{"id":6349,"date":"2009-06-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/smt-thara-shetty-vs-sri-b-ramadas-rai-on-23-june-2009"},"modified":"2014-04-28T23:19:46","modified_gmt":"2014-04-28T17:49:46","slug":"smt-thara-shetty-vs-sri-b-ramadas-rai-on-23-june-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/smt-thara-shetty-vs-sri-b-ramadas-rai-on-23-june-2009","title":{"rendered":"Smt Thara Shetty vs Sri B Ramadas Rai on 23 June, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Smt Thara Shetty vs Sri B Ramadas Rai on 23 June, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: A.S.Bopanna<\/div>\n<pre>  (By\ufb02gi: sv_.R~HvLE:.C;D1: I-EUDLAMANE,ADV.)\n\nIN THE HIGH C()UR\"I' op KARNATAKA AT BANGiaLC\u00a7I\u00a7}i;-   \n\nDATES Tms THE 23rd DAY OF ,._}_UNE'    \nBEFORE 1' _ a4':    V\nTHE HQIWBLE MR. JU'51\"*\u00a5\u00a3?E: A'5f'*0\u00a7'\ufb023'\u00a7 \u00a5\\a}'3'L'\\...'. \nREGULAR sacowo APEAIJ 1% is\n\nREGULAR SECON  .N\u20acJ_;'._1?'~]\\f1f200?\n\nBETWEEN :     V\n\nTHARA s;a'E*f*\u00a7:y}\" _ , V 'V _ \nSINCE DECEAS_E'_D NQ9: \"\u00a5\u20ac,I\u00a7P\u00a7&lt;?I:}SS}31I~f&#039;&quot;\u00a37}3D\nBY :,.\u00a52;gP:f2;v:,LA1&lt;:r.Nc;...&#039;j2.&amp;-.3,.-- &quot; \n\n1 NAVE&#039;Ei\u00a2C\u00a7iiAN\u00a7:\u00a7m*\u00bb. S}\u00ab:\u00a7;*i*1*Y A  \nACEEID__AE3O&#039;E\u00a3*&#039;T!}_I&#039;YEARS...___ . &#039;\n\n2 M SATE$CHAP\u20aci\u00a7:3;A--\u00a7vH-E???\nAGED &#039;;:3&lt;3t,J&#039;r 3.? YEARS&#039;\n\n, ._E 3{)&#039;i&quot;I-I ARE AGRICUi,.&#039;I&#039;UI?1ST\n-  R \/st;-% B\u00a3tVAGUTH&#039;LE&quot;&#039;HOU SE\n KAD\u00a7;;SHW.ALYA VILLAGE\n =BAprru*..e=u,1&#039;A1,uK\n L) K. 1;:\u00bb;s&#039;rR;iT;\n\n     RAMADAS RAI\n\n' 'S\/C) LATE M RAMANNA SHETTY\nADULT', R\/A ATHRABAIL HOUSE\nPERNE VILLAGE 85 POST\nESANTWAL TALUK, E} K E)iS'I'RiCT\n\nJ\u00bb\n\n'I'\n\n\n\n2 B GOPALAKI~2I8HNA RAI\nsxo LATE M RAMANNA SHETTY\nADULT, c\/0 VIJAYA BANK\nMAYO HALL BRANCH\nPUBLIC U'\u00a7'ILlTY BUILDING H   ' 4\nM G ROAD, BANGALORE   \u00bb K'~$SPG!~!_!2EN'!.'S.\n\n{By Sri: SANATH KUMAR sHE'r'1'Y,ADv.};__  A'\n\nTHESE APPEALS ARE F'ELED*\u00a7_)fS.1GG'OP'\"C--?C AGAINST\nTHE JUQGMENT 35 DEGREE mp i23._3.o';*..;?AssED. .1115: REA. Nos.\n5\/01 85 6\/o1REsPEcT1v\u00a7;L*z.' ON\"'I'H'$--- _FILE._OF THE': ADDL.\nDiS'I'RICT JUDGE, D.K., MA\u00abNGA_LE&gt;RIa;; gIi)I\"\u00e93l$:iIS::\"2.!_NG THE APPEAL\nAND CONFKRMING THE Junemiwr AND DEGREE [rm\n7.122000 Passaxxrn os....2:2\/93 ,or~:'r'rHE,---'\u00a3\u00b01LE &lt;3? me\nPRLCIVIL JUDGE .(sm_31~:) MA].*~Z&#039;GALOF.?.E, L&#039;;1s&#039;:.s.-z;&#039;ss11~zs:%FT.% \n\n   are considered together and disposed .\n\n o:f by  judment.\n\nJ\n\n'a\n\n\n\n2. 'i'he appellants are the piainti\ufb01e in\n\nO.S.No.212\/1993. '\u00a7'he suit was \ufb01leti \n\ndeclaration in respect of the suit schedule \u00a7I'0p\u20acI_'\u00a7.i6'S\u00ab\"' \n\ntheir claim on :2 WELL dated 25.3.1971 said...t\u00a7'j~'h;1\u00a7\u00e9{*1\u00a7\u00a2e;i'5\n\nexecuted by late M.Ramam1a Shetty;   \n\nplainti\ufb01 and the father of p1ai11ti_\ufb01's 2  of 'V\n\npiainti\ufb01e was that the defendatj;'tsrhave beet: to\nclaim title to the pmpertg eveftttsit-\u00a7eeVVV'tt\u00a7tey c\u00e9iirtie  know\nabout the said WILL.    that the\n\ndefendants haeg\u00e9  A  to change the\n\nrevenue1v;entt'ie\u00e9L'\u00a73:(7.d,_t:i*:e  proceedings relating thereto.\nThe  _ the:e\ufb015t*e:_\"'ee\ufb01'tended that they being the\n\nabsoigta. o\u00a7vnei*s..,ei\" the seuittecheciule properties in View of the\n\n V. '\"s.:-ii;:1V'ILL; ai\"'e\u00ab&amp;entit1Veud\u00abfor the declaratien as prayed in the\n\nu':111it.&amp; . V\n\n3.\" fi'AI'i,.e defendants in the Wzitten statement made 2.\n\n ,  claim apart from disputing the WILL propounded by\n\n  plaintiffs. It was also contended that the properties in\n\nJ\n\n'-\n\n\n\n \n\nquestion were not the absolute properties and had stated\n\nwith regard to the properties having belonged to the mother\n\nof the defendants late Muthakke. That apart, the defeiid-eii2.ts~v.,\n\ncontended that the said fate Reeeenne Shetty whejis  A'\n\nfather of the defendants had executed'    \n\n23.10.1987<\/pre>\n<p> and under the said WIi;L <\/p>\n<p>suit schedule properties equaiij&#8217;._vtC-&#8230;eH his four&#8217;<br \/>\nthe plain\ufb01\ufb01s 2 and 3 and d%efef:e1ae#;s 1&#8242; &#8220;and  The<br \/>\nproperties which were    Shetty in<\/p>\n<p>the name of been kept in her name in<br \/>\nthe said WILL. _ Thus  sought for dismissal of<\/p>\n<p>the suit. and u the counter claim. The facts<\/p>\n<p>    that the relationship between the<\/p>\n<p>   inasmuch as the first plaiilti\ufb01&#8217; is the<\/p>\n<p>seeondd wife&#8217;   Ramanna Shetty who had married her<\/p>\n<p>  &#8216;after the death of his \ufb01rst wife viz, Muthakke. The plainti\ufb01e<\/p>\n<p>   are the sons born through the \ufb01rst plainti\ufb01&#8217; and<\/p>\n<p> .._\ufb01&#8217;det&#8217;ez1dants 1 and 2 ape the sons bom through the \ufb01zst wife.<\/p>\n<p>4.<\/p>\n<p>In View of the rival contentions, the trial Court<\/p>\n<p>framed as many as six issues which react as hereunder: ; <\/p>\n<p>E)<\/p>\n<p>Whether plaintiffs pnove that late M.<br \/>\nShetty has executed :21 East will dated:<br \/>\nWhether defendants prove _that._Iate <\/p>\n<p>Shetty has executed la:  Wi_lI&#8221;~  1&#8243;\n<\/p>\n<p>25.19.1987&#8242;? V<br \/>\nWhether plaintiffs pxttivetf that 2 thggs &#8216;  the<br \/>\nabsolute &lt;3wr:e;4$~,_of  :.&#039;g\u00a7\ufb02:T;and &#039;B&#039; ectivedule<\/p>\n<p>properties as per Wit}   3.?\n<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;pztovve that they are entitled<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; &#8220;vfertt1\/4t&#8217;-\\ s\ufb01\u00e9gre  in the suit properties?<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;  W1:1et}1er&#8217;V&#8217;:1;&gt;\u00a3aiVt1tiffs are to be directed to give<br \/>\n2 &#8216; aeeeunts vrtet\u00e9strdirag income from the date sf death<\/p>\n<p>father iate M. Ramanna Shetty?\n<\/p>\n<p>xgvhat reiiefs the parties are entitled?<\/p>\n<p> Ieoieter to discharge the bl.1}f&#8217;d\u20ac11 east on the parties,<\/p>\n<p>u x V&#8217; the seeoztti ylain\ufb01\ufb01 examined himself as F&#8221;W.1 and 3. witness<\/p>\n<p>.&#8221;&#8216;tA*_.D&#8217;\u00a712;enI\u00a7ataram was examined- as PW.2. The documents at<\/p>\n<p>J<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;5<\/p>\n<p>Ex13.s.P1 to P51 were marked. The \ufb01rst defendant examined<\/p>\n<p>himself a$ DW. 1 and the witnesses Sri Annappa Naik <\/p>\n<p>N.K.Sadashivaiah were examined as DWS2 <\/p>\n<p>documents at Exhs\ufb02l to D7 were marked.<\/p>\n<p>6. The trial Court on ;analyeQi1_1\u00a7&#8217;_V3:A.11e e\u00a7if:1\u00e9\u00a3*.ce VV<\/p>\n<p>(iismisse\u00e9 the suit 3.13.6. decreeti.e\u00a2&#8217;L:.\ufb013.e    S its<br \/>\njudgment and decree dated ?&#8217;. 1&amp;.2;&#8217;2i\u00a7'(V}&#8217;\u20ac3&#8217;VV\\is.&#8217;h_ere1,\ufb013;&lt;:i;er  one-<\/p>\n<p>faurth share to the defe\u00a31de\u00a2nise._Veie;&#039;  in the WILL<\/p>\n<p>date\u00e9.  :0;.:1\u00a73*;V was dgemea and in e\ufb02ect the plaimes<br \/>\nwere a1sc e1:;1it1ed   on their behalf under the<\/p>\n<p>saw wreeze me  claw inning to be aggrieved by the said<\/p>\n<p> &#039;.}&#039;edg\ufb011e.m:\u00ab.&quot;eprefenec3  Aappeals before the Lower Appellate<\/p>\n<p> the dismissal of the suit and the ether<\/p>\n<p>hei\ufb01ig_44egain,.e_t&#039; deereeing of the counter claim. The said<\/p>\n<p>&#039;e:.ppea}s&quot; VSa%\u00e9,re registered as RA N035 and 6 of 2801<\/p>\n<p>J<\/p>\n<p>&quot;a<\/p>\n<p>&#039;7. The Lower Appellate Court on re&#8211;appreciatio1:1 oftjze<\/p>\n<p>materials by its judgment dated 22.3.2007 has .<\/p>\n<p>both the appeals. The plainti\ufb02s are therefore   M<\/p>\n<p>Court in these two appeais against the  <\/p>\n<p>and judgment rendered by the  % V __ V\n<\/p>\n<p>8. Heard Sri S.R.Hegde  1eai&#8217;:;e&lt;t:._:ee113;:\u00a73e1<br \/>\nfor the appellants and  K.\n<\/p>\n<p>Counsel for the 1&#8217;espon(ien;&#8217;ts.f&#8217; _ <\/p>\n<p>9. TI:1;::_ ieferred to in the same rank as<\/p>\n<p>assigxmd\u00bb to  before&#8221;  trial Court for the purpose of<\/p>\n<p> ee3;:zvetz1.ie\ufb01&amp;:&#8217;e  clarity.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;   &#8216;teamed counsel far the plainti\ufb01s would<\/p>\n<p>  &#8216;e\u00a7\u00a5\ufb02tend&#8217;*tt&#8217;i\u00e9;t at the outset, since the defendants themselves<\/p>\n<p>    on a subsequent WILL ti) contend that by the<\/p>\n<p>  WILL, the earlier WILL ciated 25.3.1971 Ieiieci on by the<\/p>\n<p>  u has been revoked, the further proof of the said<\/p>\n<p>J<\/p>\n<p>WILL does not arise. In that context, the question. is as to<\/p>\n<p>whether the W\u00a7LL dated 21.10.1987 has been proved <\/p>\n<p>defendants in acoordance with law. In this    _<\/p>\n<p>counsel would contend that the W\u00a5LL re\ufb01ed.  V   &#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>defendants is shrouded with s\ufb01spieie\ufb01;   <\/p>\n<p>defendants had not nelied on &#8216;vefien <\/p>\n<p>change of mutation exxt\ufb01es &#8220;i&#8217;he    on<br \/>\nsubsequently in the Sl1\ufb01t.&#8217;~..&#8217;_ ._  to the<br \/>\nsigxatime available iu the    in the<\/p>\n<p>WILL reigied _0iidefefi\u20aciants_&#8217;is shaky and not sixniiar to<br \/>\nthe signeitige of  Shetty. &#8216;That apart, Late<\/p>\n<p>Ramanna 1She4\u20act3z,VWas.{wex1d:Iy wise ami was aware that there<\/p>\n<p> V. &#8217;13: 3&#8217;:1d&#8221;e~\u00a7eqiiiz&#8221;e.t11ent o\u00a7A&#8217;H\u00e9taWm  p paper for the WELL and as such<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;$21; &#8216;ii;;cu 1136 made the WILL on a plain paper in<\/p>\n<p>his&#8217;   and had further deposited the same. it =<\/p>\n<p>  is also cexg\ufb01ezlded that the \u00e9ate on which the eecond WILL is<\/p>\n<p>   been made is a NARAKACHATURDASHE day, on<\/p>\n<p>  day, he could not have made the WILL. it is \ufb01lrther<\/p>\n<p>   \u00b0&#8217;eo113:ended that when these and the other suspicious<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;*1<\/p>\n<p>circumstances were raised, it was ineumbe:\u00a7i&#8221;&#8221;o:;v&#8212; _<\/p>\n<p>propounder of the WILL to remove the euspieion,  dd <\/p>\n<p>instant case, the defendants have failed tode 5;;  em  .&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>the Courits below were not justi\ufb02ed. _  &#8221;  .V ; d<br \/>\n1 1. On the other ha.nd,__&#8221;~1ea1ned   for &#8220;the<\/p>\n<p>defendants contended that at  the pmhab\ufb01i\ufb01es of<br \/>\nmaking the second  is evident<\/p>\n<p>from the vexy sequence Qf&#8221;eve:\ufb01s i&#8217;\u00a31,\u00a3\u00a7;$I}i1v}LCh&#8217;V&#8217;\u00a3?laS ihe mother of<\/p>\n<p>the ciefe:1Y1daI2&#8217;_fdAsA&#8217;  f1gI:&#8217;$&#8217;;~\u00a7&#8217;VvyVife_&#8217; of Ramanna Shetty died in<br \/>\nthe year A1&#8217;9S\u00a33_andV_d}:1e&#8221;}\u00a7ed._:&#8217;ii1:ai&#8217;r&#8217;ied the \ufb01rs&#8217;: pIai1:1i3&#8217;\ufb01&#8217; in the<\/p>\n<p>year 1960   sueh fhed WILL which was executed in<\/p>\n<p> V. &#8216;\u00a3;he  5I9?1,.&amp;that  providing cmly Rs.6,000\/ ~ each to<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;:1___~.e   there were other properties cannot he<\/p>\n<p>of &#8216;1;~e\u00a2;%; W131.&#8217; &#8216; : &#8216;3&#8211;.V.i1&#8242;{1x&#8217;tZ1er when Ramanna Shetty himself had<\/p>\n<p>jpined &#8216;t1;1e71. defendants alse in execution of a mertgage<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;%ia:d$e;e\ufb01en, the action of having excluded the defendants to<\/p>\n<p> right to property in the f1I&#8217;St WILL was met the<\/p>\n<p>u &#8220;WiI1(}\u20acp\u20acI}{&#8216;.i\u20acI3.t decision of Ramanna Shetty. As such on<\/p>\n<p>J<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;0<\/p>\n<p>Ii}<\/p>\n<p>xealjsirzg at a subsequent distaut point &lt;31&#039; _<\/p>\n<p>appropriate WILL hae been mack: proyjiding equalijlightl ever; u &quot; = <\/p>\n<p>the irmoperty to all his children and the   VT AA<\/p>\n<p>more nature}, In this backgxfeiuxg\u00e9, x\ufb01ze\ufb01 th\u20acI7\u20ac&#039; 1&#039;\u00a7&#039;::7.4$V&#039;:.Va<br \/>\nWiLL in existence and when   &#039;\ufb01ireggpun\u00e9e\u00e9<br \/>\nthe same before the  their<br \/>\niauxrien by exeminixzg the if\u00e9\ufb01imess and the<br \/>\nscribe. Hence,  ae t1e_e:V.fdecument, it was<br \/>\nproved in  Vwith rtzganfi to the<\/p>\n<p>suspieic\u00e9us ___sought to be made out by the<br \/>\nplaintiif, 2:13;; evideneeer  would disclose that even the<\/p>\n<p>admitted  that point in time contain the<\/p>\n<p> V. \u00b0sign\u00e9itt.\u20acire&#039;S&#039;A:ixiVV&#039;aAAshal\u00e9jeiii\u00e9lnner. Though the fabricatien of the<\/p>\n<p>  the piain\ufb02\ufb01s have not proved the same.<\/p>\n<p>O\ufb01  t3:1c::ae_ both the Courts below have analysed<\/p>\n<p>  Vibe evidegee and have came is an appropz\u00e9ate \ufb01nding of fact<\/p>\n<p>  V&#039;\u00a7&#039;\u00a7Li1d:;:\u20ac$\u00e9&#039;A_\u00ab$uch according to the learned ceunse} the judgments<\/p>\n<p> not call for interference, nor is there any substantial<\/p>\n<p>u fques\ufb01on of law far consideration.<\/p>\n<p>J<\/p>\n<p>&#039;\u00a5<\/p>\n<p>I1<\/p>\n<p>12. in the background of the co11tentio:1sV.\u00ab.1)g1~\u00a7sV$ete*&#8221;&#8216;,:&#8217;Le&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>perusal of the judgment of the tug&#8217; \u00a7 Court.wou1d   M<\/p>\n<p>as already noticed, the issues were   binxview<br \/>\nthe similar riva} contentions raisecis   <\/p>\n<p>The essence of the suit was t}:ze 1*ig}_z.i:_%c1aj me\u00a71 by<\/p>\n<p>under the WILL dated. 25,3;&#8212;-19&#8242;?*&#8217;-1. &#8216;&#8211;~.._ m&#8217;,&#8221;&#8221;t3;1m\u00a2..v~&#8217;\u00e9110r1nal<\/p>\n<p>circumstance, the  of the<\/p>\n<p>said WiLL were reqtgireei-I6&#8243;  \u00abjg accordance<\/p>\n<p>with law&#8217;, Ho\u00a7n%e9\u00a7ze:r,_  tbeinsfant case, :13; was not a mere<br \/>\ndenia} by {he  the ciefendants by way of<\/p>\n<p>counter  pie\ufb01eugfrlded the subsequem WILL dated<\/p>\n<p> .2&#8217;1,1G&#8217;;i.98&#8242;&#8221;:* beipg  WILL and since it was stated that<\/p>\n<p>  been revoked, the burdezu. was 03 the<\/p>\n<p>\u00e9efeiueieuts  on them by issue No.2. In this pegazd, it<\/p>\n<p> seen &#8221; the first defendant had examined himself as<\/p>\n<p>  &#8216;.'&#8221;witI:1 regard to the right claimed in respect of the<\/p>\n<p> under the said WILL. Ftxrther, the WILL was<\/p>\n<p>  \ufb01equixed to be gxroved as contemplated under Seetien 68 of<\/p>\n<p>J<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>the Evidence Act and as such one cf the attes\ufb01r; g:&#8217;*wi.t\u00a7j\u00a2:;*\u00a7\u00a7Se$&#8221;&#8216; &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>viz, Sri Annappa Naik was examm ed_&amp;$ DW.2&#8242;  u u<\/p>\n<p>an: N.K.Saciashiva2&#8217;ah was examned&#8217;:as:&#8217;_:)w.3&#8242;;&#8217;.  <\/p>\n<p>bmugixt on record that the 0t1:1t\u00a7?;f_v\u00a7&#8217;at.7\u00a7t;=:stj1i&#8217;g<br \/>\nWILL viz., Sri subba;3ra%&#8217;_Bhand.g\u00a7A- this<br \/>\nregard, the certi\ufb01cate   The WILL in<br \/>\nquestion had b\u20acEn.v.Ij1ark\u00a7td&#8221;\u00a2&#8217;%S:&#8217;vE\u00a7\u20ac;.  insofar&#8221; as<br \/>\nthe requiremc\ufb01i &#8221; of  uc:&gt;f&#8221;i;.he document, on<br \/>\nnoticing the  indicate that the<br \/>\nexacutioi\ufb01 A&#8217;   a perusal of the<br \/>\njudmen\u00a3&#8217;\u00ab:\u00a7ga\u00a5dij3g.A&#8217;vi{IA1%\u20ac  of the evidence even if<\/p>\n<p>COI1Sid\u00a3I3Ei&#8217;d  \ufb01ic&#8217;  bf: the contentions urged by the<\/p>\n<p>. V.  c(3\u00b0::11&#8217;sgI for  \u00e9\u00e9ppellant, it would not indicate any<\/p>\n<p>  7;: at ;\u00a7<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;I3.  Vjother question raised with mgard to the<\/p>\n<p>*Vsuspi\u00a7iir;ai?.3\u00abV \u00e9ifcumstance of the subsequent WILL being<\/p>\n<p> _   e\ufb01bci i3 that the signature of the {estate}:<\/p>\n<p> Shetty is shaky 31:1 the saiai WILL-dated 21.10.1987<\/p>\n<p>J<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;5<\/p>\n<p>as cosczpared to {he si\ufb02ature in the earlier   .<\/p>\n<p>25.03.1971 regarding which there is V1:}\u00a73&gt;$cIio1is&#8221;d-ie$}:21\u00a7{fx\u00e9. \ufb01fiz&#8221; &#8220;&#8216; &#8216;V<\/p>\n<p>the ouizsei, the evidence of the sczibe\ufb01 {DW3} <\/p>\n<p>that he has i\u00e9enti\ufb01ed the signature  <\/p>\n<p>as Ex.[}2(a). He has also stateei&#8217; he  the<br \/>\ncontents to the   He  further<br \/>\nstated that the testatofs  &#8211;&#8216;&#8221;@V;;\u00a7;f:A1\u00bbi.\u00a71_&#8217;\u00ab(3onditioz1 was<br \/>\nalright, but 1315 &#8216;\ufb01ggxgg   as such his<br \/>\nsignature    of the said witness<br \/>\nhas meta:  &#8221;  ellxanner in the cross-\n<\/p>\n<p>examinatgbg\u00e9 &#8221;  &#8220;fact, the PW. I hjmseif has<\/p>\n<p>admitted. tha{&#8221;  &#8220;age, Sri Ranaanna Shetty had<\/p>\n<p>   and the \ufb01ngers were shaky. In<\/p>\n<p> {he said oral evidence, as rightly pointed<\/p>\n<p>out   counsel for the defendants, the V613!<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;2\u00a5,ocumen1f.ei. reiie\u00e9 on by the plain\u00e9\ufb01s containing the<\/p>\n<p>   at Exhs.P42{a), P43(93. 1944(3) 8a(b), P45(a)T 6:. (b)<\/p>\n<p> .___&#8221;&#8221;.iazoVi;Id indicate that in the year $986 itself, the signatures<\/p>\n<p>  &#8216;4 become shaky andje very admitted documents would<\/p>\n<p>*0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">14<\/span><\/p>\n<p>indicate that the signature cannot be disputed znezely<\/p>\n<p>becauee it is not simikar to the signature appeazing &lt;3;-\u00a31: ._<\/p>\n<p>i.e., the eariier WILL dated 2s.3.19?:. Refexegiee  *<\/p>\n<p>made to the document at Ex.D4 which~\u00bbi3._a\u00ab &#039;dfVIVatfer,{_1ey  <\/p>\n<p>executed it: favour of the first  <\/p>\n<p>document age&#039;. the same Wou.ld&#039;\u00bbi;9;di\u00a7:ate the  <\/p>\n<p>In addition, the rejoindexj noticeV__d:.e1*t\u00bb.e;;1&#039;u1vS.4;.199:1_AAis\u00a7;i1ed on<br \/>\nbehalf of the plain\ufb01\ufb01s  P13 itself would<\/p>\n<p>indicate that the piain. &#039; \u00a7eA&quot;&#039;\u00a7.:&#039;.xeIfp..sel&#039;ge\u00a7&#039;;  the fact<\/p>\n<p>that since N_o\u00a7e\ufb01iher_  Ramanna Shetty was not well<br \/>\nand was   &#039;bf his \ufb01ngers though mentally<\/p>\n<p>he was a gumig   It is further stated that hence<\/p>\n<p>  }::e&quot;g1s}zsx.$;a1i&lt;)&quot;*ia a\ufb01ie to e.1&#039;V@ ;v)roperijg since August 1987. In fact<\/p>\n<p> \ufb02_1e&#039; ifaave also referred to these aspects of the<\/p>\n<p>matte}; to Vr:s::&#039;1&#039;1L&#039;J%{:&#039;1Vio the conclusion that the document cannot<\/p>\n<p>  &#039;be t\u20acI&#039;Bft!:fC\u00a7 3 as suspieieus merely because the signature<\/p>\n<p>   shaky. Such oonciusien being based on the evidence<\/p>\n<p>&#039; .._ &quot;ava%il:ab1e an record is neither perverse 120$&#039; eonhaxy to law.<\/p>\n<p>J<\/p>\n<p>&#039;c<\/p>\n<p>14. At this stage itself, it is necessmy to noti e.&#8221;&#8216;the<\/p>\n<p>application filed by the plainti\ufb02sj appellants &#8216;_&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Court under Order XXVI Ruie 10A read with Sec&#8217;t:i:\u00a7):1jV&#8217;_151  &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>CPO to refer the document Ex.DC2;&#8217;A\u00a7.V.e;;\u00ab \u00abthe <\/p>\n<p>21.10.1937&#8242; for scientific ipveseaga\ufb01my reg;-\ufb01xing &#8221; <\/p>\n<p>signature on me alleged W\u00a7LLVb3rc:&#8217;L:c0mp&amp;h:imgc<br \/>\nat Ex.P42 to P45. On pe;r;;sing,.i_fC%ii\u00e9;\u20ac,\\;1s  in the<br \/>\namdavit accompanying L.  keeping in<br \/>\nView the Ieasonvs&#8217;    &#8220;&#8216;\u00a7.\u00a7ou1a be clear<\/p>\n<p>that,  tr_&gt;fP45 are also slightly shaky<br \/>\nand in  uex\u00e9rent,&#8217;  at Ex.D4 being a document<\/p>\n<p>admitted by tee  icasmuch as though the same was<\/p>\n<p>   t\ufb01e.defe\ufb01\u20aci.\u00e9i\ufb01ts, it was produced in the Court by<\/p>\n<p>  \u00e9vissiie of appropriate notice and in the said<\/p>\n<p>jlwhich is not disputed By the plainti\ufb01&#8217;, the<\/p>\n<p> outxight shaky and the same cougaled with the<\/p>\n<p>  Qgimission in the rejoinder notice as state\u00e9 above would leave<\/p>\n<p>   no jroom for doubt so as to require sciexzti\ufb01c investigation. In<\/p>\n<p>ifsuch chcumstance, when comparison as pexmrissible under<\/p>\n<p>J<\/p>\n<p>Section 73 of the Evidence Act itself woulri be su\ufb01_ig::iei1t,~   A&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>unaeoeesaxy to grant the prayer. That ayart,   <\/p>\n<p>been made by the plainti\ufb02s either bhefote  <\/p>\n<p>before the Lower Appellate Court  opi&#8217;ti&#8217;io\u00a7:t&#8217; of  V&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>expert and as such it is too iatetthe {iay &#8220;seek for tench<\/p>\n<p>prayer. &#8216;_ _ _&#8217; V A\n<\/p>\n<p>15. Thezefoxe, insofar&#8217; &#8211; ae__   suspicious<\/p>\n<p>cireumstaneee with zgegas\ufb02t    the document,<\/p>\n<p>apart fmm the  the evidence, the Lower<br \/>\nAppe\ufb02ate   the evidence and on<\/p>\n<p>no\ufb01cirtg the let\u00e9galtpositiott\u00e9 has a\ufb01lmed the \ufb01ndings, which is<\/p>\n<p>  aoc:e\u00a7t\u00e9t&gt;Iet&#8217; to A.  and no \ufb011I&#8217;th\u20ac}C\u00b0 investigation is<\/p>\n<p>  &#8221; V<\/p>\n<p>3 &#8220;I6.  other cilcumstanoe which was attempted to<\/p>\n<p> &#8216; be  with Iegaxd to the stamp paper \u00a5:&gt;eing dated<\/p>\n<p>  on Atagslgblie hoiitiay has also been dealt with comprehensively<\/p>\n<p> below and in my view, apaxt from the correct<\/p>\n<p>J<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;5<\/p>\n<p>conclusion reached by the Courts beiow on that aspect,<\/p>\n<p>when the defendants have psoved the execution<\/p>\n<p>document and have dispelied the other   _<\/p>\n<p>circumstances, they cannot be expected to a$1S&#8217;x3&#8242;;&#8217;\ufb011;:&#8221; of u <\/p>\n<p>the testator having purchased or executed&#8217; t_j.he&#8211;_ .d<\/p>\n<p>a particuiar day. Yet anothexr o_ii&#8217;cuij1s_danee  ddto\ufb02beb<\/p>\n<p>pointed out by the ieained  :11&#8243;:  that<br \/>\n \ufb02y when the    for \u00e9h\u00e9uge of<br \/>\nmutation entry after the dead;  Shetty, had not<\/p>\n<p>relied one the  &#8230;oz1iyf subsequently the WILL is<\/p>\n<p>propounded  into being of the WILL<\/p>\n<p>is suspicious. &#8216;V111.  the fact which is not in dispute &#8216;<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;is that $aid~.;I1utatioi1 proceedings had cuEmm&#8217; ated in writ<\/p>\n<p> that stage, the WILL was relied on and<\/p>\n<p>the exlplanafioiiibeing that the same could have been relied<\/p>\n<p> only&#8221; .,;3.i1er having knowledge of the same cannot be<\/p>\n<p>   aside. Flnther as stated above, when the WILL is<\/p>\n<p>   in accordance with law, the burden was heavier on<\/p>\n<p>V  , ijthe piaintziffs io prove that the WILL is a forged document as<\/p>\n<p>J<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;B<\/p>\n<p>hand Wouid not admit of similar situation Which: 1 &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>noticed in the decided cases. In fact, in \u00bb.*I;1\u00a2:   dd<\/p>\n<p>testator has divided the property id t\ufb01e. <\/p>\n<p>well as the defendants and theid\u00e9izs-..3qo  hot<br \/>\nnatural. Even in the cage of<br \/>\nREDDY AND OTHERS d(2\u00a7b0d(i)L_  on by the<br \/>\nIeamed counsel sfog&#8221;  suspicious<br \/>\ncixtzumstanccgsd   the manner of<br \/>\ndispositions    and as such<br \/>\nthis   fhcddh there were co\ufb01cuxxent<br \/>\n\ufb01ndings. A&#8221;&#8216;r_};1&#8217;c:  above would indicate that<\/p>\n<p>this Cgurf; has 1V1\u00a7&gt;t&#8221;.;=icc\u00a3\u00a7\u00a7;&gt;t{?,;c.l the validity of tha WILL dated<\/p>\n<p>. V.  \ufb01lemly  the concmrent \ufb01ndings rend\ufb01red,<\/p>\n<p>1b_12f_{)Ii daf1a1y&#8217;sing&#8217;_i&#8217;i;he situation, has same: to the conclusion<\/p>\n<p>that 1116  \ufb01ndings in the present facts are neither<\/p>\n<p>  Venvneous her perverse. Hence the said decisions would net<\/p>\n<p>  V&#8217; vgfdssistance to the piaintiffs to persuade me to take 3.<\/p>\n<p> &#8230;WxrieV\ufb01;=s2* di\ufb01\u00e9mnt from that which has been taken by the Courts<\/p>\n<p>ifbelow. Infact the decision in the case of PADMAVATHI vs<\/p>\n<p>i<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;5<\/p>\n<p>RAMAKRISHNA SHETTY Arm ANOTHER (1999  <\/p>\n<p>whczrein {his Court had accepted the Eater     b <\/p>\n<p>distributed the properties equaiiy  <\/p>\n<p>against the exclusion of the othor hoiis profego\ufb01noe \u00a30 ax\ufb01y V<\/p>\n<p>one in the earlier WILL, relied   for<\/p>\n<p>the defendants would be; mom  V fo._the foois oh hanci.<\/p>\n<p>18. Gonsidgiilg   101:&#8217; &#8216;tirxe matter, I am<br \/>\nof the opi:1;ion &#8216;   do not project any<\/p>\n<p>substazivti\ufb02\ufb01  of_:AV&#8221;La}v&#8211; for consideration. The<br \/>\nconcurztani: ..oj3i1:Iiox:i$V by the Courts below by way<\/p>\n<p>of \ufb01nd\ufb01lig of  and do not call for intcrforence.<\/p>\n<p> . Heooe apfxsals a1oo'&#8221;1ioble to be disposed of at the stage of<\/p>\n<p>1eu;i\ufb01isSioJ;iL&#8221;\u00ab._&amp;Ho:ic\u00a2_i~:it is ordered as follows:<\/p>\n<p>    ..(;.&gt;.8_D_&#8217;.E.\u00a7<br \/>\nI) &#8221; 1 Misc. 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