT'i0I'} daitieci 21.4.1983 to E.)W~7 R2111'1e1kris}:1i'1.appa.<\/p>\n
With this ii: is seen that. the panition <\/p>\n
efft;\u00e9cted Ijetfwccn I)efend211'1tsA] and 2 isg\u00a7'i'x{e1if_\u00a2i'\u00a3\u00a73Ct"to. b'<\/p>\n
So far as the ciaim of p121i1'1t:i{ff's \u00a3}'14z;1:; 11'1r_1e'? }3*Li's'ir1ve.ss'VV{r_1,ziI1<\/p>\n
by A.K0t.i*appa is the jCii'11' i'a1ini1iy– bL1si.\ufb01.esvs "ar1'};f."i:}1:\u00e9P\u00bb<\/p>\n
hen-1 No. "b" ailci 'c' of sL1iiF.f B' sct}1\u00e9c:i:..:1"er\u00e91nC1::also suit
\n'C' sohedtile p1"()})'’__1f’tjit.\u00ab:s z\u00a7iAre_ j(5i3′.1fi..f\u00e91n1i1y pi'()peri.ies are
\nnot proved by t11_e1_1V’1’w._\\7v’iv*_if.l1; p”mper:_–.and acceptabie<\/p>\n
c:vi’.r.1en_c.\u00ab-:.VVs-“A.s “‘sL1<:_h"-..I._1';\u00a3: f 1.1121} Court." is justified in<\/p>\n
1'@jca(:i.ii'1g\u00bbt',11e'=(:1"\u00e91im. "a.i'i<:i crcmscc;1.1e1'1t.ly dismissing the<\/p>\n
s1.:i"1: ,0!" tfiu. _ ;)1ai1'1'i':if'i's for pari.ii:i0n. 'I'h am.-. appel1a1’i1.s herein have not made<\/p>\n
V”.<)_1;1i""a'f_:y__ g;f<i3L,1i'1ci to int':erfc-rrc with the well reasoned<\/p>\n
 and de('1'c:t? ciated 31.3.1998 passsd in<\/p>\n
 *iQ.S.is\\?().I88\/I993 on the {me of Civil Judge,<\/p>\n
[)\u00e91v21I1e1ge.1'e. *~\/'"1<\/p>\n
EU<\/p>\n
13. A(‘(‘()I’r:?1ingly. 1’.1’1(* a;)1)ca.;.I filed by the<\/p>\n
pIaim.if’\u00a3’s is dismissed wz\ufb02mui any order as {Q \u20ac:.g>’sts.<\/p>\n
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