{"id":95876,"date":"2009-06-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-shivanna-dead-vs-p-b-marulappa-on-23-june-2009"},"modified":"2014-12-09T20:47:36","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T15:17:36","slug":"b-shivanna-dead-vs-p-b-marulappa-on-23-june-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-shivanna-dead-vs-p-b-marulappa-on-23-june-2009","title":{"rendered":"B Shivanna (Dead) vs P B Marulappa on 23 June, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">B Shivanna (Dead) vs P B Marulappa on 23 June, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Anand Byrareddy<\/div>\n<pre>   \n\nIN THE HIGH comm' OF KARNATAKA A3: kk   \n\nDATED THIS THE 23\"\" 1;ya.Yc)I?\"3tJ1sIE%2{3o93%\n %   3 \nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUST1t(}i14jA-V'gA':r~1.4\u00a7;N\"'I)' B?Y$1ux12 EDDY\nREGULAR 1=I12_s_'1*  (PA_R\u00bb--SJ)\nBETWEEN:    \n1-  J     %\n\nSincg  'iiy his~-._ : e\u00e9a1&amp;'l{*ep:e.2a;.e:2tatives:\ns\/u_;P.M.Easappg%k'k% %   \n\na)  \" \" 4' \nWf0.Latc.B.Sh\u00a7va:1na. -'\n4; about  years\n\nT vDfa._B...Shi_va;1na\n._   %Age{i_~vahug\u00a3i.'V27 years\n'  Vliesiding 'at Panchanahalli\n\" Sitzgalagcm Hubli,\n' Ka\u00e9\u00e9ur Taltxk,\nA' '  ._Chic:kmaga1ur District\n\n I  \n' :1'. V V.   S.\/o.P.M.Basapm\n\nMajor\nResiding at Panchanahalli,\nSingatagtmt Hobii, Kadur Taiuk,\n\n3\n\n\n\nChiukmagahxr District  \n\n(By M\/s.H.R.A11an1hakrishnamurlhy &amp;  V  .\nAND: % % J\n\n1. Sri P.B.Maru1appa\n\nS\/o.P.M.Basappa\n\nMajor\n\nResiding at Panchanalabdli\n\nSingaiagcm Hobli, \" '\nKadurTa1uk, '- _  i \nChickmagalur   '  .' \n\n2.    \n\nResiding at Pancha33a11a\ufb02_i\" \" \u00e9 . =\"\n\nSingaiagcge VI-Iubii, V' \"\n\nKadnr T3Ill'i(,,_ w  '-\n\nChipkx\ufb01azgaiur   RESPQNDENTS\n\n Ad vacate for Rcspond::n1Nu.I)\n\n*  Thigx\u00e9aggaag First Appeal is \ufb01led tmdezr swim 96 of Code\nof Civil Prb:;edurc,}903, against the Judgement and Decree dated\n\n_ _  _  1;9.1 12003; passed in O.S.No.11S\/Q00] an the file uf the Civil\n\" \"   Judg\u00a2_.(Se':i'i0r Division) Kadnr, decreeing the suit for partition.\n\n This Appeal seaming on for hearing this day, the Court\n\n    the fallowing:\n\n3\n\n\n\nHeard the Counsel fer the     V'\n\n2. On 13.6.20{j9:,. .V:lA'l_;e  {he respondent had<\/pre>\n<p>remained abscg11\u00abai}c}    lu this day. When<br \/>\nthe case wa:=&#8217;\u00e9    lhc Counsel for the<br \/>\n   for the respondent had<br \/>\nH:-.mainr.V-#\u00a3i\u00ab {sbs\u00e9nt  the matter is called out in the<\/p>\n<p>pusl.;3uz.u_:h s\u00e9ssiotrg &#8220;1113&#8221;-Ctiunscl for the respondent cominues to<\/p>\n<p>     the Counsel for the appcllani is heard over<\/p>\n<p>   is disposed &lt;31&#039;.\n<\/p>\n<p>x &#8216;T   The \ufb01ascts as are relevant for consideration of this appeal<\/p>\n<p>{are as fulluws :-\n<\/p>\n<p>The appellants were the defendants I and 2 before the trial<\/p>\n<p>Court. The plaintiff had \ufb01led a suit fur partition \u00e9l\ufb02d scparait:<\/p>\n<p>%<\/p>\n<p>28 years prior in the suit and it was aileged <\/p>\n<p>defendants were joint famiiy rnetnbegizxrld  <\/p>\n<p>properties are jeint \ufb01imily properties  ti;~a_it&#8217;~itiI1eie:&#8221;waS1,i_i1e i<\/p>\n<p>division between the piaintitf   life<\/p>\n<p>time of Basappa, he was    the suit<br \/>\nproperties and after hisi   being the eldest<br \/>\nson of Basappzitv   It is in this<br \/>\nfashien    partition and separate<br \/>\n   to have the sale deed<br \/>\nin favoei&#8217;nt&#8217; the  aside.\n<\/p>\n<p>:  siiit  ieentested by the appellants herein, the<\/p>\n<p>  issues as tu whether the plaintilt pruves that<\/p>\n<p>it    the joint family aiongwilh defendants I and<\/p>\n<p>V V . 2; ekhettiei  suit properties are the undivided family pregserties<\/p>\n<p>it it   tile.&#8217; thiee; and whether there was a partition as on 1.11.1984 and<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;   share ef the plainii\ufb02&#8217; under a Pahzpatti was granted to him<\/p>\n<p>   that the piaintiif was residing separately; and whether the<\/p>\n<p>defendants prove that on 25.11.1990, a partition had taken place<\/p>\n<p>7&gt;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">6<\/span><br \/>\nbetween themselves and they are in separate possession of their<\/p>\n<p>respective shares; whether defendants I and 2 pnwe..<\/p>\n<p>married sisters have also get their respective  as &#8220;eiifu1e1i&#8217;:3edV<\/p>\n<p>in the written statement; whether thep1si;;iitI&#8217;_*;\u00a7ii5iie:s&#8217;;vtt\u00a7\u00e9it (ac tales   _ <\/p>\n<p>made in favour of the third <\/p>\n<p>plaintiff was entitled to the retiet\u00a7S**~.sQug1&#8243;1iv__for;.VA  was<\/p>\n<p>having held in \ufb01tvuur of the p1.ai&#8217;m:i.t&#8217;;&#8217; defeiitianisg are before<\/p>\n<p>this Court.\n<\/p>\n<p>4. its s;eete\u00a3i:5&#8217;\u00a7\u00a7ei:j}kzian\ufb021akrishna Murthy, on behalf<\/p>\n<p>of the appeliasls,   Cetert below has erred in answering issue<\/p>\n<p> &lt;    w}1et}\u00a7t&lt;s&quot;t\u00a51.e..(1;-zfendants land 2 prove that their married<\/p>\n<p>   got their respective shares as staieal in the written<\/p>\n<p>  counsel would seek to point out that the<\/p>\n<p>t3&quot;\u00bb~&#039;\u00ab.___V&#039;~\u00bb.interpret:;tien placed by the Court below to hold that the sisters<\/p>\n<p>Vt   Pattamma and Laiithamma have been mazried prier te<\/p>\n<p> and prior to the coming into force of the Kamalakn<\/p>\n<p>V Amendment to the Hindu Suceessien Act and that they would net<\/p>\n<p>Z<\/p>\n<p> &quot; :1oV&quot;;}::dr1\u00a7\u00a3ion .. . &#039;_<\/p>\n<p>be cntitlod to any share in the properties. The <\/p>\n<p>Court is improper admittedly they art: sislors   <\/p>\n<p>share under the Hindu Succession   <\/p>\n<p>was in error in holding that \ufb02lcrroopondonvi?     L.<\/p>\n<p>to \ufb01lo a suit for partition as ho   share and<br \/>\nrolinquishcd his right io   _V Tho Court below<br \/>\nwas in error i11_hQ:l&#039;di._I&#039;zg   not been divided<br \/>\ncqually and   would not arise. I1<br \/>\nis also     not 2: vaiid document as it<br \/>\nis   of the same: have not boon proved<\/p>\n<p>and l\u00e9ae: Couri  ihc\u00e9rcforodirx cltsar error in holding that there: was<\/p>\n<p>   hand, it was the: cotilonlion of the: appellants<\/p>\n<p>lhaI&quot;&#8211;duririg&#039; life lime: of their father, rcspondtznl no.1 lmd taken<\/p>\n<p> iris. under Palupalii daied 1.11.1984 and evc:r~sim:o then,<\/p>\n<p>ioogondoni no.1 has been tmjoying his share: and has boon residizag<\/p>\n<p>2  a house bearing No.i36. And further, as between the<\/p>\n<p>defendants Lhcrnsclvos, they have e\ufb01wied a division and some<\/p>\n<p>Q<\/p>\n<p>pruperties have bcen given 10 {kc sisters lowarLl$&#039;*V.}5;\u00a7ishina<\/p>\n<p>Kumkuma. The evidence: adduced has not   &#039;_<\/p>\n<p>properly- It is pointed out that in lhcvciiuxw uf.er;as:};4::\\i;a1hiz\u00a7\u00a71liVi::;:, &#039;<\/p>\n<p>the plaintiff has clearly admiticd lh;1i__ _  <\/p>\n<p>family, thuugh he does not  the Vgagaiar   &#039;he:<br \/>\ncome: out of the family agidaat  .li1E!\u20ac,Vv1&quot;\u00a7A6V;uVaS given 2<br \/>\naortas of land in survey  and 30 cucunui<br \/>\ntrees in survcy    110.240 and a house<br \/>\ncans-istigg Qf  has further dcpuscd to the c\ufb02izcl that<\/p>\n<p>he has rc\u00e9eivfsd  iand detailed at page 119.7 uf his rc-<\/p>\n<p> cxatninf\u00e9g\ufb01wn w\ufb01ich :i;\u00a7___\u00a7x.hactcd in the body of the appeai memo.<\/p>\n<p> &#039;I:(\u00ab1 vicw&#8211;vgf\u00ab&#039;admissiun as to 111:: plaintiff having separated from<\/p>\n<p>[fies  having received his share was ccm\ufb01nncd and<\/p>\n<p> *,&#8230; &#039;V._supplem\u00a7\u00a7i:1cd by Ex.D-2 which is indcmd an unregistered<\/p>\n<p>   Hewcvtcr, in the lighi of Secticm 49 uf the Regisiraiiun<\/p>\n<p>   thc same can be received as evidence. of any transacliurn<\/p>\n<p>V&#039; tsffeciing such property or cunfcrring sue-h puwur. Hence, the<\/p>\n<p>ulcar admission sf the plaintiff as to \ufb02nglain\ufb01\ufb01 having cums out<\/p>\n<p>of tht: family and having rcueivcd his share. of the <\/p>\n<p>disentitlc the plaintiff to claim.\n<\/p>\n<p>6 &#8211; Viewed from anuther angle, ethan ift!\u20ac\u00a3cr\u00e9\u00bb.w&#8217;a$&#8221;&#8216;nQ&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>as suggested, it the property t3c.ttingingA&#8221;tt1__ <\/p>\n<p>ththcr was alive was abg:i.:t_12 aa:fi::V:s.t3.(&#8216; &#8216;Imtd, htz\u00e9tiuxtaitfy, the share<br \/>\n0f the ptainti\ufb01 would be4&#8243;tA!4\ufb01&#8217;  tsttvv\u00e9qttiiialent to 3 acres of<\/p>\n<p>land. While itiis&#8217;   uttattby%kme*tk ,\u00a7aa;nat1r admitting that<\/p>\n<p>he has rcce}1;cct_ atz&#8217;-fer:  he has been cultivating the<\/p>\n<p>same  the  &gt;;:t:;3attttely and the land to the extent<\/p>\n<p>of &#8216;7 acrc\u00a7&#8217;&#8211;   subsequent to the separation of<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;_ fjntainlitf, to that the share given to the plaintiil&#8217; is<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;  tttiisqttal wuuld nut be rcltwant. Merely on the ground<\/p>\n<p>.th\u00e9it\u00abt11cfc.V&#8211;V&#8217;vg:\u00a7\u00a7~3vi:o change of mutatiun in Eavuur of the plaintiff in<\/p>\n<p>respc&#8217;;:ttjnt&#8217;V 3 acres of land would not render the: entire extant uf<\/p>\n<p>  acquired as on the date of the suit to be constnmd as joint<\/p>\n<p>family pruptsrtics. The plaintiff is thcrcfurt: nut justi\ufb01cd in<\/p>\n<p>sctsking partitiuu at the prupcrty which has been acquired<\/p>\n<p>subsequent to cutting his sham, as admitted. Hence, that trial court<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>was in clear crrur in holding that the reliance coia&#8211;lLi&#8211;   &#8216;_<\/p>\n<p>on Ex.D-I in am face uf clear admisaiuiis.by~lliii_:ii;i:liii\u00a7i1il:i&#8217;i5i1IiS4;ll&#8217;iT.  <\/p>\n<p>as to the plainiill&#8217; having reuciycd u;\u00a2\u00abi\u00a2gi,.;g;iu1* :;i;;dlam1:;g;:\u00a2a1<br \/>\nwhich would be: csqzzivalcnt la<br \/>\nentitled to at a partition,   of his<br \/>\nfalhcsr. Furthar, the llallwi  passed away,<br \/>\nthe plainiilf   [ha .l}illIt7!&#8221;S estate.<br \/>\nIn that view:   to I\/203&#8242; share in the<br \/>\nsuit by  family during lhc: lifetime of<\/p>\n<p>his rm.  l .\n<\/p>\n<p>   is allowed in part while modifying<\/p>\n<p>  that the plaintiff would be 61}-iillfsil to truly<\/p>\n<p>I  If4&#8243;&#8216;-\ufb01izargfv Vth\u00e9iestate of the thther and the properties which were<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; jbyihizii during his life time. The daughters who were not<\/p>\n<p>  (ht: suit in the \ufb01nal decree pruceezlings will have to be<\/p>\n<p>i ljilixxcliudcad since they alsu would get 3 share: in the l\u00e9ztlirsfs share.<\/p>\n<p>ii i The property given to the plaintiff earlier wuuld have {u be<\/p>\n<p>_\/5<\/p>\n<p>H<\/p>\n<p>excluded and the piafmiiff would be entitied to 1f20m Shaw  &#8216;A    .<\/p>\n<p>rust uf the {xupcrly hsld  the family dtrixtg L:h&#8217;::&#8221;ii\u00a7:..  4&#8242;<\/p>\n<p>falhcr. The decree shall be drawn up     <\/p>\n<p>above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court B Shivanna (Dead) vs P B Marulappa on 23 June, 2009 Author: Anand Byrareddy IN THE HIGH comm&#8217; OF KARNATAKA A3: kk DATED THIS THE 23&#8243;&#8221; 1;ya.Yc)I?&#8221;3tJ1sIE%2{3o93% % 3 THE HON&#8217;BLE MR. 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