{"id":55466,"date":"2010-07-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/n-x-joseph-died-vs-philomina-on-23-july-2010"},"modified":"2018-01-04T15:32:24","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T10:02:24","slug":"n-x-joseph-died-vs-philomina-on-23-july-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/n-x-joseph-died-vs-philomina-on-23-july-2010","title":{"rendered":"N.X. Joseph (Died) vs Philomina on 23 July, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
N.X. Joseph (Died) vs Philomina on 23 July, 2010<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nAS.No. 26 of 2003(C)\n\n\n1. N.X. JOSEPH (DIED).\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. N.X. PETER, S\/O. SOURO,\n3. MOLLY, W\/O. KALISTER, NEDUMPARAMBIL\n4. RANI, D\/O. KALISSTER, NEDUMPARAMBIL\n5. REENA, D\/O. KALISTER, NEDUMPARAMBIL\n6. V.R. JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF ROSSY,\n7. XAVIER ALIAS KUNJUMON,\n8. GEETHA, W\/O. GEORGE, RESIDING\n9. NEENA ALIAS SALEENA,\n10. A.A. RAPHAEL, HUSBAND OF MARY,\n11. A.R. ANGONY ALIAS ANTO,\n12. A.R. GEORGE ALIAS STANLY,\n13. METTILDA GEORGE ALIAS MARY,\n14. MINI, D\/O. MARY & W\/O. SHAJI,\n15. XAVIER, S\/O. JOSEPH. N.X.,\n16. PHILIX, S\/O. N.X. JOSEPH,\n17. N.P. ROY, S\/O. PETER,\n18. XAVIER, S\/O. JOSEPH, NEDUMPARAMBIL\n19. M.U. UDHAYAN, S\/O. SAROJINI,\n20. BEENA ROSSY ALIAS BEENA,\n21. VELAYUDHAN, S\/O. SANKUNNY,\n22. RAJAPPAN, S\/O. SANKUNNI,\n23. SREEDHARAN, S\/O. SANKUNNI,\n24. ROSSAKUTTY, W\/O. LATE JOSEPH\n25. JAMMA BABY, D\/O. N.K. JOSEPH,\n26. SHERLY JOY, C\/O. ANJATTU JOSEPH,\n27. MELNA ALOSHY, CHERUPUNNATHU HOUSE,\n28. STELLA WILLY, C\/O. XAIVER,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. PHILOMINA, W\/O. ALEXANDER,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. SAJAN, S\/O. N.X. JOSEPH,\n\n3. JOSEPH, S\/O. SEBASTIAN, ANJATTUPARAMBIL\n\n4. SUNIL NAIR, MANAGING DIRECTOR,\n\n5. SANKUNNI (DIED).\n\n6. CHEERAN (DIED).\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.N.P.SAMUEL\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.RUPESH V.R.\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice M.N.KRISHNAN\n\n Dated :23\/07\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                   M.N. KRISHNAN, J.\n               = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =\n                  A.S. NO. 26 OF 2003\n               = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =\n           Dated this the 23rd day of July, 2010.\n\n                    J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n
    This  appeal     is     preferred        against  the<\/p>\n
judgment and decree passed by the III Additional<\/p>\n
Subordinate Judge, Ernakulam in O.S.90\/95.            The<\/p>\n
suit is one for partition and the trial court<\/p>\n
has decreed the suit and directed the properties<\/p>\n
to be divided into six equal shares and to allot<\/p>\n
one share to the plaintiff.           Then the question<\/p>\n
of equity etc. were considered and provisions<\/p>\n
are made to protect the interest of purchasers.<\/p>\n
It is against that decision defendants 1 to 16,<\/p>\n
18 to 20, 23, 26 to 33 have come up in appeal.<\/p>\n
The brief facts necessary for the disposal of<\/p>\n
the  appeal  are     stated      as      follows.     The<\/p>\n
properties  described     in     the    plaint    schedule<\/p>\n
belonged to one Mathunni, Pethru, Thressia and<\/p>\n
A.S. 26 OF 2003
\n                           -2-<\/span><\/p>\n
Souro.     This Thressia and Souro had six children<\/p>\n
namely Joseph, Peter, Kalister, Thressia, Rosy<\/p>\n
and Merry.       The plaintiff is the daughter of<\/p>\n
Thressia.       D1 and D2 are Joseph and Peter<\/p>\n
respectively.      Defendants 3 to 5 are the legal<\/p>\n
representatives of Kalister.      Defendants 6 to 9<\/p>\n
are    the    legal  representatives  of  Rosy  and<\/p>\n
defendants       10   to    14   are    the   legal<\/p>\n
representatives of Merry.      During the pendency<\/p>\n
of the litigation first defendant died and his<\/p>\n
legal       representatives   are    impleaded   as<\/p>\n
defendants 29 to 33.     Defendants 15 to 18 and 19<\/p>\n
to 25 are purchasers of portions of the property<\/p>\n
and     defendants   26   to  28   are   the  legal<\/p>\n
representatives of one of the purchasers namely<\/p>\n
24th defendant.     It is the case of the plaintiff<\/p>\n
that the properties described in the plaint<\/p>\n
schedule belonged to her ancestors and therefore<\/p>\n
A.S. 26 OF 2003
\n                          -3-<\/span><\/p>\n
on their death it had devolved on her as well.<\/p>\n
Her specific case is that an extent of 3 acres<\/p>\n
and 27 cents of the plaint schedule property<\/p>\n
belonged to Mathunni and Pethru and another<\/p>\n
extent of one acre and 13= cents belonged to<\/p>\n
Thressia(plaintiff’s grandmother wife of Souro).<\/p>\n
The plaintiff is claiming right over the entire<\/p>\n
properties.\n<\/p>\n
      2.   The defence is that a partition has been<\/p>\n
entered into as Ext.A1 in the year 1969 between<\/p>\n
three sons and their mother Thressia by virtue<\/p>\n
of which the properties are allotted only to the<\/p>\n
sons    and    the mother Thressia  has  not  been<\/p>\n
allotted any share but the executants to the<\/p>\n
document had reserved the right in favour of<\/p>\n
Thressia to enjoy the usufructs of the property<\/p>\n
mentioned in the document till her death.     There<\/p>\n
is also a provision whereby two daughters Rosy<\/p>\n
A.S. 26 OF 2003
\n                           -4-<\/span><\/p>\n
and Merry as well as granddaughter Thressia<\/p>\n
namely     plaintiff   are  directed  to   be  paid<\/p>\n
Rs.500\/-      each.   Now  the  contention  of the<\/p>\n
plaintiff is that the said document is not<\/p>\n
binding on her for the reason that she is not a<\/p>\n
party to the proceedings and her right which is<\/p>\n
otherwise there in the property cannot be taken<\/p>\n
away    by     virtue of  the   execution  of  that<\/p>\n
document.      This is presumably on account of the<\/p>\n
principles laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme<\/p>\n
Court in Mary Roy’s case (Mary Roy and others v.<\/p>\n
State of Kerala and others<\/a> (1986 KLT 508).       It<\/p>\n
is true that when there is a property right<\/p>\n
unless     there    is a  relinquishment   of  that<\/p>\n
property right it cannot be get extinguished.<\/p>\n
But now in this case I feel the case has to be<\/p>\n
compartmentalized      into    two,    i.e.   first<\/p>\n
compartment is with respect to 3 acres and 27<\/p>\n
A.S. 26 OF 2003
\n                            -5-<\/span><\/p>\n
cents which belonged to Mathunni and Pethru, the<\/p>\n
second compartment is with respect to one acre<\/p>\n
and    13=     cents  belonging  to  Thressia,  the<\/p>\n
grandmother of the plaintiff.       So far as three<\/p>\n
acres    and    27  cents  are  concerned when  the<\/p>\n
plaintiff had acquired right in the property by<\/p>\n
virtue of the death of her mother without her<\/p>\n
junction the said right cannot be taken away.<\/p>\n
So any amount of assertion in Ext.A1 document<\/p>\n
would    not    militate  against   her  right  and<\/p>\n
therefore as the legal representative of her<\/p>\n
mother Threesia and as it is the daughter of<\/p>\n
Souro and Thrresia she will be entitled to 1\/6th<\/p>\n
shares as there were six children also to this<\/p>\n
couple.      Ext.A1 thus I hold will not affect the<\/p>\n
right of the plaintiff in the property.<\/p>\n
      3.   Now the next question is regarding one<\/p>\n
acre and 13= cents.          Even according to the<\/p>\n
A.S. 26 OF 2003
\n                           -6-<\/span><\/p>\n
plaintiff it is the property which belonged to<\/p>\n
the grandmother, Thressia.     During the life time<\/p>\n
of Thressia in the year 1969 this property has<\/p>\n
been put into the common hotch pot and division<\/p>\n
has been effected between the sons and the<\/p>\n
mother whereby the mother had not reserved any<\/p>\n
right in her favour but only right to enjoy the<\/p>\n
income from the property.       Therefore by virtue<\/p>\n
of the provisions in the partition deed the<\/p>\n
mother had virtually given up her right in the<\/p>\n
property      and therefore when it is accepted the<\/p>\n
question of succession being opened to that<\/p>\n
property on the death of grandmother Thressia<\/p>\n
does not arise.      So I find that this one acre<\/p>\n
and 13= cents of property are not available for<\/p>\n
partition.\n<\/p>\n
      4.   Learned counsel for the appellant had<\/p>\n
then raised a contention of adverse possession<\/p>\n
A.S. 26 OF 2003
\n                           -7-<\/span><\/p>\n
and    limitation    or  ouster.     The  classical<\/p>\n
decision       of  this  Court  regarding   adverse<\/p>\n
possession      between co-owners  is  reported in<\/p>\n
Krishnan v. Raman (1986 KLT SN 104 page 63).<\/p>\n
The Court held that,<\/p>\n
           “It may not be always possible<\/p>\n
           for each and every co-owner to be<\/p>\n
           in physical possession of the co-<\/p>\n
           ownership property. Some of them<\/p>\n
           or one of them alone may be in<\/p>\n
           actual   physical  possession and<\/p>\n
           others may be sharing rents and<\/p>\n
           profits from him or them.     Some<\/p>\n
           times    sharing   of  rents  and<\/p>\n
           profits itself may not be there<\/p>\n
           ans some of them or one of them<\/p>\n
           alone may be appropriating the<\/p>\n
           income without sharing the same<\/p>\n
           with other co-owners.      In all<\/p>\n
           these cases law presumes that the<\/p>\n
           co-owner or co-owners in actual<\/p>\n
           possession   is  or   are  so  in<\/p>\n
           possession   not  for  himself or<\/p>\n
A.S. 26 OF 2003
\n                           -8-<\/span><\/p>\n
           themselves alone but on behalf of<\/p>\n
           other co-owners also.”\n<\/p>\n
      5.   Then this Court went on to consider the<\/p>\n
question and held that the classical principle<\/p>\n
to be followed in these types of cases are the<\/p>\n
principle of nec vi nec claim nec precario. That<\/p>\n
is, possession required must be adequate in<\/p>\n
continuity, in publicity and in extent to show<\/p>\n
that    its    possession  adverse   to the   rival<\/p>\n
claimant.\n<\/p>\n
      6.   Now at the outset I may like to state<\/p>\n
that the contention of the defendants is to the<\/p>\n
effect that the plaintiff does not have title<\/p>\n
over the property at all.     So according to them,<\/p>\n
the plaintiff does not have right over the<\/p>\n
property at all.       When they do not admit the<\/p>\n
right of the plaintiff necessarily there cannot<\/p>\n
be    any   hostile  animus   against that  person.<\/p>\n
Therefore the fundamental ingredient of hostile<\/p>\n
A.S. 26 OF 2003
\n                            -9-<\/span><\/p>\n
animus does not come for consideration in this<\/p>\n
case    at    all.    Secondly   it is not  pleaded<\/p>\n
properly in the written statement from which<\/p>\n
date or which period the hostile animus starts.<\/p>\n
Therefore there is absolutely no materials to<\/p>\n
hold    in     favour  of  adverse  possession and<\/p>\n
limitation.        Therefore   the plea of  adverse<\/p>\n
possession and limitation or ouster also has to<\/p>\n
be negatived.\n<\/p>\n
      7.   So from these discussions I find the<\/p>\n
result of the case is to the effect that one<\/p>\n
acre and 13= cents of property which belonged to<\/p>\n
the grandmother Thressia is to be deleted from<\/p>\n
the partition decree and a preliminary decree of<\/p>\n
partition with respect to the other properties<\/p>\n
have to be passed as follows.          Therefore a<\/p>\n
revised preliminary decree is passed.<\/p>\n
A.S. 26 OF 2003
\n                          -10-<\/span><\/p>\n
      (1) The   plaint schedule  properties  other<\/p>\n
than one acre and 13= cents of property which<\/p>\n
belonged to the grandmother Thressia is ordered<\/p>\n
to be divided into 6 equal shares and to allot<\/p>\n
one such share to the plaintiff.<\/p>\n
      (2) The   property which  belonged  to   the<\/p>\n
grandmother Thressia having an extent of one<\/p>\n
acre and 13= cents is excluded from partition.<\/p>\n
      (3) When the plaintiff’s share is worked out<\/p>\n
in the final decree as far as the property<\/p>\n
outstanding with the strangers be not allotted<\/p>\n
to her share and be allotted to the persons from<\/p>\n
whom the strangers have purchased the property<\/p>\n
so that equity can be worked out.<\/p>\n
      (4) The   plaintiff  shall be  entitled   to<\/p>\n
future profits as ordered by the trial Court,<\/p>\n
the quantum of which can be decided in the final<\/p>\n
decree proceedings and the respective persons in<\/p>\n
A.S. 26 OF 2003
\n                          -11-<\/span><\/p>\n
possession be liable to pay the same to the<\/p>\n
plaintiff.     Parties are at liberty to apply for<\/p>\n
final decree proceedings.     Let the costs of the<\/p>\n
appeal as well as the of the suit come out of<\/p>\n
the estate.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                           M.N. KRISHNAN, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n
ul\/-\n<\/p>\n
A.S. 26 OF 2003
\n                   -12-<\/span><\/p>\n
                        M.N. KRISHNAN, J.\n<\/p>\n
                       = = = = = = = = = =
\n                        A.S. No. 26 OF 2003
\n                     = = = = = = = = = = =<\/p>\n
                         J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n
                         23rd July, 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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