{"id":49923,"date":"2009-06-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-betterment-committee-vs-sri-g-v-narayana-rao-on-26-june-2009"},"modified":"2015-05-20T01:30:14","modified_gmt":"2015-05-19T20:00:14","slug":"the-betterment-committee-vs-sri-g-v-narayana-rao-on-26-june-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-betterment-committee-vs-sri-g-v-narayana-rao-on-26-june-2009","title":{"rendered":"The Betterment Committee vs Sri G V Narayana Rao on 26 June, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
The Betterment Committee vs Sri G V Narayana Rao on 26 June, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: A.S.Bopanna<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF’ KARNATAKA AT BAi\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7Ai\u00a7\u00a33\u00a7?..E.  _<\/p>\n
DATED mzs THE 26th DAY 91?  Q: 4. _ _: ”<\/p>\n
BEFORE}
\nTHE I-ION’BLE MR. JUsf;’IcE”A_’S I3oII?Aia:;’;a\u00a7\u00e9;_V_’  3<\/p>\n
REGULAR SECOND A\u00a7\u00a5’PE’AL’No.643}T2b0\u00e9f\u00a7<\/p>\n
BETWEEN :\n<\/p>\n
1<\/span><\/p>\n
_sH2MO\u00ab::A’V’rApa;K~–._<\/p>\n
THE BETTERMENT CQb.’\u00a3M3’T’FE’}E \u00a3\u00ab”’::::R’ ; ..
\nC3OVERNM,T\u00a3N’I_’HIGHB1V}%PRIMARY –  “<\/p>\n
SCI~IO0L,” (3A{)E’KO}?PA:   A ‘  ‘V
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T'HE:HEAI}   ' '
\nGCVERNM'ENT.jHIGZ4__E"R\u00abPRIMARY
\nSCHGOL, GAIMEOPPP;\n<\/p>\n
‘ ”  APPELLANTS<\/p>\n
  sass}; G AAS”Bv\u00a3.1..e.AGANG:%DHAR, ADV.)<\/p>\n
. ‘$2 fiix-R\ufb01?;.’Y;ANA RAG 8\/0 (3.3. VFTGBA RAO<\/p>\n
A  AGED .\u20ac%B{>U’i’ 64 YEARS<\/p>\n
‘ R\/’O A’.N.K. ROAD<\/p>\n
s\u00e9agmoaa<\/p>\n
V  “‘;D L KFEiSE\u00a3NAPPA s\/0 LAXMANA
\n“AGED ABQUT 53 YEARS<\/p>\n
OCC: AGF3ICUL’1″‘URiS’T
\nR\/C} 6’1”?! CROSS, BASA’J\u00a3~’&NAC’wUD\u00a7
\nSHIMOGA<\/p>\n
‘.\n<\/p>\n
judgment dated 21.9.2007. The plaintij\ufb01\u00e9 <\/p>\n
befere this Court in this second appeal.<\/p>\n
2. The case of the  ..vth(_?\n<\/p>\n
that the first piainti\ufb02” is the Betterment   <\/p>\n
of the Government Higher Pm: Sch.o’01_,V  sand V<\/p>\n
the second plaintiff is\ufb02zag hooa”  tliosaid school.
\nInsofar as the property  in  ‘schedule to the<\/p>\n
plaint, there is i_\u00a71\u00e9\u00a7$m~u\u00a2\u00a7i’_:a$  \ufb01chool is situated<\/p>\n
in t;q\u00a7.\u00bb;;~;icio..:i;ano”?g11o\u00a7’–.\u00bb\u00a7::e  is being run without
\nintexfer\u00e9nc\ufb01of ro.>\u00a5bj\u00a7z:\u00ab;f:ti(\u00a71’3._.V_’i:x:\u00bb,’:\ufb01i1c: same. “fhe dispute in the<\/p>\n
garesent sxiifis “\u00a30 the ‘B’ sche\u00e9ule property. It is<\/p>\n
  by  that the saici ‘B’ schrzdule<\/p>\n
  jbslongs to the plainti\ufb01s for the purpose of<\/p>\n
  $531001 an\ufb01 in this regard, the pmperty is<\/p>\n
 indi\u00e9\u00e9te\u00e9o\ufb01s\u00e9 Sy.No.26\/2 m\ufb01asming 12 acres 9 guntas in<\/p>\n
‘V ”  viilago, Shimoga Taiuk. Tim p1a;imi\ufb01’s in the altsmate<\/p>\n
‘  };1;:;1Voso11g\u00a71t for the judgm\ufb01nt and decree that they have<\/p>\n
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\nperfecrteaei thz title in respect of the suit scheduic: pmpetty by<\/p>\n
adverse possession.\n<\/p>\n
3. The defendants had opposed the suit;V”‘\u00a3:efc\u00a71;s\ufb01::  <\/p>\n
trial Court by conten\u00e9ing \ufb01rstly that the   :Ti0″[  b <\/p>\n
locus standi to institute the suit aitd s\u00a2:\u00a2o;;a\u00ab1y  ‘\u20ac:\ufb01?\u00e9i3._t,<\/p>\n
:10 right is ma\ufb01a out in respcct c:f—- su:it.7*’B’\u00a7<\/p>\n
pmperty. Them is no dispute  AV’sQ}i&’e:1i1ie.’:\u00a7roperty.<\/p>\n
L, . {‘\ufb01K}i\u00e9w_t1:t\u00e9\u00a7:’fVi*i’;\u00a7\u00a7ii*\u00bb\u00a7\u00a7C>ntc:1\u00a7\u00a7ti{5i\u00a7;$, the trial Court framed
\nas a$.1C tn-<311siderati011. The parties had<\/p>\n
ten\ufb01ered \u00e9\ufb01'i;1enCc_   trial Court after analysing the<\/p>\n
 *  'evi<1\u00e9i1cg:.taV*ai]ab}\u00e9V 0':c–;—–racoxd had come to the cenclusion that<\/p>\n
  pig "511 :had in fact made out 3 cases fer granting a<\/p>\n
d\u00e9cfc\u00e9  the suit was deemed.\n<\/p>\n
  . ”s.’\u00abf]:z\u00a3;1 H18 defendants were before the Lower<\/p>\n
 .hfs{1f;)\u00a73Haf\u20ac sceurt, apart \ufb01tnm conten\u00e9ing with regard to the<\/p>\n
  fitt\u00e9iiritg r\ufb01n\u00e9ered by the trial Court with ragaxti to 111$ merits<\/p>\n
J\u00bb<\/p>\n
‘Ir<\/p>\n
of the claim. relating to ‘B’ schedule   .<\/p>\n
manner of institu\ufb01on of the suit   ”  ‘vss’a:3 <\/p>\n
questione\ufb01. I11  regaxd, the i.o%\u00a7e:”::’Apide\u00ablia_ie.’ <\/p>\n
\ufb02amed points for consicieratiozd 3:3 follt\ufb01wsg V<\/p>\n
i} Whether the _suit \u00a3i1eq\u00a7…1\u00a7gs ~f.h\u00e9: .,p:aar\u00a7:ifrs,;_s. :\u00a2%\u00a71ab1e
\nwith respactA._ i:1:.\\ ti\ufb01\u00e9  pf\u00e9bgerty which is
\nciairned to be pi_1>p1}r3’1fty ‘9<\/p>\n
ii} Whezthexf the,\ufb01ncii.%.:’g \u00e9fi\ufb01ha  Trial Judge
\nthat . \u00a7\u00a7;3i.r\u00a7tiAff\u00a3{ n2\u00a7ve”pgf\u00a2v\u00a7ac;v–:._h\u00a7e title to the suit
\n   possesaian is proper<\/p>\n
 ——– agg:;51’eg+\u00a5:-.1. >
\niii} __ ‘A?ifi\u00e9’tE.;eVr_V judgment and decree
\n‘A ‘\u00a2’i.?E?\u00a2I’I’\u00ab’\u00e911f1.t”~3;’:.i;3}.?.\u00a7f3X’f\u20ac.fE(‘:I}’Z5(‘,’ ‘P
\niv}   dfdsf’? S <\/p>\n
 A pezwisali\ufb01f the points for consideration framed by<\/p>\n
  .[%(:<)xs2\u00a7ArVA.\u00a7$p1\u00a7)t:.]late Court would indieate that the first point<\/p>\n
 wax with regax\ufb01 to whether the present<\/p>\n
 have itxstituted the suit claiming to protect<\/p>\n
\u00a2guV:?f:g":am:\u20ac:'I:;t pmperty. The Lower Appellate Court has held<\/p>\n
  'th_V.:$1't' tiic plainii\ufb01s couid not haw: ixtstituie\u00e9. the suit 31161 as<\/p>\n
  auizza the suit itself cannoi: be maintained by the plaintiffs<\/p>\n
J;\n<\/p>\n
7<\/span><\/p>\n
and in addition to the same, the other points hafv;\u00e9”a1-S'<_:a–.  _<\/p>\n
answered with reganii to the (213331: tbr adv.ers\u20ac:_':';;0s–s\u00a7essicn"  'V<\/p>\n
which had been put forth by the pzggnujjg j; <\/p>\n
7. Sri Balagangadhar, 1earm: d.__<\/p>\n
the a;3pellant while assaiiing’\ufb01ie-.bjud\u00a7mV\u00a2\ufb01t.T\u00e9f WL\u20ac})\u00a5V\u20acI’ ‘V<\/p>\n
Appellate Court would  cpntemii’ “”316 L\u00e9iwtzr V\ufb01ppe\ufb02ate
\nCourt was not justi\ufb01ed\ufb02’   a conclusion<\/p>\n
inasmuch as eVe3ii\u00a3the\u00a7_}3rQb1′)\u00a2rLy4’b\u20ac\u00a71c:ngs “E’.o’V(30vernment, the<\/p>\n
\ufb01rst  th\u00e9Bc\u00a3fe1;%i:nenf._”Cbii1mittee which has been
\ncons\ufb01t\ufb02ted .Wi\ufb021V  \u00b0b_.Vl.\u00e9’:~:.s.iings of the Government 3115.<\/p>\n
the:r\u20acf<_)re the" ..b\u20ac'tte 1inx\u00e9i3._f C\ufb01inmittee is entitied to protect the<\/p>\n
 '~  ._iA\u00a7)<~:}s;::v1::rLgi1A;'i'g"iv*e;——-4;.%1e schcaoi and \ufb02rxemfcm the suit could<\/p>\n
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s\u00e9c\ufb01\ufb01d "being ilmhagrge of {he aziministratiozx of the<\/p>\n
 scho\u00e9yii  3130 look after the proptrty of the 301100}, and<\/p>\n
V' as 'T 3.1,;-zrli' the appropriate person to institute tbs suit.<\/p>\n
'  Tig\u00e9f\u00e9fera the Lowezr Appellate Court was not justi\ufb01sd. It is<\/p>\n
" wfi\ufb01rtiaetr cantencieci that even with regard to the manner of<\/p>\n
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'4<\/p>\n
\u00aba<\/p>\n
cemsideratien with regard to the aspect.– };3i"v  "<\/p>\n
possession, the Lower Appellate CO1_J,I'tv3:1f;1S   "   <\/p>\n
8. Sri B.Rudmgowci :\u00a7,'”–~._1ea11ie::1:  the * }’<\/p>\n
mspondent hawever sogght __the  passed
\nby the Lower Appcllat\u00e9  that the Lower
\nAppellate Court has I1(‘.:)t\u00a7v.”:*:”‘,..(i::’4C]1VVC “sis contained in
\nSsc\ufb01on 79 of   Appciiate Court
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the manner of sequence of consideration of the case by the<\/p>\n
  :2i:=z’\u00ab._w\u00a3:}}  Lower Appellate: Court thaugh the<\/p>\n
  :f(;.ndered a \ufb01mriing in favour of the plaizlti\ufb01}<\/p>\n
the \u00a7k$\u00a5V\u20ac{  Court has reversed the same insotlar as<\/p>\n
“the pray\ufb01fi-made seeking for the relief of adverse possession.<\/p>\n
A   3′.$s:.1e needs to be: COI1Si\u00a3i{2I’CCl oniy if this Court is of<\/p>\n
   View that the Lower Appellate Court was not justified in<\/p>\n
 ‘ coming to the conclusion that the \ufb01nding cf {ha Lower<\/p>\n
.1<\/p>\n
-N<\/p>\n
That being so, the ixnpugned jucigmeni: dated  ~
\nnot ca\ufb02 for interference. The appeai t11\u00a7:_refor\u00e9Vb\u00e9i\ufb01:3Ig.<i\u00e9xrg\u00a7id  u V'<\/p>\n
mexit stands dispcsed 0f with no oxtlczr as  CTO.sts. "<\/p>\n
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