{"id":71725,"date":"2008-12-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-11T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ningamma-dundani-wo-mallappa-vs-mallappa-dundani-so-sharnappa-on-12-december-2008"},"modified":"2016-11-04T01:20:21","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T19:50:21","slug":"ningamma-dundani-wo-mallappa-vs-mallappa-dundani-so-sharnappa-on-12-december-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ningamma-dundani-wo-mallappa-vs-mallappa-dundani-so-sharnappa-on-12-december-2008","title":{"rendered":"Ningamma Dundani W\/O Mallappa … vs Mallappa Dundani S\/O Sharnappa … on 12 December, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Ningamma Dundani W\/O Mallappa … vs Mallappa Dundani S\/O Sharnappa … on 12 December, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: Manjula Chellur B.V.Nagarathna<\/div>\n
B\u00bb)\n\n.\u00a7E,7\u00a73GEMEE'\u20acT-\n\nThis appeai is directed against the dismigsal of :*igina;E.$\u00a3;ii ~._\n\nE'3Q.\u00a765{)\u00a7 \ufb02ied by the appellant hereunder seeking past mait\u00e9f\u00e9\u00e9iia\u00e9\u00e9\u00e9eji  -5 \u00e9 \n\nssf Rs.36,GQ8f- @; Rs. Z{}0G!- per znm1ih'a:1_d aE\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7'.fif\u00a3Li?\u20ac n.:3\u00a7'1i:\u00a72\u00a723:.:1c\u00a2i'\u00a7\n\nf th\u00e9 ggresent\na\ufb01veal areastmder:     VV A h'  'V\n\nThe appe\u00a71a;1t3._.:v!i\u00e9{\u00e9f;2;;I@iie;;:2 \"ii'i\u00e9il court seeking\nmaintenance as   $136 is married ii) the\nrespondent-i\ufb01zsbgr\u00e9\u00e9f__}.'\u00a3u.g:%$:he\u00e9 as per tbs szustoms<\/pre>\n
prevailing in   35 dders and reiatives.\n<\/p>\n
Subsequent’ :1: \u00a3113 snarriaig\u00e9, she started living ai Kusnosr vi\ufb02age,<\/p>\n
  h\u20ac1s:;!3_a.z3\u00e9. The respozadezrv-hugband was net demted<\/p>\n
ta t:\u00a7’i’e: w:i’i_l~”:  ih\u00e9vaiher hand, he wag wandering here and there<\/p>\n
3 V  a x?3:g 3?;%:1if–V._’\ufb01:ss?iiE%\u00a7:\u00a7i\u00ab1T1E any avacation akiiig amt Eivaiihemi neither far
\nV:;’rz\u00a7:i’$’-L w\u00a7f=’::. Gn questieaing the game, awarding m the
\n‘V \u00e9\u00a7\u00a7;\u00a7%\u00e9E’f.;\u00e9\u00a7zii, \ufb02L1sband was annoye\u00e9 an\u00e9 he threw her away frem the
\nT gszggiia 93?’ E23: ms: e\ufb01bris she was 139% taken Eack: ‘ts {he<\/p>\n
n\ufb01iatrinxarziai hanze and far about 5 yasgrss she was, wii\ufb01ziiy deserted<\/p>\n
by \ufb01e? husband. She \ufb01mher ecmtends that she being an iiiiteraie<\/p>\n
person is net capable of maintaining herself and the resgieriiieg\u00e9ie<\/p>\n
husband ewes Sy.No,?6,-91 measuring 4 acres 33   ‘<\/p>\n
income from the sai\u00e9 land. Apart from.:ihat,. he iseli, V’<\/p>\n
away the said preperty in erder to depri\u00a7};eVt\u00a7ieA_fightT{\u00e9f.<\/p>\n
to enjoy the \ufb01uits of the decree, tiiefefere,  issuagzeelv\u00e9f mitice, “<\/p>\n
\nshe filed the above suit. VVVV H<\/p>\n
2. The      by the respendem
\nliusband ve;”‘_\u00a7{V   u marriage between the
\nparties.   ieprosy for more {ham 2%<\/p>\n
years, :he:'”‘ef0’re.{. queeti\u00e9\u00e9\ufb01. ef—e%i3~;\u00a7f1e marrying him would not arise,<\/p>\n
He fufaezj eeefene$’tE&t  fef\ufb01er of appeiiant by Harrie Basanna is 3<\/p>\n
.  ‘e1e’.~\u00a7e’ him  undue advantage of the i\u00a7i–healiI1 ef<\/p>\n
 e—:”e$;\u00a7eVri\u00a31’eiit\u00bbiij1′ e{def~~ie knock away the preperty ef the respondent, he<\/p>\n
he;g\u00bb._p’1\u00ab0jeei;es::I:'<i'.';1ifs daughter as the wife of respendent. He further<\/p>\n
' '"=__V""eenien\u00e9sv.1;Eat the appeiiam: was net of soun\u00e9 mixzd, therefoee, she
\n rezaaified umnarried and both the appeilant 3516 he: father are greedy
\n%   Wazisei were irying fee knee-$2 away the ereee\ufb01y by game hoeisz (If creek.<\/p>\n
V Therefore, he seeks fer dism\ufb01ssal efthe above suit.<\/p>\n
3. Based on the above pleadings, the learned Judge \ufb01’&n’i\u20ac;d as<\/p>\n
many as 9 issues and aii the issues were heid against Eh\u00bb; <\/p>\n
plaintiff.\n<\/p>\n
4. We have heard the iearned C:>\u00a7;I:\u00a7;\u00a77ei’s:\u00ab {)1}  \u00a7\u00e9n\ufb01:’r;=a%’*;<\/p>\n
have gang thwugh ihe judgement a\u00a7i\u00a3i__  A’ iz:is\u00e9 ‘  .ez’ai <\/p>\n
doeurnsntary evi\u00e9ence p!ac%\u00a7\u00a7i”;>n  ‘ :\u00ab __ ‘V  ‘ ~– .<\/p>\n
S\ufb01acer\u00e9iszg to the   is regpon\u00e9eaf
\nan ,?.f3.5.\u00a3999 at  AIr.\u00e9’E’:cr–.\u00e9videnr:e, though her
\nfafher was   5f the Su\ufb01, she couid net
\n   {he date of her evidence,
\nihersf:>re,vv”‘::i;:e”  Smt Ratrlabai, The specific<\/p>\n
mntezit\ufb01zzngf Atw0″wiines\u00e9es is to the effeci that appeiiarrt being<\/p>\n
. . ‘”\u00e9:1’3\u00a7fi::%Vi c;%$t:siii..c\u00a7f the \u00a7r;\u00e9\u00a7;\u00a7&011de;1i, got tzza\ufb01ied ta him inspite 0? 112::<\/p>\n
fa\u00a3\u00a7%.\u00a2ih’\u00e9\u00a3f  sztfferirlg \ufb01em Iepmsy. It is :10: 1:116 case where the<\/p>\n
  ap\u00a7\u00e9ii.;a;\\::t-}32if\u00a7\u00a7’4i%;a1S degerfzed him becausa ef his ii\u00a7~heaith’ On the<\/p>\n
{:;\u00a7%;1e;’ \u00a71\ufb01i::i,_,:accer;E\u00a7a:’:t\u00a7 zashexa she persua\u00e9e\u00e9 her<\/p>\n
 _ AE;:,I’s’\u00a73sm.<.'i '\u00a36 i:?"'v'i1'i%;'7\u00a7 interest in S\u00e9ivi\ufb01\u00e9i' accupzii\u00e9ars er av:3~::aii:'3:z\u00a7 E36 wag<\/p>\n
  aggaa\u00e9aye\u00e9 with Em? 313$ \ufb01xrsw Em' sat sf 'aha image\u00bb  s\u00a7aa::'f:::<\/p>\n
 \u00e9sfe\ufb01ae efi\u00e9ze reapon\u00e9erzt is tats {he effect thai \ufb01gs agpaz\ufb01iaai Efzzsirzg \ufb01zz<\/p>\n
dzmgizier ef big ma\u20ace:':33,I uncle was \ufb01jg\u00e9izg :3 make uniaw\ufb01xigairi,<\/p>\n
iiakirzg undue adizaniage <::f%1\u00a3s; is-presy: Ha examined txx{Q__$'efiti1e4s::eS\u00ab V.<\/p>\n
ezmiending that there was no marriage of any sor\u20ac"".%\u00a7et\u00ab3;x::\u00a7ii <\/p>\n
appe\ufb01ant anti the regpondezzt. So far a5."\ufb02'ire4"f;2cfs:::n1 of <\/p>\n
cmzeemed, neither the appeliatgt wa$1__ \u00e9bic to 'pz\u00e9\u00e9zxire g\u00e9xiy V'<\/p>\n
documentary evidence :10? the respegg\u00e9ient in 0rd\u00e91'utQ"_:sh\u00e9w \ufb01es was<\/p>\n
marfied to someone; eise.  t%i\u00e9vv.'1\u00a5\u00e9%\u00a71;%{\u00a7i1dent, he \u00a33 nci:
\nmarried and he [V}3_g;}::,?-\u00a7'?';iC\u00a31':..   appellant haw
\ncategoricaiiy   20.5.1999, ihe marriage
\nbetx&'een:V:Vvf'}M\u00a7V  ;e%;$\u00a7\ufb01dent was perferined and
\n witnes\u00e9ses who are examined a3<\/p>\n
DWS 2 3:35  th\u00e9fe..$5fas$io:iia1'1;\u00a3age between the partiss and the suit is<\/p>\n
 V.  3;$z?1":.'* I}i"e..'F\u00a7rai11  arnf Mr Basarma, father of the appeiiant.<\/p>\n
  reiied upan the: 0:33 evidez\u00e9ce 01' DW-2 8::\n<\/p>\n
\u00a7E\u00a5~*3__a3z\u00a2i.~E’;$j’\u00a7}.$6 – v0’1:er’\u00a7 353? and came it) com:\u00a7usin that if the<\/p>\n
Vappe\u00e9iarzfi vfzis the wife ef the respan\u00e9s\ufb01t\ufb01 her name might to have<\/p>\n
 _ Eseiz. .m\u00e9::i:i0z1e\u00e9 at the address given in the V0ter’s list pertaining to<\/p>\n
    ratsgozi\ufb01efgt-izzisband and he 3ES{} refers \u00a30 \ufb02ie severa}<\/p>\n
* V\ufb01iiizgarrzrna wiry EvIallap;;a” shown at D66 and comes tar cenciusicn<\/p>\n
that the documents relied upon by the respondent are
\nin iirze light of the fact that the priest who perfan\ufb01g\ufb01’  _& V’ <\/p>\n
was not esramine\u00e9 and 36 also the relatiikes {fir iriegds ‘w\u00a7j;_k:’–a\u00a3\u00a3\u00a2:3’d\u00a7\u00e9V”A<\/p>\n
me wedd\u00e9ng were not examines}. Apparent1\u00a7;,:!._is not tfga \u00e9sasje of the <\/p>\n
appellant that ‘saythapadi’ was pefihgfnad  tine
\nAccording to her as per. A’  \ufb01f\u00e9v\ufb01ai\u00e9\ufb01t in the
\ncammunity efkuruba; the   and she does not
\nfemexnber the     the marriage.\n<\/p>\n
Having rsgagig   V’&2i;;:;1:;\u00a7e\u00bblEaz1t comes \u00a7'()I}’i the
\nbackg”o3}fiid’\u00a3:f4\u00e9;1}ei iiiif\u00e9f\u00e9ge who was hardly aged 20
\nyears    csne cazmct expect her ta:\n<\/p>\n
rernembe; \ufb021e i:1\u00a71j1i.1te.d’et\u00e9i1s vlik\u00e9 the narne of the priest and the list<\/p>\n
 v Mrr\u00e9f  i\u00a7.2vh3’~-a\u00a3tend\u00e9t!V”}i\u00e9fv marriage. Apart fI’_\u00a3;}\ufb01’} her evidenc\u00e9, the<\/p>\n
  reiy upon is the evidence of her parents. As<\/p>\n
akea\ufb01\ufb01} stated; “E\u00a7:”:fv.faiher was {mt alive as on the date of her evidence<\/p>\n
 and her’1;1g:i:her alone was alive and ska was examixied befare the<\/p>\n
6, 33:3 appe\ufb01ani art\u00e9 the respondent i\ufb01aing first aousirig \u00a33<\/p>\n
:. adm:’ited. 1:2 otizer wesrds, the appeiiant \u00a33 not a stranger {<3 the<\/p>\n
r\u00e9zspzmdent. Accardixzg ta the respondent, he has \ufb01ne znere~b:g:? E\u00a7\u00a7;:sf.j'\u00a3\u00a7f\u00a7%' <\/p>\n
mania Bheemesha and he is separate\u00e9 Emig ba\u00a2.Is:__\u00e9\ufb02t\u00bb'.\u00a7   in?<\/p>\n
passession and enjayrn\u00e9nt sf his indi2?%;\u00e9\u00e9uaI::pic\u00a7p\u00e9\u00a7*ti\u00e9%s.' <\/p>\n
cezztends he wanie\u00e9 ta Se-E} this prQ;p_ar'ty of—4 acre3s  iii  .<\/p>\n
Housing sejciety in erder te get  am\ufb01\u00e9\ufb01ii; fb\u00a7.V%h\u00e9':'\u00a7rezV$Vt.tnent
\n<35 ieprasy suff\u00e9red by }1i\ufb011; data'? {\ufb02uid have
\nexamined same wimes-gas g\ufb01arriage. Merely
\nbecame Shae \u00e9iidg   the friends who
\natie\ufb01\u00e9ed the   which has a gupport
\nufs 114 (gf  \u00e9\u00e9\u00e9iroyed, On the other hmldg
\n'ihere is 3 \u00a7re\u00a7Eu\u00abm;\u00a7{i\u20ac4:V}.i;ia\u00a7_LjVi1\u20acf' when she enters the wiinass box<\/p>\n
and an Qa\ufb02z SE16 3;: asghe was' married {:1 the regpozzdeni and her<\/p>\n
 V' moth\u00e9zf.'\u00a7u\u00a3:s:mnti.a\u00a3es t'\u00a7'1AeW\u00a7:'1'L\u00e9A<;V'i evidence, Apparentiy, :10 phetographs,<\/p>\n
"*.z\u00a7\u00a7i\u00e9<;,#=_;iw;\u00a7'\u00e9E\u00a7s-z\ufb02\ufb01fvaaiy 30:': came to be made at the time of marriage<\/p>\n
50 \u00a3'\u00a7f\u00a3A:.:i\u00a7 \u00a7'i\u00e9  Ei\u00e9vye rel\ufb01ed upon' Even if the reiaiives and frierz\u00e9s<\/p>\n
 *-w._ '\u00a7\u00ab\u00a3?%6Z'\u20ac ex\u00e9inifie\u00e9, it waul\u00e9 not be dif\ufb01cuit for the respondent ta<\/p>\n
  7c=:\u00a7\u00a51j*:.is.::;{ii.'t}1a: they are a\ufb01 interesied witnesses, Therefore, thus in<\/p>\n
  . \u00a7\u00e9:*\u20ac$\u00a7::ii  except the era} evidamze, tha appe\ufb01zmi aazznet be<\/p>\n
 ~ , .\u00e9x;3ected to establish her case thmrugh any ether evidence like<\/p>\n
' ., \/\/r. '<\/p>\n
the test of cross-examination. if they are certain and de\ufb01niiei'
\nthe marital reiationship betwe\ufb01n the appellant and tbs?'  ~
\nthey Should give a de\ufb01nite answer befo\u00a3*eA\u00bbwth_eAc\u20act\u00a7\u00a7if\u00a3'. '\u00a2\u00e9fv   V
\nhand, by the tirne they were crass-e2iar1;1;i!1Ve:d;_A_'ti*:%yAw\u00e9fe
\ngive any straight forward answer'\u00bb\u00e9;\u00a7:'ci~V..1:ep1\u00a3 bnj*Var\u00e9;";notM
\naware. Such answers were fqvi\ufb01z z'eg\u00a7vi:1 'jtQ'ih\u00a2 s{1.g ge–<.:%tion \u00a7f house
\nmimber of respondent is no{“k3V:z;}w1i’*\u20ac9  they knew where
\nthe house is situ\u00a71;\u00a7d..__ ‘Jthe if appellant
\nNingamma     DW-2 also
\nsays he is. net. a\u00a7\u00a5afe ghe  Vbei\u00e9\u00e9weaen the appeilazri and the
\nrespon\u00e9z\u00e9iit. ‘He   details of the father of the
\nappellant. IQ~IV\u00e9g;\u00a2j\u20acs3V   admitting the fact that \ufb01e has not
\n  state_d fgaa\ufb01i\u00e9zixs-*;Vi_’V  :~.1ppe1lant’s father is a court bird and a
\n  p.%;f{~:at;.,A.V\u00a3}1a\u00a7af0\u00a3e, at his instance, the suit was filed by the
\n  the cr0ss*~examir;a{ion and the adrnission by
\nV  :~\u00a7:’\u00e9lI’;V’ W’he2’i the specific defence of the respoigdmt W
\n V’4 2 ~i11isba:;:\u00e9  t9 the effect; that only because if their greediness, the\n<\/p>\n
-‘   an\u00e9 her father Eiave filed this suit ‘\u00a33 knack eff the \u00a7\u00a7’\u20ac\u00a5p\u20ac\u00a5’\u00a7’_’\u00a7;’<\/p>\n
T <9"  . . . .\n<\/p>\n
 77.’ and when he examined the W’E”\u00a3i1\u00e9SS\u20aci\u00a7 ii) sagport his eezzientxens\ufb01 Gne<\/p>\n
I2<\/p>\n
refzzrre\u00e9 to the narne of Nigaznrna displayed at sevesral p3ac\u00e9_S \u00a7f  <\/p>\n
voters’ list which was not brought on record by an   the  ._ b <\/p>\n
Court. When he was referring to <\/p>\n
entitled to Iook into the othar cements bf  doc1;..r:*\u00a7r;s’1.t” u:t1ie’\u00a3\u00a7s a  *’<\/p>\n
speci\ufb01c fact was brought on record’\u00e9s.:\u00e9}n exhibkw. Cu1;iou;s\u00a7y, gave do
\nnot \ufb01nd the surname of
\nAs referred to in tl1eVjudgen:V\u00a2:;f\u00a3T’   there could
\nbe several    could be several
\nMailappa SE05    Ex.I.136 was not a
\nappeiiant was not residing
\nii’: the  \u00e9ddr\u00e9ss  ffgrespondent. Eva} otherwise, this<\/p>\n
\u00a3\u00bb*ote:r’s,\u00a7–ist Atvvfhe .2005 eiections. When the details for<\/p>\n
 V. ‘Aei\u00e9dqral :’A<)vI"Imi$\u00a7'\u00e9re ceilecied, whether the appeliant was<\/p>\n
Tt23. e."s.\ufb01\u00e9Li\u00e9 \u00e9;ddx'ess of the responders: is 3,159 a matter of f\u00e9ict<\/p>\n
whi\u00a2\u00a7;..__agai:;~h;\u00a7S in depend upon many facts and circumstances, If<\/p>\n
 \ufb01ve\u00e9 three years \ufb01om 1999, by 2002, she has le\ufb01 {he<\/p>\n
 _ ma.ti'%rns;:\u00a3nial heme at the instance of the husband–res\u00a7on\u00e9ez2t,<\/p>\n
  daf\u00e9txit\u00e9iy her name wouid net be re\ufb01ected is': the address of the<\/p>\n
14<\/span><\/p>\n
be we difficuk ta deny the relationship betwee\ufb01 ~ H<\/p>\n
app\u00e9llam. The learned Trial Judge except rebuttiag  H<\/p>\n
as naxraied in the plaint an\u00e9 the writte::”$f’5afemetn’\u00a7\u00a7 as;  \u00a7:1″‘A.:}f2e 1<\/p>\n
evidence of the parties, he ta-tall}? i’g3;ore\u20aci ‘h\u00e9isr Vtha: :Cl'{:{t1:1=_VV11 a,\u00a73 tocvi<\/p>\n
appreciate the evidence both om} and \u00e91\u00e9\u20ac:u1n\u00a23ta1j”;’\u00a7*on1 ev\u00e9iry angle<\/p>\n
keeping in mind that the judicizims\ufb02 niinci  vvbE\u00e9’c_autious to the fact<\/p>\n
that parties wcyuld goto any..e;;$::r1\u00a7t t<}::+  Vt}i';\u00bb:5i'r i<h:giti2nate: gcai.<\/p>\n
Uititnateiy, the'_;:i;.)9r\u00e9i\u00a2iai:c1i"  :.\u00a7\u00a7fid\u00a2\u00a7:\u00a73  i\ufb01\u00e9ihing but the facts
\npiaced befom t}3\u00a7'::{?..\u20acz\u00a7;rt  @323} evidence or threagh
\ndocumentary __  feviderice of the paz*:ie$ are<\/p>\n
weighed againsi Veach'-et'\u00a7:\u00a7r,..tEieLV Cgurt must exercisa its; disa\ufb01retian<\/p>\n
judic\u00e9uzgi\ufb01\ufb01a uwhiie ":1ppi?\u00e9ciat\u00a3ng the evi\u00e9erme kseyhig in iili\ufb01d the<\/p>\n
   of Evidencs Act \u20ac?Sp\u20ac\u00a33\u00a7&\ufb02}' Sec} 14 of the<\/p>\n
 "ii\u00a7,  ' C0m"t aim has :9 mks ink} saizsi\u00e9eraiian $36<\/p>\n
" H "   "bT;a\u00a7.:;3<',g:j@:;r:\u00a7"E's3r2*i which the partias ctasme \ufb01xzvm, wheihez' ihsay were<\/p>\n
 ~;:a';:a\u00a7.\u00a3e' :3f' \ufb01riizging 0:: record the avidemse Eike 3,. \u00a73;E3"_\u00a7f W\u00e9m is<\/p>\n
 '\u00e9iigicaia\ufb01 an\u00e9 a=v;\u00a2\u00a7\u00a7=\u00ab:s'a:*sed in w@r%\u00e9E'\u00a7s affairs. 7\u00a7% sf i\ufb01e wamen<\/p>\n
9\u00bb '4 x\ufb01opu\ufb01aiion sf this; country being i\ufb01\ufb01ierate and ameng {item 5G%<\/p>\n
15<\/span><\/p>\n
beiogg Eat: the {ma} areas, the Court caxinat expect guch atia’
\nbring on recard tha evidence teclnrically. T338  .
\nsupgiao\ufb01ed enly by her mothar wi\ufb02rwut a;1y~in.:iE\u00a2
\nher when her father is dead, we ca.r: ‘:m <\/p>\n
situation when she kaecked ai =.L_1oa>r  \u00a5c:.f_’ tE’:e.;_’see1V:<i:3g 'V<\/p>\n
nzahztenance.\n<\/p>\n
11. Having gegard tQ,3}!:[.  and the
\ndiscussions mac\ufb01fv  a,f’v;: $f  that the iria} mar:\n<\/p>\n
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