{"id":98045,"date":"2009-09-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-15T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-c-veerappa-so-shetra-kallappa-vs-m-gurumurthaiah-so-halaiah-on-16-september-2009"},"modified":"2015-03-08T01:35:04","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T20:05:04","slug":"a-c-veerappa-so-shetra-kallappa-vs-m-gurumurthaiah-so-halaiah-on-16-september-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-c-veerappa-so-shetra-kallappa-vs-m-gurumurthaiah-so-halaiah-on-16-september-2009","title":{"rendered":"A C Veerappa S\/O Shetra Kallappa vs M Gurumurthaiah S\/O Halaiah on 16 September, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">A C Veerappa S\/O Shetra Kallappa vs M Gurumurthaiah S\/O Halaiah on 16 September, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: K.N.Keshavanarayana<\/div>\n<pre>I\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\nDATED THIS THE 16\"' DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2009\n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HONTSLE MR JUSTECE K N KEsHAvANAn=:*A3f.A;1~:3y:\" \n\nR.S.A. No 1610\/2008\n\ncgw. , ~ --\nR.S.A NO.161 .1-e\/'zoos \n\nBETWEEN:\n\n1. A.C. Veerappa,\nS\/0. Shetra Kallappa,\nAged about 55 years; \n\n2. Devendrappa, E 'E  E' \nS \/ 0. Pujari Hanumappa, f\nAged about\u00a7.50\u00ab,y\u00a7:ars:,_ 3: \n\nBoth are agrieu\u00a7_:uri':{:s  Qrnfession\nResident of {)0dda~bfbige1'V ' =Vi13__age,\nCheI1nagi1'i_ 'I'a1uk',. A' \" * _ E' ' \"\nDavangere D\u00abist1':'.ct re 5773001\n\n..... . APPELLANT S\n\n   are common in both the appeals)\n\n  S\u00a7d'dappa, Advocate)\n\n . AND: \n\nH M'  \"44\"'V.VResp9ndents in RSA 1 61 O\/2008\n\n..  Cnifumurthaiah, M V\n  .___?S\/0. Haiaiah,\n\nAged about 75 years, \n\n\n\n2. Rudrappa.\nS\/ o. Mariveerappa,\nAged about 55 years,\n\nBoth are agriculturists by profession\nResident of Doddabbigere Village,\nChennagiri Taluk,\n\n. Bavangere District -- 577 001\n\n(By Smt. H.R. Anitha, Advocate, fo'1jR1'.__)i ~ 'll\n\nRespondent in RSA 1 61 1\/230:3 _<\/pre>\n<p>Gurumurthaiah, M,<br \/>\nS\/0.Ha1a1&#8217;ah, &#8216; &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>Aged about 75 years, .  A.\n<\/p>\n<p>Agriculturist by profession  v_  -&#8216; iv.&#8221;<br \/>\nResident of Dodcliabbigere V1&#8217;i}.age&#8230;Vi&#8217;&#8211;.V_ &#8216;  &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>Chennagiri  V ,    _e<br \/>\nDavangere Tg)ist&#8217;_ri_ct-   &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>(By Seat.  Avr_1gitl11a,dAdi}ocate)<\/p>\n<p>  RSE&#8217;A\u00e91&#8217;:JVio;._1610\/2008 is filed under Section 100 of cpc<br \/>\n&#8220;&#8216;.agaignst&#8221;the.,j&#8217;t:dgment and Decree dated 19.02.2008 passed<\/p>\n<p>in  ,&#8217;.2003 on the file of the Additional Sessions<br \/>\nJudge and Presiding Officer, Fast Track Court-II, Davangere,<\/p>\n<p>_ partiy allowing the appeal and setting aside the judgment<br \/>\n V&#8217;a1&#8217;Id decree dated 13.11.2002 passed in O.S. NO.120\/I992<br \/>\n Won \u00abthe &#8220;file of the Civil Judge (Jr. D11.) and JMF&#8217;C.,<br \/>\nA  V.&#8217;-Chaniiagiri.\n<\/p>\n<p>RSA N0.1611\/2008 is \ufb01led under Section 100 of CPC<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;against the judgment and Decree dated 19.02.2008 passed<\/p>\n<p>3] M. Gururnurthaiah, the plaintiff in <\/p>\n<p>filed the said suit initially for the relief <\/p>\n<p>injunction against the common Vappella.nt&#8217;sv&gt;&#8211;:.::j&#8217;_1Dti: *2 <\/p>\n<p>Rudrappa, the Std defendant, re:spe5etA&#8217;o&#8217;f&#8221;~&#8217;landq:&#8221;tbea,tfing <\/p>\n<p>sy.No. 143 \/ 2, Doddabbigere &#8220;\\_ZviilageV,&#8221;   Ham&#8217;<br \/>\nChannagiri Taluk, measuring interajigpl\u00e9bontending<br \/>\nthat he is the absolute and enjoyment<br \/>\nof the said prop_erty  therein, who<br \/>\nhave no   over the same are<br \/>\ntrying to.  and enjoyment of the<br \/>\nsaid property,  are required to be restrained<\/p>\n<p>by means of\u00ab-..perniaI_._ient &#8216;injunction from interfering with his<\/p>\n<p> V. possession and enjogrment of this property.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;ff,&#8221;&#8216;*The.l&#8217;Vv&#8217;appellants herein as Defendants &#8212; 1 81 2 as<\/p>\n<p> _well has .-Rudrappa, the 3113&#8217; defendant, resisted the suit<\/p>\n<p>denying the ease of the plaintiff&#8211;Gummurthaiah. They<\/p>\n<p>that the plaintiff is in possession of the suit schedule<\/p>\n<p>f uilproperty. They contended that the plaintiff is not in<\/p>\n<p>g<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>possession of the entire extent of 19 guntas in Sy.1\\io.1-43\/2. 2<br \/>\nThey further contended that the plaintiff is in  of<br \/>\nonly 6 guntas in Sy. No.14?\u00bb\/2, which is the<br \/>\nand Defendant No.1 is in possess_i_or1_of   to<br \/>\nthe North of the portion in possesasionof<br \/>\ndefendant No.2 is in possessio:n..V_of to<br \/>\nSouth of the portion in&#8221; possaessfion&#8221;&#8211;~of  &#8216;p.laif1tiff. They<br \/>\nfurther contended  of both the<br \/>\nportions for over to   \ufb02ay have perfected<\/p>\n<p>their title   They gave description of<\/p>\n<p>the portions their occupation as Schedule &#8211;&#8216;A&#8217; 81<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;B&#8217; to wrfitte,n&#8217;  Therefore, they sought for<\/p>\n<p>disrnipssaltiy of   Subsequently, the plaintiff-<\/p>\n<p>  arnlended the plaint by seeking an<\/p>\n<p>a1tCfnatiV9e*\u00ab.pra,yer for possession pleading that in the event<\/p>\n<p>S if _ of the&#8212; Co.urte&#8217;oming to the conclusion that the plaintiff is not<\/p>\n<p> possvession of the suit schedule property, a decree for<\/p>\n<p> of possession of the suit schedule property be<\/p>\n<p>S ordered. The defendants filed their additional written<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">6<\/span><br \/>\nstatement to the amended plaint contending that the<\/p>\n<p>plaintiff is not entitled for the said alternative relief;&#8221;&#8212;.gIn the<\/p>\n<p>meanwhile, the appellants herein filed the<\/p>\n<p>340\/98 against Gurumurthaiah for the reiiefpfrz;1\u00a7\u00e91;:ra\u00a3ipl1\u00ab.,_<\/p>\n<p>that they have perfected their title   in <\/p>\n<p>respect of &#8216;A&#8217; 8: &#8216;B&#8217; schedule propertiesV.,&#8217;whie1&#8217;1iarefthe<br \/>\nportions of Sy. No.14?)\/2 V<br \/>\nThey interalia contended&#8217;:\u00ab.tha;t.&#8217;the&#8217;y\u00ab possession of the<br \/>\nsuit Sehedule&#8211;&#8216;A&#8217;__&amp; &#8216;B&#8217;   the portions of<\/p>\n<p>Sy. No.14?\u00bb\/2 ?for:;1ieo.\\'(erv::40\u20acto  .yexa.rs&#8211;;:therefore, they have<\/p>\n<p>perfected thei&#8217;I&#8221;5i:itle advers_e &#8220;possession and the defendant<\/p>\n<p>therein, xliigg&#8217; Gnrnrnnrti:.aiah, who has no manner of right,<\/p>\n<p>title er &#8216;interest. oV&#8217;e&#8217;r  No. 143\/2 is trying to interfere with<\/p>\n<p> jvtlpo\ufb02ssession and enjoyment of the property. Sri.<\/p>\n<p>fC3n1~fg;nurthV,aial*l~&#8221;resisted the said suit interalia contending<\/p>\n<p>it _ that&#8221; he-Q&#8217; tile. the absolute owner of the land bearing<\/p>\n<p>.$y*.I5Io.l4i3;\/2 and the plaintiffs therein are not entitled for<\/p>\n<p>  th.e&#8221;de:elaration as sought. &amp;<\/p>\n<p>5] On the basis of the pieadings of the parties, the<\/p>\n<p>trial Court framed several issues in both the <\/p>\n<p>suits were clubbed and common evidence&#8221;&#8216;\u00abx\u00a7}as:*ere&#8217;eord_ed&#8217;; <\/p>\n<p>After the parties led evidence, the itria1&#8243;CQti,rt,.;  it<\/p>\n<p>of oral and documentary _ evidweiice,  *<br \/>\nGururnurthaiah&#8211; plaintiff in  &#8220;failed<br \/>\nprove that he is in  oi the entire<br \/>\nextent of land in Sy.   not furnished<br \/>\nproper   t the property in<br \/>\npossession  there is no pleading<br \/>\nregardir:r:g&#8221;hpis  the suit schedule property<br \/>\nby the &#8221; the suit for the relief of<\/p>\n<p>possessioh is hot&#8217; riiairitainable. In that View of the matter,<\/p>\n<p> theirs; e;;u&#8221;mrdismiss\u00a7ed the suit in o.s. No.12()\/1992. The<\/p>\n<p> held that the appellants herein who were I<\/p>\n<p> the piain.tiEs&#8217;:&#8221;&#8221;in 0.S. No.34c0\/98 have faiied to prove that<\/p>\n<p> perfected their title by adverse possession in<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;_&#8217;_p~re&#8221;:\u00bb.p&#8217;ect of &#8216;A&#8217; &amp; &#8216;B&#8217; schedule properties and therefore, they<\/p>\n<p> not entitled for the relief of deciaration and aiso for<\/p>\n<p>E.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">9<\/span><br \/>\nplaintiff in 0.8. 120\/92, has been in possession of the land<\/p>\n<p>to an extent of 6 guntas in Sy. i\\lo.148\/2, which forms the<br \/>\nmiddle portion while the defendants therein&#8217;e&#8217;..:&#8217;ar_e in<\/p>\n<p>possession of 2 bits of land each measuring Si\u00e9\u00e9llgan-tas;.V_one<\/p>\n<p>on the Northern side and the other\ufb02on  <\/p>\n<p>Sy. No.143\/ 2. The Lower Appellate  the&#8217;? V<\/p>\n<p>observations of the trial Court; that-since<br \/>\nnot pleaded as to when he wa_s&#8221;&#8216;dis&#8212;posse&#8217;s\u00absed from the suit<br \/>\nschedule property,  _  :V.foi&#8217;f~ possession is not<\/p>\n<p>maintainable, is pervers&#8217;e&#8221;&#8216;ar1d law. In that View<\/p>\n<p>of the rr1atter&#8217;;&#8217;lf&#8217;t&#8211;he Court in exercise of its<br \/>\npower under Order &#8220;7&#8221;&#8216;of CPC moulded the decree and<\/p>\n<p>held that  plaintifl-Guruinurthaiah is entitled for<\/p>\n<p> pospsvessiori pf._the properties described in &#8216;A&#8217; &amp; &#8216;B&#8217; schedule<\/p>\n<p>lb};  herein both in their written statement \ufb01led<\/p>\n<p> _ in (is. lilo.-v*i20\/92 and in the plaint filed by them in o.s.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In that View of the matter, the Lower Appellate<\/p>\n<p>Court: dismissed the appeal filed by the appellants<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;continuing the judgment of the trial Court dismissing the<\/p>\n<p>W<\/p>\n<p>1.0<br \/>\nsuit in O.S. No.340\/98 and allowed the appeal filed by<\/p>\n<p>Gurumurthaiah against the judgment in 0.8. l2()]&#8217;92, set<\/p>\n<p>aside the judgment of the trial Court dismissj.n.g&#8217; said<\/p>\n<p>suit and decreed the said suit in partp&#8217;:A&#8221;dire_etilng <\/p>\n<p>appellants herein to deliver possession&#8217; of the  <\/p>\n<p>property in their possession vdesCril:\u00a7ed&#8221;as Schedule-&#8216;A&#8217; 8: V&#8217;Bi&#8217;p<br \/>\nin their written statement \ufb01led&#8217;V&#8217;in.._V&#8217;OuS.   plaintii\ufb01<br \/>\nGurumurthaiah. It is  these.V_j1,id\u00abgrnentHoAf the Courts<\/p>\n<p>below, the appellants haveV:presJentecf&#8221;these\u00ab appeals.\n<\/p>\n<p>6) I  learned counsel<br \/>\nappearing for  in these appeals and<\/p>\n<p>perused the Courts below. After hearing the<\/p>\n<p>-&#8220;&#8216;.learr\u00a7e}d E(::ounsel&#8221;&#8216;for.__..the appellants and on perusal of the<\/p>\n<p>judgi11ent.,s&#8221;u:11d:er. appeal, I am of the opinion, that the appeal<\/p>\n<p>cloesiiot  any question of law rnuchless substantial<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; e  . ,.  &#8216; &#8216;question of law.\n<\/p>\n<p>  As could be seen from the judgments under<\/p>\n<p> ..__&#8221;&#8216;.appeal, there is no serious dispute that Sy. No.143\/2 totally<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">12<\/span><\/p>\n<p>itself does not extinguish the right of the true owner to seek<br \/>\npossession of the property from the person who is in<\/p>\n<p>possession of the same. It is Well&#8211;settled law<\/p>\n<p>owner of the property is entitled to remain  <\/p>\n<p>if the property owned by him is i:nmp\u00bbos&#8217;ses\u00absiori oi&#8221;-.anyl&#8221;o_tl;1er <\/p>\n<p>person without any authority oflll-aw,  2<br \/>\nentitled to seek possession of tlieEpropert3r  person<br \/>\nin accordance with  lyitlljehypverson  pleads that<br \/>\nhe has perfected his  to show that<\/p>\n<p>he has perfe%_ctel\u00a7l\u00bbl&#8217; &#8216;hiss title by adverse possession by<\/p>\n<p>remaining  the same openly and hostile to<br \/>\nthe interest of true and to the knowledge of the true<\/p>\n<p>owner; &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p> _ in  Inthe caselon hand, both the Courts below have<\/p>\n<p>  that the appellants have failed to prove<\/p>\n<p> _ that&#8217;~they&#8217; have perfected their title by adverse possession<\/p>\n<p> the &#8220;said plea of the appellants has been rejected on the<\/p>\n<p> that they have not admitted title of the defendant-<\/p>\n<p>ll Gtirumurthaiah in respect of the portions of the property in<\/p>\n<p>\ufb01r<\/p>\n<p>I3<\/p>\n<p>their possession. Perusal of the judgments under appeal<br \/>\nindicate that the appellants have disputed tlrieftitle of<br \/>\nGurumurthajah in respect of the land bearing <\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the Courts below have rightly pleat {Iii<\/p>\n<p>the appellants that they have perfected     <\/p>\n<p>possession. The finding recorded &#8211;the Couprt-s.Vlt)&#8217;elo\\l2sf&#8217;;\n<\/p>\n<p>regard being a \ufb01nding of     of<br \/>\nperversity in the   in second<br \/>\nappeal under Section   \/g\ufb02terfere with the<\/p>\n<p>said finding. H  the.lju&#8217;dgrneIit&#8221;&#8216;:of the Courts below<\/p>\n<p>dismissing thesuitlof the~\u00abl_&#8217;appellants for declaration of their<br \/>\ntitle is   law and does not call for<\/p>\n<p>interference   &#8216;lColurtl.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;  9) iidoubt, Sri. Gurumurthaiah initially filed the<\/p>\n<p>suit for periiisfient injunction on the premise that he is in<\/p>\n<p>7.,.gpgossession of the entire extent of property and that the<\/p>\n<p>   are &#8216;trying to interfere with his possession of the<\/p>\n<p>V. llproperty. However, in the light of the written statement \ufb01led<\/p>\n<p> the appellants herein contending that they are in<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">14<\/span><\/p>\n<p>possession of two portions of the suit schedule property, the<br \/>\nplaintiff&#8211;Gurumurtha.iah sought amendment of thepplaint<br \/>\nseeking an alternative prayer for possession,  e:4tih:at,.pin<\/p>\n<p>the event of the Court coming to the concvItision:yl_tha&#8217;ti  <\/p>\n<p>not in possession of the entire   <\/p>\n<p>directed to deliver possession<br \/>\noccupation. The suit was   the   The<br \/>\namendment was     It is the<br \/>\ncontention of theAl_earned.  that there<br \/>\nis no propepri:    the prayer for<br \/>\npossession; &#8216;lit&#8217; _contention that the plaintiff ~<br \/>\n the proper description of the<\/p>\n<p>property in possesslion oi the defendants and therefore, the<\/p>\n<p>    ought not to have decreed the suit for<\/p>\n<p> contended that the trial Court was right<\/p>\n<p>it _ in ohservfing that there is no pleading as to when exactly the<\/p>\n<p>.p1aintiff\u00a5Giirumurthaiah was dis&#8211;possessed from the<\/p>\n<p> and in the absence of such pleading he is not<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;entitled for the relief of possession, was in accordance with<\/p>\n<p>(\u00e9r\/\/<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">16<\/span><\/p>\n<p>that the appellants are in possession of the portions of the<br \/>\nproperty to which they have no title and their4.pr\u00bba&#8217;yer for<\/p>\n<p>declaration that they have perfected their <\/p>\n<p>possession having been rejected.   right &#8220;of<\/p>\n<p>plaintiff-Gurumurthaiah to seek  :th,&#8217;e&#8217;V:prOp.e:rty <\/p>\n<p>is not extinguished in termsot&#8221;  If<br \/>\nthe Limitation Act, he  entitl.ed~v:tow~.seei{ possession of the<br \/>\nsame. No doubt, the  has included<br \/>\nthe entire ext\u20acn_*\u00a7&#8217;O_f&#8217;  schedule to the<\/p>\n<p>plaint in I.\u00a7S;   the fact that the<\/p>\n<p>appellants hderein  the plaintiff&#8211;Gururnurthaiah is<br \/>\nin possession of 6 in the middle portion of the<\/p>\n<p>land.  true that the&#8221;plaintiff-Gurumurthaiah should have<\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;describecl the portions in occupation of the<\/p>\n<p> fW.}iil6 lleeking the relief of possession.<\/p>\n<p> _Neve&#8217;1*&#8217;thel.ess,&#8217;:&#8221;&#8221; the relief which is granted by the Lower<\/p>\n<p>3&#8217;4.&#8221;&#8216;Appel_late'&#8221;Court is not in excess of the relief sought. The<\/p>\n<p>.&#8217;_gjreliei&#8217; of possession was for the entire extent of 19 guntas<\/p>\n<p>T &#8216;\u00ab&#8217;..:VVWhereas, the Lower Appellate Court has granted the relief of<\/p>\n<p>&amp;\/<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">17<\/span><\/p>\n<p>possession only to an extent of 13 guntas which is described<\/p>\n<p>in schedule &#8216;A&#8217; &amp; &#8216;B&#8217; to the written statement._\ufb01le&#8217;tf:&#8217;hy&#8217;~.the<\/p>\n<p>appellants herein in O.S.}20\/92. Since the&#8221;&#8216;\u00ab&#8217;i;dentity<\/p>\n<p>property in possession of the ap;pellajits?i_s \u00bb\u00abin._disp.ute, <\/p>\n<p>the Lower Appellate Court has it<br \/>\ndirecting the appellants to dellivler\u00bbposses.s_ion.Vof<br \/>\nof the property in   In frnyfvconsidered<br \/>\nopinion, the judgment of  Court granting<br \/>\nthe relief of&#8221;    of the plaintiff\u00bb<br \/>\n perversity, illegality<br \/>\nor  Court in exercise of its<br \/>\npower  C&#8217;  evidence both oral and<\/p>\n<p>documentary has corne to the right conclusion that the<\/p>\n<p>  is entitled for possession of the<\/p>\n<p>portions&#8221;&#8216;vvof.\/,,lv_tliVevvproperty in occupation of the appellants<\/p>\n<p> _herei&#8221;n as&#8221;des?cribed by them in Schedule &#8212;&#8216;A&#8217; 8: &#8216;B&#8217; in their<\/p>\n<p>:&#8221;.&#8217;4.4&#8243;y\u00a7fritten statement. The judgment of the Lower Appellate<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;.&#8217;_t&#8217;~_Court&#8221;:does not call for interference by this Court. The<\/p>\n<p>by<\/p>\n<p>I8<\/p>\n<p>appeais do not involve any question of Law muchless<\/p>\n<p>substantial question of law.\n<\/p>\n<p>11) Learned counsel for the plaintiff-(:;druni{itthej;th\u00ab&#8211;_V_<\/p>\n<p>submitted that the judgment 8;iid&#8221;&#8216;(}eAc1:*ee_;&#8217;  <\/p>\n<p>Appeiiate Court has aIready been<br \/>\nGurumurthaiah has been    sof the<br \/>\nproperty in question plat&#8217;:-:1\ufb021an_td&#8217;t&#8217;e&#8217;:th.ei,deIeiverttt\u00e9ifaittant issued<br \/>\nby the Executing  matter, I see no<\/p>\n<p>ground to admitihese appeals.    &#8216;V <\/p>\n<p>   are dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>Sd\/-3<br \/>\nJUDGE<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;hLKGRea 3&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court A C Veerappa S\/O Shetra Kallappa vs M Gurumurthaiah S\/O Halaiah on 16 September, 2009 Author: K.N.Keshavanarayana I IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 16&#8243;&#8216; DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2009 BEFORE THE HONTSLE MR JUSTECE K N KEsHAvANAn=:*A3f.A;1~:3y:&#8221; R.S.A. 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