Karnataka High Court
Venkatesulu vs The Corporation Of The City Of B'Lore on 3 June, 2008
Author: N.Ananda
Bench: N.Ananda
us: THE HIGH coum' 012* KARNATAKA AT A"
DATED THIS THE 03:6 DAY '()3-'-JIAJNLE A: A
BEFORE
THE HoN*BL1: MR.V§3{f_3!fICEA.N.ANA}§DA':~
BETW EN :
Shri Venkatcsulu H
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Aixéuniswafmapga Street
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Att6mey'Sri.--R.N. Gmgadhmdah
S/o. ii:.V;Narasixnhaiah
"'NoT.39, Road
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Smcvataa Associates: Sri S.Sree-vatea. Sr. Advocate)
;:ea:~.geped"me ibllgwing:
é9..i1.1999 passed in O.S.No.10365]1995 by xxvm
' ;§c'id_1.r.City Civil and Scssims Judge, May-ohail, Bangzon.
1.Thcflorporation ofthe City o2i"Bai11g.*a1o;m .3 V CorporationBuildings .. ' V' J.C. Road, Bangalore ' '
2. The Asst. Rcvcnuc Ofioer Corporation of City pf "~ Division No.83 ' V ' ' Queens Road * Bangnlorg: .9 V' ";.'.V;VRcspondcnts (By Sri 1-. V 96 and order 41 of CPC against" "flit: jucigmcm and decree dated 29.11.1999 passed in O.'S.No;wf[()365/'1995'by xxvm Add}. City Civil and Sessiona>-Judge,' ~Bémgak>te City, Dismissing thn suit for poascfisian and permanent injunction and etc, ' V '--
}°'I'h_i.:s: appealA§.?dm*ir:g' on for final hearing this day, the Court A i§3 'aATplaintifl's appeal against judgment and decree Inthisappea1,pa11:k:swil1bcm&rred tobytheiranay ,{\;<Cs/élvpfivx,-~j...~. , before: trial Court.
pmperty of Bangalore City Corponartion, Si1l€:.§"!l;'t'?.'.'#:. The suit scheduic property is ' ' _ Corporation School. The schopl the year 1960. The school Minister late sxi S.Nijalingappa.""' -- 'V % Aficr the plaint' filed additional that phinfifl is not en't:it1cd ififincfion, declaration pleadings, trial Court has fiamad foliiitfing ' A V. A_ 1. proves that he is the ahsoluin A % suit schedule property?
_.2'.' f]:V1e:v is entitled for possession of .' A property?
V -V 3. \.V'hzct3:1g=:1*'"the plaintiff is entitled for permanent , «. .. VTi11juz'14::i':ion as sought for'? igigether the plaintifi is entitled for declaration of title to the suit schedule: property?
"SQ Whether suit is pmpcrly valued and Court £56 paid is stlflicicznt? =
6. what order or decwc?" 9\,ué4~
6. On behalf of plainfifll one power of attorney holder of plaintiff was _ The domnnents filed on bchglf Ex.P.1 to Ex.P.2l. O13 of the Corporation were examined as DEV; filed an behalf of dcfcngiatfta .}g§TEx,b. 3, E:-:.D. 19.
7. 'I'Ii *:',_ V. of impugned 4 against pla?mtifi' md dismisséd Jtbcw 'I%%r§¢% Court hm held plalntfl" ' has :9 p1'of{ri-3 he absolute owner of suit schedule V, _pmpc .:'1'13s: Ina' 2!" Ctiiiit disbchcvt-A' the evidence of plm'nt1'fi' of building by defendants. The trial since 1960, defendant is running the school! suijfschedule property is situafic in the compound of % if
8. I have heard Sri Sfimevatsa, learned senior Counsel A' for plaintiff and Sri Tdayaplakash, learned Counsel for defendants.
IV. The defizndants having contended property T * acquiwd somewherefin mm , have not pmduccd ' The Hicfcndant hei#g_ swam should have " suit schedule pmpctliiy; ;._h.-3 purpose of as it coukl be. by the State, grallhcd dccmc Ear possession of suit sctmulc ; 'ED. Per zxmtra, Vécamed Counsel for defendants has L' or pmpcuy. The um: Court hatfmg fmmd A was cstablishcd in the year 1960, has lightly " » fheld that vendor of plamia' namely A.Anthony Michca1_ had not aoquiwd title to suit schedule property. The trial Court has heki Sak: Certificate marked as Ex.P.20 a'\}. fix' W11» ' property. Therefore. it is for the plaintifi' to "Establish his case. The plainfifi' cannot be head to say
3. Whether trial Cmxrt has appreciated pmpcr perspective and arrived at
4. Whether impugned judgxncnt " ,_ Ifso,wl1ato1dc1'?" >[ ' A' 1 L
12. Before advcnring points formulated above. it is of the Supreme (in the case of Moran .Bfar___ 3'5. Revllarpoulose V _ ejectxxnent suit must sung-Veedé oI1__fl::§:V. of his own tit}:-:. This can dong suficicnt evidence to 'ttacvgpins that is on him irmapective of the defiendant has pmvvd his case cur destruction of the dcfcndanfs tific, j_a}§scnoc of establishment of his own title plainfifi nowhere... ."
x 'T «.,_InNthe case on hand, piainfifl has asscriscd his light to evidence had by defendants is not suflicient to establish its 110836' The kamncd Counsel mtbning to afidavit the applicaticm filed under 0111:: 6 Rule dispossessed front: suit schedule property. The am-:.».;{w;t has been marked as Ex.D.8. tit}: to suit property. In this backgrcmnd, let N oral and documentary evidence.
13. Sri S.SIt:cvatsa, learned would submit since mgistmmz' dgtcii" f . marked as Ex.P.2, contains jproP€1'tY. trial Court pnwcd, did not have any has failed to prove his pmpexty.
Counsel rm dcfizndmts would 7 was filed ibr pcmamm injuncti§i1;* filed an applicaiiem undcr meg v:»Ru1e to include relief of dccnnaticm of title 17 UPC'-ifiézflil submit, in the amtiavit phaintifi' has not smtcd The contents of afiiavit mad:-1 thu.-s:~ - purchaser of suit schedule: prcrwrty. 311113' 1::
gc of Badcrhal11,' Bangalore C1v1l' ' and " " 9* : 'Ma&da.. E-an in-Upparahalh,' North by Dcvarajccvanahalli.
we find land in sumey No.15 of Kaymgutta Baidcrhafli village was not an lnam land. The M to suit schedule property. The earlicst documcmé ' From this document, we find V' was passed in favour of one ._ and Daddy Appayyanna 'V L' filed by Daddy Vev;-;;;.atapy;vai;iii -- "L11;ctt.§r" "anti; Daddy Appayyanna Chctty, 8 then'.-in for sale of their name of ' Bangalore. Daddy Appayygnnai bidder and he by virtue of this docume1:;t"-- in Execution Application No.}.901 indicate Daddy Appayyanna Chctty was Mifitazy bounded on East by Cantonment, West by V 17. Ffirom the documentary evidence made: availabk. by N .
omgntg land in survey No.15 & 1 acre 24 guntas is a sarlcari land. The record of rights do not show that 'V Vv .V title of plaintifihad any manner of right over " survey No.15. Under section 133 of Karnataka . 'i_§Vaa':1xi'A"éRcvenue Act, 1964, then: is a pxcaumption %tiin.g made in record of rights, but such pmmpaiou 1;
V Icbuttablc. in my oonsitlcrcd opinion, evidence adduced by
20. In View of mcifals found in MA plasma' site No.4 iormed in sm§§5}::fia_,£«5 A.Amhony Michael to plaintifi' dcfizndants have not disputcei 'V 17.06.1971, executed of plainfifii In the held that father of A.A11 ths§§13*_ VA did not have title to :_ ,1 vmagc. 'lhcmfoze. plaintiff suit property under
21.' '1" produced documents such m r\'>. c,£'-"'9'm/dflh ' em-hedaiic by a xmsxtcmd sale deed dated ..L-~%&«1kr:4,_o5.197%1. 1 hold plaintiifhaa ham to pzmvc his _V K pmpexty notwithstanding the fact j have not adduced aatisfacimy evidence to n that had in survey No.15 was acquired dufmg year 1930. W. <2.»/€«-v=M'°£'"' plaintiff is not suficicnt to rebut .. under section 133 of the
22. During pendcncy ef' an 'V appiication under {)nier- Rule tot Faisal Patxika of This document survey No.15 in an V035: as khmab land. It was to how and when this kharab ofhis predecessors in title vi' We tfic discussion, 'a 'm not péésible1'{;§:":he2111é/fi§gin@'s"'véj1dor had title to suit schedule f_.dc1'ived title md possession of suit
23. In View of the discussion made point Nos.1 & 2 in negative. I do W interfere with the judmcnt of "ye »_sT pass the folbwingz- .
o1a'1) i%iiFR.._"_' V The app-ml is 'm o.s.ne.1os5s/1995 Civil and Sessions ' Having mgani to of the case, paI11c' Sd/-2 Iudgfi'