{"id":64963,"date":"2008-06-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-03T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-a-shankunthala-vs-s-nagaraj-on-4-june-2008"},"modified":"2019-01-01T08:15:18","modified_gmt":"2019-01-01T02:45:18","slug":"b-a-shankunthala-vs-s-nagaraj-on-4-june-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-a-shankunthala-vs-s-nagaraj-on-4-june-2008","title":{"rendered":"B A Shankunthala vs S Nagaraj on 4 June, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
B A Shankunthala vs S Nagaraj on 4 June, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: K.L.Manjunath & B.V.Nagarathna<\/div>\n
- 1 *\n\nIN $55 HIGH CGURT 0? KARNA$gKA_AT B\u00a7NGAiQRE' =\n\nEATER TRIS THE 4\" DAY 5: Jum\u00a7'2e\u00a28.  \"3W'\"J\n\n@REsEN$_\nTHE HGN'BLE Mr.JusTIC\u00e9 Q L_MA\u00a7JU$AfH\n\nM AND \u00bb~_ . , ...\nTHE HoN'BL\u00a3 Mzsg3wsT:cE_Bfv_NA\u00a7ARA?HwA\n\n \n\nBETWEEN: 'w~.;\u00a7 1_ \u20ac.f -. =f\u00bb-Wf\n\n1.<\/pre>\n
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Smt B.A.ShakQnth\u00e9;a’*f_ _i
\nW\/o.Adinaray&n3VGuptaA*f~<\/p>\n
Aged Maj0r_V[ RH”-“2\u00bbV<\/p>\n
Rfa NQ.7\u00a7f114,_Survey@:_St:eet
\nBasavanagudi ‘f._W w ”
\nBangalore+S60’QO3jv
\nRepresent@Q”by herj”<\/p>\n
GPA hoider”=_ = I
\nAdin\u00a7rayana Gupta V<\/p>\n
Since dead by her LRs.,<\/p>\n
\/o.”T;Seetharam Setty
\n” Aged about 65 years<\/p>\n
\u00a2;*T ‘S7\ufb02di\ufb01afayana Gupta<\/p>\n
\u00ae*m\u00bb<\/p>\n
B”Afsrinath
\n,’ “p$fo.B S Adinarayana Gupta
\n=__Aged about 34 years<\/p>\n
Both Al and A2 are
\nResiding at No.75\/114
\nSurveycr Street, Basavanagudi
\nBangalorew\ufb01\u00e9o G03<\/p>\n
_ 2 M<\/p>\n
N P Lakshmi
\n\ufb02f0.M K Prakashkumar
\nAged about 38 years<\/p>\n
No.153, New No.361G<\/p>\n
16″ Main Road
\n4” ‘w’ Block,
\nBangalore-4<\/p>\n
111}<\/p>\n
Jaya\ufb01agar<\/p>\n
Sudha R Prasad. ~m.\n<\/p>\n
Wfa. K L Rajendra Pras3d, ”
\nAged about 36 years _f} ‘A
\nNa.44, 13″ Cr0ss’_ ‘<\/p>\n
I Floer,-10″ Main;\n<\/p>\n
Malleshwaram 3 1u7
\nBangalQr$#53.v} ;\n<\/p>\n
iv)<\/p>\n
u “”AppaLLANEs<\/p>\n
(By Sri_Ravis$a\ufb01ka;,,Ad\ufb01;} fox Sri K G Raghavan,
\nJ ‘t  I T’; . – I  ~<\/p>\n
AND:\n<\/p>\n
1.<\/p>\n
S Nagapaj V 2
\nS[siSh\u00a7vaQanjappaWM<\/p>\n
.m.gg\u00e9\ufb01 Major <\/p>\n
‘Residi\u00a7\u00a7Cat No.1G9<\/p>\n
‘Wu3%.Main.Road_\u00bb<\/p>\n
E8wJCrosSaCwrner
\nMaileshwaram
\nBangalmre<\/p>\n
“, Since \ufb01ecease\u00e9<\/p>\n
‘2 Represented by<\/p>\n
‘\ufb01\u00e9spcndents No.2 ta 8<\/span><\/p>\n
2.<\/p>\n
S N Mmnesh<\/p>\n
3\/0. S Nagaraj
\nAged Major
\nResiding at No.10?\n<\/p>\n
8% Main Rsad<\/p>\n
18″ Cross Carner
\nMalleshwaxam
\nEangalore<\/p>\n
Ja\u00a7anthi-\n<\/p>\n
Bf0..$_Nagaraj
\nAged Majox<\/p>\n
8:” Main Roa\ufb01<\/p>\n
Residing at,N\u00a2+}O9 1<\/p>\n
1s”*crcss”c\u00a7z\u00e9erl Va.’<\/p>\n
Malleshwah\u00a7m ;{
\nBangal3xe_ g<\/p>\n
Suahma “”v ?\n<\/p>\n
Die. S=Nagara\u00a7’
\nAged Majox” V<\/p>\n
Rasiding_3t \ufb01o,i0\u00a7kV<\/p>\n
8?” Main Rnad~,<\/p>\n
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\n. , i\u00bbiaJ.-3. 2a$._i=..s;-z\u00ab:1;:jz::\u00ab;_1:a
\nF. Ba\ufb01gai\ufb01refg<\/p>\n
Re\u00a7Q\u00a7n\u00e9'
\n3\/6, S Nagaraj
\nAgedz\ufb01ajoz<\/p>\n
V"\u00bbRes:aing'at No.10?<\/p>\n
 V' :'8t'x.'f'<\/p>\n
uMain'Read<\/p>\n
" 18% Cross Corner<\/p>\n
\ufb01alie\u00e9hwaram<\/p>\n
"~ \ufb02 .\u00a7aa\u00a7alere<\/p>\n
Babu<\/p>\n
SWO. S Nagaraj<\/p>\n
Aged Major<\/p>\n
Residing at No.18?\n<\/p>\n
8″ Main Road<\/p>\n
18″ Crass Carma:\n<\/p>\n
Malleshwaram .>W\u00bb
\nBamgalore 1<\/p>\n
<3\\<\/p>\n
7. Manjula<\/p>\n
Df\ufb02. S Nagaraj<\/p>\n
Aged Maja:\n<\/p>\n
Residing at No.109<\/p>\n
8″ Main Road .”\u00a2
\n18″ Cross Cornar
\nMalleshwaram<\/p>\n
Bangalore ,_ ,m,_x<\/p>\n
8. S N Ma1a;h1V* a ‘ W ‘\ufb01
\nW\/0. Secease\u00e9 S \ufb01agaraj,
\nResiding at Nca1\u00a79 .” ‘
\n8% Main Road V _A
\n18″ Crass Ccz\ufb01\u00e9r
\nMaliashwagam “V- ….. M.<\/p>\n
w.Ba5ga1\u00a2xe\u00a5_ RESPGNDENTS<\/p>\n
. <:a:3 7R\u00a7Af%?:L\u00a3a U\/3.96 OF 090, AGAENST THE
\nJUDGMENT DATED 3.12.1996 AND BECREE SATED<\/p>\n
'" 9.12.&99\u00a7;',?ASSED an o.s.No.2434\/198:, ON THE<\/p>\n
?ILE OF THE I ABEL. CITY CIVIL JUDGE, BQNGALORE,<\/p>\n
'_ *DISMISSING" THE SUIT FOR. SPECIFIC PERFORMRNCE OF
\n2 'THE AGREEMENT AND ?GR MESNE PROFITS.<\/p>\n
THEE APPEAL CGMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING THIS<\/p>\n
~ DAY; MANJUNATH, J., SELIVERED THE Fczzewxme:<\/p>\n
m 5 –\n<\/p>\n
plaintiff for a sale eonsideratiQ\ufb01m”CiQfE;.*<\/p>\n
Rs.4,58,GG\u00a7f–. Accerdingly, an agreement of ssie<\/p>\n
was entered into between :the_.’petties_i.onV,_f<\/p>\n
20.9.1978. A sum of 2s.6o,0Qo;\u00bb paid as e\ufb01\ufb01aece ”<\/p>\n
saie consideration and baianee sale Censidefetiem
\nwas agreed to be paid ,by ;tHe’tpleintiffH”atx the<\/p>\n
time of registration of the sa\ufb01e\ufb02 _’=i<\/p>\n
that e furthef sum ef=$s,\u00e9,GCO\ufb01~ was paid to the
\ndefendant tape Mthreetrmenthsi time was stipulated<\/p>\n
for registratiQs’vef ithe. sale deed. Though the<\/p>\n
1eeleintiffYfwaez reee\u00a7'”end. “” wiiiing to perform her<\/p>\n
V’u,expreseed<\/p>\n
p\u00e9:t”ef’t\u00a7eiegnthact, in View of the difficulties
\n~ *\u00a2ge av<<\/p>\n
..the} defendant to complete the<\/p>\n
ig_tfensactiee_within the time stipulated, requested<\/p>\n
'*4the\u00bb\ufb02\ufb01laintiff' to extend the time by one month<\/p>\n
4t;_fto$.iS.i2.1978. \ufb01gain the time was extended for<\/p>\n
"a:ferther peried of three months from 17.2.19?9.<\/p>\n
tV thereafter, it was extended till 15.8.3Q?9. When<\/p>\n
\u20acV<\/p>\n
filed a<\/p>\n
that the suit property is a joint family pro\ufb01ertyvf
\nand each of them are having 1f7%_eee:ehandVthat_1<\/p>\n
the agreement entered to :have fbeen exeedted 'hf*<\/p>\n
_ 9 m<\/p>\n
separate written statement ce\ufb01tendingg '<\/p>\n
the first defendant doee";net bind' thee "end<\/p>\n
requested<\/p>\n
5.<\/p>\n
following<\/p>\n
fu-1<\/p>\n
the Court :5 dismiss the suit. “””<\/p>\n
BasedV on the._\u00e9hc\u00a7e”t\u00a7ieadings, the<\/p>\n
issdea are fremed:\u00a5A’d=<\/p>\n
Whether the defendant No.1 proves that<\/p>\n
the’ ‘transaction’ is only a loan<\/p>\n
‘ transactien”uahdf the alieged agreement<\/p>\n
,:’I'(,.:\n<\/p>\n
Vie”e_nemieai_one?\n<\/p>\n
. ‘.Whether{ the plaintiff proves that she
\n‘~,has always been ready and willing to<\/p>\n
itaperform her part of the contract?<\/p>\n
.’t7@hether the defendant No.1 proves that<\/p>\n
the subsequent agreements for extension<\/p>\n
“ef’time are got up decuments?<\/p>\n
. . Whether the defendant No.1 proves that<\/p>\n
the transaction is unfair?<\/p>\n
Whether the plaintiff is entitled for
\nSpecific performance of the contract?<\/p>\n
Whether the plaintiff’ is entitled for
\nmesne profits?\n<\/p>\n
-11-<\/span><\/p>\n
No.7 as per final order and additional iesue in<\/p>\n
affirmative and dismissed the _eeitjlhynVite__1<\/p>\n
Judgment and Decree datedl 3.l2tl996,,X.iBeingl<\/p>\n
aggrieved by the Judgment aha \ufb01ecree of the trial<\/p>\n
Court, the present appeal iewfiled:*l<\/p>\n
?. After uarguing lthe ematte\ufb01f in full,
\nbefore dictatine”_:the \u20ace\u00a7nd\u00a7ment}”W:the learned
\nCounsel for gpeellahtehheelfiled a memo stating
\nthat the aepellant\ufb01 eeule _neetrict their relief
\nonly for refund aefgaeahee sale consideratioe of<\/p>\n
Rs.64,0-0,0\/-piaid\ufb02 the plaintiff to the<\/p>\n
lldefen\ufb01antx withi intefest and that the appellant<\/p>\n
d3es_”netlierees for the relief of specific<\/p>\n
petfQfmenCe;l}The meme signed by the Counsel for<\/p>\n
Vla_ appellant and LRs., of the appellant is placed en<\/p>\n
~.;’ge\u00a7o\u00a7e, In View of the memo filed by the<\/p>\n
‘=e ltap\ufb01ellant and Counsel for the Appellant, this<\/p>\n
“,\u00a25\u00a7;t has to examine whether the appellant”<\/p>\n
plaintiff is entitled for refund of a sum of<\/p>\n
(V,<\/p>\n
-14-<\/span><\/p>\n
plaintiff was not entitled for tte discretionary<\/p>\n
relief of specific performaace, since the .same,<\/p>\n
point is not considered as the giaintifff is ,’<\/p>\n
williag to tender Pwwi for cross-examieatio\ufb01h we<\/p>\n
are of the opinion that in: the ;i\ufb01tereat,;ef__1<\/p>\n
\ufb01ustice, the Judgment and_ Qecreed,of the “triaid<\/p>\n
Court has to be set aside aad the matter E3; to
\nbe remanded only ta, \u00a7\ufb01n5idertdt59, Ca\u00e9e”~efV the<\/p>\n
ylaintiff for refe\ufb01d’iH_\u00e9f’ d’advance sale<\/p>\n
consideration with interest in View of the memo
\nfiled by t\ufb01eaappeilantyagd its Counsel.<\/p>\n
95′”_In the res\ufb01lt, the Judgment and Decree<\/p>\n
5 passed b? tte Addi: City Civil Judge, Bangalore<\/p>\n
iau:Q;\u00a7;\ufb01e:243%fi981 dated 3.12.1996 are hereby<\/p>\n
Z ” set aeide..d$he matter is remanded to the trial<\/p>\n
“~aCcurt fer ~fresh consideration only’ te consider<\/p>\n
V’,the. relief of refund. of advance amount said to<\/p>\n
ihd\ufb01ave been paid by the plaintiff. In View of the<\/p>\n
vd=.\u00bbdpayment, the trial Ceert issue fresh notiee ta<\/p>\n
8\/<\/p>\n
-15-<\/span><\/p>\n
agreemeat of sale, ha requests this C0u;t *:Q,<\/p>\n
permit him to withdraw the Bank <;L:;j;–;1re;:x%%4~;a%\u00a2<\/p>\n
furnished.\n<\/p>\n
12. En View of the changedq \u00e9irc\ufb01ms:ance$;_”u<\/p>\n
the appel}ants~plaintiff\u00a7 *,are ” enti\u00a7;\u00e9d”~wEo<\/p>\n
withdraw the Bank Guatante\u00e9 fqrni\u00a7he\ufb01ff  \ufb02;.3v<\/p>\n
s %  <\/p>\n
 .  v – ‘ . V; 3%
\n. . ‘ . .. ~.  .  ‘.  , $Am_{:5<\/p>\n
fgg\ufb01gg<\/p>\n
       $?\u20ac\u00a7\u00a7t\u00a7\u00a7\u00a5\u00a7-\n<\/p>\n
\ufb02<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court B A Shankunthala vs S Nagaraj on 4 June, 2008 Author: K.L.Manjunath & B.V.Nagarathna – 1 * IN $55 HIGH CGURT 0? 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