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Bombay High Court

Bhujangrao Pundlikrao Hambarde And Anr vs Nilavatibai Govindrao Ghogare And Ors on 4 June, 2018

Author: V.K. Jadhav

Bench: V.K. Jadhav

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      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                     SECOND APPEAL NO. 92 OF 1990
                                WITH 
                      CA/3189/1990 IN SA/92/1990 


     1.      Narayan s/o Govindrao, age major.

     2.      Shivaji s/o Govindrao, aged major.

     3.      Bhagwan s/o Govindrao, aged 10 years.

     4.      Namdeo s/o Govindrao, aged 8 years.

             Nos. 3 and 4 under guardianship of the mother
             Jijabai w/o Govindrao Ghogre, appellant no.5.

     5.       Jijabai w/o Govindrao Ghogre, aged 42 years
              All R/o. Waghala, Tal. And Dist. Nanded

     6.      Balaji s/o Gangaram Bhange, aged 32 years.

     7.      Vishwanath s/o Gangaram Bhange, aged 26 years.

     8.       Tukaram s/o Gangaram Bhange, aged 22 years.
              Appellants No. 6 to 8  Occu.  Agri. And all R/o.
               Gudegao, Tal. And Dist. Nanded.

     9.      Bhujangrao s/o Pundlikrao Hambarde, 
             aged 30 years, Occu. Agri. And Business,
             R/o. Nanded.

     10.     Damodhar Shrikishan Darak.

     11.     Datta Govindrao, 
             Minor under guardianship of the mother 
             Jijabai w/o Govindrao, aged 45 years,
             Occu. House-hold, R/o. Waghala, 
             Tal. And Dist. Nanded. (orig deft 1 to 12)

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             VERSUS

     1.      Nilavatibai w/o Govindrao Ghogre,
             (died) through L.Rs. R/1-A to 1-E

     1-A. Prayagabai  Govindrao Ghogare,
          (Prayagbai w/o Sambhaji)
          Age. Major, Occu. House-hold,
          R/o. Babhulgaon, Tal. and Dist. Nanded.

     1-B. Yamunabai Govindrao Ghogare,
          (Yamunabai w/o Govindrao)
          Age. Major, Occu. House-hold,
          R/o. Babhulgaon, Tq. and Dist. Nanded.

     1-C. Kashibai  Govindrao Ghogare,
          Age. Major, Occu. House-hold,
          R/o. Babhulgaon, Tq. and Dist. Nanded.

     1-D. Renukabai  d/o Govindrao Ghogare,
          (Renukakbai w/o Gyanoba),
          Age. Major, Occu. House-hold,
          R/o. Kokale Pimpalgaon, Tq. and Dist. Nanded.

     1-E. Sayabai d/o Govindrao Ghogare,
          (Sayabai w/o Dadarao)
          Age. Major, Occu. House-hold,
          R/o. Gundegaon, Tal. and Dist. Nanded.

     7.      Gayabai  w/o Anandrao Maske,
             aged. 25 years, Occu. House-hold,
             R/o. Gundegaon, Tal. And Dist. Nanded.

     8.      Narayan Govindrao Ghogare,
             Age. Major, Occu. House-hold,
             R/o. Babhulgaon, Tq. and Dist. Nanded.

     9.      Shivaji Govindrao Ghogare (died) through L.Rs.

     9-A. Nagubai Shivaji Ghogare (died) through L.Rs.



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     9-B. Yogesh Shivaji Ghogare,
          Age. Minor, through Resp. No. 9-A
          9-A to 9-B R/o. Waghala, Tq. and Dist. Nanded.

     10.     Bhagwan Govindrao Ghogare, 
             Age. Major, Occu. Agri.

     11.     Namdeo Govindrao Ghogare,
             Age. Major, Occu. Agri.

     12.     Jijabai w/o Govindrao Ghogare,
             (died) through L.Rs. 8,10,11 and 16.

     13.     Balaji Gangaram Bhange,
             Age. Major, Occu. Agri.
             R/o. Gundegaon, Tq. and Dist. Nanded.

     14.     Vishwanath Gangaram Bhange,
             Age. Major, Occu. Agri.
             R/o. Gundegaon, Tq. and Dist. Nanded.

     15.     Tukaram Gangaram Bhange,
             Age. Major, Occu. Agri.
             R/o. Gundegaon, Tq. and Dist. Nanded.

     16.     Datta Govindrao Ghogare,
             Age. Major, Occu. Agri.
             Resp. Nos. 8 to 12 and 16
             All R/o. Waghala, Tq. and Dist. Nanded.

     17.     Dathram Maruti Kure,
             Age. Major, Occu. Agri.
             R/o. Gundegaon, Tq. and Dist. Nanded.

                                  .....
                                 WITH 
                             SA/265/2018 
                                 WITH 
                      CA/4581/2018 IN SA/265/2018 
                                 WITH 
                      CA/9886/2012 IN SA/265/2018 

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     1.      Bhujangrao Pundlikrao Hambarde,
             Age. 56 years, Occu. Business and Agri.,
             R/o. Anand Nagar, Nanded.

     2.      Damodhar Shrikishan Darak,
             Age. 61 years, Occu. Business and Agri.,
             R/o. Bhagatsingh Road, Nanded,
             Tq. and Dist. Nanded.

             VERSUS

     1.      Nilavatibai Govindrao Ghogare,
             (died) through L.Rs. Resp. No. 2 to 7

     2.      Prayagabai Govindrao Ghogare,
             Age. Major, Occu. House-hold,

     3.      Yamunabai D/o Govindrao Ghogare,
             Age. Major, Occu. House-hold,

     4.      Kashibai D/o Govindrao Ghogare,
             Age. Major, Occu. House-hold,

     5.      Renukabai W/o Gyanoba,
             Age. Major, Occu. House-hold,

     6.      Sayabai W/o Dadarao,
             Age. Major, Occu. House-hold,

     7.      Gayabai Anandrao Maske,
             Age. Major, Occu. House-hold,

             R.Nos. 1 to 7 R/o. Bhabulgaon,
             Tq. And Dist. Nanded.

     8.      Narayan Govindrao Ghogare,
             Age. Major, Occu. Agri.

     9.      Shivaji Govindrao Ghogare (died) through L.Rs.



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     9-A. Nagubai Shivaji Ghogare (died) through L.Rs.

     9-B. Yogesh Shivaji Ghogare,
          Age. Minor, through Resp. No. 9-A
          9-A to 9-B R/o. Waghala, Tq. and Dist. Nanded.

     10.      Bhagwan Govindrao Ghogare, 
              Age. Major, Occu. Agri.

     11.      Namdeo Govindrao Ghogare,
              Age. Major, Occu. Agri.

     12.      Jijabai w/o Govindrao Ghogare,
              (died) through L.Rs. 8,10,11 and 16.

     13.      Balaji Gangaram Bhange,
              Age. Major, Occu. Agri.
              R/o. Gundegaon, Tq. and Dist. Nanded.

     14.      Vishwanath Gangaram Bhange,
              Age. Major, Occu. Agri.
              R/o. Gundegaon, Tq. and Dist. Nanded.

     15.      Tukaram Gangaram Bhange,
              Age. Major, Occu. Agri.
              R/o. Gundegaon, Tq. and Dist. Nanded.

     16.      Datta Govindrao Ghogare,
              Age. Major, Occu. Agri.
              Resp. Nos. 8 to 12 and 16
              All R/o. Waghala, Tq. and Dist. Nanded.

     17.      Dathram Maruti Kure,
              Age. Major, Occu. Agri.
              R/o. Gundegaon, Tq. and Dist. Nanded.
                                         ...Respondents...
                                    ...
                Advocate for Appellant : Mr V S Kadam 
             Advocate for Respondents 2-7 : Mr M.P Kale h/f 
                               G.V.Sukale
                                    ...


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               CORAM : V.K. JADHAV, J.
                          ...
              Reserved on : April 05, 2018
             Pronounced on : June 04, 2018
                           ...
     COMMON JUDGMENT :-

     1.      Being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the judgment 

     and   order   dated   23.10.1989   passed   by   the   Additional 

     District   Judge,   Nanded   in   RCA   No.208   of   1984,   the 

     original defendant  nos.  1  to  12 have  preferred  Second 

     Appeal   No.92   of   1990.     During   the   pendency   of   the 

     appeal,   appellants   no.1   to   8   and   11   remained   absent 

     even though court notices were served against them.  By 

     order dated 26.4.2010, this court ( Coram : P.R.Borkar, 

     J. ) has directed that  if appellant nos. 1 to 8 and 11 are 

     not ready to join as appellants anymore, the appellant 

     nos.   9   and   10   may   take   steps   for   transposing   the 

     appellant   nos.   1   to   8   and   appellant   no.11   as 

     respondents.  Accordingly, appellant nos. 9 and 10 filed 

     a Civil Application no.10786 of 2015 (CA 10786 of 2015 

     though filed in the year 2010 registered in the year 2015 

     for aforesaid purposes) and accordingly by order of this 

     Court,   Second   Appeal   stamp   no.5941/2010   and 

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     registered   onwards   as   SA   No   265/2018   wherein   the 

     original   appellant   no.1   to   8   and   11   transposed   as 

     respondent   nos.   8   to   17.     Thus,   both   the   appeals   are 

     decided   by   this   common   judgment.     In   fact   Second 

     Appeal   No.265/2018   is   the   outcome   of   Second   Appeal 

     No 92 of 1990, wherein the other appellants have lost 

     their   interest   in   pursuing   the   appeal,   impleaded   as 

     respondents.



     2.      Brief facts, giving rise to the aforesaid appeals, are 

     as under :-

     a]      Deceased   Nilawatibai   had   instituted   a   Regular 

     Civil   Suit   No.314   of   1981   before   the   Civil   Judge   S.D. 

     Nanded for partition and possession of the suit property 

     consisting   of   various   agricultural   lands   and   house 

     property   situated   at   village   Waghala   Tq.   &   District 

     Nanded as described in the plaint.  It is the case of the 

     deceased   Nilawatibai/original   plaintiffs   alongwith   her 

     three   children   as   original   plaintiff   nos.   2   to   4   that, 

     original   defendant   no.1/deceased   Govind   was   a 

     husband and the father of plaintiff nos. 2 to 4.  Original 


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     defendant   no.6-Jijabai   is   the   second   wife   of   deceased 

     defendant no.1/Govindrao and original defendant nos. 2 

     to   5   are   the   sons   of   defendant   no.6   Jijabai   from 

     deceased   defendant   no.1/Govindrao.   Deceased 

     Nilawatibai   /  plaintiff   no.1   was   residing  separate   from 

     her husband/defendant no.1 deceased Govindrao from 

     10 years prior to the institution of the suit as he had 

     performed second marriage with defendant no.6-Jijabai. 

     Defendant   no.1/deceased   Govindrao   with   an   intention 

     to   make   severance   of   the   joint   Hindu   family   effected 

     partition  of the suit property between himself and the 

     defendant   nos.   2   to   6.   According   to   deceased 

     Nilawatibai/plaintiff   no.1,   plaintiffs   were   neither   given 

     any   share   in   the   joint   Hindu   family   property   nor   any 

     arrangement   was   made   for   their   maintenance   by   the 

     original   defendant   no.1/deceased   Govindrao.   In 

     pursuance of the partition, mutation was effected under 

     mutation entry no. 720 dated 3.4.1980.   The defendant 

     no.1/deceased Govindrao since was intending to deprive 

     the plaintiffs from the suit property, executed the sale 

     deeds of the suit lands in the name of original defendant 


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     nos.   7   to   9   at   the   instigation   of   his   second 

     wife/defendant no.6-Jijabai. Original defendant no.7 to 

     9   are   the   real   brothers   of   defendant   no.6-jijabai. 

     According   to   deceased   Nilawatibai   /   original   plaintiff 

     no.1,  sale   deeds   executed   by  defendant   no.1/Deceased 

     Govindrao on 25.2.1981 in favour of original defendant 

     nos. 7 to 9 are nominal and not binding on the share of 

     the   plaintiffs.     Accordingly,   plaintiffs   have   demanded 

     their   share   in   the   suit   property   and,   accordingly, 

     instituted   the   suit   claiming   partition   and   separate 

     possession in respect of the suit property to the extent 

     of   ½   share   alongwith   the   declaration   that   sale   deeds 

     dated 25.5.1981 are not binding on their shares and also 

     for  future  mesne  profits.    During  the  pendency  of  the 

     suit,   defendant   no.1   deceased   Govindrao   died   on 

     6.3.1982.   Plaintiffs and defendant nos. 2 to 6 are the 

     only legal heirs of deceased/defendant no.1.



     3.      Though, defendant no.6-Jijabai, who happened to 

     be the natural mother of minor defendant nos. 2 to 5 

     failed   to   appear   in   pursuance   of   the   notice   served 


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     against her,  the clerk of the Court came to be appointed 

     as guardian-ad-litum for minor defendant nos. 2 to 5. 

     On behalf of the minor defendant nos. 2 to 5 claim of 

     the   plaintiffs   came   to   be   resisted   by   filing   the   written 

     statement   exh.13.     The   original   defendant   nos.   2   to   5 

     have   admitted   the   relationship   as   stated   in   the   plaint 

     paragraph   no.1.     They   have   specifically   denied   that 

     deceased   defendant   no.1   Govindrao   neglected   the 

     plaintiffs   and   plaintiffs   were   not   residing   with   the 

     deceased defendant no.1 since last ten years.  It has also 

     been   contended   that   partition   never   effected   between 

     the defendant nos. 1 to 5. They have also denied that 

     sale deed came to be executed at the instance of original 

     defendant no.6-Jijabai in favour of defendant nos. 7 to 

     9. As there is no partition of the suit property between 

     the defendant nos. 1 to 5, plaintiffs have no right to file 

     the suit against the defendants.



     4.      Original   defendant   nos.   7   to   9   (purchasers) 

     resisted the claim of the plaintiffs by filing their written 

     statement at exh.32.   They have admitted the relations 


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     between the parties.   According to them, suit property 

     was never partitioned amongst the defendant nos. 1 to 5 

     as there was no partition, plaintiffs are not entitled to 

     claim any share in the suit property.  According to them, 

     defendant   no.1/Govind   had   executed   the   sale   deed 

     dated 25.2.1981 in respect of the suit property in their 

     favour  after  receiving full  consideration  at  market rate 

     for   family   necessity.   On   these   grounds,   original 

     defendant nos. 7 to 9 have prayed for dismissal of the 

     suit.



     5.      The   learned   4th  Jt.   Civil   Judge   J.D.,   Nanded 

     though recorded findings in the affirmative to issue no.1 

     and   held   that,   plaintiffs   prove   that   partition   of   the 

     family property was effected between defendant nos. 2 to 

     5   by   deceased   defendant   no.1/Govindrao,   neither   any 

     arrangement   was   made   for   them,   nor   any   share   was 

     given to them, dismissed the suit mainly on the ground 

     that plaintiffs have failed to add other necessary parties 

     and the plaintiffs have no right to claim partition during 

     the life time of deceased Govindrao.


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     6.      Being   aggrieved   by   the   same,   the   plaintiffs   have 

     preferred Regular Civil Appeal No.208/1994 before the 

     District   Court,   Nanded   and   the   learned   Additional 

     District Judge, Nanded by the impugned judgment and 

     order  dated   23.10.1989   partly   allowed   the   appeal   with 

     costs   and   held   that   the   plaintiff   no.1   Nilawatibai   has 

     1/14th share in the agricultural lands described in claim 

     paragraph   of   the   plaint   and   right   of   residence   to   the 

     extent   of   1/14th  share   in   the   residential   house   as 

     described in claim para. 



     7.      Being   aggrieved   by   the   same,   the   original 

     defendants   have   preferred   Second   Appeal   No.92/1990 

     and since the appellant nos. 1 to 8 and 11 in Second 

     Appeal No.92/1990 failed to pursue the appeal, despite 

     the notice issued by this court and served on them, by 

     order of this Court in Civil Application No.10786/2015, 

     Second   Appeal   No.265/2018   came   to   be   registered, 

     wherein   the   original   respondent   nos.   9   to   10   who 

     impleaded as party respondents in the pending appeal 

     No.208/1984 before the District Court, prosecuted the 


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     appeal as appellants and original appellants in Second 

     Appeal   No.92/1990   came   to   be   impleaded   as   party 

     respondents in Second Appeal No.265/2018.



     8.      Learned   counsel   for   the   appellants   in   Second 

     Appeal No.265/2018 submits that, during the pendency 

     of appeal bearing Regular Civil Appeal No.208/1984, the 

     original   defendant   nos.   7   to   9   (Balaji   Bhange, 

     Vishwanath   Bhange   and   Tukaram   Bhange)   more 

     specifically   the   original   defendant   no.8   Vishwanath 

     Bhange with the consent of defendant no.6-Jijabai had 

     executed the sale deed no.6178 in favour of the present 

     appellants   Damodhar   Darak   out   of   the   suit   land   gat 

     no.77   to   the   extent   of   southern   2   acres   (80R)   and 

     likewise   with   consent   of   defendant   no.6   had   executed 

     another sale deed no.6177 dated 1.12.1986 in favour of 

     the appellant Bhujangrao out of the suit land gat no.77 

     to   the   extent   of   2   Acres   (80R)   in   his   south   corner. 

     Original plaintiff no.2 Prayagbai had filed an application 

     Exh.20  for impleading the  present appellants as  party 

     respondent   in   Regular   Civil   Appeal   no.208/1984   and 


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     accordingly they were impleaded  as  party respondents 

     for   the   first   time   in   the   pending   appeal   no.208/1984 

     before the first appellate Court.  Learned counsel for the 

     appellants submits that, first appellate court has partly 

     allowed the appeal without giving an opportunity to the 

     present appellants to file written statement and to lead 

     necessary evidence.  Learned counsel submits that, the 

     appellants   are   the   bonafide   purchasers   for   valuable 

     consideration   without   notice,   however,   first   appellate 

     court   has   passed   the   impugned   judgment   and   decree 

     without giving an opportunity to them to file the written 

     statement   and   contest   the   suit   on   merits.     Learned 

     counsel   submits   that,   impugned   judgment   and   decree 

     passed   by   the   lower   appellate   court   is   contrary   and 

     against the principles of Hindu Law.   Learned counsel 

     submits that, there is ample evidence to show that, on 

     25.2.1981   defendant   no.1/deceased   Govindrao,   who 

     happened to be the Karta of the family had sold the suit 

     land   to   original   defendant   nos.   7   to   9   and   as   such, 

     plaintiffs   being   female   members   of   the   family   have   no 

     right   to   challenge   the   alienation.   Learned   counsel 


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     submits   that,   appellate   court   has   not   considered   the 

     position   as   on   the   date   of   institution   of   the   suit   and 

     erroneously considered the change owing to the death of 

     the   deceased  Govind  during  the  pendency  of  the  suit. 

     Learned   counsel   submits   that,   trial   court   has   rightly 

     dismissed the suit, however, the first appellate court has 

     not   considered   the   legal   aspect   of   the   case   and 

     erroneously partly allowed the appeal.  Learned counsel 

     in the alternate submits that, in paragraph no.17 of the 

     impugned judgment and order, the first appellate court 

     has observed that, during the lifetime deceased Govind 

     had executed a sale deed in favour of defendant nos. 7,8 

     and 9 and so those sale deeds will bind on 1/7 th  share 

     of deceased Govind and as such, if during the pendency 

     of the appeal, if original defendant nos. 7 to 9  have sold 

     some   portion   of   the   suit   land   in   favour   of   present 

     appellants,   same   relief   may   also   be   granted   to   the 

     present appellants.  



     9.      Learned   counsel   for   respondent   nos.   1A   to   1E 

     (legal   heirs   of   plaintiff   no.1/deceased   Nilawatibai)   and 


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     respondent nos. 2 to 7 submits that, present appellants 

     had purchased the suit property during the pendency of 

     appeal from original defendant nos. 7 to 9 and as such, 

     they   are   bound   by   the   impugned   judgment   and   order 

     passed   by   the   first   appellate   court.   Learned   counsel 

     submits that, first appellate court in paragraph no.17 of 

     the   impugned   judgment   has   rightly   observed   that   the 

     sale deeds executed in favour of the present appellants 

     in   the   year   1986   (during   the   pendency   of   R.C.A. 

     No.208/1984) will not bind the shares of the plaintiffs 

     and   other   defendants   having  interest  in   that  property. 

     Learned counsel submits that, the first appellate court 

     has   rightly   considered   the   provisions   of   the   Hindu 

     Succession   Act   and   Hindu   Women's   Right   to   Property 

     Act   in   its   proper   perspective   and,   accordingly,   partly 

     allowed   the   appeal   granting   thereby   the   share   to 

     deceased   plaintiff   Nilawatibai   to   the   extent   of   1/14 th 

     share   in   the   suit   agricultural   land   and   also   right   of 

     residence to the extent of 1/14th  share in the residential 

     house.     Learned   counsel   submits   that,   there   is   no 

     substantial question of law involved in this appeal and 


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     thus   both   the   appeals   are   liable   to  be   dismissed   with 

     costs.



     10.     In   view   of   the   above   submissions,   following 

     substantial question of law arises in this appeal :-

               I]     "Whether the suit filed by the plaintiffs was 
                      maintainable when defendant no.1/deceased 
                      Govindrao was alive and succession has not 
                      been   open   on   the   date   of   filing   of   the   suit, 
                      whether   first   appellate   court   is   justified   in 
                      considering   the   change   that   has   been 
                      occurred   during   the   pendency   of   appeal 
                      owing to the death of deceased Govindrao ?


               II]    Whether first appellate court was justified in 
                      partly   allowing   the   appeal   without   granting 
                      an   opportunity   to   the   present   appellants   to 
                      file   their   written   statement   and   lead 
                      necessary evidence to show that they are the 
                      bonafide          purchasers            for         valuable 
                      consideration without notice ?



     11.     On careful perusal of the impugned judgment and 

     order   passed   by   the   first   appellate   court,   it   appears 

     that,   on   appreciation   of   the   evidence,   first   appellate 


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     court   has   rightly   concluded   that,   on   the   basis   of   the 

     7/12   extract   filed   on   record   and   mutation   entry,   the 

     mere ascertainment of the share of the minor defendant 

     nos. 2 to 5 is not a sufficient factor to hold that there 

     was  partition  between  deceased  defendant Govind and 

     his son in the year 1980.  The First appellate Court has 

     rightly   observed   that   partition   is   not   a   mere 

     ascertainment   of   the   share   and   it   is   a   severance   of   a 

     joint   status   and   it   requires   definite   and   unequivocal 

     indication   of   a   member   of   joint   family   to   separate 

     himself from the family and enjoy the shares severally. 

     In the instant case, all the coparcener defendant nos. 3 

     to 5 had no capacity to demand the partition and they 

     did not have a capacity to indicate their intention to live 

     separate.  Minor defendant nos. 2 to 5 never carried out 

     the cultivation as per the shares allotted to them.   On 

     the   basis   of   mere   entry   in   the   revenue   record   is   not 

     helpful to draw inference that there was a partition in 

     the   year   1980   between   defendant   no.1   and   defendant 

     nos. 2 to 5.  Admittedly, plaintiff no.1 - Nilawatibai was 

     not   given   any   share   in   the   suit   property.     The   First 


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     Appellate   Court   has   rightly   interpreted   Section   3   of 

     Hindu Women's Right to Property Act, 1937 and partly 

     allowed   the   appeal.     I   do   not   find   any   fault   in   the 

     impugned   judgment   and   order   wherein   the   first 

     appellate court has given the effect to the change owing 

     to   the   death   of   defendant   no.1   deceased   Govindrao 

     during the pendency of the suit.  Deceased Nilalwatibai 

     had instituted the suit in the year 1981 and during the 

     pendency of the suit her husband deceased Govindrao 

     died   on   23.6.1982.     The   First   Appellate   Court   has 

     decided   the   appeal   on   23.10.1989.     In   terms   of   the 

     provisions of Section 3 of the Hindu Women's Right of 

     Property   Act,   deceased   Nilawatibai   gets   the   right   of 

     partition and first appellate Court has rightly observed 

     that for doing a substantial justice, instead of directing 

     the   deceased   Nilawatibai   to   institute   a   fresh   suit,   it 

     would   be   appropriate   to   consider   the   subsequent 

     change owing to the death of deceased Govindrao and 

     consider her interest in the suit property.



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     respondents   during   the   pendency   of   appeal 

     no.208/1984 before the First Appellate Court.  The First 

     Appellate Court has not extended any opportunity to the 

     present   appellants   to   file   their   written   statement   and 

     contest   the   suit   on   merits   with   regard   to   their 

     contention   to   the   effect   that   they   are   the   bonafide 

     purchasers   for   valuable   consideration   without   notice. 

     However,   at   the   same   time,   there   is   no   point   in 

     remanding the matter to the trial court after such a long 

     span.     In   paragraph   no.17   of   the   impugned   judgment 

     and   order,  the   first  appellate   Court  has  observed   that 

     during the lifetime deceased Govind executed sale deed 

     in   favour   of   defendants   nos.7,8   and   9   and   those   sale 

     deeds bind to the 1/7th share of deceased Govind.  There 

     is no dispute that original defendant no.8 had executed 

     the sale deed to the extent of some portion of the suit 

     property   in   favour   of   the   present   appellants.     If   such 

     protection is extended to original defendant nos. 7 to 9, 

     present   appellants   are   also   entitled   for   the   same 

     protection   to   the   extent   of   the   sale   deed   executed   in 

     their   favour   with   regard   to  1/7th  (1/6th)  share   of 


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     deceased   Govind.     I   am   inclined   to   grant   the   same 

     protection to the present appellants for the reason that 

     they had no opportunity to contest the suit on merits so 

     far   as   their   plea   of   bonafidely   purchasing   the   suit 

     property   for   valuable   consideration   without   notice   is 

     concerned.   However,   the   first   appellate   court   has 

     erroneously   observed   that,   deceased   Govind   has   five 

     sons   from   his   second   wife   defendant   no.6   Jijabai.     In 

     fact, the original defendant nos. 2 to 5 who are four in 

     numbers are the sons of deceased Govind.   In view of 

     the   same,   each   of   them   including   two   widows   and 

     deceased Govind are entitled to the extent of 1/6 th share 

     each   in   the   suit   property   and   plaintiff   no.1   deceased 

     Nilawatibai   is   entitled   for   the   share   to   the   extent   of 

     1/12th share in the suit property as well as in the house 

     property,   also.     Thus,   to   the   extent   of   the   same,   the 

     impugned   judgment   and   order   passed   by   the   first 

     appellate   court   requires   to   be   modified   alongwith   the 

     protection   as   discussed   aforesaid.   With   these 

     observations, I proceed to pass the following order.




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                                    O R D E R

I. Both the Second Appeals i.e. Second Appeal No. 92 of 1990 (Narayan Govindrao Ghogare and others Vs. Nilawatibai w/o Govindrao Ghogare and others) and Second Appeal No. 265 of 2018 (Bhujangrao Pundlikrao Hambarde and another Vs. Nilawatibai Govindrao Ghogare (deceased) through L.Rs. And others) are hereby partly allowed.

II. The judgment and order dated 23.10.1989 passed by the Additional District Judge, Nanded in Regular Civil Appeal No.208 of 1984 is modified as follows :-

a] The plaintiff no.1 Nilawatibai wd/o Govindrao Ghogre has 1/12th share in the agricultural land described in claim para of the plaint and right of residence to the extent of 1/12th share in the residential house described in the claim para.
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23 SA 92.1990.odt original defendant nos. 7 to 9 (7-

Gayabai Govindrao Ghogre, 8- Narayan Govindrao Ghogare and 9- Shivaji Govind Ghogare died through Lrs. 9A- Nagubai Shivaji Ghogare and 9B- Yogesh Shivaji Ghogare) will bind 1/6th share of deceased Govind to the extent of suit land purchased under those sale deeds.

III] Rest of the judgment and order passed by the Additional District Judge, Nanded in Regular Civil Appeal No.208/1984 stands confirmed.

IV] Decree be drawn up as per the above modification.

V] In the circumstances, there shall be no order as to costs.

VI] Pending Civil Applications also stand disposed of.

( V.K. JADHAV, J. ) ...

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