Karnataka High Court
Sri K K Shekar S/O Late Sri K S Krishnan vs Sri K K Sathyanarayana S/O Late Sri K S ... on 8 February, 2012
Bench: N.K.Patil, C.R.Kumaraswamy
E
S
E
E
{B}*..':LS7:¢i,;$.E';., E'~fag3,%:fa;':::§; S1: Ceunssé 8a 3:'; "%x'§kr*am;
' E0: S; V;'§;2;:'::§_a§asw&:"§:y Ramdaa fig Panané}
,.-twwwaz/»_«z<» we.' ---:, »«,-.:~ V
IN THE I-IIGH CQIER? ma' KARNATAKIA AT BAN§A;_§RE
DATEB '?§--§iS ma 8% DA? 9'? FEBRUARY; A'
PRESENT _
THE I-IONTBLE MR3
THE HON'BLE
R;E',A.NO$ 190$:-1€:;F;§é@-?(PA'fi}'
C W. REA. N'Q'.'*w~.,:_§_9fl.9 QFf':24Q@.?'{'L>EC 35 {NJ
C W. RFIA 'NQ._§f3 25%.. {PAR
R'F.A.NQ. 19o0@Ef_2o<:A?'{15A:éijj;
Between:
3 5' 0, Late SfiA...E'Z.S.K1':fis§:r1a;::,
Aged a'§[email protected]: C2 jy'es:;*:¢_;sj ' "
R/at. N¢:4a~.:3}
E17 8199:; Jaya:':3;§3;;»-- V
Bangaiore-41.. "
. V 5 ,;'g1§§3€£&§':3:
E . E? .V4-ifigihgzanaragfana?
Sfa,>.. E.,;;a:€:% 8:2?'
AA Ageésafzsaui €35} }"€S;i'S,
;§<;ia':=. §*?exi§E>S§ E831 Exzéaéfi Qsaé}
. V' '§.15.*"E" §§a:::E<:§ J2:«;j;a.:::aga:;
'E Ban;§§£0:"€:~% E.
i
:
E
$1.)
§*;r«=3«
Shri, K,K.S8.z1a*:hkumar,
S/as K.S.Kr£shna::a ,
zégéd abaué 272 years;
Rgfat. D.N0e29/1} NGW' "@3045,
30"? Main; 2" Crass;
??h Block, 3" Stage; 49" Phase?
Bar1a$har::kari,
Bangalore-85.
Sm: Grawramma,
W50. K,M°Partha3araEhy, --
Agcsd about 69 years?
R;/at. N092, Sree V€:A,r1kate3$Ah--a B§'3.a':;'a:1am,"' *
''?th Street 3'ai:abad, é;§_§:':%:7r:'E:3a_i4::.1:f_.V
Smte Nirmala, ._
wf/0* A.A.Kam':a_raj} , _ _
Aged ab0u:*'53«T:.}§:'ars:;._
fat NO~3~'35; 133?? €T..'*'>S$§-.., V'
813 Block, tizajrafiag-at} ' :
Banga1Vor€~.gS2.Vi.;., "
Smt: Uinxag " V _» M »
W/e.'.?.P0n:3a:i:bia:1:._
Agété a,b::>w: 5*@§"f;'€.'£;.fS§
Rggt. Eswggasg fgf. :é:a;:::'maga 31:32:25; Raga
fig;fi§'ig33£am? ":3.g£43m«§}'_§x
_ SE::*:f $J}nRa:::ai<::*§s%::1a§
ysarsg
j-~§_ .
A 353316? '§'--;fiji.::%£s_::§
:3g,g€:%,._'a'é;€>:3;% 22 }I€a:"s§
Sings ':::::;::<:z:",
_R€p;§§}:i,7 fathaz" 3:23? naiugai
V{.'§2g3.fC§Ei'E S . E: Ramaéiiéshaa.
§«2€$§e:3d$:';"€ files; § 82; Z?' we
V 3/33 ?'¥(::, 8&8} Mééga Nééagrag
2.»
308 F': Rfiadg
N681' Pest: Qffisa, Imdiranagar,
Bazzgaiore-38; ._
...Rf3:§'§éV§é';3.':':3§:"éT--,fJ.;':v3"/'S
(B3; S1': DSLN. Rae, S11 Ceunseh fer Sm; S,R.A§;;:fa'd'§;.-ii " :_.
Advecate for R}; V
Sr: ARE Vivek, Advocate far R2 ta R5 85 R?;_~..., '
Sr: A. Shankar, Advocate far R6} ~ "
*z\::!€'k'21<
Thig R.F'A§ is filed under Seétigfi'-96 v G::'de'if
Rubs E 82; 2 {sf CPC against the: judgmaizt da_t€{i C¥'Z;f"®'??;"200?
passed in Q*S.N0é4765;"2QQG €511; €276 §§1e"~af"':;--;.e X3211: Add}.
City Civil Judge, Bar1g_aior~s: partij,/'--.d,<iQr5€eing thé
:3uit for partition and rate pQ_ss':>$s:i'S':3..
R.F;A.NO. 1899 OF 2OG?{§§<: »
~B§..Q2/:§§;1_;
Shri, ;<:.K.si%:1e1;.a';=;,V '-
S/£0. Late Sri;.K;S«:._;Krigh:::::fi5 "
Ageé ab'{3iit"E»2ifyeaI5:3;;' ' _
R/at. 3210.468, ::--5*h._Ma.i::«.R2:;a¢ .
B! *1" BiQCk,J3}:a:1«é1gaf;._.
Ba:1gaE0r5.=.~:}_3~~. ' "
, VV ..e.§%.§ps§Ea:'1:
{B}; :f%:'2§; S.S,N5ig;1_r1Va§:::§? 8:: Cauzzsfié 8% S26. Efékramg
'~ {eff i'%;s€ ;'§s__, S*a,1r:éar§sv:%::3r;:j; Eamdag fixzaildg
Emai. V
séizzfi': E'; :35: 'figfanarajganay
$ ;':;s,_ La}:€'Sr.i~L i{.Sf§£:§s':':r:a::§
Egggd séscui QC': years?
_. 253:. ?%§a."4éG; 28% iviaixz Rcsaé,
» E1? Béesk, Jayarzagazg,
' -.;1B7a.§:gaEo:"€~é1 1;,
vst €SE:E{}1":£€.%'3.?E:
831 EL.%. Rafi; S3. Qaunsei £23? 83723:. SE3, Azmraciiiaé
32%
'm3 '
'§hiS R.E'.P;§ is fiftesd under Seciéen 96 Rgfw. G::d :-:3f* XL§
R: 8a R2 :35 CFC: against ghe': jadgmeni and d.€CE'€§'-.é3;~§€5.
C3'i'?j'C}'?/28$'? pagséd in {},S.E\?e,3235/2901 $1': '$3.6 5§i£'3"'i}f,.1£<§'§.-€
XVEI1 Addi. City Cixsii Judge} Bamgaiare {CCH-32%;N?fi;i:§:*;;i.s3§;§:§,g'« _
zhs 3121: for partition mad separate passession,
R;§'.A.NO§ 88 OF 2GQ8(PART -
Between:
Sathyanarayan?
8&0. Late K.S,K:'ishna::,
Agérd abou: 60 years?
No.46G, 18th Maéziz Road;
4&1 T Block; Jayanagar, '
Bangalerewl is
_ . » a....App€Har;;:
(By Sm 8:: :{3:31;::1:§€i;'=f:ef':§m?;,,§S.R. Amzradha}
And:
3.,
S /' 04;_ Law K; . i{:riSh.:1a.?:,' ._ '
Ag€d'aba>_'u€ 52 §J.é::zz:$;~.._ " '
:x?o,4éga. % 2 am ;N'i;c:i:*: .R@a7C':;_
4'??? T Bieei*§<; ;§3,$;2;-:28Qga:1;~"'
B§%f;g:3§Gf€--~ V
- 2
"C3ana':n Kzgmar,
E
= ?:3=j§."v a:é"KkVS.}irishnan§
. gzsara,
1 ?\§;3,29/1*;'j_3?f3§?h iziaén Read;
iffii B§:::E:,4--*'"8ar2a$E2a::§<:5£§ SE Btags?
EV ?Eia.se3 Bangaéorefifiz
G:;;:m"a::2ma§
. ' -723} G; E{l%i%.?ari12a$a)§a:%2.j,g
ézgézd abazé é9 §:€.a,:*sg
7 @392, 827%., ifénkaiasha Bhavaaama;
;/ gr
/6')?
_.
§
§
§3%:':;3.S§sVsi<;::g
¢,:§.""~=;
Thesé Appetais gaming an €32" Bearing ?:hi§"'-._»da§g),
QR; KUMARA SWAMY J1, {ifiliverefi zhe faiiawingz T
SJUDGMENT:
Regular First Appeal 1900/200'?~i~3.--'.:fiE,<$C§::L:.:1d¢i*2
Sectien 96 read with order XL} F€.ju1e:s~ ':'f::<:L.(§€r=:f3_"'A
Civil Proc€<:i:3;re§ against the} jgdgrrierii :ELI1€l'v:5;:E;L:f:¢?,_V§V(§3Jiéd« '
17.'?L2GO'7 passed in O;S.476__5fi:f'2{,?G.Q <)1'.:.'t:}i$ _fi1¢§?0f XVII:
.Additi,o:::a£ City Civ§1~--.§3'udg¢,;;:39s;n;gg:¢:¢§ CCH No.32}
partly decreeing thfg" '$13171; and separate
possessiorp 2 '
ii %"Vi%Reg%{:}.gq§%i:3:;é'pp¢aiv'i899/2007 £5 filed under
Sfigitioré'?§§3":i§a€:§._%.%$:?:E1 éiv:§ér"§<ZLE R1363 E ané 2 of Qade 3:?
ziiévéf; '§'%"{3Qe6{:;;:?cf; 'agaizbzsi the juégmémi amj (i€3CI'€{:3: dazefi
éagsad :§¥:W<>§§§3235;2§m 9:: £36 352% ef f>§VE§
cm: mags} gangaiem €332; zmggfi
disizzésgigrég Eihfi 311%? {Sr paréézéan amd S€'§38.E"8fE€
A « , Btc::r2gaAi';<>:*s%¢
Saaziséi 5% $333}. Efééifayzzg
2%" Street} Eéiabad CQiZ?i§}&EGf€~:2.
Suzi» Nirmaia}
3%? f 0; A..5?:.E{ar1ma}<:ara3' ,
Aged about 55 yéars,
NGEQS6, 38"? Cress,
Sm Biock, Jayanagar,
Banga1ors«8'.2¢
5: Sm: Uma:
W/G, P.Ponnamba§arn§
Agérd aboui 56 years}.
N0263, B Tharnmanna
Shetty Road, Arisipalam,
Sa18II1~9' '
6: L, Ramakrishna}
Aged about E>_5'jz_¢ars;; H
. Master Arc:harig _V__*--'. _
Aged abOutyeé;*r::§ n '
Si11c<:_;ni:i:i3.1é;' " _ _
Repf byvfather afid r1a":1g{raj1 _
Guafdian 3.1;. 'Ra:::_ai<;:§s§:._na.-
mm
R€SpOfi€$€E'1T;S 530. T?"*;u*€
R,' at. N<:§;'23=~?8, .E';§'§.Era;'v_NiEég;a3
é{;}G" §:Ré:*:g V;R'.A:> 3d§
.9512 :33: Qfféceg '*E;:'<?;ranaga:;
¢.R$sj:3c:§:c1'e:2'{s
5;? fikflf s. §:;:;é~jj;%E;a§v zfisssasiaéssg .§i§;'i;'@*C§:l'§€S 503? RE;
R2 R? ':~;w:v'§--"'v6é)
Ti':-%$ :3 fiéai Eifiififii' $:3::§%@1': §§ Rfw. Qzdéf 5%:
fl*~;,%;,:}é:; 2 2 :35 C?€ agaizagfz {E16 jzzégaasfié £j.€€E"€f3 fiaiaé
_ '®'?";'--{3?'/20$?' gassflé in GkS.?€a.4'?é:5§2C:®S 3:2 Eéga fiie sf 231%
V. ' Xiffié fiiéia GEE}; Civi} Jzgcigsg Baisgaéare {SC§§~32; §&.E"fif«f
V. ...§éi:z::€€éz:g 'sins gait far §a:*'::§:§a::2 3.335% separaifi gasgsssiaa.
//
35 Regular firs: Agfipsai 88;'2§§8 fig {fled 'under
Ssctian 9% mad with order XL} Rifles 1 and :2: of
Civié Pmcfidure, against the judgmazzt and ~
7.7.200? passed in C2».S,4?65;'2QQ.€>__Qn %:::>:g:4"::fe. :§§7'g,1}i'E_ "'
Addsitiona} City Cm: Judge, B:s.ng%;;1To:%ejA<:vC§:
setting aside E313 judgmemtwitcgfihe eéétegéa sf £§:1'd_§f1gwgi:;efi" V
by ths learned Judge aim Essgic--iii:-%."'*ZLA,2 a1:i7d*E§.
4, Parties will Ab.€,:.f€f€i"_Y€:V;i 'éi'»*:'.,'§:V1':':--'i:*é'fe:ence ta tha
siatus in th_(;: V.
.. H,
E'}:§; 'i;asé:f:-:5'? t;§'1€ ";'>ia:%:i':§ff' in Q.S.4»'?65;'2Q€3{} is as
u=;1de;:': _ "
V_§%a%::ii'§fV':s:aJ;:~€s 'vjEh&i K,S£{§§.shn§::': had iwo Wives.
$'Eé§té$'" :ha3:; himssii é€f€E"E€ii£:'i1"'E{ N035
':6 S aizfi; Eaia Sm: Sazméihra are $16:
sifigirsgrz %i};f§fa::é fzhzgxzgéi iha S€%2§E°i§ 'fife 933$ 31$ $6€:Gz'1é,
' '"e__ "~s:';ef:3:1é%g:9§t is ihs sea 'bemzs Ehmugh {ha firs: wfileg Sfzzt,
' --§1:;zn.§':h:ra died gbezzé: fax); yeags baa}: azzfi 327:5 E133 E3661:
...:m;éprr3s€::'::s£ £3': 'aha $131': by hfffi" Eegafé hairs, azizn E15:
4%: x'
$9?
W&m mamwmmMw_.
{W
hugbaad SdKsRa1*::a};:*§$h:2a 331$ ha" miner sign Exrchamg
Piaintiff furthér stazes éhat he is ihe 3e<:@:1:;?v«. $'s:2;fi'.._o3f'
K,S.Krishna1:L The aferssaid Sri. EQES'
K.S.Ramaiah Gupta, Sri. KN,..J%.$hwa-%iEfiai?é;3.é;f2 _'
their shadren constituted HindtgA«:%:iTchf;2;:<i¢ai"
Family effected a partitiori Jéritifz F;2§::::ii:af"P§V9;ierty" L'
under a Deed of Pa;~;;:tion_M---<;§:¢a"--A%2'5.6.:'934u.§vhigh is
negistsred as D(3C1,1f{1é£'1f'. at ?ages--~35
as 74, ¥z'o1um.e.m-3 i':Q7 af 'abs Sub~
Registrar, In the aforesaid
partit1:<3ié',f' got iheir respécfive
shares'; é3§'_ef: V.-wisre giver: theéi" rsspecéiaza
sha:€;$. H5<§iv:e1'xx'r:>:§;.?:§':1e '§Ea:£nEiff§s father grid: his ihréei
'=.Ss::..sC' :53;-<1s';"V-A.'f£h€§r"'Ig'fé§r1d C}*:i§&:'e:'1 gs? thfiy fiesgesiéve
SE;ai*63_ i:: '§'i€§:E': £:.fG¥€S§.§d éargsr éiiacéu Ugéévfiééci E'a":::ii:;§
1:1:-$9 far ffisi? brarzch is <:§:'1€er:*1&:L. ix: p§a:%a§éf§'$
faézhai" 332$ his ihrss gong 331$ {Emir Qhiiézefi gensiéiuied
' saffiaiiey Eiifidu ifgdévifiefi §<'amé}iy 3:35: CSi'}?:';f"§E..E.€§ as
" ~....s;1.;ch, The saéé §maE€r Einéu U:":é:%vé2i€€% Faméig?
Cozzgéséed of 'bias piaintéffé fathgr Sr: KS. E<:<ésf;?1:}a:;, {he
plaintiff and firgt and secsrzd. defefifianis.
Krishnan was {@516 Karfiza 3f me said .
Urzdivided. Famiiy also. As kar1:h__a....af_ihs-'S':::éi3sf"'H§nd2;
iindivided Fa::';i1:»; he acquired thga bé;:1_.ri:1_:5g7
353": Main Read, 431 "E" B1{;e.i;:k,~.._Ja§?é;naga§r?§§€»'Q"€24 Z'; by" L
way sf an aHQtm.x'::r:t €5.36 é'r3*:39vh..i:1€ City
Empreveznerzt Trust géargz :3f;h¥é§?e;2:f:'c.r, he berrowed
a Sum 0? Rs,2.i};{}r{};if}g' ffiéiyé Hcsusiizg Bsard
by mortga;gir;g--.V:}:1s5'..__a£Q-r§_sé:id"'_ sit«3.'E':r9m the afaresaid
bairexggié5;"'a:m'i;:.::zi%ffi-jatzfii--efisa ff§::2'i:he funds Qf thé famiijs,
he pzif up 'aha';§:f§3&3&_::iE:~._<iigms*x3'u{:'§i<3:1 fa: him and his
§ami§§:_'$ bé:<:€f§:, v--.'§%:$ Vlfiaéd f<§;§}5Efify' hausé is mczrafuéég?
"-.eEeéL<f%'*£%:;>§:.é 'ix: the '$éi:Z?:é{?:a1E& ag 5%' Sséxsdufia }3fGp€§'{},/L The
~._;Q?:3;;'i'§fi'{§§f=._'S*§§?Z:'f:é . iézaég. SYEEE aféer '::E2€ g::»a:"i§,':éC>:: :35 'ih&
Laztger .~}{§:f*:C{:2; Uzzéivééeé Famiijy? g3 €\FI§éfiE1Q€§ 2:2};
V"»§a7::*'::§'i;i::z3i":" $3685; dated ';Z§.és§§%84'%3 piaéniifi first and
'--.:~:é<:m.::§ §:$§€:2::§8;a'z zsazzd 332%? §aé:%:€5:" {:G§f{';Z:":':},€§ 3:3
" = ....:g:&2.:2b&rs £3? flag SrnaE@§* Eiiaiézga Qzzcéivédea'; Famééy agé
swwmn YUvVWWWB\AV|/\<
they <:§r1ti::u€d {G maids iii tbs gchéduie pmperty
mei: fathar died 0:: 1.2.2903 intestate Eazsivingv
the plaintiff and dsfatzdants as Legai
wives have prfideceased him. ._
6. The Scheduls 'Af»T'§rope«r€f§"%s a Tf:é£11'1i:}y" hfinise
Where 'plaintiff and first with
their family membe1;$'§':«-- of the
piaintiff's father, started living
separately,' born ta the first
wife. first defendant are
iiving prbperty which is the family
hause. tima C25 §i:::«.ir:tiff?s father?
§i>€€?§.§3$6~ sf fiiffefeiaces aizzimg "WGf?f}€'E": feiéig
_ W€i's'3 mafia by ihe deceassci father §<::3:"
béiwéeri E336 péaéfiiiff and {ha £33:
I H §$i%'§::ié:«::::.g";i:: sgiise $5 it: famiég <:%ir'}'é:i:':L:€f§; ta E51323 3, gain:
Tbs giaéntéff Ems jfifaéaceii f3fEi$E§ cam';
Eigieriéitjg z:a:::i msued hf; {ha Eisctien Cammigsigzg Eaisisé,
x"
tefieghana <=:Eec:rici€y and '$53318? bééés Ea 3239?: 'zhai; ha is
Esgiding alarxg W513; his famééy members in 'A?
pf0p€E"'if;f,
3: Plaintiff further swig that; «.35; t§%:€V._.:af7§V3iié's'$gié
family partition dam 25.V6..Efl9S4A'*~<:gf --th5 a:;:;cm%%%%
Undivéded Famiiy} a Shara V"v'€f€E
given is deceased afifi Hxthe said
property is schedule,
hereinafter'_V:3.%¢§;{§§j1%§§i property'. 13;
would '"'€::»H§3 V ©r()E3<3r€§=" 9f the
deceaégfid 'z;:re<.>v 'B' schedule proyerty
:9 {he ii wag béezzésd with me
iairgtif fazgéiig? V':"e:;.. ériies namehm 'X S<:%:€§;1:;§a re ezéieg,
i L §__ _ W
»T:fi9f€§Qf'€;' S'"§Ti"if3E§:§7 Ehs gaheéula §§"$§}€f'€§€S am the
;;zféj;%+:rt£éi»i'_"-..x%;:}i§é:§: Egeififigéé is; ':he gmaééay Eégzdu
j §§:3§;§:.§i§.s%:dV fazzzééy 2:}? '$316 géaigzééff, firs': S:i%s:::::2:;d
..f»d sfé::ij:Adaz;':?;$ 333d ihaér fafézai'. 'i"h$ 33.1333 af aciieiz fa: ihe
33$: amge figféfig figs? Wfidk: $3' ':E§3:*«::%1 and 33:6
/'
mmm
ééfférezzcss ::~:.u:*fa<:€§ bgtvseen Eh»: §E.5.§.2;*:tiff and first
éisfendani ané the game was aggravated :F:iV':_};.._ %:?f_:e
passing of every éay within the juris§i<:tio*s:_--*;3f ~
Co'::.:'t; Thereferé, giaintiff saplghfi fer'.j5a'r§f.ivV:i{§h _'an€§V
separate p0$sessi<::n cf the plaizitiffié*s§h2ii=€"i3::' Ehé_"'sii£}5
schedule? prsperfiy;
8. The first def¢f;dar--{: VL'<3.[VL:';g4'<3%55;200 has ffieri
'fifiiiéfi statement as u_ndér.:
The S:3_:i-t b "f1jjiyé:EQ€:s;'v.: xrexatieus and net
mainiaiéébiéxjff5'5%§§9iéi:§ Eéiiéixas' <3f"':1':'fi facisa ?h€f avézrmemis
made Er: ..1g>a1"a~é5§~ ' uo%V,_€T;:$ pain: are adzmiiiedg T336
av5:::1;§r1:34"':a3*;:ia%..€§:V';é12'=_a::'éih6:;" §am---4% af {E26 géaint are
%.f&<"};::3#;'£i%é ié""'i?:e exéexzt sf ?a§°:§E:is:1 Bssd dated
'v';r:"_j.:sf§:éc%: @116 E98. Kzéshrzai, E£§SE3.m33Lah.
€}é3:§;é:a}_E<; Aziswatézanarayarzs; 3:25. iheér Chiidfea :3
}.
§a§;:3:§f§.'"a§':§ éefenéanis E ataéi 2 gs: thgir §$S:g}t'3'C"i§'€%3
"-'.§:§":'.:'?;"?T".f'iS in figs farzéééy :33"*»;*;p€:*%§€s¢ Bu': €313 pi3.§.3:::::lff's
" = .~.§a'f}:«3r amd his §'§1E'6€ S0133 aged éfiéeér chiiérazz 313% :20':
y x/
s:O¥:ES'§Z§t'a§§€{§; 3 SmaE:€:° Hindu Urzééviéasté Famiijs 3516; E13256
rm': <:ar1ti:':ue<f; as such; The avermefiis made i::v~.§§"e,:r1&._-£3
of she piaim: that me péainzifss fame:
constituted Smaflar Hindu L3n§_ay:;d¢d %;{:*::§_i h:s=,_V
was the kartha are denied. it is i:i':j:,1e:£e._ :E3 at
has purchased the site béa:f4'i:3_g 45% "
'T Block? Jayanagai} .E'}:1€ Cit};
Impmvement Trust §:;,.1:ifi%'f earfiiags and
3.150 by ':-_i0:gf;Vi?;i0usi:1g Board.
Defendan1;::' was running the
anci savings he had
paid T1113: Beard
and gag: "*:_§j1$_é:~0§1'::s$:f;*:;:"<::*'££G:*1 éhers 03:, Ai :19 pgémi af
' V' pé'E;igi::téff'é"'f'fa;thsr KS. Krishnan has aéiéised {ES
L--..§faV5.:::%i§§: fixigcié ifhe abevé sgizé §E.}{?§OS€,
' j9.;","i'?he éefénégnz f';Ei£"?§E€E' Séaiga iiai; §'%f€§:§ §ee§§?s
"p5:":%€§@:': was §fff§C'§€Q 32:': E316 ysaé E984, p§a%§2::Zf§ wag
réésééing $€§a:'8J;e§§,: and £313': éeférzéiarist and faiihsi"
.6'
,5
'*~..y/'/
KS? Krighfiarl 'W€E'€f Eivirlg in ihe 'A.' Scfiedmje 13?O§€'3'£"{}--='
and first fieferadant was Tieskiug after the tgv€Efa,fre_:G.f»Tthe
fazher ef the plaintiff and the plainsiff nevg:~?_:§:;d _
he used ta negiect his father an_<i....h§3_' fre_C§Liéfi§:'TI:§ ii; '
pick up quarrels with his father:"1.«ai{€_§.'~
was not cordialg A1: rm po:i:;*::"'~.Qf térhei? zheandg' V
mag wife ml: Care of {ism cf the
first defendant and é:e?'«M:r:gee.1:hy :31 his
deatha The 'ihe plaint that
the defeng:¥;éijjt-$ix'-S'3V'..__ :£:;;ar:*ied and are living
separ§3:€3§~7' t'»iI"€ net entitled fer any
ghare ifie as the: same is hi3 self
axsquilrefi p4f@*p96::§i~.£:f'*Ea£'a';,~5 K3, Krishnang 'E'h€ avermenis
P:%:*'a~§'V G§*"'::Eée gain: aha: a ghgre was sjietififi
ywperijg ii} €316 dsséassé KSS
E§§§.3_§1r:§g3 C§I'f§i'€§Ze is 'éhs famééfg payiitéan datad
"*2.S.é, Ei?f_€>4 he 3:233' §§};¥€S;'§€§ E6': sf ftzgdg '$3 sensézuat the
' -..sV§:£>7;:¥§in§ cegzpiex £312: :35 'gig 3&3" gafnaé; EQQEESEE frag: big
= ....'::si%.:s§::€$$ grad '€316 quegtien sf aéaézzzérzg {me Share 2%: the
wmmmmmm.mm...w.m ' _ ,
'B' szgheéuie §:"c:§ert3* $3: ihe giainiifif at any aéhsr pg:fi§s{m
=:i::>e$ :20: arise. Further, the 'B' s<:hs&u1e pr0pe:":j,§'««a§}~s:3
does :15": Come Withizz the purview of *
prepefty and the schedule propértiesdeeés 1fiii3'::«VL7z:*6:i;::1§::,f.7;r5:C'i.V V
to me Smafler Hindu Undivided FV€itI1'1:'§.'};:V}7A (v)f{fi€?% pi&§.I1:&!fa_:T: "i
10. First defendant :1{a:;j': family
partition was effected stafié ef Joint
Family gams tabs sf caniinuing
the I10: arise and
this %é::VV'cannons 0? law. The
first ha perfsrmed the dsath
$€:*€I:1€3::§«""--i}_f i*":isV'fa{}2§13Ejs; gpending Ezuge amaumia Aftez'
333$ ;'.i.$飧: Gf *:Eiv5:* fizfsé, d;efe::éa::':'$ father? 'E333 piairztéff and
d.{:fe:;::Ea;:'3é:;s'«< 37'*-.t_:> :3 same is:
€
5%.' schafiuée pragxeriy 351$
'{E.2--;f$1a.?:€zé:43{';'."L:%:h§:VVfirs: ééfaisgdarxé Efififi pregsurézed him is
Q iéfffiiii :§i$.gc§1a:'*::%:éa:€: :23: rssgect 6? $318 szthaéguia §:'0§€:5'é:§€-3
"..f}::%%€:°*:"«-.é:,%:::;2:ag§%2 'ihfi fathér ef {E33 firgé d%3f€E}§.aE'1§ Etiaé
' aéigaguieé a regészarad mg: daiézd 1Qe%.E§85 in his favaur
/. 1/'
"W
912%
in Eespect af schaédués 1'§':$fi§:§€}1'?;€§ f3§'G§6Ei'§i€S; Sines file
first dsffinfiant refussci 'EC: hfitfid 13:; their d§r:1a;:';<~:?2_}$-,.._ :;§f1€
present ftrévelaus gm: game is be {fled j13._s_~::*c..te
him for wramgful gain There is_n<":__cauSé'%i}'f .g<:'t£:'>:*1A.Vf«::s¢ff V
the plaintiff ta {He the preséixt ? s:;z:t
fisfendant and the sameV»';$"'~V.badA.'§:1: '$5.191:-':e\_ jf§i'1idé%' sf"
partissa
11. it is partition
W38 Effectééi the joint family
fifoperties of late KS,
Krish1i;m._ - KS. Krishnan; first
d€f€ndéfi':i% a rsgistsred isaééi dated
63:
5...";
@315 %逧;..:€aiE;:%.:":g '£36 schsduifi 'Ex? and E5
»§:*:::s}:e€:::E§s:*:$g§::--.favaur Qf dézfenéazgz $33.} seimte E39 hag'
3;$S'§':€'5E€§{ Ef3iS1=V§ai}fE€T in déschargéag the féaaficiaé
Q %i.a%§£:".f:£%::As 512$ 23:: ussfi is 3.8%}: after wéih §§f'€3';",
a§fé'€:%:>;: gzzé *s:"@$§ec'::,. Thai 732$ ssfizsdzzis p::*:>p$:'::€S 3.36
$36 $625 acggaéyad §§'£}f}€1:'1Zi€S arzd 239%: E335 393:3: faméifg
properiiess. Te sub3*:a22':;éa:e {he game? the piairztéff and
sacand defendam haci swarm is an affidavéz '€136
Magistrate an 316.196? itgefil Thai 'A' ~
is the Self acquired praperty sf i~_<_',,..S.__E{ri$fi:9ié;Ié;';vf2ith,érV of '
the plaintiff and futfther they hafi?' Siétérd
that the plaintiff and se<:en}:1--_§§'%::.{€ndéin.: %:a;<2€%_:§'§) 'f:2a:ir:er " V
of right, title or interest c>ve1éi=:he 's--ari1-sf.
1'2. Anather afficjaxzii: Krishnan?
piaintifffi that they
were m<i':'::v11;vv>c':1fVs' ~-"€V)1:'T_: lfindixrided Family and
from separated each other
311$ dificiwegjgi }}F€}p€f"ii€S befgré {:16
§\/§L1:"i§§'§f§.."~§€1"StV.C§€?§;éfi£1xa:.'{1'£ §'i3._E"?h€E" giaies 2113,? £22": }§?6,
__p::vr::Z«:::E~.4f>--:a.:€:':i0r: wag sffecieei in §.'€S§€C"§ ef the
'éggééf-a%§és é."_'j:.a:f.;§§::g zhe father cf zhs plaiztatiféi §§&i::§:§§§,
j firgé S逧E"§:€§ fléfenéarzx: azzd ihsy haw sigzzsfi £333
£33 '£323 §;:*€:$€::€€ {sf thé i§§§*;::;€$ss33 wh§§'::. eéearigr
aéééabiéghea Egg: the Qazitiai p33;?:£:i§:": was sfisciéé. in
2;/'
ééxfii?
£"€S§6{:§ $1? mmzablsg :31" éhci Hindzg EIndiv§§$d §'ai:r;f;1,y :33
ihg }'€31' E§'?€3 itssifi 'E'h@ first defenéam: sta:::~s:"-éffzavég
plaintiff executsé the Reéease Défid dated
respéct sf {he partnership busi_1::»e$s' Ca;:i"Vi'éV'G';'A ?§n
nams and style Gf Shankar Silk' E4i":_§é;;:'§ss,TT*r¢1E:a$ing"~f{fiS:.
rightg amej liabfiitias izz the Vaf§ i*e_said'"§:s3§::;é:fs§i§}§ by " V
recgivéfig 2;; SUIT: of V ,.-SS;16%-;'3%§"L_:*3jé;_ aS' iii}.-E. Ema}
seéilemem from zhs his fathef.
Further} he and
KS. as an affidavit datsd
28.;§.} '§%6i7 %s§:s§'g%:sz£a:e statiifig ihat gs;
sghedzgie acqzgéfeé g3:*Gp&r:}2* of 33:6
§<:¢5f.§.VE<_;§°§3i;*1 %f1"'§E§i_;iV,~3§fS;-'E§';;Ef {§§ the €233: defenfiazzi and that
"'v..:1":$'3i«E3:z%":;.e '$3 zagggéfiéi' §f zéghé; tégée anfi izatsrssi @1763' $26
"f:Z§i:.~;': éefefiéané $23333 $13151; 3&6 ragiiszersd
pé;r§;3Zt:@ _r:":~ §s;:é§ éaifié 25.6.E@8% that 231% §Z"G§€Z£"{§€S
'"'--._ ":°§:$1':iisma:'% ii}: 331% said; §a3'%:i:ée§3 éeafié are 1:326 @1235;
" , ' jgf<::;3.:%r%:§€.3 gf figs Eiégziizs Uaéévédeé Famééy and 011: Cf éiihe
~~3£;3§::': fairailégs famés asgairsd ihéga which %f:§€a§'§j{
,~ ")7"
/
"K?/'
esiaifiish then: {he eeheézfie mezztieneé p:*e§er':ie__$ are
the self acquired properties ef iate Kri3hrge¢:é;'g'«..i§§é;e
said. KS' Krishna}: had exeeuted the regis:e%edAjWi'i1 '
f8.V€f)U:f of first defendant §&*ithOut.;afi§Z4CQ€%If{:iVQfi--V:(3}' im_duZ:..
influence and the same earmcéiie "beT"e{ue;sti;iC-1';
'plaintiff herein. Therefore,-.V_»fir_s*;: defendeeerzi {G 'V
dismiss the suit'
;3» The cage of th:e.:j:,§i.a1'1é:i:fff '$233200: in
the Trial cow}: eggs miidéfie
Deiteigdgfifiigt §4§f?A;*;i:e"'a:'.1§Vi*eC: éeisether of the piaintiff. The
father ef'.J:,.";'r;e Krishnan was havizzg {we
wives, Thyeégzgh hive firs{"'$;éfe he had GEE}; age 83:: by
*S§*1a::::hé;E:%,1m3r azéé ihreugfi me eeeezze'.
iwifeefi sens? whe are gerééee is the suit and
:E:re»e_éa1:gZ}i§.efe§ As the pmgertiées fer xafhieh the reéief
-'~_ ::2e:1gE1'?:" Eseéenging ':12 {he piaiméiff aaé éhe eeiéeé' is;
" 7.::.<:>:;:--§§f:.«?si 3,§&§fES'i She §efe::§;a:i'{ and aizgfseséjg eiaéming
:§3.:~eugh him ans: ozhez" pereens 83$ :30': maée as gegfiiee
2%
:e {hie ere: eieee the}: are fieither neeeesery fie? §i)1'{}§€§"
pazfies.
':4. E: is Stated that there wee a K
famfly in the year 1976 audit'su}§A?3e--qi;:e1%:.':lj;_': ':.'rV::f:ei3.Vg1r{«
registered partiiien deed;c1ated"'A_2:§J:3.19§*.4; ell':
prepertiee beienging ii: the were
partitioned and the ef {he
family was severed deed dated
25§6.'1984_ #j§;gA:A;i§,%¢e:§§ent No.1, Te the
said and the ear: ef
the 3 parties. The gflaintiff was
eiietted' '§':%i:'E'{v ' "E25 V.'.;:::"eper':',§r, wjgereesg ciefenéanz
a::::§§%1ée~ee§: ieezfe ezifieiteé g3" eehedreée p§*::>f§;e:*%:y made:
'§Ge.:;::1Ve1"2:'«.}f'§'e;_§* '§'%:e sezid; _{;:%a§"'E§E§:Gi"E is eeéee'? upon age
é?3e'*veL§a1*tée;: eejejgérzg iheir reegjeeekse @§'if}§Ef}i"§§s€'$ Er:
e;eCe:.5;e;eee '$7:/'§§L§{'; ihe shares aiieiéeé, fie {hem zgzzéey the
ee.§c3;.e';eeé.;::':*1e:':t fie. E;
75%
£2
ES. it is SE3/26$ that K.S.E{z*é$%:§1a.::§ faiha" ehhf {ha
piaiatiff and defsnéant 1798.3 a businegsman d<:i~::,:'g¢_:'}3e
2v1r:<:;1€saie business in Sflk sarees. Sui sf Ej1i;::= ~
and cmfri earnimgs, he had acqui'ix:Ȏ._a p.f0pۤ'fV'iy 'b <'~:a_;_t=i:1g_ u
N<:»,4€§Q§ measuring 75 fee: EaS:E"'i(iF.."'is/\a;V€S;:'~E§Qi";~ti
Narih to South: situatésd Va.._})"ay*anié.g:ar'§,_4i1'} "
Bangalarefi which is fufigr dew-L1bi¢;iT s¢;»;eaa:e£
16. The first
started 1if.2fi:3ig to the partition
under the father 0f the
plaintiff }'1'ivéT:'wiD.iL-hgness ':0 ii:/*6 with the
glaimiff mega gffecziesnate and
i3a.§ii1§f:€gvv:*fi$:$ Vé.i3:%3s:.T{V?§?:§:3:§§1i iswarés piaéziééff. Er: fact? {he
giflaintéif gérs déseasfifi; her fiusbanfi having
§%'?6 ané ihua ihe faihar cf 'ihfi
being Eesekaé 8f'E€E' 'Q3; iha gaéntiff azzd Eiis
~ *:a;éfé';--..A 'E325 faség §"€V€8.E aha: 31,35 E<Z?é$h§a:1 Qaziiinagsé is;
33
':33 abgofuis ané exckzsévs exams; Q15 532$ 'B' sahsdale
properties arzsi he was hale and heaiéhy;
1?; Further, it £3 states? that: after ':lf';:é ;.f3.a:9%:_T§Z'Eifii: b'
the famfl}/' as per dczcument N«;§ 1, "'<ie':'1:='
was one 0f the partners Crs--:jat«ed*:h§--:'-- pr91:3émV" and §'<:;t '<
§°€E€8.S€d;e Thereafter, the pf had
'ihgught af settling' the
affection shown see that the
Wi11ingr1eS$ ' 'fierce. Acc::rrdi::giy,
he had 1v§,4.};985 which was
registé:%:ed__ §:{i §'1" ..:i1--:s¢> f Sub~Regisi:rar, Jag/anagazg
Bangai0'f::,, his 3;::t6;<1°:é<:;n af
$&%::§;;%§:é g p?'<;:g:zé:f:éa${. 'Ehe €8:iZ::}? af ihé E3533} is §2:*0éL::<:$§
gfigccergiing :0 ihe said W323, 'aha
and 'B; sa:i:i':efiL1E€ am bs::§;ea€?:€d in
§g<;§%;::j §§3€: piaézéééff harem 3:: aééiiégn 'Ea ether
L:.;:>}§°<;j;3.§':":V§és;. E213 sxeczgtazzt E{.S$ Krégézman siaé GEE
?;§§2§2§€f§$ arid: as thfi zéeczgizzezzi N:.:é.3 was 3313 Easi; 3553.3;
§§2%'$§W,§»§¥$??x3Yi$§8N§§%§1éx$A&x\~2a»w«mwwumuw.»"u_m. ',
axzesuted E3}? him: it has CGITEE inze fame and aa such, me
piaémiff has bec::<,:=:::& {ha GVJEESI" sf {he
§rc>per':ies, as the 'C' scheduée pmpertiés aifie .
2%? scheciuie properties. 1: is clearlgg,_:iarré;féii=§§; ti3é'Wi§1
that 'she dsfendant is aniy a Eécéncsé Tai1d["§<1é' :ja::Vi§ve:V':Ai::[
the premises as iang as he <«:;91'j»c>_j;S :}if3_<;<>_r1fi;i<4:*:f:'{:€>~£;f the "
plaintiff and it is made <::1ea;€~~-th'1atE:.;eA shéuld. vacate the
premises forthwith if ":E:_»;=:a"é éispute béivseen
him and th€_..p§.a1§2tiff,; :0.;%;~..i}2:itfi0L*.:' givi:r1g T3611} fa?
cempiicatiiéns:~f;_"a31'"2ié:i.ga§:-i.{::;f:;"-- _ V V
:8. ._ -31$ per the Will. at dgcument
'$36.3, th5'pEg:im:Eff §:és-- §§.C{3::1e she 832736? sf ihe Sshedzfié
%§ro§i§€r*s:%s:s VaC¢::§L:ai:*€é {$16 €;%if€E':€E"SEiip <A:%i%:
"§l{>'€':§.$é:S,?zvSf'i':)E'i,'E1'%°"A__ Q16 'B' sziheduie p:*<3§€:"':§»* ihegs 33% $2259
$3353} @:,::':--%;;§§ é:E=':éi:g: {he 3&9? 3%}. E§ was Zfiasésé £32 Eaizszir af
3:16 'gfivigggiv Céxanii éaéa $3562: duzészzg €536 ifs 0? '£16
fgiiaer gf 3&6 géaéniéff 35:16, afitez his Giaatiz "飧§€E'E figs Wiéé
3333 game §:::%:::> fangs "gigs giaiziéiiff b€€:a::1§ the Ea:':5i§@§é 0?
thai Shep and she aaid Efizaaé Chaand Jain csniinaad as
a tenant under {ha piainiiff paying 'ihe rents,
19. Father of the plaintiff has diliérf
Sh€)pS which were allotted to
during his life time. It is .§tatéd._"'4:hat aVd€f%::t1daf;t."is
addicted id bad Vices and pa'ffaf'}1}a:13*V't0- The
father of thfi Piainéifi Several
occasions as the defendar_1}t. the quarrei
in the fam_i1§f On several
occasioaa 11¢; defendant to mend his
waysé :;§:1st€:ad bf the defendant had increased
his bad habits death 0:" thé father and it is
iE1€.:fs:~;af¥:E::%g éiiaé g::Eai:":%;i*%?f 'aha has maiiziaimaé a vary gaad
'7§'§iV§;E3d;Lv1;29-.3{§f,%3T";'«.,_'§:'i'*:__ aha aacieéi made a raqusat E8 the
d'Ei§€~::da§:i."L:fiéf@123: $16 geméses its his Qccapatéaa and
a:§aw..*§E:,.,aa fiéaéaiéff ia eifajrsjg {E16 1%' achaduéé preapazfis
"Qaa'<::af:3};}}? as gar She wiafiea Q? Ehaér father. ??i::3 Eigerzas
gjévsa is $326 defeadam $9 angagg Waa alga iayiaiaated.
_/
«Y
3%
Emsteavdg 9? c$:§pEy§:3.g figs fiemand the éefemdagi Eaas
reseried :0 {ha daisy iaciécs wiih 3 {gigs and _.§v£_%:c;££;:.;s
allegaftégns and aiso prezsriding as if be A ~
{ha schedule ggraperties bequeathed ii:Hfé;:»é.*g;r "0,f'_A.:k:s:§ '
plaintiff urzdez" the document *fi}e§:%~. _éL
partition and separate pé:-s$€~~s_siefi"' 25:1 V
pending am {he file 9: eghe ;ae§§f;ea"A.dai:ia;:%9.;,§E:;:y cm;
Judge, at Bangaiere. the amp? 3f
the plain? §S'.v"§?é3'%::'?€€.§..-7t_,EC€:f;'/i.' is arrayed ass
ciefeI1dant;'1\}"<:}:%._'«1Vii:':'--_V;1§gz.§ ;.§id__has; opposed thei false
and piainiiff in the saié
Stiifi herein is impfiead 'aha
Sorpgratiégét fé')§_':g'£F€%?6§'é';§f{1§ this ggiaisfziff 5333:: gaming
E'€j€:€'§i€@ by file sour: 'fie
_.dV:::vf$f::%$;:a,fi: -:%§hQ '_:Vas a£;d§.<:"ieé to Aégehei as Eiaiéé abeve
gtafiieé éififéausimg zztgisagzca. 'File yieiméiff made hiss
*%::&si e.§§'TQ:"2:s ia C{}fEE?§1"lC;€ agm' pssfsuads €316 fiefezésfiagzf: biz':
" effietts '\?'§;'€§"1'{ ':3 vairzg 35:6 ggéaézzééff Easui wan g3:
V. ...§E:& ééfegzfiani a,dvi3:*.e5. :3 S'{C2§ sf cfgatéag 552$ $68326 gésd
VA'
gauging izuisanas azzd guii the prc3m:;se$, E1: is statadg
that '$316 defendant had EVE}? assured of ¥acatir:g'=i§:<e_
scheduie §r'ap<2:°i:y. He also asseriieci 'ma: he
damage t0 the schedule propertiesx As qgsf. '
the defendant has been resisted by
days back: the defendant fEe:.__g0QA1;1de{'~--§§:§éI11k§11ts
near the 'B' schefiuie ;:>.r0pe:C::jy"é13serté5i'--thai unless
the piaintiff accede t0"h1f1si _;§_iié§...§é~L*._p0rti0:1 sf 2%"
scheduie is weuifi Qause
nuisance. acts with great
'nfhééieféndant renewed his
very §:G.diS"ELlfb the passessicszz 9f
iha §l.aini§ff"'e*§€r.:Eé:€A"'BV"$<:h€du§S §3I'Gp&f€§' and assszted
$1: i.2s;r:j£* :f::m"::eii*:iI£:s israuid 3&6 tha': same damage is
-s:é.:;:.$é:i.,.%@_«':E?§«.${>E'1ed2,fi§ §I'$;f:r€f'2'.3;€S agraci é:h€§e%:>j§: '£315 greai
393$-..__iSv_s:;a1§ §€:d 'ta {E16 piazixzifif, The piaifitiff is :30: £11 a
g3§3s;§ié§r;...é@ yaségt: him Qgfljsf iengsr urziéga his fight and
" , ;§fi':é:::*€'$%;: §'i?€f 'égha ssheégis §§"G§€f'i"é€S 32:6 pr§':s:f::ed; ':33;
" x -636 éieuyi,
\
20. P"::3*':h€r it is; stated ihat, tbs cazgss Q5 gczien
for £116 gird: arsse on 3043.985 when 1326
€X€Ci:1t€d Q1: 12.2000 when the father of £16 '
died and the Will came inm f0rc:z:>~a.t1d tfhé i:§iéi1;7t£"f_'_}f1a$_. V'
became the owner of the schsdfile
the licence was terminatsd afi'ci_é:he V'd.€t'&,%3"1_d'21Iii:. E'i'a';'s'V East V
the right 9? :::ontinuing_at prcASpe'riy' and the
filing 9f the suit in"{>_;s;:;7E3:;/2'e1%::%;:>;"' wheneyrer the
defendant: :rnad,.<:{Dti--<i_e a§i;Ate:ii§=is-.ia?:> §i5_3ft'uf?3: the possession
:31' the pIair:ti:'f_'a{fid"3V:;r¢at§§i"'zf11§E_séL%:1x:x.~é about 3 days back
and 913*'yéstéfiday:?a::'3d"~.Afi-ere§f6fé; he prayed ii) deciare
that h6: i$ €h€VabVs§>'§::2;év«Q:{&«':1:é-1" af 'aha schedule §r0p€r€ies,,
fer gran: 4E;2Vf "§.<~:¢:*:1':3;:1<2':'i't injunciégn regtrainimg ihs
'~.e§ef6é?f€iag1i§ his agévfiiisg henchmem; feflawers, $up§::33"*i::=::"'s
§;_?é:§;T_éL::3f%;;;;éj:;?M'zziégméng §h:"{3u,gh Ezim £3511': inisrféréng =--:A2:§t§2
'£3165 ._buS§;26_;§j:; @f ihe §i&i§1'£§ff s::>v£:" ihe E? gchefiuée
'§}€§3;3€§%}i__é.:1G'; caugéfgg azzy 33:': 3:? :1i}:§$8.§E.CS and aisa
T 'saegéggg manéaisry iajunaiéen éiregiéng S36 fififéfifiafii
x
N
3%
4
mid 8;I};:JbQ(§;}" ciainzizag zhmzigh him '£6 gait 215;; 'C3
schedsgis prapeziy.
21' The defendant in 3,3, Ne.3235.;3:<:%::':%%%J,;:::._:h¢%T
Trial Ceurt has filed written s€at«3[:ne:1"t a;.s':;1'i€1.e':¢. E' « f
Thé defsndant statesVLhfifithe 'defe:1§ié;fi{*':Véi*:Cisfhe 'V
plaintiff are in joint pg-$§essi:3:: 'EA; 8; éB}
pmperties. it is ' ' 'sV1.;;_a;t&,;c§V-. S . Krishnan,
Sr: K. S.Ra1'1:':.a1:}:« ~: Narayan and
their childirérf ;'f';{}§m; Hindu Undivided
Famib/';'V' """ family property was
fiffeetedfialfufiaef dated 23619842 The
gairziiff 8.§i5§ "£ii€ V:§.éfe%;.dé§iii are bmtheys ané Qhéidren Qf
' '£.at§:" 'K:Si--,§':f§fS3{E_§5E€:3':, """ '
7.22;' --"T?§E:%$V§€§$:2€2az:%: séaieg Q13? in the afaresgid
j§eart:i€:$gri;,'§:€ afaragaia' §{§§j{:'i$hnar:? S:*iE<;SRa::':aiah
..j€}%.:§,%*:a; Sré.§{.SgA$:a?a%;h Zéflarafgazia. gait 'zhair §e3p$$€é:?$
"*$'i.:: :§resg £515? fins partiiéag wag affeaéefi sir: ihs iargsr
./
z #9'
undivided famiiy, {ha §€f€:'1{ia:§'€$ father and his sans
and their Qhfidffifl censtituieé a smal1e:'...§i»é:,f£C§§:
Undivided Family and C{}I'1Ei1'1'L1€d as such.
23* The smaller HiflC§}%i»U'IiCii'{i(iI€5".V ~E?é}.fiii1:)/;
sansisted of defendantfis father ~ 4S:i';KeS.I{;:},i's31§f1an,
defendant} plaintiff and the
father Wife'
SrieK.S.Krishna1.jL was said smaller
Hindu said smaller
Hindu éégfiired a site bearing
Vtlayanagarfi Banga10re--~
4:; by fram 81$ srstwhfie City
i::1pf§}é'€§1€fii Erzgéi béaré': Theraaftszg he bazrawed 53.
<;f_v'b'E'£;3,2 {3«--,;_C}€§Gj- {ram she EX/£3?$e:re ha2.::3§§1g beam? by
:::§§%iga§i:é'§§».__€E1"€'V5f@:*'€sa;%fi séiae FY9132 €316 aiemsaéd
-- 7§Grré<A?e'{§ afiégezmi and" frag: iirgss: fuzxiig 3%' 1:336 faméégr, ha
:'§i}iIi'€§*%_E:'§ 532$ csrigizzgciéfigz fa? hm': a:2& his fagzzéiéjz 'asizfifit.
* Afj:er {$5 €G§"}S'i§'1lCY§Q}i3§ he: s':a:°:€§ Eesisiing Eizsrsirz W§JE"§'3
ff
~ 4
aw»
E1313 famfiy rzzeznbervg, 3&5 sgaia' hauga £3 dassrihsd as "fix"
SCh€€h.fi€ '§I'§§!€§§:y' in $16 =§iai:1E.
24. The defendant Siaies that aftsr 1:§':§=; H
0f the larger Hindu Undiviéed :as"«.€v:id..e :£1:_§:;':he"1
partition deed dateé 25.a3V,T.1%984%;'V.%:i':~:e de£Eé3_:(§}ar:t,'v
plaintiff and the As: Sen 9:" :h'é*::Vi:.éfe:1da§::%s{"'f:%-ihéizj Lg Sri,
KgS.Sa1:1ath Kumar; ifzembers
9f the sma}.1e1f and they
centinued kféi'; preperty 0f the
plaint, Vafiédfif. §fi 1.2.2000 léaving
behinéythg a:r1d_ i:}:x__:f: fiéfendant.
'§?T'1€ <i:§f€:f:--i_i5';3::Ib#V: sfigaies that 1:113 ":3" ssheéufifi
' "=.§rG§§§':':yVAi:2.figs ;:§1'aé::*: £3 évhsiie the fisfaméarzt 333$ ihe
.ff§§V§;::§'.§.';§;v2V'E§.?C:f'§%3?f'€ V:*i§§§.§.EifEg wfah flieér family membeys, dmézig
'§%:é-__fif€.~:§.1f:;';: @f ills if1€f€fE£f§S:§§E§S faéhe? E3:i,E{.S.$3;ma£:}":.
A "?§1:§3::at;:g,_.€§'{a:*::ed living separazsijyx
as
* §2';§:1§e :x
26, The éefendarzi states that during thfa fife
time cf fihs fief€n<::1a.nt's father due 9:9 the d:'ff<:re,:V2<:::e*'«$§iigh
woman folk, arrangements were made by if.h:--?: ~
father for separate waking Of V
plaintiff though the family cofztirifiieti
family. '§hr:3 place utilized 5:{: fh € dé.frer;d'a}:f;1t-?$ the " V
place described in "C",.scheduielfjrciigj-s*:.rty 0f§"L§:he.p:1aint§
27, TheA§iefen;1a:1 *;~.Vstzi.:ef_g £'ha:%1'V%'g;:%%':he aforesaid
family partit:§._§1f1«';;ij{e:ié;2,€.ev€1A 0"f""the iarger Hindu
undivided ~ Vfamily property was
given t@__ -EC» SriK.S.Krish:1an. The
} {i.6f€I"id_8i"'E'i..§$. %%fatE:e::".VA':i1'ff€2%9V the Said pmpériy ie this
csr:::§:1§3r:A.§1§%:£h§?;'V@: and 3?; wag bifiiidfié Wéih iéig smaiéez"
,H:Z:':;:iL: _§1:;:Ei§%i--e:§€d famfiy grepertgf Vi§,Z.,, the "A" gcheduie
§:*€5;9.er':f;*5::-__f;h;%: pEai§31:' S'::"3Z<:'£:§;§ €135 gsségezizzée prspsyéieg
~V gm §h€""§r§:§€?2:i€s whish 'igeiegigs '£9 aha $I::aék=::: Efififiii
:'~;:§dési§€:é5, f&:""§1fi":y' 9? '$13 Cisfefiéagég gfiaézziiff afzé ihgir
K2
3
MM'
28. Tha defendazit was csnstraéneé E0 ir:sti:>;1:€ a
Suit fer partition and separate passessimffg "é-$5'-khs.
Schedule preperties againgt the plaintiff he:e§2j§§
pending adjudication in Court »Ncl?;_n:u1;fft§e3r¢'d:V"a$"'.
0.3. 4765/2000. The d§:f<f:ndé.::.t h.as
application under Order 2
restraining the p1ain't{f1"'~,_he3_f'§i'%}'VA the
defendant from "A" 'fer which the
plaintiff by way of
memo that€'E1Ve'1::x4_}\%;gA:1Jq.1nv. defendant without
due '>1"E:1. €%"'-.(iue,fe::V<;'V1La1nt states that he has a
right *;e:3 }iLazLe: in %'§:." "F1/ze def§3::§;a.:z: has
a shzgfé 5;: prézgarty and he has been ragééézag 2:2:
."E§'5, s:.:héa'iL:3'é«-._§9r@p§r:}? dzériag 'aha Efééima 3:' 52:3 father.
2321::-._;%f:f::3';:*é_"_v:3§ E§i::'é é€"€:::é;a:2fl': fir: 'aha $233: Sshfiéuie gmpsficg?
-V is jgéé 'ES 315%' éatermimedg
E16 dsfanéargt siaieg 'aha: Ehfi gséaéyziééf @353
V. ._3i:»::i>€ hava arzjg érzciiviéuai righi ave: tféze "A" sehgiéuée
'%;///'V;
..j*';2:§:£:%i';:iAda' é family.
§::'e§6:*':§; &S '£16 prs:;pe::'!:;:; is we join: famiiy propértig ané
:r:<:2i yet partitiorxezi. The Wm an V§;}f1}:Ch ::r:e:j"';§:':;;i;§':1§£
claims the Schedule properties are net a:*§L'r'::I"1:£1:E?:.<:j.{'c"1;"j,""f.7'jZF1"'};3
deferidarifs father never executefiany Vi?i11. fi:f§:d~_ h --.i1iéé§,
intestate; The "A" schedule pr0pé:ty7--i$A'
whersin ail the members deféndazififs L63, V
the defendant; his fife.'ar1d,..~h'iéV_S:1fis_.and }ii's"'daughterw
§I1"1<':1V§? are residing. The.T__"&ef€:fi::ian:'T'*:2{:a$ 'constrained to
file the suit f:):~:;;:§2';rtiti;§>n.§
309 that "B" scheduie
propefty 17::-the";;%ai:':tj"::3_i§;;§ 'pfopertggfi which same 113- the
sham @f'€%f:_:e% *;%3v§aVi£:*:_'::.§.'£"7f 'the defendantgs fathez" ands?
€136 V,§§$é{,;§. sf p§"5;:<€i::£o:2;, E': is éémiefi ihfit scheriuée "E"
§:»r:};3ie':*t3?"is é::"*-€313 possassian :3? the plaintiff. E: is sieziéci
'T:§;--«3§%;'--.;s%€ffe::%:E_'afi::VV'332$; péairztiiff 335 in jgim §Q:':§S€SS§Gf1 53%"
€325 "u;E3f' ;"$§:§i;€&":fi€ gragaerigx as f§fE€i'3'.'1§§§€E"5:3 gf jeirzé: Eéirkdu
i?
, , . W(!{¢A66€I/xv/////»»m'W-' ,.
31, E: is ;EZ§I1'1§'{'{¢f:§ {hat Eff. E{*S.Eir§sh:1an is
havitzg tam wives arzd ihrsgugh his first wifs he had
by 313316 S:*:LE{9K.Sa:1ath Kama: ané "£:E;roL1gh--E§is A ~
wife he had iwc: sons whs ar€_;-$20.36 £_§i:héf'=:h2{n_' V'
parties is ihc:-3 suit and four daug:}w::eifl§." ItEs'; Astéa;«:Vd 'L_ih_%£:--i.
the suit is bad for f:Gfi~j0§:"1Eit3~I' §}f_ir1€3CéS$aI':yf Vg2.a:*:§és;VV
32. it is admiiiitéri' vaD1:$Acvv:>rti0:1 af
partitien in registeréfi
partitiozi the properties
belongijjgfite_ :fifi§:v. partitioned' it is
stated:'--:j:ha_:-A Hindu undivided famihz
was pari%i§§{%r1eé; dfiezfi daie'-::jZ 25.6.1984,
*£h€,:ié:::3§€§ §§é::_:d7:;: uzadizéésd farzfiiy aomiiauad, E: is
:9 the gaid §ar%:éEé<:;:: the glaigiéfffi tbs
&§fé*:*.:iz§g::;:.".i;L:1€:%= 7:266 $03": 2:35 3316 §€f€:"1G'.&,::%: $38 gaztiasg E': is
Q zgarrécg: Vie} say @3133: 'die giaéaiéff was aéieéisé; "Q" afihsézgéé
..f;:>%§§sf::iy afié xéghaéisaa, ihs fieffizzéazzi aE?i£§; his SSE": were
' a§§§E:€§i "D" sgheduie p:€$§}e:*:§: ii 23 admiéisfi that :he
fl ,4'
pg
fifi
garéiitign was actaé L3.§e2:: {E36 géafiészs and they are
§::j0jyi:3g their ?€S§€CEi"\f€3 pmgariies in 3LCCarda;n§&. €Q iiiige
Shares afietted Ea them.
33. E: is stated that the j§c:hei':1'L:§ve5'«.pr<;p§§r€§e:vs"are'.
gain: famfijy praparties whi<;.h_ aré'j;ei:=.te '::;§':.".;p§2;:°ti§':i€5.1A1.é<i
and Sr:Z.K.S.K:rish::a11 had 53" V$C1V:1'!é(::.;IL:i1€;3;':'i:§'#V{V):7£}€3r§:}f
in the cammam hatchjgéi. sf fl§Are:§ §e:":§*. it
is admitted that 'the sits;
.i:'h%VV':' §Ofl$€fUCiiOn in "A"
ffééiding therein. 1: is
admitigd pf plaintiff and '$116 defendant
déeé in {as yea: ZL9'?é, it
is -§%;{;8.%:é?<;§ Ehaé 'é:7%1j€ defienééam was eizjsjgésgzg £226 whaés :35
»2:Ef:€ _f'fg~":'.5 s3»€;§:§'€§V:§e §£°Gp€2§'€§} £126 fie ihfi éE;§§€£'€§'1C€ with 'aha
.~
'¥%'f§?:?;:§f1'§{§§i;V::VVE§E8 {L§€f€fEd8.E§?, azml 'SE26 gfiiaézzéiif Eggfi
segégaia §<:§{C}1$:f:., 'E315 "C" :3::E:<3e:§::E;§ ;3:*@p€é:"i§; is 'ihfi
éifiéhéfi Q'? 'aha fisfsaéagtb Thszzgh '{ji'":fi @€f€§:i§&E"§E gaé
€336 §i8j:";:i§f haé Sspagsaiis iéizchezzsfi 32$ faméiy saaiéazzsé
Lu
<35;
is $36 gain': as per 23:6 ::azi$h6s sf thaér fathar
Sr3QK.S,Kri$h:1a3:3_ E: is denied ma: sm:K,S.K:i»s:;:ga;;
centinzied ':0 be the abgolute and sxciuséva 0§<;:1er:'i;fL:':h§%------ ~
"A" and "B" schedule properties,_,».£t.__is Siiéiébi; .'fL§'é;'E _':3j:€-._ V
schedule propérties are the propértié$ '5€1§ngifig
Hindu undividfid famfly af:<:¥,_ ';:'§VrieK..S..K:"é$h:1ai:f?g"i$w "éihfi
kartha of the family
34. It is executed a
Will dated in the affice cf
the an 58.1985.
It is; stéJ'_:ed_ had not executed any
Will in h:l3'*--Ei'f€ 1:119:13 ilitfifiiaéifis E: £3 aisa fififiifié
t%1a:,,,§j3§ve§:e:""i%e§.§'=._fi5:" 3:15? "B" ssthaduée §:*a§&:*":?l&S are
Eéef-:;::_ea:§1:>_£:Z*é;é;~-:Fav<3u:' :35 $113 plaintiff; is adééiéen to eihsez'
;3f§>§i€::'tié$§ '."L:ii:§$ agraeé that S:*§.%<IeS.Kr§sh::a§': dieé an
Eféls aise fisrzéegé 'ihfifi tbs Egg? W133 €}<:6C"%.35C€{§ $3}?
f;%":§r§i"§<:«8.s £3139 ifiéa fC3§"f$€ azzé 33 gigs}: %;h% §Ea;%:2:§ff has
""aés:@:::€ {E35 s3w:"2$r Q1? 'Q6 sghsfiais §}"§"'§§3€:"'°Ei€S. E: $3
»'">/
?;/
we
admitisd 'aha: if': "B" schéduie propeftjgg shag €\§a.E§ is
leased in faveur Q5 Xfimai Chand; gfairi. it ig
aftsr the death :35 Sr: K.S.K:":£$hnar; tbs .
111:9 farce and the plaintiff has b_:~:.::.o,1:1:e
the shep and the tenant has "'C0:Léf:ir:i1eé.
plaintiff by paying rentg 'ta £}'a.§'~g.7}aifiiéf§f ' .§€v~i;s"':§§éi':nii:t€<§.
that a suit fer partitigji axjx-<3? .}$e.}:%ar_&te flpsssaisfsioza is
penéing adjudigatian ii/fiE_:ic}:.V."¥"isg _:1umb«3r€d ag 06$,
NQ.4'?65,/2GO_©;, ;;
35. zfjzausa 01" actien for the
suit: afgse; 'ihe Will was exeauted; an
@w2.2GG'::} a:s~;é g the péaixzfiff dieé ané éiha
i?x§i?i,.:§;&::'E::3 i315 *f::::"'c6 and E326 ggiainiéff has %€€{3::1e the
s'2%v':§s:;:" Qfi'V'::E§"'.'$$h€&u§€ §:'*@§€§::ies. E1: 33 §'w:°:h§§ §€E'§i€€§
:E;2§':"--é;%:§ Eiégfiité wag {s:":n25:":a1';efi azzfi '$3.6 §@f€:*":«:§a:2"; Eaag
' };0st ;':3;:é§%:é::é,:éz":g the Eighé 35 "iii" Séhsézsiéi §I'§§€f§"%,£ B};
f_f:%%i:if*;g-..Aaf the 3111;: E31 S35 §'§®&%'?é§;'2fi§Q fizz': de"e:':§§::%;
,
gy /0
<2" /
zw/..¢»9""
CJJ
W392
maids 33$ aizfimpt ia distarb ths ggsgsasiéa cf 'aha
piaimtiff and cm-eaieei naisanca'
36. in the Trig'; Caur: 'Bath as ;$£H¢p§%%;.€6;§_;'~:>;L1:;:3{;%
and 0.39 NG'323S[2GC21 wars: §:?§; e::; fiigjeggzigeaaVVL%é;£:V;::TV'j«
00113111011 evidence was F€CQF§5;€_C3;.
37. The p1a:;n;§££ %%--:f;.s¢%"-Vz%7aég2oo@
Sri. K K. Saihyanarajgan ' €£_{a;s ' = éfiigzmirzégxzi
as PXAJE and
BXSGPI; is P2_6«--§§f§re V'dj;~:=f{té:nda:1t if: G33
N<3.4~7E:5 / VS::*iV,. 'G.Narayanamur%:hy
W€1'€ e.:§é;ii:'ii1.-5:3', as"?iLi*=";7v""s~§«VV";3.nd"2'"and E.XS.D1 ':0 3% were
' marked!-. 'E7.he:*€:aft{$:g v:f:j:é..f'EV.'--r§a1 Cami": pasged C$§1'}EI"}GI1
jufigmgmt L
_ $8, __ 3213:: afid subsianse {if ':?:5 fmdings Sf
i:I":--& 'E'z€a§ iiilizfz-.:::'é:§,8 ag zméezt
x T " Tie Tzéaé Cami': $3: iiis basis Qf {Z33 pE€&5;i::gs
§3ar€;§§s 3:: 9,8 }}€e,«<i?:3§/2f3®§ hag §i"'8;§E1€fi the
' ~»foi§<3Wing 8 iggzzss :
"3_ ifiheihfiy 'E318 }3§af§E:'E§ff prays iha:
Eds fazhsr and 21:3 3 36:23 anfl their Ch§§§€1'~3,
canstituie jam: Hirzéu undivided "
2% Whether the piazimtifféj x
$116 suit schsdule pr0;:s€r1:ies"':%Ve're agzfiggirfed '
far and 3:: bahafi of _a.fc:::€:'s.é§i<:1'V': jéfigzt
family?
3. , ~.F£\f-Ef:etE3:erj file -§?;€{i_:3_tiff ';:»:*@ves ihat
hff is?4€:;:i§:§k<::';:i'-.__fQ:'--.jjj3:q:2.33V_ ?3§:az'7e if: {he Sui:
s§:Vf'i"e7é:iV'::}..»é:if,p:'<;f§;:1é:"é:e$"a::s:§,'_"Séparate pessessign
(:2? '.3318. sa::;é'VA};;:; v;:r;T3$':$ s; and bamds ? if 30;
what ':}:2§:'-- gvaiaéééam of share if sash
':?:2%:':5::':§-6;: ajf :%;é'":§§id jfiirzéi fiagziééy Z?
whethey fiche 533% defenfiaéfi
am: mat: E?%f§§; £3335. E8{}s<%,§'~}8§ Wag
A "~.;€:>§$Q'::3:§§; by This faiéifir §€q:1sa'shé:z3g {ha 312%?
schesjasie pmgeréieg $35: TQIL3 favazgr '.3
is? /'
/§:;~/
145%; Q
5, Wheéher {ha dsfendgnts preve~'"-.
that the partitien deed, dated: 2f:3¥6.E§S4
€X€C:'L1i€C§; and the partiiziam was €ffeg:_1e»§f:..V::;:;§§~
1'10 ether properties sf their joint' fainfiy*2§§as ,__"
left 91:: for pariitien Z?' _
6. Whethér the--~~--€:i'c11it.LA fee': "p;:i.d..v»'§is
insufficiemt '9
C7, Liéfiefs afé: ':::ne" parties are
entitled' 25', b
_ 3 V V '--".V'--E?Q"";vha: 'or<Ee:* or decree ?" '
'§"":;g 'v.T..';5.;9.£1A"v.$i<:si.:r: hag axzswsred tbs $322.63
V. "'f:';5/1&é*:.€f5i ?§,:": (3 E"%o',é'§'V'£'6V:'3;' ZEQSQ as umcisr :
: Piaintiff hag fafied :0 pr:::ve 2&3: ha
" A A agd héa brgzhsrzs and faéhsz
Céfiiiiiiifid is Eivss jsém famééy gfier
25,§§E§846
E33123 ?%<3&2 : hr: §E€ gegaéivfi
K
'QM
n.
W...
imam
ESSLEE N93 : 35:: E333 affirmafiéss
133216 N§/3r : E2: the negative
Issue N95 ; {:2 the affi:I:1a%:iV$*:.. V
issue N36 : Er: éhgs .n6é_gati:s"éW"*: '
Essus N97 : As péi"f}}§fifi8:I'G§'d.;;j§'§V
Essus N358 : V;'%S '::>V_e:° fiiiaj
-41, The Triai 'x'i.';§f,«zrt has
framéd the fC}HG'§J_i1"1g 5 i,e9{;e.s
._ Wproves that
ha' gf {he giaéfit
s<v::VE%:'eii§3.1é: igiehakded ?
{he éefendarya pravss
éhfi §1;éi'2:"--;;;--:'!ep€rt§e$ 31% "shs gem: f8§E";i}L:J
"::2:}::%:;;;e:?':é:?;sf'*f»:.$ Qantaizdificé Z3
iiiheéhas {E26 giaimiff is efiiéiéed
A' '=-._f@:"" $236 ::*s§§s§ 0*; peipaéziaé éajainstiafi ii:
'ésasgjeaz :35' gaéaiai: schaduéa £8" §r:3§$r:j;g Z?
4 /"
%;:x
4, §?\fh€*:E;€:' the piainééff is e::*€i:E€d *
far refief $f pes$es$§en 9:" péaiizzt seh€duEs....5}~':_*V.':'_' j;
and "C" pmperties E3
:3' Ta What ercier f"€~:1ié--fS" éL:1§' _i'heV
plaifitiff is eiaiitled :0 13;'
429 The Trail tilg iésuss in
as. Na.3235/29.01 is
Issw': 'V
negative but E116 defsndant
" inherited a share is {Em suit
scheduie gsrsgertfiz $1: the éeaih 9%
his éaihsy
V "§_$7'Sf,éE§{E 55 =%~ : {:1 E326 zasgaiéve
E35155 Ef*{@.§ : $3 per fine {£133} z::>§'c'E&:*$.
'$3, fins '§§:*aéE Qiazzéi at: ?a:'a ?€@gE}; sf 21:3
1:53 3:23:37: 3:333 8b3€E°V€§. 313%; 3:6 §§§§"£f§§f it: big
.. g ?
/53»
aw"
V(»>'>'
% . 52%;. ::;€~3s%«
péfiaéings has ciaiimsd thaé: afier jg:2a;':'?:}§EiQ1": éaieai
25.63984 thé 'manch Qfi K.S.K:r*£$bana::: regrg>:::§:>::;i:"-éu:f;:§
a smaller u::-d,:ivid€Ci jaifit §33'I'§§_';" and c0::Ei§¥§;$d4 ~
as Hindu ifrzciivided Joint E'anii1y_._ piéifiiéff»
M04755/2009 has further cg:1:§.ndea~'TthLa:_"h:g
K.S.Krishnan has acquirsd '.5?'
gut 91" joint fam:£1j;j.--... funéds-VVV:..":§'ideLA_ 0.:"'逧-.. 0.8.
M4765/2090. He hag' hés éather
had thmwn #0 share under
the partitiG::"Vd§1te"<i"'2__5».é§g§..9'§Z4; gtgtmmon hetchpotch'
Since ilié"%:rZef»§§:10iei::i%-IE'Eff'$53.: #3'-§:i':'E:as damied ihese faesta
tins bur§fiLe:i..iS 0:VV:"i:"§f:€:_'T'§:a{2§i£:':itéff :62 §)Z'GV€ $313: he sgxd his
fathezji ané 4'§;E*;3 ih«3i* Qéfiéiéaued in ihxs jam: famfijgg 3136::
fl C9323': has fzgrfzhéy C}bS€E"€f{f€i Véhai
j £32635 32¢: gééizzi fa:*§:§;j»; b$?f.:'2é:§e:3 Efzefi :;3fiai::2€if 3
..k:?€§é:1é;a:3:$ E 3.3%. 2 azzfi §<Z.,Sé{:€$h§1a;:: 35:6? {Egg parééiign
dégisd 25e6fi§§8%. Exafipf: 53$ 36%? S€if"~§§E":g éfisiézzzozzgi a?
f/
3'
4%?
piai:2i3i§f, ab;~:;ei1;:%:eE}? "%:?:':::%:'°$ is :20 Oihfié' mé<:ien€:€ 0:: §€<:<3:*d
ta Shaw that p1air:t§ff's §a3:E1e:* had; ihrcvaxm thee p:*§>;:*;§':ri§§:':_s
afigtieé is his share in the parzgzm éated 215:5.':§§:;§.%[s::';._.f .
Eha camman hetchpotch of {he j_<3i::*s.f_t_ farsifiéf'
and his Sens. The plaintiff ha's:, {am AI%§::né;%;TMj
them was regrauping sf
mm small Hindu Jain:.f'am§i,::--géij-E{1S'iKf§Shnaa..vémd his
sens afier partition in 0S.
N0.é?é5;'2GSQ_ aiigbw thsié was
blending with the
azzd E113 sesnsu
'E36 ;3§éi:;€§§§ in: 25386 £3 Siient abaué: the
shep$_§§19':é:,éVdV_ée. ;f:is;§hVfs:f*% in the §a.:":i:i@::§ azié; ais§ he
'V'"Vhag- ¢f§e§,.A'-f:i.z:é::}ggéedA%§':;é s%:{:s§§ afigétieé 'fie éhe siiayé Q5 13%
V£3<%:''';:%¢:'e%r:L{§g§:3: 2:: {he paséxitiam Thfigfiffiffig 'file '§;éa§
Saar: :§%a:~% 4%;GTr:si:'am€é is hségd Eha: the péaézzziff Eag
u z':@_:?§r{>¥€ 'fiat aftez" 2;'Ta§eE§§5% E13 and his §"*2:h§:r
éfifenéanzg ?. azzé 2 E236? cezastéassisd §%;L:'};d.é.2 39%;":
" = fisgzziifg ané cefztinufid ta 'zévfi as Eiéndig gm: §3§::§%j;.
,: V
E J K,»
4° /v
45; The Efaii Cam": 3%: para 33 of its j21_£ig:f::e :§_:
332:3 mgrztianed that it is 8:: admitteci fact 'that .
scheduie preperty in 0.8, 1im.4?'{i},S./ QQGQ"£)§}é.S':..§i;i'3€?{a.E,ii'<ifffi"_V k V'
by K.S.K:'ishr1an after partition béhxsézéérz'hif::.séI.fV:::nc3 "h.ié-.
sons} brother and his Ehe
decuments wsre gtandigg i*:1«VAt:}1;_::..'::h:a'f13§; of K;E'>..K3:§shnane
Even 'stheugh the p1aint'z;fi'A'};x'a§' fine plain: "A"
scheduie pra}§e.sfi:g:._Qf e;:£fi;:ired as jeini
family propéf'#;f';----' prove that ths joint
family f;'2;{1'f:'erV'v§anci 'brothers existed
men 2/zf1:' $.I:' _"vs;:}Lr:-:fii:'e.ather hand, {E15 essédarzacee
available @:§;"~~:'<é::::3r%:i :2is<E:f0se3 the}: partslas avers Eiving
azigfi ei§j§7}7'i'::g the properéées afigtteé. 1:9 Ehfiif
'::3_}"'§iv?:f;€;V5§5::Q»-f§§'E3V§f€Z§§}_}.. axed SGIIEE sf ihfi §:*@p€:*:i€$ a§O'iE€& in
the -.44_p3:'%;.ifVit:j':-:T Wéffi saié by §E3.£::t§f§ to aéiiafs
" é'fi&e§e::u:§._:":"::'i:Ey ami E{,S.E{r§sh:1a:: aisa said, SGEEES Q15 E3526
_$E1:2gs$A"§:1€i€peE:de::fij;g Unéfir {E2836 s§:*cu::":gianc%s§ '€318
G5 piaintiff iha': pain: "A" gchefluié gayeperiy was
aaguireé by Ezég faiheg' as jam: family propéréy $13}: $f
jaini §am§1j~; {ands Carznaé ha bsiéeevsé, and ac$;€;g;:.:;é*:i.
Eieficfi, 531$ Tziaé C0133": hag azzsaxserefi issue E' .
framed in 3.36 Ne,<i3?'65;"2GOG in _§h€f,_::€g::fi€z3e':%;;::.§§"'£$':;;:V1<;v_V
N05 in tha: suit in {he affirmatifia, al;~3~:> '3Z:;S:;,e
in 0.3. 29353235/23:31 i1: :héT:§ega:gvéVl. .
46. The Triai N¢':4 ef its
judgmené has; C386 3f
the is: def¢ni_§1é. é:I::_':: 'Wh<3 is the
plaintiff %%%% that his father
gregistered waiii during his
fife time '%>${:;1:€é;:%:§i?ig.-- Sui: scizséiuée p:'{}p€I"§§€?S in
_ heth._%§;%é€:=i~3u:ié"i:*2_V E553 f:.3;'\f§L'iEZ Séfigs {E26 394 éfifemiané :2":
{:T>:.§':':;--. _f§§}é%'§§E*':,§_28G€3 E133 grsjgezindeé the WEEL 3:336
'm,--1%:":i--e:": E::§"."'s3:i;:="hi§:: is grave 'SE6 sgaéii 'figxfiéég 3' E16 33':
j éefeziatiaézé £3 his r:}E'T'3§ evééfiéésa 'gag gigésd {has hie father
..f%ia;é"'«--§X&ci;s%:$§ a zagésisfied vaséfi ii': his fa::::::1:r as ;Qé3::*
' E;v:'>:.§§$ :83 éeffiziziaam in {fiat 323: has fufiha? géaied aha:
:"@
£5
9%. ,
Kw'
'ihs attesting wrimassss '€43 232$ 23:53} as: EXES aye 32$': 8.§3:"«J€.
The defézaciarzi in SS, NG.4?'6Sf2Q@{} hag €X8.I1'§§j1i3;f?"i.%i'§'.§5}
witnessss is pmva the aflsged W81. 9992 ha_$;3V_,e§:3;§::i*:1£3€§__. .
in :he aase is an advacate, whfi :§_:3..Hs_aid. $137 'E:'aéé$. c'£:=*a;{':€<.i.v
the Will and mva £3 Said ':9 bé%Am:efaf':he:a:»§§;§:.a;i%gT_j
witnegs' New ths law is we1»1 _§"€.2:§;1ed--;A't}1j§L't.
Witness to the Will iS;_ 1'1Gt siighfitpzxjsi of the
attegting witness C8,I°?: 'examining {he
childrsm 0% aifigatgxzg "§§VV$§;c<:;;iéé§:Eed with ihe
signature Qf'ifi:_aV Now fins iriaii Court
has :3 $2 and 3 is firzé Gut
as :9 ifigéthai rel}; 0:: their' iestiznaay,
S3Z::<:e_:E1€ "";.Si" €i€f§€;*:ia?:i;E,i::§inV ii: ()8 N®f=~?65/2€3§i3 hag
' "--vad::ii€i:e;jf:.AEhsgét EE%'*;'«a'/a,;<3! 15:9: p§€S€:1§ vshefi the WE}? was
§2:':~:{;z,:?s:e::':,a L§';:3:uSa.€_Z3'i',.a§ evi§e:2ce is :30: heigfaij ta prays the
x;i?:1;__
A ?h€ '§':"a§;i C332": 3:: gara ES {)5 as gadgmeiéi
i'E1€EE§§8§'§;€d ihai SW2 éz: Eég Qyei £2?§§e::Q% hag
stat:-28$ tha: he is an advacatfi and his §}ff§C€ $3 Situazsé in
K0113 Csmpifix 9.113'; has has draftédi tbs xarifi
K.S;E{r?;shr:a:1 Buying the $r0s$weXa::r1i::.53.:i©f:".' .
wi"m€sS has Stated the/i he Eoéd_K.(S_§Kris}i:i"a;§';
weuld ififik 31:6 thé dacuments aizd fiféfilaffi. ii: 5{:*a§': 'L21Z§Ei:?
withizz tws days. The 2*JitnesE§_V:vL1';-27;'s f1",i1"':»':;:1_'<'=:;*»'
does :10: knaw whe:i1 theVAV.---3}§:L¢sfit;.g .'.&§;E:§;%?..§3SVS:i<<i3S amei
KaS.K:'ésh::an signed ffurthez stgiedi
that afier accompanied'
K' S . Krishnafi fie. VSL:§5.:_R<:~gi3t'1*ar'Qffice ;
__ i$7.§'%L::rf£ has further ebsérvad that
{E35 35? de3fe3'2d.ar:€.-- héfs ..:;€;~%: mafia am; efferis is cernpars
_ {ha __§%5;:§s§:e13.%:$§"~sig::a§§2::"°€ :25 §{.$}<I:*§3%:§;_a::: with %::i$
ad.1n§é:i:e_§;v..s§g§:.a:ur& ahrough 3:: exgertg 5:3}? ham 'aha
$3523 azfisé figs 3336 $61 $32 f.§8i'%.3.E'€ :35
_ T ,3 § § %
'V $2 '$13 %7sf§§ 252;: §}i,§5 zvééh 5:3 aémiéifid
, "§.7~i§:g§'§;3.f€E,?;.;3"€ avgiéafigée $32. Exfiéfa Tisazs is kn: 3% éiffefeace
xaféfiz regard "m aéégagzenég {E3255 95 pan; gtmksg as}
ya»
MW
baiifussm ihe disputed sigmgiuia and afimiitsé signaturs'
In fact, {he alleged thumb émprfisgiom sf E/{,S,E{:i.V3:i<:§'ia:::
availabie in the allegsd WET: d3 fine: iaéiy with _
impressiim mark sf KgS.Krishna:n 3;; the defied
at EX.DE>. Thsreforfifi the Tfiai j"C£':?;L,17:€'TL.'Ca%i:E§ :§Q' 1:3
cgnclusion that it is me: p0é$ii3.1e :0A'r<~::(:<:::;=.-p1:' f£h<%._'~::§a.§::: sf 2 L'
ES': defendarzt that hi3;fa?;h€'E'A§7l§§;$V€X:3vé?:':,1t{i;C§§'8._Wi}£: as per
E335 beqgsaihing thék é~::vH'%--$§Ji1;zii«:i.V:;:fié'§>$r:i.e$5
49. scrutiny sf era}
and docungergfgiégkgj by the gartiesg the
Trial 1 j the alleged W113 C23?'
fig 8. dauibtfui dgcumeni
.:%§'ts§ exscaiiag Es &E:§s::: 2/mi: §:**:3§e§£}; ggrevsd; Téééfefégra
is5:sa:§ Eééxé --"%;$*':'1€E§; in the negatives
3%,. 'E'ra%1 €91.23': E/'gag f'::§"th€:;' Qb8€3§%'€C§ 'shag:
:::;.;>:é:.g;: 'ihs piamgis m as ?€e.32I3S;'2C{}{;:. :23
':iE:'s::. E3? fieffifiéagi £32 '£313 §'i'§':€§' 3133:? hag siaimaé iirtfii he
V. .%#..a$ b€CGZ'E1€ the abgaiuis €}'&?%?"I"':§E" Qf €133 Sui: giglédigis
§;"'«» x
w»:
'J:
413:?
§E'{}§€§'°%Zi€S through the WEE} anti :.'E}€:~€f0§E§ he £3 aiitéflad
£01" permaaent énjunctian and maridaiarjg §::jun€i§.e3}::;TE:&
is not entities}, for the reiiefs claimeci by
alleged Will ef KeS.Krishnan is n0J:A_»;s;;:tisf:;éi§;:€I}g*,fifégvgzdvé
Therefsreg the plaintiff in 0.3, 2§{3m§
for a share in the suit schec1i:k:~..propA€-rtiesf A A
5:, The ma: <i o"~g__r: ;;:Is%3§A%%'%%g.55e:§§:i 'fiat 1: is
at; admittad facgfihat 0.47655 2000
and defendant and
mother of Of K.,S.Krish:1an.
The E :9 5 and wifa af
éefez:da;£i§:._%'3T0.v§' hsir {sf Kéfifirésiznan
s:E1:'§V:€§j'%1"'1"§§'{:3;:%§§ fa": .c?_q*;1aE glizayé if} $26 grogzeytéeg £85': helaézzd;
.b§;E{.;'%E;r§3%§.:23.n. Thezfifarafi the gdaiézziiff :13 sziiiiied far
§;'i7'?,.§fa« sE:;3 §_a__ §:§'};'}a.§ figs swift gsheéuis: grgggeyiiés ii': Q3
§%a,4~'"?6::a_;52f€3QG. §§:I'iC€ ihe piaéffiiff :13 '$5316 £{)~Q'ii?}fE€I"' Q? 'aha
'. *..Si.2:a:-._s€E:€é:,fie §:"@§3&:%."":7£&$ E32 baih zhe suiig and faiths:
$2.23 §§a§:::§'f in Q3, zmgggajgam hag faiied is gmve
X,
,/
J K
Q/was
that he E3 {.336 absahgsia {}'%fiJEE'3i:" af '5fT.€ $3/'<3§$:°:§es, he is
€ii1'§§fl€d 5:3? gemeiuai and raanfiaiefy irgugctien
in that Suit.
S2. The Trial Court has afiso €j'Ab':.€:*§?$<i i;h«:=;'rs
is ma irreguiarizy in filing Eh? _suit '--.'T}:.e T:'ijé§.%AC?<':>1::°:
desreed the Suit in 0,8. gnu:
furthsr Qfdered that etntitized
ff)?' partitian /7th shares: in
the suit Sui': in Q8.
No,32.35 /2i:v:;1%ii.§%séf'A;€?\i§i:»::1é'éé::14 f
54'§.,_ " bjg; {he S9;I1'1€; 'aims piamtiff
is 3.3. 2T"axéa;--»:%7Vé_$%;~:%0*@é and p1a;::;::£§ in 9.36
* 2&3: §é;i?€ig;'f€fe§red {his apgéaé.
L' §31a:::;E§.f§ in 9.3 ?«Zo.é«?6§§2{}G§ hag 23:33
3""~._ §}:f§f€:":%:éA:'a:: a§peai chaiéengizag the fizxéizzgg :"e<:@rdrs3§ 32:}
A _§iG.ér"?§5,/233% :3 {Es exteizi Q? fizrziiizzgs yégarésfi by
.EVe.:/grmsé '?:ia§ Judge 3:": issue NGS¢ E; 2 312$? E 332332
S55
:23: appegam m RFA 1900/2230? and EPA
SriSeS.Naga::ar:§;§ Eearned Semis?
submits as Lzndér :
{£1
The will was exfe(fu:ec§,"..Qf:._ EQ.4:.3_;A9A8'S" 2;i%3<'3'Lit' --
35 years p:"i«'C$i'u: "»i;<> af
Sri.E<Z.S&Kr£%h'=:1ar2 ;::.f1:f._ V'iffi: femained
undjgallsnge
'ZRKESfiiriishilaii Eiterate, had
V pr<}p§:;ftié5's' a.,fi(;U,1.f&)tig}i§: {1p in a Large family
_ .*§he%V%a;§%pe31:g§:%«:i%%:<,K.sheka;~ did not play any
A 3323 ii: fiétié sf éthfi €%*ifl.
;é?§§.£ Wézss ysgéstsredt
aafééi wag Gérafteé 9:: E336 3;§ES§F§,E€E§GTfES 53%'
' '_~-,S:"§§{.$,E%<;risT%1%::a:': by 22:': zzzévwaie REGEKFQ :5;
.' Em and aheasn 3:25; Ezimé
The W333 1363.33 3326 gigzkaizzyse 9:?
firéji. S§KE°}§ShE1§j":.t
if; The zvéfi is dzgiy atifisied by {W9 parseas 333$
alga beer: Sigzzed by the 3;§;v0€a:£ '-.§:?i"';_€>
drafted Ehe Xfififil arm? whg was §r€§~:f_;e:i:i:" .
itime sf execuiien @f @121 a1id"8i§:§"a:":hg:
ame¢nggummnmfiwmp9
{viii} The signature 'éf "r1.:he t:-':sta.:é::i.v féxas-VV...§::jer5:1
pmved by the €x*id--r3fiCe 'G--f_'£hé éa;<£:zQcA2:fta DW2
who has défiégaé' "K,E§.,Kf3;ShZ}&Z1 has
exgaiséied 1r;%§§»*»._'_§;;¢:;€Vi1<:e and that
&fi§&@@m@§g@m%dm;m
""" 93: the iéme af
" That '{.he aitaséars is
€:h¢_V' 32511 gtfsserét whén Sgééiréshzaaxz
~§§<:e:<;;i:é:§"'ihe wifi; azid €118 tegiatérg a§fiXe§
gigmaéurss 93;; $516 zsgiéi ai file témfi af
. %3Z§:'§¢§{:'§$E:§3a:: sxasuted "E1516 xvi}:
AA 5%! '§%:e mlai Csuri W§2@EE§.g misd*;?ec'z:-:-éfi éfiiseif E3:
agagzzigziiig '£23 guegtéea miaiirzg :0 the '§v'iE"§ E::»;.B§,
«»%?%%&
(xx
Sci}: the aiiestars :3? {EB Wéfii have éiadg {ha 30:: §f $136
of 55:6 aiiiesisr was examined as SW3»
éderatslfréed' thé signaturs cf his faiher
dispelled any éoubt regarding *:h¢Ja.tt§asta:'ibi*i fifie
Th6 Whelly independent testimcrigj 113$ ®iiéJ'Q?.fia1';:é3:V':i;srT:{li;T.:
draftsd the wifi and {he S8LI[I1>{V?_vE§£'§j%f{}C.E;Zt:Z{?V:
the tsstator at the %:i::_1ic: of :<~':g%x$i r.a':§.Q.n .{>:f"'T:1<:H€..'%i'§lE§ {he
cauri: was whefly i:2 '§';:wj:¥ aside this
indsgsgdem *'£fe:a:ii;::L:I:3z*2:;f is have §"i€}d
that the will '"zgxéa:i;;eVd~-.VjE:§?"'~.S:?'€_eK;S,7£{r:1shnan has Egeén
fireafsdg """ -
5? E2': iizgv-.ab-.sé:*3"£e ef 33:3: dsfiial Gr éispaée
'--2iai-gééji' Eggardézzg 'iE:'é:"'*s{:ég::at1:re af Sr:K,§}{r§.sh:2a:1; €316
«:;::'§§s_'{§:§€3«3ii.a%1..é';i%;.;a%: E1236 ':9 ':36 §:*e*v'€é; fa? a<:cep':a::a£€ cf
fainé viii \;:;:as!' f;1?§1e*:h€:° {figs wééi wag 6223:; aiisgtedgfi i?Vh€Eh{-E3"
'A "~. ::;2e ii'§?__:'1?Va$ :G§€'§§3"€§ as gar :%:1$§:"::zCEia:2.s Sf $28
"§'.€V$:.aji'::§i Sn bath $3633 aspecia ::r:i§::p@a€E:a§:£€
v..§v§d€§:c€ amass gigcsd %$f@:*€ ihs '§':§aE €<3'2,mi viz" tiae
safééence cf 'chi? advasaze EEFEEG E2813 <:a{sgG:'i<:aE§§* giated
Shag: E26 preparsé ihs Wifi an the persanai i::s:r1:::§:£.,9:::§T~:;f
Sr1IK.S.Kr2IsEma:1, that the ES' defenfiant
Ehs Will} 811 the secend aspsci 2::.1_s.Q,._:he §:%§ds%:':$"@§":he..V
$311 of 0116 cf the attestcér is ~'§;:rH€>_
independent; witness graves» faCi:" Qhgasii %;h€"':.__W';'~EE.. was
attested duly.
586 The Trail Cvfilifii, 2=:za;3 %érre'€l -351 sxamining,
comparing, Aaf:_d" gi4V£,;:i'g'finding on the
genuineness, si:;f:'V':VGth3f'1.zV'ui":'i€«. :51? £1516 signature Of the
Testatdr ap;:éai*i.:fzg Er: ihé-Ifégistered Will. There was :13
£:CC3,S§G1'1AE'z:i§§§ frgf Eh}: Csuri :9 de that. '§"'he T'rai§
_ C:@1:;"5g§§§':as a:':é':':2_§t€s:i fie c§z°:1§3z*€ Vésuafiy tiza sig11a.%:::;:*$
23.4.3985 xvii}: €226 ségzaaiureg
ékgé?-iV.§.%53I§£:g' '..V_'.§.:§f_1 ;;fi éGCEiE§}.€E'}: figieé 3.EE,.E§é?§ asafijr E8
'V }'Ea?$ <:3;:f§.ié':4 is 3318 538553 sf tie 'ifsfliég Such. a a<3:;€:p§.,ré,:§s>r1
,.f'=s2z%3zLfi:§ '$6 a ::3,€3.::i:':gi%ss f€}§'}'":'}$§"§i:yi T3 tbs zzaiisé 63$}
' iii: efigfimént {:25 the -':3ig}f13,{EUE"€ is ééfizziégaé. '"§'§*:§re E3 gm
'J r
cf)":
éifferezzce in éhg girskes of the pea. Or: the cerztrargsg
zhsre are sevarai mayksd $3Lr1':fiariti€$ in this 3ig:::;a*:;_i:?§.
The strekes are identicah ?.:h$ daiiing ef {he .
similar, and formation sf 1e:'aer§,u,K_§_
e;:a<:t1}; identical. The trig} CeL1rfi:.«0n.i_ittéd'"t::>"~;r§i:>*:i-i:u§'----:li£':_i
signature appearing in the E_2i.?"i$.1 EX;D5¢.Signa§ur6. was = L
made befere Ehe Subfi.E"$giS€:f£i:7::£§i1 C'i.C¥'CL3.tI1'E;?fj.{. Tha
'§'ria1 Court fafled '::3 "é.pp:'c3g%é§?;s.'V"'éI};§.$aggpect of tbs
€V§d€fi§§f3 in a pi'-é::p€_:" §3§$rsp'eg:Lia;€'..»VL"._ ' '
59. Thé-.'1"iriaI {;;.:n;i';_i: was aiso ernsd in cemparing
visuaflfié tbs im'pré-s_$i:>:': appearing in the W111 and
the t%1u;1':1§:a §m;g3:'"r:~sS':§§:: épgearéng £3 'aha maftgage éfieci
S::;s::?:_§ éé§:~.§X€:%:%§:;;$ 21$ ézgperméssibég Ezavégg régawi ':9 fiche
§e}c§_§§§,_a.1:.f§.7§::€*'§;$ was :20 dsrzigé sf "aha": Ségyzamre 3:" figs
:E';:::-2<":b i12§.'§;*r$';:L$éG:r: Q5 S:*i.§<Z.S£{§é8Ema:: bf; '£313 giainiéfft
f it: iififiz ""2§§$5:a€:& 9% Fsfszzsizt E;:>'{§<::2*é:::~: :"§§@:": 33:16 Téiei
..f{i§':::.i: was 3:9: gréag/33:" 21:3 é:::>:z3§a,:*§::g ihizmb §E'§:§E'fi$S§GE'3
sgiifixsé an 'aha KEEQEE.
éfi 'E'Tr:e Triai C333: 323$ {aged ta adiiysgg 7':.;ca
the question rsgaréing the &&p0s_iti<:>:i1s .
The tastater had a right :9 dispasg ihe :;(5%C3f3€"f:f:V{7j,; iH
best manner he ccrrxsidered appronpriégie; 'E'hiS"i:f1pé:>:3:'a.:§éiT.:
aspect has net bean borne
The entire evidence of.;§W3 AVia-Rf:L§.t'"a:}ns.id§€r63{i1Mfireperly
withaut assigning reason.
Law prcrvidesiv E6 satisfied by
examining :::§;ut_ that dacument was
sxecut§%VciM'in~A The signatare sf
tbs attc:> Vs.:éf.'_Ca:g:V by examining any p€}.'S€)fi
whe figs aCq%i'a§:§:€.r§ gignamrs cf iiestagtaix
u€f:§;A.'. §{:f.i3'*c,*%;§ff3Ef§, Easier Cezsansei far apgdlant has
:°e§.§Z3:*':'d.~'§:: féjgééézziirzg rugiings:
Tizéuvefigaéam Piiiai Va Eéavageethammai
' T:i";?isgfis%%;§s, 22:: @998; 4» gas 53$ :
"K
Head Nate w {A}
Evidéncs Act} 2322 M S333, am
éutheniicity sf ihumb imprsssion an
deed - Prsper 31105328 af deéierminatieri-._V0f L"
Finding/Comparisem by <:<§'n3;:'t---x.a7it-§f10;§i'3:i1éV'
benefit {xf sxpfirt :§,'¢'E§i:'1i{j(iAj< 94
Vague / smudgi f uncie sir - ..__thu1§;:.b' " imp.:*'€'sV:;éQ;;
making it difficzsfit far cafi:3§aris0:i" ~.~_ Caé;1r':. v::;:;
a aasual perusal;r;1aki::g'anfi§nV€ii:;g t}':Aa:i§":é4:e
was as markefi' the
disputed "'faI1d:.~"*"th%3 ..%%<1rg;'£:t~é&iv,%' thumb
impressiidxiig ----"t:ii€ fiispuied
sale W Held, the
sahiias; - "j;wa;§;:f:.; ' ' a:1CE ithszefare;
1:::s":;2sia.:ifi'ah3,e';
Head 1;3@?t§§% {B§%
s?;+;ec;§;a;; §s:::é%€"Ac::§ was - 3, :9 -- gm: far
§}§s%:,c i§§'i;..j_§§§:'f$:*ma:r1s6 :3? 383$ - §&;iihf3§'£i%£i§§fg' sf
di:Sp'zE'%€§; --- BLE?C§€°E'E :3? pyaaf -~ Bfiidfi
éfigés 'B¥':.Lii*£€:1 $953 $23 the piaimiff 1:23 '@fQV€ {hat
?:i*3<€ fissi d$"$nsi.a:':': fiaé e;x:%i:':.3J£e€i zihfi
_A.'.-'agrseméisi 351$ :13: 33*: iirize férgi éefeizéamt 33:2
Me
V §mve {E13 rzégativs ~ Elvicieriss A;:::4:( :8??? S3.
193,, ESE aI1é§GE.
I-Iead Note -~= (C)
Stamp Asa 2899 »- sz 54 ,E}sabi§i'tj:'*i:gV:i o";'~ %
refundability of stamp pafigfsrsI-\-LS$t'§p@3tié'r; =-._
of six months periodir_1 S. «;'34 {c)
papers purchased pI.1'.0:I..:""'fiV€;">SiX monthé; ff'<}:'::f
the date of execjgtiorz :--V--.---F;i'feCi:--~..5 Héfid,v..'su.:Eth
stamp papers éafifget but can
be used it; docL;::1_é:::s."§} stamp
papers ;rné;y .':10t:=,_be c1ér§'§}i'in,g:,§'é:\zi<:ie:1c:e is
doub:"ti5}eif~":i§'_V;T1i§}:é:;*1%ia:>ifcj§ .}_1I11,1S€d. stamp
pa_p¢vr§"w:1_ia§i*-I u.$e.=:_'{'bbmaVVfié1e by a. layman
H'ea%¢'Nc:é {{5} [ :
f°:Z:rifié':@Ce $g:':§ ~~ S3, 6} 33:16; 64 - Prcrgf
u'{§LGCLE§f1'€E7E§§$_"vf€C§§Z§f€€§ :0 be stamgeé M
siamgéng sf ~ Effesi $12
'é:a§i:3:S§.§;i§§.--§éE:}r arié; gszzrxpf af gush éocumsnts »~
Q}:i";§:3'::{§'§fZti3é agreemem: an awe séamp papers
:*':\s'f's;;_ §:::'cha$aé iggaéhar item $16 Safitzé
AA 2:'€::éa3:* 312:? wiihgzzt €{'}Zi°}SS€§,2?.Zi'%§€ sfirigl
:1m':':'§§3§s »~ Gafiiiinaizegs 65 --~ Raid, sash
agfeemeni Caz: '$6 aficepéeai as €'i?§.€3.€§1€€ 0::
5;/"
p&j3fE'E1€§1'{ sf d'LE:{}' aad penaltjg as mquéred ~
Stamp fiat, §$9§, $8: 35 agd 37.
Head Note a (E)
Stamp As:/. 1899 # SS. 35 3?' ~;~
Object - field; is 1:9 $ecur€°.:ei?_ef1ue"§2'3f--.tE;¢ "
State:
Head Note ~ {F}
Evidence Act, 18:22; 83. 5
and E32; agiflpresf of
ge:1ui_r}..é;g;g _ :f;:;:is___<- f; .{'dé:é%;i'ments) -
DiStiI;1g1Ji:SjT§: €£§,:'. ' 'V V'
Hgad 'N é "
t.
EVi€};i*:::'4€C€V;éi1'j'£;V §f§7}%:;?' 9 9:3 3 85 :1 ajizd $3; 3
_;§9;::::§ as Agizzmsgzsgzéty ané pmaf Q5
géA%1:3i%:,ene$s "" "ef facéa {dac'::;m$n:$§ -
3 ' V §}§:i';3_'::.%3§4Tg?;.1;f%s:§j:eds
A ?a_;:°a ~
'~A?%1%§& ihsya is ":29 £8133? $313: CSEETE Caz:
.--%.::9::'::§a:.:'& 31$ fiésgauieé §18.EEC§ER?ffi§§1g
/3ig::a:u:°$f§mge:" impregséaii WEE}: {ha
aémiétéfi E:i:a:;1dwrii:£ng;' cf any expert, has
giways been Cazzsidsred :9 ha hazardaégg aI2<;%1 _
risky; when it is said the: these is :29 "
a court to compare the disputed H
impressien with the a.d.21fi1__iI:te<:_'i"' 'fifigr::-f*
9-.
impressigm, it gees without ;é_ayins: f1's;h23_t'i: '<':e:r17"w-.,_
record an opinion cr_ findirig G1": --'V~'.:i:'=%.,iC}'i
comparigen, Qrfly after*v--._g{:§, ana1j;sis.._€:;f Vi:h<5"
charasteristics A_.<3.f : 'a.dm_ii:ted"'=»fingé=:r
impressian andv S§V11.»eth€r the
same chegr_acteri§ti§_s..V Him the
disputed; fi'=j.g£:r iinpte-;é'SiQ<ri:;"' 5F1?.;€..:V§0:nparison
of th«:" cannot be
<:efgs1h.1;9.1""V:: _i*' VV_a«..:f:1:éré '«-€°;,i1€%._I1Ei:e§ Further; a
fi}fv1di1j:g1 'judgh-1_e§_1*:t f that there appeared
'£G '1?}:€4' :29? ._:%::3f1*k%:4:'<i__ "éiffezrencs betwéen the
'§h:;:.11i'E."_; V§;?$V1;§ress§@:: and disputsd
i:%i§;r€.;_S:_$i.=;:::; wéihaui 3f§}7'§h§E'E§ mare?
A Q8}!fi'AET".3.':§5{I "3§;'%€' 3.c§6p3:s& as a valid firzdéng {hat
V ségzzaézzizfi is 3? tbs §€E'$S¥: WEQS
$13 adméttsfi; ihumb émpresgéani
E%?E;;'r::£ "E336 $32351": finds éififaaé: 313:6 éjisguiéé
~._j§in§$r iI}ZEp§'€SS'§€:f} a1::§; aémitiisd Ehumb
'§:f::pre$$é<;>:: are @3321: 352$ 'iF'Jh€I"€ :12: £97i};§f'§ 1&3
£33 & pesitéarz K2 ifieniifg; the szhayacifiyistiag af
fing:3:'pré:*::s§ {E15 ceuyt may ESQOY5; a finding
3:: agmparisozz, SV€1"} in tha absence ::sf a.::1 _
sxperfs spinien, B113': where the
thumb impression is smudgyg vague s3v:f 'ver§;f
light; {E16 C0111': Shsulé? not hiazagfd a_--
a casual perusal;
Para 17:
"Hie decisimfz in vAV1\./£1:3;fe11"'--~§.{a1 %aiid..AALaE1it
Popli should ncéf'- Ee,A laying a
propositiarg that".._:1fie.V .€1_'Vo;L1r~gj",§'sC_';:::3und :3
compare i?i:éf"di$pugte}:i ar§§§5§'--:_"a.ci.:1fitted finger
irnpre'$':si'f:<:1J9;'- " finding thereon,
irvreVsp_§%i::_i"Ve;i'1--ig}_f_thé .§::sfid--i.tiQ::§ Cf the disputed
fi';f1g€_:~. there is .21 pasitive
deigai' by .z:3%:§fg31e';f.$_¥:'n"' wig: is said is have
a_ffi:é€éi~h§s. fi:r1g§:r:°V§'1ir:§:"é3ssi§z: amd wh<:-2'3 the
"3'«:fé::_:g§e2:j im;:§fes.S_i_Q:3 in '$13 disguise? fisrtumem:
2 is V:%.g.fii*;«,{)f amuégy' 91* 12:31: £331:-633*, making it
d:2ffi::;:i:.V.T"§:é:" campayiggm? $16 C9133: :"SE"§€}U§€i
h&:.<sif:§g§.j{:.--;é $3 vexiurs a égecésiezi bagaé 0:: its
913:: mmparisari :3f :31: fiisgguisé azzd
A adizséiteé firzgér i::::§:*6:~I;S§§9n3. Furtharfi 6253::
"E31 zsassg whsye €316 :::am*%. is saaaifaézzsé is
{aka up saiaéz €£>1'§}§&E""iSQfE§ ii shgszsié zgzaégs a
KAR.
{ya
QM
f;Z*z:::»r:3u.gE*: sizifiyg if rzfisessary :a?ii§:1 the
assistaace GE <::::=L:::,s€L :53 asceyiain i;hs1 _
Charactezigticsfi siméiarities
dissimilarities. Neceasarilyg the ;;1lCig }€§1': V'~-""' H
should cQ:1tain the reaggns _-:*Eé:""'*
Conclusiszz based an COYvfiapafiSQvfi"--,>G§..
thumb impression? if i3:_s:1'10c>A;~3.€S*V.':<::» recfird' $1
finding thereon. The"v--.g§é:;rt §nc.:;.:c:
reaching Cf}I'1C113;,S §{)I'}S -}£;l"?1é€?.d '~.._'OI1 '3--v..Ame}re
casual or r0utine"'g1?a.r1C€ chi' pér1;§:.-s;a"L."
v§P_vara 3Q: ' 531;: Cgzséssiiorz 33 haw is previde the
:a{he::Aé;:€:é__gj:i:;g 12%/€fa::1€3s axis dsafi 23
pmef {if €X€€'LZifiDE'E; sf
...,'£0C1i§;:§Ti_§:;:§ Eequigeai by law ':9 '$6 aitesied. in
" fiavhgaigsé, ii'? Seaiéaga {<38 sf $33 Efigééegse 33:.
"V A Séfififiéé 68 E9 2% $6333 22:55:33 Size 33393? if
A:ic:<:m21€::: réquired '$3; Iiwaai :3 '$3 8f§"£€S%i€{3;.
$€C'£§O3£E 63 3? £328 Eyzfiigg Susgsssiefi 2%:
xx
§,--;:_i*:i " ~ "
5%
Cieaég with sxesutiea ef unpriviiegaé Wiih.
Clause {C} ef Seciien 63 mandatas that
'gxfiji Shafl be: attested by was 0:'
Wii_'F1€3SS€S; Section 68 of ihe E§V'idenc.£§'
states that if a document is .r.eq:iir€:'§i"B§::'_:Vg§g»
to be attested; it shall Zgcjaot;-bné' a'.sf;%__
evidence anti} 0118 ai:tes_tit1g witnxess i.:'v.*;'V-V.1r:§a1s'1:
has been called for the p3;1'fpose.0f
execution? if there be a*;fe..§tinga'wi1:r1e;':s3
alivéx and subjeét _f;h--::=: 1:§_fg'fi«';ué$$ ._the Court
and capabls: of provise
to the §;'a;ii:i;._ }"3ec'i::.i0I?: --~§~f:a;k<é:é'--:."i:. _Qiéar that it
sha1£v"}0""..;ca1i an attesting
'Wv1'tI1A€fjS §T§'..i.fl; 7:E}IfQGf 'i:I:1-t::_H_v:=:>3<ecutior1 of any
Wm, which has been
regiatereé' ;f~.1V;'::--:":é'i*.:§é;:*'1"é§:zs with the pmvisians
vef ':he "'~ir1f§,ia::;. R'c§g£s;Era:i0n Act? EQCP8 12221333
__T'€:§es1,§'§i'€;:3.._.._.E;}£ SE26 pergssrz by whsm ii
A 2 :9 bays 'been executeé is
V' égezziadg Tigerfifsra, if; £3 33335 'aha:
A in S5} f:§a<:'Tas §E"Gi?§§'Z1§ 3% '$213 is; e::::»::<;€:*:;$é§ $762:
§:?: ::1€ absszase {sf §'1€ axscutamé if '£233 Eififi
A ' *~..5:§e::j:;3Z:;g his Sigfiaiilffig '£518 33.22;? §'I12iiE}€§3{Z€3
"€213: {he 'ERPLEE shafi :19: be asgé 233:: svigiarzgge
unéii 5:36 aziesiérzg wizinssas a: 138.5': has been
Yeahékmxyxvwmuu
cafieé fez {he §u§§;Qse sf graying its
€X€CEj,E§.Gfi. E: is 1:9 33$ ramembarad iha: tbs
mu games ta life and 'aecemes sffe<:I:§ve
01: the death of 'ihce sxecuiani {)5 '
'§'herefare, the qmestien sf exsputant' '
the execution ef the W111 wQ;11d,,riQv:
is only the persens w1:::§vou4.1VdA en:i,fE_€§i'v:®
{he preperiy if the fieé:.1;é;:.:}r if:
with law who wggld b€VAVi.:3VV1i:fer_e'st_g:'c1 :°_.:f1"de::3§i:§1g
the execution of "t}:§e_AV{5i1F.;_ iv;€'"t@§2jp:Qp9under
af the W11} Aglaims '»fihé--V"testator
to the e:§C§*¢j;§'%0n::Qf heirsa
Therei§é1};._V j\'+»f:_;1:? is denied the
p:0pQ}i;{>,{i€i{'i--: fgf _1h§* E0 prove the due
e:;$§ec;.:fixo'fi:.";1.::_§fi.at:§9*si;V§:iQ:1 0:" the Will 9115 of
ihé' axecutiers of tha WEE
gig :9L":3%{a:r:r}L§;:';.e 'fi'1é~--'faitéstizzg Wimessges whe
"~§'.:%1,géf& j§;i::§é':§3§_é;«i§1e @116 €}:€C'iJ;E§Oi"2 0"? the '§9"§Z%E3
A '}._{"s}hA:=;;:.4vA"$:;§h atisséing Vs?§'iEi'1€S$€S are d€aé3
fé2az§§}?;~t3:::A'.?'i{§:;%:ir svédefics {he 'EEEEEE 22$': pmzsefi;
j 3} §Régi}s£a.~3;r§ §:ii"§?$:"Si§Z'§ gf figfizi Vs' Siatg 321%
'L'k.j%fk:;3z§:e.;js E€ia:::3.{§E;2§§§j2$§§
y
ewy
Para 23.
Where ail the attesting Wétneseee
dead, a Will can be proved. in the
prescribed for preef of a dQe;i_f§:.ef1§§'~
However; if me attesting :'W§tr1es&s'..A eanTV"'beV
found? Le, if he is dead} insaneie'_'eb;1na; 1;:
ta attend, suffering impvri--senme.:1§t, euE ef.§':heH_
jurisdictien of the eourt;L'e}£epf_ suit 'of veey
by the adverse. peg'tyfei; "eej,111%io:A be 'vtfaeved
after diligent seexreh; _:'f:i;§.e'»..L§:{eument
purports tgwhave :bee:t::'e3§eejL:1tec1 '.in:fl:x1e United
Kingdoiflé efid Nerthern
1re1an'd_; flee .£fiir:g:§:e}g{§.sfi.=be=§proved M (1) the
eigh'a'£:2..I§ 5'?flee"'~ai:eeefiifig"Qvitness, and (2)
e'ég3z;:iiiezfie~Ve:<eez3;tant, They may be
ereifedg' invihe éé2Ve.:t§fi£'eeei:r1diea€eid in Seeder: 59
.§E:§ jihe 'Ve:z%e%e:éee 535 pereene vine are ebie fie
§:'£§'i€'€ 'ii: Ehe'f:§e3:::er ézzdicated éa Seeééee 69
»bjg*v.,?iE":e"vee§£§rienee of pereeizs whe are ebie fie
" -.;:;?;e§2'e"_ifE":e;Vheedweéiéng ef éhe aiieeiee ans? Q5
V"-.%;he._"e;s::ve'eu:e::%:s¢ Szgeh ereef sf haefiwwritieg
e.i1v:.:i 1' eégeaizzre is eeesifieeeci grime faeie
'e{«*e§;%"§.eée::i fie efeerge fee eiéaer pasty: This is
'fezmeiefi an 'she :"§..3:§«Ei thee ee ewe? ef 'She
E:a::eZ~wr§:£fig ef the eieeeiieg Wiieeeeg it $1113?
ha §>:'esu::1e5: aha: e*:z€:"f;t':1é§1g was zightiy
dame, E: is thug clear ':hat in the 033% %fH;f:"i :
Efvflég if the attesting witness
found; {he Qxecutiorz can be grawyaé'
examinixig :5': 'WiUf'i€SS whcs _!:.§,jET}% id€%ffi§§": §;3Tié"
signature sf {he attestor:
4, A. Raghavamma andtihérjhv-Z A.
Chenchamma and Vanptherw i:'1"'AI*R 1964
SUPREME COURT 13C6';13 * "
Head Nqte {(:C)
Evi<ie€:*1;:€:::_<4_A':::.i: (*1gfJ%§.3.V%8#?2;A; SE Em 3, 102} 3;
E:'{)}3m"-* 1 ;{)?f§%sti'fii:§i2;e:'i::. i{3*3§E'J'.$H €f3V V harden 5f pE"0r3f
aiagi tfrxugj af gmof shifis but
:15': '::;;r§e:i;-- '
e;:§......eés;sentéaE d3Zs':i:3$i§,a§: 'setwser:
@309? arsd er:L:_S sf pram? : burdszz
':.i§Q'Ej1 {E36 persen whié $23.3 EC:
A p§f_:::sa%:vL}*é:§; fast 33$ 5;? iésveir ghéftsg '@255 'ii? SEEEES
C%f_§';'i:'G9f Shifts, Such a :s%2é§=::::g {Bf $32123 is a
x '"--..§{';G§'iiZ§i'E"§};GEiS garoasgg is: 3315 evaiizgfiéan G?
" egfééezzgs.
~i3"*?z:§
Xx
63$
5. Mathew Qcmmen Vs Stiseeia Mathew reparted in
AIR ZOQ6 SUPREME COURT 786
Head Note » (D)
Successian Act (39 Sf 192:3}; am+% %'
Executian ~ }§tte$ta::c;af; - Q:]':Z€f 3
witrzess was alga ihe -
Ne requirementv 3:}; 1avy;' "i;1t2.$;_1_?;-3;"-»$Crib§é'<:--;ez::2;<}:
be am atte sting "' -s;.}ii:n§:§ §' 3.» .4 " ' atte station
what is aH.f:hat ivSVV--r-éhqkgziredi.:~is' é;:f1V§i§1f::3::E11:i<:>:: ta
attest?
Sfifiiflf Caunsei fer
r€sp0n&%f:m_ ggbmiiig éizf; :
2:} "v€v'C§}p"»E..A~i:§;Z~'1JT1f£____'E"va'i'§a?S 0%; $336 wiél daieai. EG.%E§8S
-».a:i;&V}i:E$;i:::3 zihat ':I%:1e $8.E'IE€~3:S execufigaé '$3? flag
§€S'§€:%.:1* i_"}ET}; Seieéjg 31:: favazfi :35 'ihe ggpeéiagi
' Sggkéré
" .-"'§E':aa §€Sp0f':§i€§1'%. has dfifiififi Eliza axecuiiag §f Elam
'iifiié éaieé 134$ E§85
;§'"7«'éx«
'x
K
iv)
. 331
ms. .
ai';"2?"*~.
M"
Na reassns Statfid by the ftestaéer ts; Ciigizghsséé, Q16
Qsher naiurai legs} heirs
The Eegtater executed the Will in fa¥<pfi1:j:§f""§5E2<% f H
appellant Shekar beCaus§:' ""h'6:'«
discharge ths iiabiiitiespof th§é.2té:t1:§at0:..'v_*v_pA = * n K
During the course 0f «:rQ §':«:.;Vpe::a:11i:2:a§i_E>:1':cf DWI
Le appellant Shékigzr, -'_Vét;§;té's'..V'§;}:§é.:phe is ignorant
about the Eoans Srijirishnan
(testatpfi: aléa isfifipteé }.t1?1é:{1:"']3ie is unaware sf
how pfézthgzr loans,
Et *~i.$'-- Vvheza naiura} h6iE"S are
disirfbéalgéied' f_:*p::::' ghars ii: the prapsrtjyg stresrag
"3?f6fa;S:§::s fl§5§§1'S€...;?§.€?'S'i8;f§§; by' ihé tesiamz".
2 ==:;_§'_'p:*90§ £3 :33; £319 prapoundey $1? "$213 'xaziii 'SQ
é§sp€:E'4j'$é:$pici0u$ §§.:*€:u:z:$ta§:sas aazirazsnéirzg the
§§<.':¥:.€§::::éen :>f fiifi xvii},
"SW2 Gfiéapayaag Evrizzsiihy, Aéafasaie igcribs} fig ea':
§§é'£€f€S§€§fi,E*§€:}SSS;, 55% $359 E:3L§;:':}§'£S ihai ha E23 3;
ix)
W;
"W
Eenagi ii: the buflding beierzgirzg ':0 the ':€s:ai:3:"s
famfly aim' knew Ehs Eestatgr persema1§.}z._:"~g%E$Q
admits that the tesiater was Eh:-:% <:}ie;rr;i of
There £3 :10 izlcorisistermy i::~i;h_€~: €v;idefi'Cé'jV V
incemsistencjg painted 911?; by Eé'a1fi1«:=:{:
Counse} is {hat prQb:{1},§§~»..:;he A€i:3:atQf'~.:a§5§3foa¢h€d "
him in the year: 3985-1--%--:<§%v%psepare'we min but
subssquenfijz in t}iVe?_'s::*:,eSi:; ;:5::<;>§:*r:si:1a;%:-§,Q1T:T, he admizs
'Ema': ha «-«floss ngt _:}re1jiie ::s;bér":' whet: he was
apprcéacEj'ed§""b'j;._ tbhefj:$?S{:ai3f'toprapare the Win.
'SW3 is ::'Qr:A :§AfVté:e"afii»3sting Witnesses.
Learneei Séziiér' {Zi§:§::;.z:1S€i submiés :ha%: :9 prcéve the
,._§ ::é%:§i jg €%;a2._:f::§:':i§:g 33638: 5:26 aiifigting E¥}5fi[1§E§SS aye
2 ;'«::f*V,5q:;13L:'f;é%:*i-. :6 be exavméned uizdéf Secéian 68 {::f @3143
' '---.%'§::::§;:?::-§_ §:k§é;§s::£§ As:
3:: {E16 9:333:13 {:£iS€3 '@::>tir: $13 atiesiifig wimesses
"}9§'@ fieafig
xii;
xiii)
ma
«mmk
Sfiéltiéizl é§ 95 {E16 Eiviéazme Ac: meréiiéezzs that
whet: the attesting w£t:r:es$ are ficead Q1' z1<:~¢€:V.fC;»1_¢4iT:~':.d
than the attestatien sf at Twas: ('J13-:":.. .
'WifI1€SS has to ba pr0_\_n=:.d___
signature ,1' handwriting.
DW3 son of 2:113 attsst§ng:}%i»i:ne§'s'iyaa. by
the appeflant 320,iC1f§F1€iff:y"'€h';:'.:'§$%:i:.€'§tL1I;é'iif father
ie the attesting
He fur{17f~<:i':§1;i.bm::;_tS of DW3 does
not 0'? Secticzn 69 of the
the signaturfi of the
aiteéstizzg :&:ift:;~é:;§$V'%%zé;&:« 2519: gargved by pradagcing the
5335:? :::i€?: éai, gigfiatizret.' af the aiiestaier.
§;§'a;::1;e;§--..S€::£a? Cazzrzsei further submétg 'Q13: 3W3
A"---.V:§:a§{:':Z%':g3: ztmss gxamifiaiisn hag 12:9: greéaceéfi
"$§'§1£1.£I::e:r::.: :9 pm':/we 9123* signaiure af E1213 £35313:
AA ' *~._.g;e 'i?€§@ wag one 95 'aha aitegiifig wimasg fif 'me
" 2123:
(near////////((
U' .
XV}
xvi}
xvii)
Eviderzcfi G? DW3 ciisciaseg Susgécéeri 33 gig the
genzzineness far executéorz 23f the wiié.
Learned Sr. Counsei further submitzi.:*th.a€:. £:i 3:56 V'
eaxaminationwinwchief Qf c1,eafI§7_ a¥:119I1iti~:
that he was giving €:V1'd€A:I7Z.<:fi€ -,V§€(3aLi§§€? ~.:~11':>1:§c:jI'I'a1:911i:'--..
Shekar has asked <:oV.:i1€: _»é;n.:._§i_= i<AV:1L:';4fi:iV%fiViVf§\; his'
fatheris {i.€i at1;{3';~.":3.;_::::"*'$',=.="éig1<:':;m;ir<:. Fr{§h%i'AVvthis it is
apparent that DW3.:is a iuto_fk5:§fV~.y\k%étn:2ss and his
evidemge E3' : }.nr<éliab§§3~f ____ H
The ':«,:;;pi:%:j1':§;r1tv"E*1a$"faflét:{ dispel the sugpicimgs
<":i:cu::iisé:+2r:g;ieisM 's":1r%'<}':1:1<'iit1g the Will
63. ";<¥gét@:f::ie_:: Qi; '%:§i:§s Saar: <:ira;w:r2 :3 Sscéien "R3 3:"
i}1§_§§-i-;iic'§_ €%2<:§ §:<:tA]"'W_?%:.€;'*€:E:2 éhera £3 :20 Eégai $932' 37:33' ths cam'?
;;Q C'e3.:::g;.a_:.£*€ aégzzazuze w:§€:§'2 admiéifid signaiurfi: E3":
§he.'§%€Séf%%'j_».§a3% fine 'E"::a§Z Csurt 515:6? camparizzg Ehe
Q
' v:§;:s§1;§éeé'«;_$ig::a%:1:rss :;::f the ieséiata? £12 '£336 WES i?'i?§'fi§§ the
<§:é::§"%:é:eéi gégfiaiuye sf '£€.§%:§::£:>°:' is: 33:13 ragrigagg éseé
wt? 05$';
€22' '
g
,.,,.w
{df4w4azzx»zx/",mmW .
mwmwmxuwmmxxaaxmaw
','3'?2'
.94?
dated 3.E:.E9é?' has héid that 3316 signaturs azfgi fiw
thumb émprsssiorzs da fiat taiéy.
64, Learned Senior Counsel furth_6:1i._
the will in question dated
registered and .9139 creates a "s1:spicic1":"' 'j;<~1.$ tcfi i3t\~:_ .»
registratian since the same légndorsed
by the sub~Registrar;' by itself
is net enough go di§p:3 1 that may be
attached V.':a1§¥:i:j&:V%'fés't:e1.tion of the will.
The to prove the 'Will as
requireéi Act EVEEE if the Will :13
r&'gis:ert;<f§;*;._ mat in the p:"'€S€f1§: cagfi
{he a§}§<;:fian: E2:§_sVV€a§1e:::§ {G pérevs "SE36 'ziiiiii as §€I' Sfifitififi
a »f i;%:.ai,:jA'E":';:zide::::e fiat.
" 55,. . Egarneé Samar éfguziaai {gr respanéanéc rabies
Q3: we %'::%,_13?;;w3£:1g zaééingg :
'ffW{%6€4<txrx; . .
W
3} Murari L31 Vs State of Maclhya Pzzjadesh
reported in (1980) I Supreme Court Cases '?i§§:i:
Para 12: The argument that tE'::¢5"
should not venture to vggmoyrxparé'"i;aYi§*€§:i:§}gét 3V AV
itself, as it would thereiigy
the role of an expert is entffeljf'-»;?ithQf:3§rf;5fEie. ?; u
Section 273 éf the v§>':":'i/€C"1.'=3§1C(3'3.V.';e"";--.'C.:'i
enables the Ccurt fiaflcgfirnpare' "d:;3p.1;§t:ed
writings with {gr writings to
ascertain Whether cf the
person aafhoijfi haV& been
*W'I'1'1:it_";'3,"Li» do 39, as
someat-im'é1é:"§»aiE§','3 it is one cf the
1;azé;rces'Li?%:o_' and litigant must
e§§;§0é§i ':l*ié'§;z?§s¢'I~:%,{é'~.. §3;rhsnever it becsmes
neCé'$-$43133 T}4fi€'.:éA:§ia§ be czases where bath
4;s:"<:§§.s czaié and 3:326 veicss sf scrienca
".s:*é3":§*2<=éV;a:3f§:%s There 1733:' be caseg Whéffi neithez
?;:;;z: expert; being iii abis is affsrfi
* _ '§:i£m§ 3:26}: 033%, it b€C:{}§}'E€$ {E16 geiain
%';:::.:::g: (:35 '€326 $313'? $152 mrzgpaw 1:323 wsféiizgs
'Cams :9 its 0299:: senaiuséezz, "fies &:,:%:j.«*
V' =.»_<f;z;:z:z:t3: b5 avsideé 3;? fscazzrse ':3 E325
giaéemeézi iiai {ha fiiéiifil is 3:0 experi, Wéwrse
75
there are expert epiniansg they WEE aid
Ceurt. Where 'mere is none, {he caur§j""z€{ifEé "".A4
have ta seek guidance
authoritative text book and the
experience and knowledge; "" "Butfi J A
must, itg plain duty;
with or witheut oilrmj evfcf-§3_'2§cc:,
mention that ShaShi'V""}»?£:{?ur1:ar'
Kumar and Fakhfudd.é"r'i'1f§.j4»§ia:eof Mv.'PM§vere
Cases Where thé the
V/s Nabadwip
Cha11d1fa'7-._.flfpdiigtrV::"é1m!..,VVVVai1other, respondents
P4é11*va 3"i'"" : {)3 {ha §§::%£?fp:"€iaii3ri :35 the Sa::.'*V':é£:':27':i;§v ef 3:515 Ezzidezite As: and er:
,3 :?§:§%ie§:z axarzifiaatiazrz af {ha case Eaw 9:2 _ 2 am satisfied that zhem is gag "-Zsgai' ie the ézsdgg using his QWTE eyés :9 c9ii3.1'.5a€e disguteé sggmaiure mtg: aémiitfifi V H Ségnamzrss €V6Z?: wiihazii 'Q18 313$ {sf azijg eézéciezzce :33?' an}: Ezagidswiiiiig exprewi. T3132? [are aiszs 6:325? yeasazzs EC; szzfigéri: fi''i§S /?
zcccarx//////z44 M3 W1 sansiusian. Wha: happens in thase cases of disputeci signatures where neither }f}§\,}i.' i%}--'."_ "~. Qafis any han::iwri€ir:g expert BF handwriting expert may be avaiIab1c';% _jasL '§1;1: '"
same of the courts in the;dist;rict'_§V"'?; £'$VI. Judge bound to call a har;.£.;iwIfi'ti.2§;g'A'c::§1i:»<%§*t ,',,..
a court Witness 2' he can do SQ 1:" he v:a1§*fcs: :'_1::;>. But I do not think he dfigsé or that he is obliged tag.-d§§.."'SO';V"¥f he £ee1swuaa: he can on the eifi-d <}nAce_0§fi'gétH'é,f-fifitnesses 0:: the paint and by come tq paint, so long gs the caution t1*1a,t__VV$:;2;~:§h" '~ .a1mE0st always by its nfiturg; i1éc:'o::'E:1.usi:%é~.._;§;nc.f17 hazardous. That is wfigz' étpéri 'bomparison W6 have «::<:::'1si'<éi'é3,:*e'*?.V <;::hJ;§r"'~'?:0ge::t and camgzgeléing ..«.%;irC':2::3siafit£a§ ____ _faC%:::31?s in this appaeaé is "g:~:3f:zf:':::ag "t,oV the canciagsicm eff geauinenegs 05 '€E:fé:V"'«..,&§s§3-%,f:.?:i€d s:{g::a::;::*e, 3599125131., iav: _ Repofffi-.:."jV&re regieta with gases Whérs §2':a:§§€§fa§:%iiing e:%:§e?ts havs Thea: caiied 9:31;; .:-._§:_::'.: viii? éisbfiéiavgé by ihe £::>u:*'£g E hairg V"»--:E2e:"ef@:*<~: ::eve:* zizzéargiegd; Whj; 'the judge 9332226: 336 aliowad is 233% his f&c'::E:y ef afésisziz fiicf 2 E 3 ma "M witheui firs: receiving Eight frem 'she evidence. 0f the handwriting éxpert unless ii is suggested; that C0111': has a duty Eg m1'sgL1ide<:i by handwriting expert in enabie it :0 came {Q a rig1f_1t.,,d_¢cis§ijf:' disputgd signature. It is 'A context wig think in terms afflie 1e:g2;.'1--'V-V.c3}'..i§::frié that when the cfiznapareé signatures he? acts o1jV...gi}2"es'"~<:Videfi(:::a.. age; a handwriting ._c1oes mat.
The evidence ef Evidence aniy in béfiauséf evidence of a ..*-:.'ij:'é 9.1:' opinion. It is th§:V__JL1d.g{€'é€:_;::V_ ex§r§s;s his Opinion 911 €i'95;'€1"y 1 " Livi.spn1i:ed« -q_:;es"ti0n before him} inv§:3.12'd,irig dispuied signature, In gi'€i:1g'v%if?:ai <}~;:>ii1~;§':f: therefore he does not ,_¥:g£s;&~ a2v:'&<§§3<::«: 3:3 533 sxgeré: Wimess hm: :%ié§--.:§;a?gt;e$ his Legai £11513? :0 cierciajs a éispsgate ' ;?§;i $--X;t5:*é:'::$i.a:g 'aha: Qgaizrziera Ffiza 38: E &f§§ fiééffiffifég Eififibifi ta A. 3.<:éé;:": ihe Ehsezjg 9? jzgdiciaé b%:£:2d;n»3$s " -. _:n::é.;,:*5f®i€ aizé recifisrzzabés 3:233/* $3? {he iiighi :3? {ha Ezazzdxifritémg expéréz E $0 :23: gazzceévs '\ justice in that 3621136 is blind or shaulcl be blind; Physiologically {he Qpticzéns tell that every am: has a blind Spot' Se have judgesl But that need not any more blind than they must be 'lfiatii1':6§"S ordinance. Indeed, pitifullyengiighlljluéticel is Q , l f not always all seeing as it Slifllild bej:2:3::.c'Aiv''11lO '' . ans is more consciou$"'"~.:han. "£hV€'w.AJjLl€Elg€§V themselves of the th.éir~.x:isic.::n. The judicial lighvts._.é_r_¢ 'fio 'file; pole star to guide the erri;f1Vg'l' of"'*~ll1é9l._'jvliénighted pilgrims. the in the Rule Qf am reluctant to zfifiigyrllfrom the eyes of ale Jfidgei small flickering light, thét V1:SlOIE, althgugh l cenféss mu<;hA1_ game out of those ..«}§%.Vsc~:%§::i:i'g"'§}re$, €';?€I" sificé Gilbsrt and S:§ll:i%:a:1":._._$ar:g the: Lard Cl'§8;IEC€§§I'}S sang ii": " :li3:§;3;l'Zi':}fl%?f"§€§}.:~~:£&:¢' : "-'f?l3é law $3 the {ms embaéimszzl:
if eve?}?tl':i:1g étlaaifs. esxcgileni E': has 32% kind Q? faulé: er flaw lérzd E3, :12}? l£3f{'{§S; €:::%a§jy" ihai: lazfii 1' E E mM«u»mwmmmmw ww2m:m4 ~»«:% i;.é$&e 3} Lalif Popii Vs Canara Bank ané others rep in (2003) 3 Supreme Court Cases 583 arted Para 13 : It is is E35 noted :"
Sections 45 and 4'? 0:? the Evidence « hr...
Court has to take a View 3611 the, «:'2«g:3i1i'1'i¢:=.1i:1":);,_L H others, whereas under S6<:ti\:2_I1"?'_' of the 'sa1'd -- A' Act; the Court by i€s_"'awn {:ompafivsei::;""GfV writings can form its E §'idl€1;I.1C€VVf§()f the identity of :fié:ndwr_fit§:ig j«1__$,tCi'eait with in three sections af The}; are Sections 7 under S€i'CtiO1"jVS:_ ' éxfigivénce is an opiniélg. it is by a aI1.c'iViVid the latter on the bféxsis sf : fj¢.s{11ting from frequent obseh/fa'cienV$_a13.c£' .;é§;p6riencss' in fsaih the 4§::'as:<_e.s} v_vff§3.,.:ri:v' is feqziéraai E0 satisfy figs}? kfbgxi-.'s%,1C'Z: me3;1§é'és are egg': :9 conciude ihat may be actéci 221993; Ezresgsciiva fl '-<::éf v:é;i;;--.V.'{f;§§§3:i0r: 0f the hanéiwrétizig sxperfg the ""::0%;;;§1£r':i COfEE§af'€ the admitted Wriiizzg W'}:'ih A _ :1§€..-§é$§:;t€é writing afzd game :9 Egg GEEJZE §i:3fiep$::aTe::i z:@nc%:,isaL0:L. Susi: §X8§Ci3$ §f c9m§a:":ésG:2 is §€:*m%$$§:3E.& ufidfir Sscézién ?3 §':;f éiiir ef the: Eviéenate Ac: ifirdiziarfly, Section 45 and 73 are cempiementarjy is each 0ih§:*L _ "; Evidezzce of the handwriting <3:-xperi ::e€g§.._:J3:3§::'.*L:4'»T. "
be invariably corrobarated; it is for :0 decide whether :9 agcept _-SVi1éh:'_f éx§'1 uncerroborated evidence cizj r1;(:»t. . 3 it_iS. ::1r:§é::f .L.,, that even when an e:><;p¢rt's "---¢»:%idenc§%v--"--is'..vhét "
there, the court has p'@ Wer ta" c.::fr:1?éi3?é'V":t4fi£é' writings and décgde th6V.z5:1$"Et<éi*~L.,_ 4: The State (De1h'iVA'dffiif1ist.r§it§.§xi_ i.Vs Pali Ram reported in £19979.) 2 Suf51'_tj§n1<§'{§Quft 'ffifises 158 Para ;iV{é*{"%L:hc%;2fé't'ore to be read as wfi;;;:e§ zhgmlt 5:' Secticzn 45. Thus rém; it a. court holding an inq'Qi:_y _;:::@e: % Cede sf Ciriminaé ' ; P':"<?as€é,:,;:'2:3._§: :"as%;:€<:%: <35 an affsnse iriabié by Afiiéiégif by ':§i'é'C::v:.::°': Q5 Segsimns, §$ES :10? 3 "'&2}{:::§é<:§";i$"_:§3@2:r&rs made: Ssssiéerg '?'3 231?; in aha Vaf gusiiss, it éérecis an accussé §e':V*:s:@';:: V a.ppe3:*é:1g 'aéefgzfi ii? is: gévé big . aafzzispié Wfiiing is aizabiirzg ihe $3,533 ie be :%;:e§::§:a:"e§; E33; 5; E:a.:*;d2a?r€:i:3g exgaafii chsaea Gr aggrazfié E2}: {is wait; érreapaciiva GE' whether his 11211318 wag suggegtéfl by the presecmiisn at :he d;afe:':a:e§ because svan adfipting {his ceume, the gurpese enable the taut: before which ultimately pm: up for triai.?jgQ__ <:01f:1}3'éi1*§_':vt}'fi'ie disputed writing with hi;~:... }(eu1c»<:.;L41,$€:i'5s; A admitted writing, a:;d_ to4"re;ach "
conclusion with the ass--i.,sfi'£u:1ce C=f..th3 ;e_";f<:p}:::rt:
Para 33: H5-Ve1;j; pgoof sf handwriting wh:Lz:;1_1_ is._i1.i n:;1t:ir¢§ V {;;Vk:;?r£paris0n, exists, to use its own the admitted w_r__i:_ijr;g'..j%§*ifE;;::._:hc._ di§pi4teé§,::1V_ C316 ':0 Verify and iraffzach 1 '4~::_&§12,Q_i:.1s;§on} it will not be wfefzg :0 '$g;§«'A:.LjL}i's;E._%%2§7:§r: 2: 90:11": {3€ElS€d of 3 Case,L"":iir6C€$--_ $£?"_1d"~°aCC'i,3S€é §erss:>:1 p§&s€:::':
»'-'.}sef«:;3"$ it ":c.,V_§;%_:"§::e fiawrz 3. sampie wrétizzgg A saich _d7:Z«:jee:'t:E;}z: in $16 uitimate anazéjgzsis, '£8 :?':;v2<f f§E:€f;g§?*;2rpa3e sf snsfaizzg €316 393:2": :9 £an:2.j:3?;s;:x;é" éihe writirig $3 axfritéen with {ha 'wfiéizzg aiieggfi is E:.§;Ve heég ¥J§"i'E°§€§E '$32 313:}: ' *--,_pe::9Se::::3 zzfééhin €316 <::@::':€m§E.s5£§;a:2 Sf Sgciésa
--'?3¢ Tina: $3 is 3&3; 321:2': weréis "£62" the pwrgass gf snaiiéng éhs agar: 'ii; gcémpare" de me: 'ééwr' ,
5) exciiide the use 9:" Such "a§::1it:@d" 9:" sampis writing fer csmparisan with the afi$ge<:i; '»T writing {if the accused? by a handW_:j:'i*::g' -.
expert cited as a Witnrszss by any parties' Even where no s11_(:h §xpe_--r*:":&-':if:;.éVS;s ' is cited or examined by::__eiEhe 1j} ceurt may, if it thinkS,.I1€C€$'$.8:-i;§?. for :h'%:.§_éf;ds . of justice, on its own métion; <::a11'a::f::'_;e>"<pe'f'i WitH€SS§ anew t<;fV...r:.§§r':1_p231f6 {he --Sa.17§p1e writing with the "aiI'ege«d thus give his expert' assistg.;1'CeVV :.<'>V €{:1a;b1Vé'ft_:e-V" court to COfnpaI§';""th €".-- two faz.fitin.gs '[_'a.11'C__1_f'arrive at a p1"Op{::35 __ Vénfiiatzaufiixaléaiyengéii', Appellant Vs. B. N* Thim1riajain%a1na_A'é:1--dV"'sa£h«:=-fits, respondents regported in AIR .1959 sap:-evrrie com 443 {V 46 C 56;
"Eh€:e :33}; E(}O:&f€1§T€1h; be cages :13 éxecuiign 95 '£316 £5552} 11513;}; bss a3:2f:"$§1;';:;;§ed by suspisioug siéfiuzizgiaizcés. " ééiegaé §igfia%:.u:'€ sf €36 ?;e$'{s,1:9:" may 33$ %zé':'§; $h8}<::%f and éeuééfui and €Vi§,€f}€3€ in . 5s1:§p@:r?: cf the §m§<3::;::£§.sr§$ gags that $36 gignamzs is qiiffiiéiifi is $326 gégrzaiure £35 '£16 i E § S3 teetater may :13: remeve the deubé: created. by the appearance ef the signature;
cenditietz of the testatorfis mind may V :9 be xgffjx' feeble and debi1itat€C1'-iii' H evidence adduced may s1:.eee'e<§{.';V» removing the legitimate :doub1j.§a4se, 'te mental capacity of; _ the'--At'e--statQr;'--'..A tHe "
dispositions made in ?:}:.e;'V"wi11 mayap1_§_eaii ":5 be unnatural, i1;1p:ob§a_b§e"~0f'--»..;1nfa£:*'inAihe Eight of relevant the will may otherwise €fha;t":.'jVV:he said dispositj.o'::$,V:V:'mafyf be& iE1fe.e_.:eSuit of the testatgdr In such eases mecoua expect that an Eegitir:A1éite."vS1iSp1ci:g51:$5_ sheuid be cempieteiy re}f';:.ew'eé: befefee_:':he:"<:iGeumen: is aceepzed 313 the Ee:';~;»:3: i2=;*iE ef the~~%;esta:e:: The presence ef .«.§f:,1:e"Ei§ ;e:;:§e';';3V§.(::'__e:,:::; eireameiances r:at1;.3;:"aij;J :e'§:L$f1e.V:fie.,vr:1ake ehe érziiiai same K2'e:'}«* heavgfg it ie ea'::;efa:f:terfi:§; fiisehafgedfi " ,__ }Ce;?:fQ'ie€-'V. 'gareuid ée zemeiazzi :9 treat 'ihe "ei.e%§;::f1e§:i: as the Ease wfii :75 the éieeiectei'. E V A "'*:ri,::e fihesg if a eaveei: is fifieé eiieging 'ifie
-exezeése ef 'L2::':v:§L:e §I1i3S:.Ji€E}C§:, fraud er eeereierz 3:: respect ef the exeeuiéem e? ihe ewyf '.»w«w»'mmx«wm«mmwmmmmm W SE4 will prepeundedfi sash pieas E1153; haw :0 be; praved by ths cavaatargg but, ever: VE'iEhO}.E;':._: '._ such pleas circumstances may raise a as :3 Whether the testamr was actingéf awn free wifl in executing ..'t:h_6_: WiiiV,"'é;f§r§:» such circumstances, it the initial onus ta _ reni'oxféw-- anxz7--V.Asi;1¢h 3 legitimate doubts in the-vffiatterx. '
6) Shashi Kumar Vs Subodh Kumar Banerjee sinici-.e-- §1§ace'a$'ed.&.'af§£i1.after his legal representatiiaié'S"A;'. §ind"--.Aotliéréj' .%e:j50';*téd in AIR 1964 Supreme Pafa Tfi'eVV__pri:'1cip1es which govern p'fGvViflvg '§f"Kb3;~~__§}'§'fi,~*"aféf well seiziiedg (366 H 35 éf:-kataQ'ha1Aa.V_ S Iyengar Vs. ...33,§;.?h;;fi::~n.;sgg;;;:na§ @959 supp. {1} ;%CR i4é}i§{,g: Zggaijg 2959 sq: 443; am Ram Purnima _ 2£;"}%:fi:i:A %;§.}§;hage:2é:*3; I.\§az'a§zan Q62; {E§é2§ 3 {AIR 1962 SC 55?; Tha meda ef §g:{3¥éng a WEE C3653 as-E arémarééy differ frem * géhéiii 3% §:~:N;:;:r1g ELSE' gihgz degumsni €XC€§§ as $3 ihs $§€<:§a§ :€'€i£§.3iE"€§1"ESIi'E'{Z 3f aiiegtatiaiz §r€sc:":%.§€:E 23': 'aha {E886 6f 3 saifii' hy $563 9f the 2"
§a Endian Sucsessiszz AC2: TEE? arms of §ro:zi:'1g___ {ha will is an 'the prepaufidéz and in absence ef suspicious cifcumsta:1::§:§§__'__"
surrsunding the execution of the V£"iH;':_:'3.:*I:()V'C:.:I{; "
of testamentary capacity a.,nd.__th<-:
of the testator are ;'eqi;1_:ires:i~.. sufficient to discharge the"..Qn.us.[V»'WVh:ehre however there are suspic,i 0--L1s circ1;msf:1né;8s, the arms is onzihe pr3p:(:»_1;3ri'd¢r t<)& £3;x:p1é1:ir1 them to the sa'fi1'$f %.icti:3n .§§G1;rt befare the court fi(':C€ptSA...?.h't§'=V.i'iHA#8 'gefitiiigxée Where the cavéateafalléjgess ":i11fl1,3.§:I1ce? fraud and him to prove the ::*E;y§:I;.._ wiiefe~...t1:e:§*e are me such piieas Ciffzimstances give rise 2:0 d0xi.flt;ts,iE 313;:f§$L:*v.t»h{2._j§ér:jpounder E0 saiisfy the cG1'1s<::Ia:r1Cr::._€;;f cguzm Thee suspicmus .4.§irCi;m8taf1'::$s__;:naj; bf: as is ihe g€fI3L2ii'14E:f:€:SS A 2;?" £3255: .ség.t:a§:u.re 0f the ktsgtazierg $16 Canditiarz = @i€'*as:3;A$f£:.;z:0r§s mirmi? aha éispssééiazés mgéfi " .__:::x §:f%1:.{3 }§»;€3i beirig umnaiufal §:'::pz*{:2§abE& GE"
uzzfafir in the Eight sf raiavarzi €§§"C1}3f}3S'§&fi€€S ' mgr $21636 Eziighé '$5 ether :§::d;3;ca:i§§",2s 17:: 31:15 2;£ii'i is shzsw "£313: €315 zssiaiargg mind Wag in:
free. in such a $5.36 {E36 QSHFE zrwsuéd my.-°' 8??
:1a:L::'aflj; expsci tha: 332 Eegiiimatfi sugpiciarsh gheuid ha complezsiy removed, 'wafers document is accepteé as the last W13} testater. If the propaunder himself.;taE<€:§"' ' part in the execution af_,..:h_e ezmfers a substantial benei7i_t also a circumstance: _ 1:0 "1£)€ *-také-ffi:3{[...iVf1£O "
acceunt, and the prsp'e.ifi:der "is'~-:fé:q1iire c:i.: remave the doubts by :::%1<=ti.;i1;r--_3j:*;_d safiisfactvzggry evidence. If th'€'J :":§}I'(:};fJ()3i§f11fidE§§fi"~¥§L},CC€€dS in removing the su$pi:£:iQL{:§ e::iriii;u::1§é't§:,f1ces the ceurt graéjzt if the will might; ian;1"%%'::::gh:' Cut eff whefly 0:f__i:fij; in the fight sf tifiesé _A 1:'5E§'1i*:;1:.=.:V_<:Vt:'«,pr§;fi§:,:;pZ.e$ that We have to saxfggiiief ' appefiants have sucséetied éstsaiiixisifing that $116 25.5%}; wag €2<e';;:1';$,d;__a;f:d attefiedr " Appellant Vs. Bhagwazzt and sthersg Rié$§$fi§:1ci;e;5I::i,5;$'i:f'$p:3:*'Eed gm AIR 1999 SC 35242 " _ ?&§a 2 : 823?: Q{)F§'3.€I' {Gr g:a,:2;§$E:3L§fi:re:': "~:*}:* Eéiéia sfaiésiétjg 5:32" g 32:33 Q3" fiaughéer $2' ihfiir ' 3.332133 :23 33,0: uncemmén is G1,}? Sf}€3§€'{}i E8,7{§"1€?§ 3% times ii be€:>:';:%:e; :::e$$Ssa,:*3i Giihfif >mx' ;>'7*' is provide for the lesser fertunate or fie avoid"
the property frern passing out of {he famiIy;.._':"'e._ But when dispute arises between some degree, and the benefieiaryf::"eVefi"'"
chooses to deny the blood _?ies_§_4an;i1.Vf(V3e unsuccessfully, then Courfie ree;:;tJri'ei.l::>i1'iViy':if:..e,,,. '« performing its duties efu11y.v--"-%..e{.nAd "
painstakingly multiplieeé" UnVf0r§u'11?ii:eV1«Vy:
was not properly eompreherided bjz"e.ny~':of the Courts, inciu-ciing fiieurt which was swayed moAr_e by of appellanvt; ' A may have been 'V but Wholly irre1evex2j;f"f:;::;*_ _e::e:L_i'1*'t.:__e' ae...,their function is :0 judge Although freedom to; A bequeath' .ef;e"e "*~:.';w:*,V"' preperty ameagei Hindue. ':Te_2f;bsr_)h;a~:'e bath in extent ans} ..«§§;>erL'ee:1, i:';'%;*§V:3,,(;i_§_:j2g 3:'ar2,k etmnger, yet ':e have A ' :ee'£;é1;:ee':2:ar§' Capacity er a dispesaieie mine v;i1<:e;fa_ie vA:'-equirefi ef erejeeeedee ie eetebiiefn :'f1ei1_. {he ieeteier at time :33" fiéegjesiiien 'keeée see uedeereteeei the preeezty he wee " +.,_é§s§>c>ei::g egzd pefeeee wee were 1:9 be ~E§e::ef§e:e;§iee ef his éiepeeitien. Prudenee, heevezzezg requires eeaeeie fer derzgsézzg Ejezzeféf:
/' @433 :9 Ehaae wha {ea wares aatitied ta %3aL:a*;:j;: af izaatatar as may baa similar claima an abaaaae af it may mat imzaliéata a W113; b:1€:_3.:--. shraads iha dispasitiaa with SLZSpiCi€}I'_'E.--:__T<?LS 'EX:-..., -1- does not given any inkhng to ta-stator to enable 'the: Gaza': javxéfige'i-f:_'5:ha_ "V" disposition was valuntary aifig. Taking' ..a<::"£,iv.e" x interest by prapauzlde;-{E1} e><:e"ia:L:n:;a:>_1'i' raises another' atr<3:1_g"-asziapiciiorlg E in H fiferzkatachaia as. ;.1f3i_Tii13.:narj afxiaaa, AIR 1959 SC 443} §ia'é :i'1e.1<j:"ii;;.,if<:.nde:* the Win infirta *_~u:"11§§éSa§§:1s.. p§a;aQi1:;:<§ar cleared the satisfactory egfigierigga-; af W311; thust by ;;:3r0daACiE;g_«V afiésting witness or §f'Q"'\'/i;'1§V -- af taaiatofa thumb impr'assi<)aa_ bf; §:§1eL:a$€Evaa was ma: aaffiaieni *:a'~€=:$é:abi%ah vaiféaééfg af EVER azaleas auspéséaua C£:§<;ur;a$;ia:1Caa; 'aauaé {if aaaaiai, afe fuiad ' "aV:3£iV_1.E;E:a Qauria caaaciaaca is Satisfied aa:"7l::<a1§7 an aaaaaiiaa but aéaaui as ,.a:1,"i}:€aii€%;f;. Saa KE§f~,?'§;§': Sing 'ifs. Smi. % X if:"hha%:§; {E9893 4 3%: 4.39 : gaéa E%@S aa 3%,: F}! ;
Wm! gil?
am mi";
Para 4: Eaéis in Maikani Vs. Jamadar, AER 198? SC :75'? was relied 9:2 is dissuaée :2;gs', "*}J Cmzri from interfering} both? beCaus<§.¢.._1_i§:VV':' -." finding that W11} was genuine, was a sf fact and omission to mg=_:1f;:§<:n r~*<eéfs':;:.:':i_':vf'<V§f'¥' disinheriting the daughteri... .':ak-ifigw prominent part by beneficiary' by its;:%1V>f,v;«*aAS not sufficient {Q create'-aff:;¥»dGi:b:.étb§'i_1t tl:1'§?:"V testamentary C§1pacity_.... beéézuse ,./Eof misunderstar1dii1g 'sf 'Ai:_he;_ ._import of the decision and which it was r¢.nsi?¢r_ede case was 1a1'1ci';»wa;'$ fiéphew as against ma;1§t_fiec£.. :dé;:;;_gh:§:f. in village ':0 pzflotecff' or agricultural héxEdi:'1«g$V Gut ('sf fanaifiy is 'J£?€Hkfi'Q¥L~'1E,VE'i_f§§§V ih.-::¥Vugh it canzzoi be Said is harc§"--.,;;n§, fasi $11}.-B 356*: when " k}1;é'£::}:.si=i:anc€ is ai':1Qngfs': 'iaazfs Csf eqzzsi T. §Tcgi:':~;§e' Q.:%f1 .i~:Z :13 raassn far $:><:e::E,:3s:§<:r:1 is " _ §is€_IccS';é:;:E;' than '$33 siazzdaré :35 SCE':iii1'3.}f £3 fi§€"~?:}:é sasziae 3.33% if E1313' C$:,2fi$ bsisw faiieé A :._t9 5% aiive ta: 2?: as fig deg; frag: tlzfiir Qffififfi =é:f%::3:1 iheir i3ffi:€§'S canmei be Saié :9 be begiazzd yezséew. Fxiiéimzgh ihig C9123"? éafia Em: mm § § 3
8) nermalfif §I1'{é3§f%§'€ with findingg 0f {gait rsscerded 'my Courts beiessag bu: if 'the fi1:1d§;;g ";
£3 recorded by erroneous a§pIicatiQ.r3.__ "§;'f: : :. '~ pri,n<:ip1e cf Law; and is apt to re;3i,:i'}tV-if::"L:"' miscarriage Gfjustice then _:h.is_Cou'r5i:"Wi:}'f§' justified in interfering undé; AFi§'Q:§.€!4"3,.3;':§).; Bharpur Singh 85 vs; ..s.ingh~ reported in AIR 2009 Jsc 1'2f6.6u:' Para 15: -i:3:Vv.3§jr;i.1'--"'Kak vs. K13mari_.. S?1 af_r.adéi_ Rajfe 8z'VA«'{ii?j;*,.VVv_.("2gj')('f>8) 3? sec
695) is feqggired to adopt a ra_t§(§>na1.V'::'~ is furthermore r{§qui'r_E3"civ ,\..V tvginfi: its canscience as e;%;i;sté«t1t:§e-- circumstarzces péay art: %:iL'}§g3riani__ :'5Q§e;.E*:'o1d,i:1g :
'\X?}ié%ea.s axeauiiszi sf any ether '-;d}{.;--<:"i2":1€is.€>:f:?;*. Caz: $5 ggyevaci by fsrezriazg 131$ ~«.+%N§i:i:%:f§SA'j»:}§ 62$ §§€::::*1$::t 3:' '£223 cfintenis 9? ii a$=. a;i;::<::E {ha %X€CE}f{iGI'3. ihgyeeffi in 3&6 €2?€I}€ *:h'$.1'é exésig suspisimis cizaigmaéanses the flgzaaréty seééiérag £0 Qfiiaia §:*e'$ag:e and / 3? isttem sf ad§§2§.:fi3i:ra:§o:2 with 3, cfipjjgi 05 {ha W WEE annexeéi mimt alga aéduce eviflence 1:0 éhe satisfactian af tbs Caur': beiare it sat:
E3.C$Efpi€fi as genuine;
53; As an order granting pr{)§j"at%::'_i_E,:: ;2:. judgment in rem? the court.' 3111.3: :Z:'i1'§~3{}.'2'.7§f~;f3.f-3.Sf:-,/;V"---.,' its conscience before it.passe1:-sém 0I'd€:'ff_ _ " 1
54. It may be tru e...f§i:«:;.t 'cie;pr§x?é;ti9.:1 a due share by (sic:-<.f{§:i)'fc}'«:,_e 3;}av:§;i1r;?£..A:he'ir by itself may not Vbe '»~:V..';§;.1;:£'spicio11S circumsta'%1§:§:-- bfit :ft}'1e factcsrs WhiCh"'i'S..__V{:al«::§:i vc':$_r1 §§idVr:%:*atio:1 by the CQ_L;._:'ts~ ;g;»gs.i:1;:i:f.\g of a Wili 5.3 ' _€§1liE<§1"':3ti'1er decumenis; even animég-S, a§:6s:ta:3[di'~.--§S a. necessary ingradéezzé .. «§--f::>r ';%raV§:é'g'--.%};:* aji'a&s?;a;ti0r:."
i§r:§<:;¥ftunaE6§§:, SE26 firgz: a.ppe%.Ea3;:§ <:<3::j:2i ::I%:e ééigh Cauri did :29: adveré :5 "'l:;%;:%:s€: é3;sp<3~€'£$ :35 $116 azatisr, E3333 :5 : '£5 may ::@:§{:e 'inaé: in J&,S'i«i¥af:"'{ K322: 'ES, Amri: Hair 8% Qrg. {{E;%'?'?} 1 SCC E,
9) 369} this Cour: peénied out that whez: {fig will is ahead}: shrauded in guspicianfi pmef ceases to be a simple HS betxxsee1:;...fi;§$;"_'._"4 ? plaintiff and defendant. An proceedings in such atases becomes sf Cm/1rt's conscience and :p_ropou.:né1'e;:
Will has to rernmfe Circumstances to satisf3{ that W'fl1 :1'-9113/V7' executed by tesjrator vwhf-:1?<~:*.fd1f€: cogémz {Hid convincing eXp1:>ir1atior:i.'' ; x i ' suspicious circumstancés ShfQ1.ldiI1gj "mé;k1m'g of Will must be: ~v0f€§:Lfed& Gurdia} Kartar Kaur and others1.;repo_A1*{é~9jvjI1_ f19'9.8'}~.4} 5:30 334. 'A LFa,ra'. '2 sf appeai below has i:1vdi€a£ée:§,:VAs5§7ar2{E iéctors which aczzérding is ;k3a.r:'iei§";3':::C§ge} haé raised rsasanabie ..su§p§¢§é»f:..a.bQu: ths genuirzeziess anfi vaild "-T',,..i<§A§:l飻:§x'<'i_§i§_i3'9'i%;:"svef {E16 Saki Effiiis it baa $3682":
'=..i::=:§ic;a:éé§ ihai same sf E323 zzaizlrai Eaeiz/*3 had hé:;::§_:%; §iS§1'E1'}fE3"i§€§ fir, éfiizs said WEI} :vi%:Z?:{;2121.: V "e3.:i3; rfiasaa 52:2? 322.9%: Eifiiififé, ii has 8333 fieea Enditated 32:13.: thsra was :16: aver: a :a;h§$§>&:" if: tbs origiziaé ¥%"fi'€§:€§} eéiaiamfizfit fiirsd by '::}E§e3 K' K aw' mwwmmmWmm'm_ Eegatess {ii the 'ifs/E} about 'she: €XiS?Zé??§j1£€ :3? such W3} in :he deciarateijg suit filed agai::s: "'»T them. 0:23}? when ans heir was Left:
added. as a party defendant? fer €:h.€§ ' time? in the additional writtgijgj>'stat§a'r:ie'r§f"'i}ie: execution of the will was learned District Judge has &LL'1SQ:'indiC3Lt€:_d'A.th'€ VV " A' reason for which heV:;&éé*~._A§:ioL:1."i3t€C§ executant of f;he__ wfli 1;a:§<iu:'Z:);e€:::;L idé'ri:ifi__eAc1V_ T:%3y the Lambardarv b._§§r';auA§e ;_t}\1hg,_/gxfigbegegistarar ezzould not' say t:h§; "».:V._i3£§:nbardar identif}7i:ng§ ; the IA_exf:'<ii;:ta:1 f".j_::zg§:f'éx Harijan Laml3€aI"da:r1:A1j:%r';'--_Vs¥C)f1f;--<§;_i§:1»s: __it may also be ind;'_§ate§fi"*£"is?;f¢ of the Will, in d¢;5'<;V:s--i:iA;;}§«;% ma: he did not know th};. €'X€C%i..1f&fi;§;:_h:V€3.f ~Wi1§. .._§;?Lar'a 3: 'é:ffEf?V:3vVf'i'i?£?':€;S WEE ssiéééssi $33: if ihsre is
3. i"'. 'As§%;s;3ici9us circumstance abéut 1:315 2 tbs WEEL ii; is '£316 Giuéy 9% {:35 saéking décéaraiian abaui the é,ia§§§i€§r 95 E133 WEE} in diam: sash suapiaieug ~ £§5i'i2lEfiSi§;IEC€Se Er: Ehis ceanecttieiz 1"€f€§"€I€1%::§§ ..maj; '$€ made Ea ihe dscisierz sf éégés fgeuri in Ran}: :§u?I":ima Dsbi 'S K:,:,::*:a§ Khagsfidra ,3';
i\Ia:'aya3:3 fieb. it has been heié in the eeéd eleeieien that if a Wit} being registered ar2d;'"---- having regard te the other ei§eemetaaeee,*'_ie-V.W. accepted to be genuine, the mere faei: 'V' V the Will is a registered Will; will I'10f£jE3:§.: « be sufficient to dispel] a.1_1 ' ;s't:[sp'tci§§i~:.e«._:"
regarding the validity of AiéthepV_AWi11».'v_:$fheren euspieiens exist; It h»a,ve"~vE§eefi."he1d_Vtthat':..tf:;'e~ bread StE:'LT,€IT1€1'1t'_by the___%fi*it;ne.e_e that. lead witnessed the teétetterf_4é,d@§1;':.t:eg"egteeuttott cf the Wiil was not 'te;_~.»»d_'ispe1 all suspieienié; ':rega§tfeitti{g;¥ <::jtt1e'_:.._e§<e::{Viti0:'1 and attestattion5:10;? Q t has been speeivi'iC;813:1;t,é".;_:jtjeii eegistration of the Wilt} suhftttetent to remove the ei;::e;eieie:':.V an eariier deeisien ef EhiSV't"«{:G'{}:ft :°'ejVe"C;3i_t7ed in H5 Vemkazaehaia Eye?'zga29é>'e8, Ex?) Thézezmajamma it ties eeee ttie said sieeieélee that where the Vt'*g,::§e.§3e:V;1-flier Wee mtefele tie étepei the V et1_e§ii?:_ie'ets €§§'C1.3;tI1$'£&:1iZ€S "erhieh S':§:":'Q1};f:§€é itée Vtgueeiéee ef Veéété exeetttiee aeei etteetetiee ef the Will; 13% letters «:3? eémieéetretiee tit: fevezzr e§ the pfepemtder eeuid, be gretzzefi.
4* The éaw is Wei}. eetfieé that ihe;'"---- eenseéenee <35 thee Cam': must be eaf;:isf§eeE~»._"'*<. that ihe Will in questierz was :30':-':.e£:'I§>:--'.i'L:'~-- 'V' V executed and attested in the required under the Indian; SL1_eees":3_ie':*1--A<:;?fe,._ 1925 but it should. alse be'.f<$'a;;:1'c1 tf'1v;a_;1.I:A"?;':1e "
said Will was the prod:1e"t»..ef ifie free :v~Q1i':§'6:1w of {he executant {r'u«1:§:;fita1f3,i},' executed the af:féf".._'k:i1QW'ifig A end understanding the , ft_he Will.
Therefe:ie., :f§;}1e:'1{:é?»?e;19' _ efiyv euspieieus <:irCum'eta__r15ee_§'. t?ne§:._'_eib.1ig--atif:;v:§ ieWVeast on the pr0peL1r.1d--e;%7_:VV ._ fie dispel the As in the facts afid ease; the cam": 05 e.ppea?,_ beEe:2v7._:*iie§_:.~"' net accept she valid
-_%:'e;é<:ee:,:,:§ei":"».ef ihe Wili 'ey indicating eeaeeae 8:25: {;i:;:ni:":§ ?:e a epeeifie afiedizzg '$18:
123$ met beer: éjseefied, Be ihe 3a::§j$'§:é:*1:§e:: ef 'iize C9122': afidl eueh firzeiing ef 'i"}'§"ér15V€:££3i";3:§'?: ef apeeaé E233 eiee eeen ueéeeid by 'A eége High Qeufi 'ey {he é::':;§':.1g:}eé jziégreezzz} ..éee de fie': fizid eizjjg eeasez: éie énierfere wéiéf:
suéh dscisisn. This agpeaig iherefarag faéis and is ::1ismi$sed witheui: 3:2}; arder 2:0 cestsg
10) Rani Purnima. Bai and another Khagendra Narayan Deb and angther "= 1962 Supreme Court 567 (V 49: c $6); "
Para 5:~ Before We ce:§1f1':~3.i§der ':}1<'é'fa<:t3 <fifj£:hi§ case it is well to $6': au£'i;1r :'é pfiI1VéipijéSEEi?1'£i§3h govern the proving féfméi Tliié 'xfiras Censidered by '{h'1'ts'% C,i<::tir1E.i¥'iV§1 E€[',%TvV:Xg'e§::§;*:}:atacha1a Iyengar L '\3':«: _ B. IAN, 4 (1959) suppmi) 4126i,:V(Afi%%.:..1'95'9""SC 443). 1:
was :;e'{sé7}:h'at the mode of pr'eJ%;>mg%L:-a C§5'ia:§,Av"I3o€'§i§1*'<;=Zi}1ari1y differ from "£3:-.Aat'-- of fiocument axcept as At€s_'th$ V?spé§':$i:;;--§Egéeifégirenzerlt sf aiiestation ; grescfibed' fir; tfgé cgarsé (sf 3; xiii} by Segtian 53 ' °s§j-éiha A.§§1c§é.i:'§""S:1ccessi@:: Act The {3ffEL3;S cf f§:¢.Qfi>i%::g:::':he WEE wag 9:: the pmpe:.:;:':§€:' afid g;7ib7$%:*:§e of Si.};S@§€§§%,'§S Cii"CU.§'E1S§&i.'3.{fi€S sLi:*f{;>:{1':éi:2g tbs execuééezz 9f 1:115 WEE} grsaf sf £€vf£'~3E8.f§€f}€&Ej5 cayaciéy arid s£g::a%fore sf $336 "'f:$sIta%$:° 8;S :'€qu:2:*ed 'E55' 332%: wag $"é,E§'§éj§€:'}E is digsirgargs €128 an/us, Whgre, '§3e:rxaz$v$:* thérs 'N:
W5;
ware suspiaieus C§§(2't.Ei'EEStEiI'}C€S§ ihfi anus would be on the pragfiunder to sxplain :he::a ' ':0 'aha satisfactien of the Cesar: befsre the m'>":§iE'- "'-- CfQ'L,1}.d be accepted as genuine' L V caveator alleged undue influence? _--f:"a;1.2}:1..V<j'r.V csercion, the onus would bi: on_hig;I1'_ft;o*'prQv:§'..V_L the same. Even where their-:_ were nk:_--v_%suvch V pleas but £116 circumssfiémces "gav'e Vris«53~. 'ii'<:'~ doubts, it was {Qt the préfipcguxgderhr::> s§1tiv§f§/ the conscience V<::--f _."ft--he3: --'_VCQ;.,1ft".~..__'Further what are suspicious @138 alse consider;3d :V in §;thi:,§ "'i'fE'1é afiegeci sigr1aj!:ufe,__0f: tE§i€:" t§3_::_fe1tQr~..1r§§gh: very Shaky an_(i__Vd<3wL}I§ti?i3?1_ support of the p.;fop0%Lif1L;1'€?ffS§VA3'. C8§6~ _ M_tha%: Wthe signature in qfiesf§.e:i -'a:Vr:i¥§j_j~:he_:VT's§.;§:':~:ature cf 'ghe Eestator zrziglii'--.:i«:;t ;9e:Ii<2_:}€«.f';7}:<3 doubt cfeateé by the .«.{:app€:arafic€¢§f tbs S§§1"':3J§LH'€. This camfiiiion <3f' 'iE2;§3'*i:_&siat@r's méné might 8}7}§€3..E" *i§ ha "EéeT§3_s 3:26 éebéiiéiated ané exziciencs 2';
mighi 1191: sugcaeé. in femaving tha ' iégiiimaés éstzbi: 2:23 is 5:18 mszxtai Cagsaciifg 9%" V ' iivti tssiaéar; 331$ giispssiiéems mafia in the Jérxiii migii aggeay ts be uzmaiuzai?
iEE°2§E'€§}§3S.hE€ G'? zmfair in {E16 Eigh': Sf reéiévazzi s§,.;M' wffi 43:11:;
Qircumséaneeg; 3: £316 vxiil might aiherwise izzdziatate that tha aaifi déspesitiens might :3e?.f '* be tha resuh: sf fiae iestaiefs free mu minds fin 3110}: cases, the Court ' naturally expect that Mail suspiciens sheuid be €Oii:1p}©i§t§1§7 .:'é1;'1f1E}--V§3'Ci'~.,_V before the dacument jwas aC€:"efpt€d 'Eh':-'2 East WEE of the :é$~:_:é'i§Qf. .Fux;f?;:h§f;~-- V4'V'a" §1'Op0'Lif1C3,€I' himseif mighf"'~ia}:§ a .;fi>f-:3r:1ir;§§:1t part in the exe.§i;a::o;§ :an;¢%"'*xv;11, which conferred on hirg If this w*a:$«'é:Q':~.i*: tieézted as a susp1:ci'du.;s Vaiitending the ex§:g::1tiQI{1* pmpounder was r$quiféC§ :Q_¢VV:;:?i:10f§?€A. §}':e doubts by dear and B13: 6176?} Whére theta was suvggiczidué éizsumsiances and fits .«§€p3."$';:'><3'i5;lY1§'{:3*E7"v$'i.£CCfi'€{iéE$: 2:1: §€mQV£:':g ziaemg V' <? é::i':;,:"*a weuéd gram pmbatefi Efréssugirz 'ihs Viiiéii. be z:;:1;r2a:"a.r3é and might £316: 955 ' _ Vw%:§:}}'£:;l_:3§* E3: ya: 123%!' faéaiiamg. @152 9: it wag urgeé bafers 1.23 that ii'; aziszx ":35 81% C@:':s":::{*:"€:':€ fizzfiizzgs 3% $23 Qguéég Etasisw W6 gémuid $36 333%? ":0 :i§3ZS€:L23*E;: iheme 3?: //'V ¥;,,£Z5 3&5 view, Ezewevezy ef the euepieieue circumstances zzeéeef the High Gear: a:1Ci _ eome fiifferenees in the appreaeh ef th§.':.:;;',5f}'V"""' iearned Judges eemposing the Benefgi; fia/9% 'V' permitted. learned eeunse} fer» parties" zlnte the entire evielence Sig thjat: §\;?e-ee»:i:.a:g_ able :9 judge whether _the Coujf"f: we;'s right in its e0ne1usi0:rfl"'~..:hatv. registration had g1ispei1AedVVVe;l1e_ S'1;;spicié3:'--:.ei Para 23: There ié;_hee---.:§c:ui:§fifif a we: has beer; _fegistefeti;' V_ av V~e§;;é*;;ms:anee Wh.iCh_ . to the eircu1::1Vet;af1;eeeV; its' geniiinenessg But . iiheit » fieegisiered Wiii not b_'§<_it's'eif 'fie. dispel 311 suepieion zegairriiizg ii _e§%1e§e""_.;e:4spieien exists} Wizheui ;s1;bm3it:::*:g the éegidenee ef fegéstreiierz ea 3 V5<:§é--:é';*::e"eXe.mir§éfie::i if the evieiezzee as 35:: '%Te§"E_e'::9?e:x:§e'::§: 9;: 8. eéeee examizaaiiefi yeeeals "W':E1e;i: fegisiratietrz was made in Sue}: a mange'? that if: was eyesight heme ':5 Ehe '€e';::.i,eJ:e:° 'iiéaei 'ihe d:GCEE1'1":€§'}'£ ef wéiieh he was edmiiiétzg exeeuéiezz 'W8_$ 2: WEE fiéepeeieeg ef Ezée gyegeriy axe; zbefeafter he ae:i::"e'E':ed fie sxecuiisn arzé. ségaefii :1': in EQXEEE ihereei, the registratiefi i'£r'fl3 dispei thfi daubt as '£3 §€fI1L1i:3€;1E:SS af the will But if the as to f€giS€§aEiG1'} shgws that was d0:?~¢'2'*in? " perfunctory mgnnerg i:ha;£;_ the registering the will did net }j_ea§:1..i :j:t;§2'§:9 :;is'----:}:.:>-' testator er did net bring h<3rf:eA{:'::._ hiU1&£b?3{f'h'€ " A' was admitting the: execzsgfian of a. évifil S not satisfy himsglf in s:QmV:é<~:3t'h;e_r w'a~§r--{a_,sz_§'<::r example, by seéizlé', _tli.:=: tVjis:%t§€:i:€;r;:':*é:3adir1g the will) that the €esta:g§r..Vk1§_;éVa{% :Ei*ai':L:t;§%?*as a will the exeguiigfz Qf the fact t§1:%i'v- wauid not be af " unknowzz that r2§:gis_t1'1aii{x:i;;f:.__V::33ay: "'t.agL:s _' place without :31:-3 eziséctséianf;':'s%;:1Zy~.__ E<::':'§wi:1g ihai he was :egisi:%:r§::g,V Lafmyiséperzg ars fufi Céf casss in »'-3'.,w§:i:Ch Ersgi-s:i{--:_;_:_§{: wfiéa Eavs mg': "@553: gated ii/QE1,;A '5S€€ fer exam leg 'xfeiiaswarzzfis Serizai , . K. 3 » xv' 'x:*;?'§ 'S.§i>af§a:9::an Serigaéfi E33 8 Rang : {AER 'A 24}? Sumnéya Efiaih V3; fiizansndra §:i§. 3%: C33 574:: £33 Sirja ms:
,, ggagh 2:3 Ggfigaifé ma: Séfighg {3} AIR 3953 "${::%v€::Cj,? éieriificaie 343 fherafgfefi 33$ mere fat: Qf regisxaééaig may' :26: $3}; iisséf 'as f /' aw?
enaugh {G dispel sf; suspisiem ihai :::3.j; attach :3 {he €X€3C?.3;§iQfi and attastatiéfi 05 W111; ihaugh the fact that there has registration woufid be an imp§i'Ea:fi' circumstance in favour Gfmfhé 2x:'il1""i?{&£.fi'gV genuine; if the evidence :13 :0 :fegiSir;1tiQ12'~~..L__ establishes that the fe_stat§j:j'ézdmitt§2.£i'A't11$ execution of the wiil S was a will the ¢xe<:ut;ie:.1n:'"0f"Which"'he; was admitting;
11 Ajit Lai Maulik and others repééftéfi V 196
Pa_Lra_ --'? *":,-~..fi'h¢'"v1»§§arr:*eéi Additional District Jzifigé' 1:asVV.p¥i"§§ps§_fi§%':LEiiécussed the grizzciples jzg b€ fcHf::'w$%:i far fiéfivirzg a wag. The: was 3:' 4_':_j'§"¢ptjQfivi§3_.g a i>4xiZE...é,:=; 3:': the §r@§aw:1de:"., in thé A " -» __ sf suspicigus circémzsiagses {ha €:<:€r::::zi§mf: {sf tine Eféiéiég {E16 §:_:':s::«§ l'0 § {€S'{SJ:"EE€1'E'§a.I"}' capacéiy amfi, ihe gigfiaiuze <3? ths zsgiaiazg as requiraé E}? iaaxag AA "~.,9.§e suffégiani éia éigaharge $33 §::':,2:'se .5513 "gated by $316 iearneé §':e:¥.é§%:§$::a£ Qigtréct Juiiga 2§§""i€§"€ 'ihsrs aye suspfircéeus X, §7fI//y ESE circumstgzzéea the 033243 xveald be 0:': the gropmzzzdsr :0 axgiaim them ta ih:E*~ '--
saiisfactisn 3:?' the $9131: befare the WEE ::;Qf§td '- "
be accejgied as genuine: Tbs :n€a:1:',ng. 7<if ' term? "anus pmbandfi €153 thggtif is given by the party an I_whQ:If1fjV cast, the isgue must bf: £9L;m:i"--again.$;:;~A (Imus a3 9. C};€3TZ€1'II1if1iI1gv.,_fé?if:'EOI' §::»f._a' -:;as€V''~::é;i:'' "
enly arise if 1:he;__evi{ie:1_<:.é:';::.r«::'.._anc:i'<:@r:_Hi; §s0 evenly balanced '&.:1o;_'C%{>::.§i1;fs§§r: can be derived :hsrefr0mV._V_ [I:<:_ 'bugs will deterIni;<;e«..j_f;;?_1a€ :$i'1a';té':'$. x Tribunal, after tx:ei§§h§,n.gV_ the evidence, :§§g:;:b1usi0n, the: anus I:::as_:1€5f}i.§:f;gg_'V:'tjQ "Q5"-With it and need. :10: be §::::§h€r Co::.$§'§i@f€::Ej§Harme3 Vs Hinksizzafi AER E94iV$ "uPC.§'v56§-f '~~-"LThe "eiius prebanégi is »'~'.,g&%:ar&E}iy":§és§§f;§_;:*ged by mag? 95 €a§8£3:i€}>" argé .§?2::::;t:1::: of éxscuiiaig fmm 2AI';r:is?1 azzd agsenzi ':3 isig ceizisnés by figs t&s;fe§'is:§y¥Ji%E %e asgameds 6:193 £3: is grasvad 32712;: a V"\5J§ii E233 been Qxaczsiaé :1/22:}: due gaéemnéiy by a §$E"$G§§ sf Q&mp€t$m:
unéafgzandimg Egfid appafisniéy 3 {me agfizztfi ilhfi $13123 pifibarzéi $3 is '$6 taksn Ea be .4?
"ow:/' 2 {FE ééschaygeii (Ciemii 'bnai ifs. Kanchheéiiai AER E,94§ PC 2}}:!2}a 1:: the preserzt case; 'ilhéffi no déspate aboui the E€S§8iI1€E'13;&3{'§ <3a4pa§éi:§; 'fW. Qf the iestatrix; Whvg died; an G5~G6»-;%§9v5§V'" "
after executing the Will Qiflw24~Oé/P55}-::€i31V§"
herself presenting it far reg§:stra:i§3:1 f
52. I1: is me doubt trjgye théi:.A{h.€: mef.:: faC:
that the W111 is registefecifi/"$?i11 nbt..by'~ ..A£1:;<;f:ei«VI'?:VV136V3'V' sufficient ta dispiace a1j:},<..é§i2sg::i.<;Aio:1 ':2;*'e'ga1'c;iA..:§it? withaut submi:fifAf1g ' "-. :e?.'§:/"im'3.bb€I'1C€ :21"
registration :9 a__ In the presentg:;2:S¢'V;-- e:=;:1r§.<:3r:"*;€§«f:;§€r":':'.___<§f*i1? ihfi bafik 91° the, Wi;.1V me <5: %:he_Registrar does no}; V_§h€:x;9' _ the document} of _«vV_*i:':2.e '«. fé::3ta.triX was admitting €XVé.s::g'%£dn§j hams {g the ies1:a'::*£:2<; 2:: '3:}'}'i:-,{ZV§'E7C;L3;fI"1SE7a',E1£€S§ 0:: iha basis ..«.§§;fv "zzizfiiéV.é*§vg§$_::f',¢;:§02'2 af the '§%?i§..i? {hag WEE §:a%.:g":Q}f§:%¢ §E'"€}31GL1§'}C'€§. as Vaiid ?u:'*?2.§,ma §ebi V Eiaiayaag zixifi E962 Salvage}?
L' 552?; Anaih Eaih figs vs Bigaié 332;? A12 2932 «:3: 23%. 33:3 §.:':€r€ abifiij; :3 " *=,ség§:?: Gzrzéfg flame daeg ma? 3333 ::e$€ssa:*iEfg égazpijg '£23 sfaiiéitgr :3? a Vsféfi, "§'§:1€ taséatasr mus? havs .2: rfsgéspgsézzg :z:i:z§;., £6 must $6 ~65' 2' 'éwf abie :3 disgggse of his §§Qp€1"i:§ xvii}:
understgnding sad reasen. He: must be ab1e1 '»T Wm appreciate his properijg and {G judgment with respect of 'aha parties 113 Chase to benefit b_§,:__§:_ af:§:i*""5:<:§3;>«;{t§E:V {Surendra Krishna Manda:
Dassi 24 Ca} W N 360),: {AIf{:..A1' '~}321 cJaJ;:t:5f?'7;. We have aéready $h :s':rv'fn 'the $;:_1riVi3Li"s"" provisions of the__Wi1L VAve_v::.r_v1_e;r1<.:'r3S --ofAPf, §W M 1 and D. W » '1:Q'i%she{a; M 2, the respezsndent 1,. s§_1j'_${?€<i Audit Deparmg.e:;:VL:1;1ndi;%1re:i£ed~-jg?I19§_2:'Vi'a;nd is 5:11: new _ 1 has stated 'A2? A fzfgfiiat; retired abaut LE) :,>feé;1A*év_~;3g_() 5frcsrfii'-sservicee He admiis that his bratheifg A ' mzeggirlpieysd and that bis y1{>*:.:r1fg€3:s:._"En-f_ét}i<1';»%V::;, the pfilaintiff} suff€r5& W;,f:"§3i':": g1a:é¥:Eu.1g:j_«T€. E, if is in ihe §::'és::7€:3€$ sf 'A E3! ihai Saflerz was %.,::':eFr:pi<:>_§;€6, andi f§i!>'a'3a:$'}"-..§;.G?;fc=?~_§.,§%;:§;r' deggendani <33: ihém afid thsér mQihé:;,' E1: is in his &¥é§§s::s:& é:E:s5:"£ :11: E93?
iéaiigen mafréeé agzfi 2333': E5: f;§4? a éa;:.:aghf:er A' _:2va:s 733:3 E9 Saik-3:3, Tile €V§,§$§':iZ€ @f R W -~ E 'f1:g:i:h€r sézaws 'aha? 'fizaugh 31% 313 & graduaififi ha suffsraci 5:913: giaafiuiaf $1 3. fer 3:2 §2"€e.:*s, azad that :;t was dsfzeatsé in EQB9, in these gircumstancssa tha Wilé is :23: at unnatural ctr unreasenahie er unfair} regard 11:0 the claims sf" affectiam an Sac}? sgfi' of the mgther and their résspgfjzgztives .}:%é}'sif:i_:>Ii;"s:V in life when the 'NH! wajg €:.5,<,Zfi:A§:fj1*.).i':§:'-;'»€1h:.',A.' making the W111} thfe _ tesfi'a.tfiX wa,§,_"_~A X91113:
making the provision Vi'0:::i'uM:u:{§v. 0f the appellangand Sa.ié:3,?"'Q§::th.'<§f--.w};§'§In had to be :11ai:i:a_if;e§i'«._ b5;1v1;§.Ie«:rL'j3§;;:s_1aand and thereafter by her 17}'1:'€a1'1S for mainte1;a1*:'s;:§ _'-aft{é_r fihe Will is to b€§' uh? executéd and a.§::_e_s,v:§-:fd._:éiiV«1.;hV¢ §f.::fl}¢,:§evidence Qf P. W 4,2, _tfié'T'é1::.;§'«pr0i§'a:;di has been sufficiently Vff:h'e..::iAé;§>;je11an€, spacialiy when D. Vi ._hAa.§' knawledge abauxs, {he ~§,e§;éc:gii9§:"_;:j;§.: Wili by his mséheiz ?§E€S€ g§Eéfiii;3%§"£acts ".?%?€i"€ <3~*»,:-'e:"3;:3@}<.:€d *9}; 1316 Eeazfiéfi CS%Ji?'€ igsséazsézg %;".:€arn&§ Saamgeé S323; Efigfifiuradha, ..fa7§§}Ls3.;§§§%£g fir: 88f2@€%8 saubméts aha: the Eearnefi Sfffid in §'"iG§§§?:'ig {hat ihéffi is 3:9 gaizai fgmilgf Qf A I"
a:/"
the parties bésferé the €GU:2"'{, when 33 the gtuartéés adniittscily were fixing tfigfjfihfill
67. Learnad Counsel for :he app§§1L:;§3.f§::vi:::
88/2008 submits that the "'7t3<3-i1"::'«e'A:;>:$.:?'V>'€*2gT3VVV: 1§~:3,;". K.S.Krish:1a1'1 was discharged befQ:=¢ execufiii,:g "the 'WEE? and the reason mentianed in {'}:.¢"'Ni1E ié' ~:1<f>"£ Sjatiéfactoryg since the loan was n{$fi"eXe(3i1t§§d"aVS &:1 the date of the drafting and exegzuticm Qf '£115 W_i1';:>. ' 68¢ gL'e:ir.n1€:-<j':V'_V_Coufisel gsspondent in RFA 8852008"'sub:::;§1:é'§.:3fia'§;-.:he1':i=§"is"'évédense to shew that thsre xafasmirgaf'?§¥i'i::i:i!,;'T'TE§<:f1.divide<§ Family, She further submits that 3}} :E:.$A;:r€;~;§erties Weire fiat been inciuéied %%%%% sf ihe CG:':E€i'E'§§§E1S faissé; bath She
--V §arEéi€:s,"":hé'pai:::$ 'zhagi asiise £2"; f§1*ES€ sppéais 33% as ..éA§§5::s%.%.;fs:
5;/XX 1? E¥'W1:e€%:e:' file jirzding reszreréed in @.s3§a3235;z"2e§:j fer diszmfssifzg the suii <:czEZs for intezferefzce?
[I] Whetfzer ihe jzzdgrgagnt z:_;z*:é" passed in O.SsNe,4?€55/'Q(3§;0C? A. proper? ' ' V' ' V HZ] ii/?1e:he:_z*. {he 'i'r::§orecZ éd Triai Court in respect of issue f\?'Qs,. $2"
mot? 5- ' C):.11;i""""E%;/:A':V$ £Kf€}';':fiii :h¢---.a%:r:fi;cwww-lééfiints is as undezg fer Eha foliéwiizg 1'sas:j":3s.'T» "
'33, 2 '*s'J'*«;,»"§:1'v._E§:%._é"~.%§ 'as paved like ax}; 9:313? «--.ée<:v.:;§:";*:e§_:f;_i¢ .._"?En6 firs-g3§'::e€@ :19: ha is empirésgl cefiainigrg Lb::_"§;":: if 'there is S3¥:iS'f8;Cf3:<3fi :3? 9: prudsgzfg miizgfg C3326? '$5. the atiésiizzg aféznesseg mug: kfi figamizzgd, E15: §$.;a__§;£22'$g sagbgesi 'is: {he aiéegaizifiiris sf fraud, Einfilifi j "%:2§E.:1;é;::a:s§ cssicéam gig? hays :3 ha gmvséi by $16 §é31'$§§"':
.. glfagézig ihfiifi. Eéswevszg dssgéfis ihs aféssrma $5 gush fig §§€8.S§ ézhe WEE? may 'JESH 'Q6 shreudeé <3? cirQum$§:3:3§:$ crsating dsubi; abeut is exscutiam in which €a;<3..e;..._1' é.V_§s 53:" the berm-ficiary ta remave the dgubts . judiciai censcience by a suitable §Viden§:é;':'ié'5 .«:§::u§s; tag} prove the Wii}; lies upon him to the g;)'r@'§0i:.n£::ié::i. ta be proved that the Will is'{V1_§3;:31;VW:i1I'-<:»:f * L a seuad depesing mirgd andV_mé:1nQ:ry a:1d"cv<}::1V§:{$!:en: :0 make it, :71. !rV1'§ %'3" §;1~I;fi7}§ffl:Q§:.§%'€:g%?£%::V %H§..,,,V.:§;7\/;'ifi fies an its pr<}pounde:;,.VV. . 7 sL {s1§ici0u$ Circumstance SLiffQL1:;%gldi1"Vl%AV Tthéfl pmef of the testatcrs :es€&§ne§i'c:a:§; Sig:/1a*::,::€$ 3.235 yequirsé by law gjré 3*:;ff§€:';:::r:§é':e £%:Z3ch§:rge éghg snag' 82;}: $3': case sf ;sé1:<3§>§c%<i¥Lé§ .§ii§'i;C1:z::$:a::c€s;? 'file pmpauzgdef is fiuézifuéé F :€:%q%;::;;°s3%:%' €'§{'§ §§i§ ihem. 3:3 iézs {3a:.,:::':'3 saiigfaciémz . béfafe :'Z%1€"w§§?%§E €31: ha a{i€.Zi€§Ei3d as gfigaige. E12: {E16 :5 praafé 21:39:36 énféuemcsg fraud agxii €8€fC'§Q§E ~ '£X{'§E.}£§ is 53:": file ggarsazz afiegifzg iii. E~i@x>s2'ev$?, if éihezs 4 {gm EPEJEIE': eircuznsiances givirsg 21136 :0 a'@}u"§*is§ ihé praysundsr wifi bays :2: saiigfjg the Csurfs :<3::.3<V':§§':';__V:*:€ by Ciearing them.
"F2, Wlhat is mare vita} f0rv'i»B{é"€3:)1::': §;:<>.§:;{'s§:iis31j:"::{i'::e"'. is, whether the dacument requiring. a':--testati.<1;m 'E':2;s '1;':;€:'e2'i' '- executad £31 an ugérighi can help the C<>urt" epinien about the in this backgraundf the finding :'€:CO1"d€Ci "the Win £3 invalid £8 saunéfiand _px1'<A3'v7;12€.1;f:".VA ;_ , _?3, '"5-:1":§:e'v--,iI:$t5;;':V: case} K3,; Krishnang is the gag Vif§E."'"Ei;€ had @155: ':V£?i~g;€So Tfia makar csf £23 ..§§;;a2»2<:;9s& Ekfiake? sf the Wiéé Eiaé a. 3:313 r§;a.::';$,. §%ij;.E{¢ Saézaiih Kuznazg 'sari: 9133;: Q? 332% Eézsi: wgeg ""~._ "T§3E1rezigf§,'1's$::a::é§ 2/fife? E25: Ezaé Kgéig Sa:}2j;a_:*:a:*ajga::a} K39 " --.S;E":.a§j§--ha:g {}(}E7if}"§§"£3§'§i&§ §"§'§:':';:a§a.§ Uma a::::i Safizétégra, __E§g:}: 2:336 firgt arid wcerzfi wiéras Ezavfi eX§§:*€a1 y y y Wk it is thé cofitegiiam Gf the iegzrned Sfifiiél"
caunsei fa}: the appéflarzt in RE'.A.f'€0s, E993 a:1d:'E_$»9:§._V_a§ 20$'? that? KS, Krishnan execuzézd hig §a§.i§_ .E?9'§§.'i;._.,:g?{§:~e%i§_"_ testamené, EXDS, an 10-O4~»19_§5 , b&fiC:}.:€:é}:'9,if:g"j:hs:i schedule propefiias memisned in 111%:~'i?K7iE._i:%i_'£"avi;$:;2;f his third sen? K.K. $hekar';§d:cj :i:if:2.'t:-..52,s:;;se'EMs worth ;25kgs equally ;gm0ngV...tfij6._i'o.gr §';'3L1::g_}A;i¢:::$G The attesting Witnesses and RD.
Nazqjaiah a::;cT ' . :T;he;_' 7 'Vdfafted by G"
Narayanant:i1:'t_hy';» '
75. M .::;V;:g::i_e1:?.%:o%.%é%s:_ab1::;h the validity sf the Will, the préipsiinfiéi". Ca fiiarafigazlamuréihy agzé §"i}£'.3.;g' %§:%:$ se:':"a§ %:h€ 5:233:92; 33:» 38f{:"1y&E'}8f&}'aEE&3§ E31 .'a',E';:?$ §:a,$»:i3 ,é:.:':§*:: {E13 aiiéaténg sxgréémegaeg fiave expirgd .:{}€3Vf€Z;'*1f"'*€'Vé1'§§.Z§"Eif:£§':g {Ext 323:; E' }1€§"€fGE'"€,, $3.3 §E.3;%:::§§f Q.S:E5%§;"32i5S/28$} ware cangiraénsé :6} egamins the " L*..fi§{§:2*Q;:a:;€ WE13 fi:"af:&§ She 'fiffli afié 33:52 GS fiaé aitssgzézzg ' v;'§'!:n€$3, §a':%2y33::a§a§;a::a fer pmxsézzg the v53%§:Et§; 9:' file or "<».-4;z:"° 'iii WEE? Sectian 69 $3" the Eézdzlan Eiriéefice As': raiateg ta pzcxai where :20 attesting witmags fig fauné, ,. E-§ :r_:9 attegtirxg witness gar: be found, it mug: be _ tha attestatien 95 0:16 af at:sstin_gAAMv§i:ne:5iS'g'".2;:§_'»?,éast*.V 2::
his hand. Writing and that the S£gr1::'a_;i:L1fe '£36 executing the dscument is i_i'1~...:he ihat w L persona Section T3 e:.)f_:he Ind.i.a_§:'vEv§_dencé'Ag: vréiates :9 comparisan of signaU:1':'e;~wriiiing 'ef é¢2:;;1 with ethers. admitied or preééed; v;;;fr:5:'ei:; 'is'-gtatefi 'that in arder ta ascertain :2§a'}%:cé'*L_«§f;<5£:**- éigmaitzlré' is._Athat of a person whom it §ilf13'UTfZS'.'::§.'fij}E8.'3f€;f"1'§€'€'if1V"'7i5§fifiiEi'E'1'{fir made; any signature writing;.a:Zm1E?;eé«V"s«ig::§J:u,:'§_. may be campared with 0:16 whici: }:a$%£2 he' p';f0'¥é:d;~~- "E12 oifle-2:' words, under ihfi Eamg '--v.:h$-'.,_5§':*i:;%;§ {Zi:9:::*t'V3E:'ea;:s"VpC:2x;§r is Cempare {ha S§gf}8IE,};f€, __.§1'2s;.%%:§:§,:xz:2}f1%4:A:?%f.:g;.,$t:"ez:g%.:h€::ir:g its finfiiyig 'aassd GE} Qihfif ssgggnt :3:;2z€i:*>_.:ia.§i 3:351 evziéezzse an :'€<.:03:=cE, E1": ihe érastazfi '~é: a$$§ §£'S§GZ3;§':§:§E'" G? 532$ 'ifiééié Figag :13: Smzght 33:" '£316 " -a$:":?iSiia§1C€ :3? $36 €§:.:5*: is ffiffi? Site égsumsmt E:@ 3316 V. .,€.:::§€§€ 'EG pravs: {E36 sigyzaiizrs fmmd 3:1 iévs 'xfwfifi, G1': the , 4/ 3/' ether Elafifig {ha §:"o§0u::&€r af the WEI; hag praéuséd the msrtgage siésfi, EX36 333$ the C3112': was4.3Qi>E,_éIf:3 cempara the admitted signamré ibund $22 . deed and ':he signature found <3r_3_:}:e 'x7x;'i§1,T' Came :0 the conclusion that the s§gn:§;m:'*6 ?:ioe;~s r:0i: :£a1Ef§;*.; A3 stated garliezg the prop§:$_1in§:1€r a-E Vthej 'mm: = L' taken any steps to sgek t1r1vAe...:;j:=A};3.§r:i:);: " E313 §§<per: to identify the signature*x*éqf;;if§:a:%.':"i§.§f;;i:<::*_VSection 45 cf the Indian E<ai§:3@1::_e furnished by the exp§::'t §sV Q'? Hrgpinion, they have got {E6 signature {Quad 0::
the a C':§U;I"S€ has :30: been :ake:1_'by i§1'€.. ¥p:'0Vp<:_uA::- {ié'§"»L§:>f the Wfli 2:1 oyder 1:3 establish " * :hev.'f§:g:;afmre §C?fiI;I§§i"':;E1 tbs wig: é":»i',,« '_'v_v.?{_§:':§€'ié:' Seatiea 21%: :2? '£13 Enééafi §E:'Ji€i4ifEi§€ gist,
-- the iiaiiéft :da§' cwzzpare 1:315 diggzzieé aignatzsre awiténg' "_'»T§:{"f*-4_.$$V§:.3:F§Z :':::&§' mi}; zzgan is 9235:: Cemparégga 9%'
-- 3:'g:1a2ia;:r€ aagyiééng Lmaidéé by' the €:s;§e:"t Ezfifienaie, "F523 yz rule ef prudeeee is 'zhai: eemparésen of eigeaiure by fiourts as a made of ascertaining the zruih sh.e»":.fid_¢»_ji§e F .
used with great care and eeuiierz arm} gei*;_L3i.:1e':':e.;és;e.e <f;é;.--_T ~ the hand writing and signature _eh.o1_;1d ::.e'iV'E3eé;\.de:i'e1e(iV_V ' by the Court merely an the 0f*.z§3;
eomparisena But nothing' §3f'e.Ven1:e" e.E:*E€vv{:0?L1£_fV{"""ff0H1 comparing the signature fouxjd---<2.f;--.t1*:~eA Wi11«'as:..wei1 as the ether documents and eafieogzge» fae aeeveencieusien. In the instazzt ease, theCoigirt h'ae.44e'Céi::pare:5i' the eignaiure found on i;he' Wi1i"3'__;a.s'--ye;.eB;. the mortgage deed EXs.D5~"e::':z:1 'j;.D6:fi; "re'sg3e-eiia?eEy;"'V and after carefuiiy eXamini:3.gi:; is':has"~«::;G_ei;e'---:eV...:he eonelusien ihaf; tfizere is let ef differeiace be§f.we-efi"~'{he disputefi eigneiure and the «-.a_d.:e;i_s5;:e§,i-e.s:Zg:1aiu:e;""e;EEeged; thzzmb impresséee: fieee fie: %:e;E'3.§; ?:Eieve._:§:z;:nb impreesien marked en Eaéerigege éeeafiEx§.;Ef§§;_--e§iee1;:ed by K3; eirieizztgertze Ffifzezeferefi eke ~v__ ":¥.':"ée£ £5e;,€:'i ézeid the: Exfié is e. éeubifui deeumeimg. T 'Ti':e._'i§:*§e,§ Sear: has aseigezeé. fie reeeezz with feg&?::§ 'fie .. eeizéeezzieeri :3? 'she sigfzaiuree fezmd at EXSHSS azzé ee ' / §~':¢»'"
and 333$ thumb émp:*€ssi@:::& fizgugh 5: is ihs carzieniégn of the Earned cazitisei fa: the appsfiazzi Ne;19§G/28$? and :a§9g2<3@? thai {he 'I':i.a}.- _ :10: assigned any reaseng but Of}I§§8LI'€f';l&"§éf'LE:S'G1 ':Z?fihii finding recarded by the Trial C0{;:,:t;. iI:A~is ::3AMea{%:h7g£--%1::ie:%:
Trial Court has cempared :hf:_v'*sig na:i2re &»nd,v.Varr:¥eefi_ at a * V cenciusion that EX.D§3 £s fiééumeggt. The Trial Court Wfli be abiéa aise rsfer '£116 dsmearzegj 1:9 knaw 311$ sanduct of; ézhe: documents at 8. ggnsiugian. E':
is ihe Cazgngeé; fer aggpsifiant £1":
REE the fézédizag regarded by ihs 'V"--vTr§aE"«i.{;§,;3_;~:.Ais pé:*'as§:'sa azgfi :30: '§&seé :31: 'Sim Eegaé L_§*x'§*'%V:*L§__éi';i':V:s;._aM'E7'E%§;.§ "$033: %ei::g 332$ appefiaie: {laxrtg 32': is diffigégii iii'? §fZ;sbai§ev€ Q: digégdgs ihe fiizéing rgaemisd bf; " "~.__ '*f::e 'a:*i§a§.v__€1@:1:"': 2.2121333 & gtfsfig Casa is mafia ::::,:?f;, /T" "
:%»w:"'"fi£€ 7?, E1': the reiiancs piacesi an Rafi: §-"epii 25$; Ciasizara Bazzjk repzertad in {£983} 3 SCC SS3 held that? irrespective of an epiniazl of the ~ axpert, the Cam': can compare :h_:3..ad:::ittéé1'%X;*§53'}:éfig ' the disputed writing and came {:3 conclusion; Therefore? the'fi:i'dingf'$:Q1:*d::<fi:_fd:f'h€r1ding " V that Will, Ex.D5§ is 3,.doufgntféifi.di:<;p.n;1'eAi:tv..ca3§_not be interfared with. recorded by the Trig: Ce1;r€':: s._e 32:35 is a doubtful
73. _T fcoritention raised by the Earned s:'{:3v:,: :1:seE' far? §';:x§e iia:1t that EZXES, Wiél, dated E;€3~§%;}¥ 198$ 2&=5g;sV_'VV:$g'§s%:€r€d azzfi éhefefczre is has :0 '$8 asssggéé .§,§.§i'«--fha': 'chars is gas suspisiaus CiE"C':1E1'ZS'§&;'1£€., §2$:"a:g€é SEES, 'vfifiii, fiaéagj E@-§4~ V 19$£§ ;' ax: pagefi cf $221385' éhs gage? was };;::;.;~2;;se§ 3:7; 23-$2-wag bf; Ksishrian. "Eh:-2 wig C.'.--<\-:f§<:a::,':r»;§;2'%€d $33 };§-€}-4%-E§85g "$53.3 p1"8S€EE"f§¢:i an {}5~G8~i§85 § /"
~¢;.V° in ihs zssffége 0f Eiézs Sub Eégésstraig Jajsarzagarfi Bayzgaiore, W§_¥:h a teiai fee of 3:58;». Eixecutéari was admétte»_:§.Ta}}:_'éhe makar af {hes vzifi and the maksr sf thg .
identifiad by G. Narayanamzgrthjg,...Adv<:>::éiié"
were {W9 attssting witneS'ses-- {° ~ n;*«3:r::€4;,fy? AV Sathyanarayan and RD? Naiitjlaiah, E1: is v;éiE:_S'c::{'it}ed"1aw "
that the Registering 8; ":E@£:ur;':€::: in perfermancé: sf his v:%i;>':.Vf;11ereb37 maks an aitssiing gvitfzess Aéfévtakea as an attesting ijpifevsent aleng with the attestirig ;fl;,;«¥;;':-g5::<:e of 'aha sxeéuiané, There fizvfidence in this Eégard on §€CG1"é is §;:r'i;~.:se' i3éVs7V-.':6As:i:':a"ér:}a Ths Sub Regésizaig in 83$ "--éf:Sif1:iiJ'E2/ . §:r,ZS€; c§é{i""' nat§3§:'1g, €f2§C€p'{ to Sign ihe ;:je'gis%:*:»§':'i:§::»; §%_éj..is éuijg bsgzgné umdar ihe Regéstratéan f«'§cii,, '£a a%zZ':§*:E':€:* fisie §e3:s9:: prasazztiézg {£513 'A -'~.__ r:§;3C'z3:":°:.§i:"«i; far zragigzraiiarz has €X€C"£..:"§€§ '$16 $3335 352$ ear:
T "g;§':?}':'_:{g afférmativs §"'»3§1f;.»§ iakas 83?: $::§;@rg€:::as:*:"£ is '$1533:
V. .€:_f§&s§ afid signs the ysgésiratéezz fisésraemami GEE mg €§;x"
dasumarzig $112, in $323 irzséazzt gage; ih/53% jg 23$ eafidencs :3 tbs effecé': that he has erzguimd the Gf tbs W11} whsther he hag signeci an :.e.3x1>5, W31; an as eiher han_::i,Wi11§~5's§S"é§;'e<§i3€:v€d 9:1" 10~O4w1985 and it was preseIi"£¢d;'_'{>r;? after four months. The gait} _:_:3;'<:1§u.mé:w3;: wag ..:e1g_i.s'.:e::3:*:5<:1. 0:1'- ' 731 August 1985' As s1tV2:a1::¢'a:1_"e>_ar1ie'r;'--.th§::'ie is no endersement whé:th$:' fiahe Will has executed tha gégne arid E;z:§:;$;' é.$'--.aov'a>_§Li':maté%:e ;*8p1j§; by the maker he has executed ms win» a;§3 s;t"::é<:é theugh the win is regist$':i¢CL:_ ii the aifi sf 32$ yrageunéer Sf 5:16 E7\:'flf;"' "
.4?-Ezezigh 2:': is {Eng cfiiitsaiégzz 3? *:ha Zearzzeé '@a:é:1i@:"' l§'::"}}.y:;1~*i§1si§€1 ap§ea:fi3::g ":33 82% apyéfiazét 1::
R.;§5;'A'§€Qs}'};§%§ am 26%? Q? 239?' aha: me ezzmfsnge 3'?
" A"'§€-'sz 2 &;'§E§. 3 has met E::§€n axamigsé 53:: 'the $3123: 7%;=§§<:§w, yarae E5 9f figs émgagzéeé j:3:§Zgmez1t fiiS%CEOS§S ihaf; B2563 ii} his Affidavit eviéiemce has staieci zhai EEL3 fafifier has signéd 131:3 '$5333 at BXD§ grid in :};.6VV'T'-.§ :i:;ss examination; he has stated that he has ::Q,§'§'_:A§£gf:::':%d.__j' _ wi11 and he d<::e3 not know Whatmis W1°i--€iéf}" iii, iE*1.€:' :2v£].3."
Though it is pointed. out by the;":1eaf:'ru3§d f:5': E§*:i._¢ appeilant that} DWS2 and"f3_v"a1fe HQ: a::esi§:ig._§£ifn§:sses'». :0 the W131, but DW2, is '%%?h:§--:;%:;r€:V}_;:>ared the M1: and mm is H as the attesting witnesses, be same flaw while itself wili I101: go to the rQo':"':3f '.?:?i€"'C€gI1é33.LiSiQf1 arrivad by 'Q16 Tria} as; overafi appreciatiaa 0f the €V£§:€':i}C€VV'Ei:'f?4%E>§€% in, $30 far as theé evidence and "J...
' " 'E171-«%:§':'1:;f=;€i€:T:%.aE giécéu 59:: f'€CiG§'d, fig zeaseiéabég. 2:116 éiistafzé sags} $5525; "i;§;1§::gE;. it is ::e:$if';e:"'x?;ig&{:§ 5:13;: bath E316 aiissiféng Efif§'£§'i€S$€$ havs «fled, " ":*::3L~-._;é€é;:h €$:°%ifi€a§:€ hag been prsézisssifi Ea gaém; GL3 ';;h3i; 7:30:31 fake aé:Ee$:§:r:g wétzzssses E33156 disd. «Q Wk 81, in the instant case} it £3 Cantemcied E:-§f tha learneé ammseé fer the rsspendené thaji _7£;iff:%.if"e~"§"i;s::"'-<3; suspicious sirsumstance Surreunding tbs: 'i?$ZéZ11f V' loan? which was borrssmved by tE:{émif:ak¢:'4.Qf: t}i§»'1Zy'i_I1';'V§:r9;':; cleared in the year 1982, v_vhe:ré'aAs :he ':C2£m<5 §12t%:--.. existence in 1985; Therefé§L:*§;'»:he c:)1i'1:@::ti{j3;1 af ihe learned Counsei arder to discharge the ban §:2er1€fici.ary 0:"
the Will to clear the loan, this will V}:~§3:L";,?D'i%TVV'Qf thfi propoundexg is difficiélt the absence sf a Will, after 13:63.. whe mxzris ihs gaseperigg ii:
hag: ¥;[{> u<i;ev@§i2a3:._V_;s§;::@u:ic§ favau: 95 Egg ésgai Ezeizad Q5213? .:aizf1e£:_V' ;E:t"::&4: '~.. 1}=fifi has @633 exesuésé, the riaiumi s*a;:-:::§::Vé$§'_:;rrj; 'a§§f§.E ha d3Zs§ei3s:£. in 3:316: :E::§:a:'£, C3§:'a€§ it is fiaé' r:é;$:&"§:f £336 8§}'.)€fia1'1{ {hat figs sfiiérs pr@§6:'1:§? W8;§ é.'4::£;:c:§:'€é bf; éihg: make? 95 {ha Wifi 33}? his $222: fmzefis 83:26:35 ézas 'sis £223: Wéah that he S'{§.j;'"S aaziiéz tha agzjpeéiaziség I49?' KKK Shékar. Fmm this? rsaseiras agségngri in {E28 17%./£11 that £3: C01"i§E€CiiG:i "with 'aha digaharge of _%:h_$.._"3~«;>;s5::: hiabiliiy and alsrs since E16 ieeked after the ?iiT%;§ Will during his last days} ha Dexecfufifiééi--.%c§3§"'\}ViE -3'31"
faveur of the propaunder .of;":.'th$ A~"Nfi£;_ propounder «sf the will a¥:§;i$ '1?,€}t sCE;1.e 'SQ that- there was loan liability 31:3 .%pi€)S3:§ii¥T{§E€Vid€I1C€ is the effect tha: he Eiabiiity :31' the maker $2" :h¢.j§:zg,11; :::§§;§'VV~V:i2a;i;*:%c':ed in the 'am becomes vififérjfifgcrzded by the learned. the: wéfignesses have died: 21%}; has '@8611 preduceci G2:
the §fl2€rE':a:1d.g_i--n:?§k§:'ig the provfsi§:: sf Sscéésn 59 éf E'2fi§é$:':cé Asa 2:136 Qropexmdgfir af the 'fififié %:§} e$§:ab1%$h ths VS%.§§;ii}f if the Eéffil by @:«;.§.::;iniag:--i:ha€ adzvcsgaie w%:{:: ézafisfi the 135%} 32:25 21330 '€316 s'é;>zf_} *9:? iha gicifisiéizg iF£i':i3€SS §a§§'1ff8§f:83:"8.§»'*8;§E8.§ We .'A;§g'<;2_2%§: Cgffifilfi}? €X§.§'§1§§Efi§ 'Q16 €'€§§fi€1'E§€ sf baii '$1536 .. ,,_3;%:§:::*:&;$ss§se "§'he:"€ is 23 geséiéve Svidsnss :5 téza sffscii: E333:
:f»::» K {E16 figizzacaia whe pyeparsd the Xfifii is a ieezzarzfz 05 Ehe building <:sv:::<3& by the maker sf the '\}'u:'1£1L The:§§"@%€.}V_ ii C85} be ififéfffié that he is 21133 interested in ' _ the validity ef the Will. The o:heJrj§ritne_:sS"'Bi}'€T3;*§x;Zé'1Q the son of (H16 9f the attesting €;~'iit1:'ésAs;'es;».h'i~:3_"'sig1'§a:iii?T€ is net fauna an the Will. 'ET_X'::§:pt ms:::':§.Qn'§§jig{3.bQ1.:% thefl' hand Writing of the father? he §Vf7;a1s'nQ: épb1<¢A:1;5fbout the imientien of the makeffif ' 82' Krishnan are entitled on his death. But in the iriggtafxg «::0:3.;%nti0n ef the propounder that Ehgé1*s::§s Q iéévezgr and £313: he £3 emiiiiieé f{2:j§:ff:€.€:1:é§é3..§:§:*::§€fi:§r ef Eats KS9 Kyéghfiazzg gincs 31:3 , Egaa e:<€:«:;u:%E»:i a Wiii 'fig h&1?€ <:a3*€fz:§£j; examineé 1:115 1&1 :: is s::E&arEj; s*'?e;a"§&& is: %:3:1€ Wéii ma: :1: ?i;::'§'<:?:f éé éischgrge t:'3.€ E033: Eia§3é§ét§g ihig Wéii vxzag " 5€.3é::3§2.:::é§. Er: favaur Qf £115 §E'$§QE.?§}§€E" 2:}? E316 'vifiéi wizgzz i§%:e'§::>§he:" ésgai haisg Cszztsésgi ihaé 'she Wiii was :26': £2: §X§S'f;€B<3€* Thérs £3 heavy 'gszfiders cagi: am the §3E"(}§OU;T'1d€I" af ths WEE} fgr remevifig fine SU.i1f$f§:'§\§'?'§f§§,iS céfcumstamceg bf; sxamining the competent :;%{i*i::'<3Vs::*;.§'s'.~:C%' _ Show that the Will was genuine. _§;::;:he i.:i$:'a}i_:,<§'a.s€: {E16 " witnesses wha have been eXarf::i:1e§:iTairs'»<;>:1e_--"AdV%;§€;--<;é;:i;', whe draftsd the W111 and the <3the.1:§x&3§;f'f;«é;*$sVVvr}1@ i.s the gem of the attestirgg *1\.E_ 0 permits me propounder cf the" is; Validity of iha WEI by sX&§::i:::§::.g his Ceurt has :0 a cogent ané s:raig%;a*:§e:§$g?;,§c§°%:;:=Les-§§5§;sh'*~::<:::%'}:a'1iid1:g,z cf the wig. But in :h:'?,VV"i:':"s:f:c'1:/11;; earlier? tha Advocate who drafted "E&"fi1. A1;gé.5s'~~--"1Vg«:>t pecuniary interest if: the §fi'V:*?§fi§§3€3:f'if>,7 :h§'::'za§:er $5 "aha Efiffli "Z.f'he Qihe: wétnéss ":';::§:,>'-- s}§::.§aE%;*s_ _S;§;:s13;'*; hazzé wriéézzgg 'aué 32$ dess E10? Speak $ji1'.?f§}':}3i,€§'iftf? i:":'{$::§::iem Sigah bséégg Q19 east; {E36 ;3:*Gp}:;:;_:i3a?er $5 ihs Ekfééi has :13: bear; aiséa éa aséafiésh " ':E*Ee§¥a.E§é};€y af 3:115 'EFQEE. 'Zf'h$ "E'§is£ Cam??? aftsr §83'€f"é.};§§§f .-- €X8.1E':§§":§I1§ 'ails $v:ié€n£€ :3? 311033: ihfi E?J'§'{EE$SS€S} has same $3 21 eerieiueian éhait ':3;:e Vféli has :20: been eezefbiieheé by the prepounder ef the Will Seeiier: 63 sf Successien Ac: izzciieates, the WEE: shall . twe er mere Witnesees, each Q£.,Vwh0m"ha$'_'vseersetize testatof Sign or affix his mark its "WiE3_ 'Gr:"i1e;e"Le'~see:'; some other person sig:1ing'fh'e._Wi11;'V-in th_eT'pre:$ev:a.c:e: ar1<:i=. ' the direction ef the.teste5:Q.r:' 'Qrh§1s .1;eC:'e:;xzed,,e§fr0n1 the testater a gersonel signature er mark, 9:' the _g:g:na::.;:;é'%§;f };;ze":*eo:1 and each ef the in presence of the §;;e"'"ae'<;iessa:*'y that mere than (me :{%i::i'e<'ss ihe eame time; and me par§ieu1a:*"ferr:§e.f ei:e~$€ia:ie:: ehaié be necessary. Gr: caifefui--e:>§a::'1i::§§::g*"*::f Seetiee 63 3%' :he said ACE, it is :':'2Ve_a;:,'e. 5:E3_eé'equ§§e:2:e::: ae Eaid dove: €13 Secééez: $3 haerzei. §3e'ezi:§::.1f§1ied £31 {Ems caeeg A' E: is {he §QF:'§$EEf3:8§1 sf izhe Eearaefi. eezmseé fer eppeéiexzi ée E.E',A.E*$<;:,88;"2GG8 aha; ihe fizeéing ::r:%g recerfied it': E83346 ééaaeé; 2 and 5 is man: saund and grgpsr 8:': {E26 graunzi tha: afiZ€f :1/16 Earger part§:ii9f:§, ~€_h$ parties befare this Ceuri: farmsd a .3i::--:i1.2iz?"".'7;Fi'---§.:9z§.:§i'. Undivided Farnééy and the pmpsartjyj wh_2C}i"i{>.. ti3e ' sham Qf dsceassd KS. Krishrian1'f::v~:'5més~_:}:§' beizmging :9 mg Hindu U:fiE1i*J~i.dedA§s;:1L}\y§ ,'§i§)::;gh"it is- the cantentian sf the..1earI;@si:':§0:1nA§e1h'fégwapfieliailt in R.E1A.N:>,88 /2008 {:12 j;:{§:%2~edui€ preperty admittsdly fQ€3 Q}:1.gs after his death: the the lega} hsirs esf §T'hi<:'§ gI'<>:,1::3c*i :'€a1iE}"; it is the {3G:f1t€¥fiT};@"1'i'_ H cozmsei {er appeiiam: in EsF.V.A_.§T'$e.'S$/VQGQS {ga§:;*'V:haugh ms finding zaaarfiaé by :%:£:._"E'r§_3;.i Cieurt é::"":":i;'s§;G$€1: :31' 'issue Efxéasfigg 2 3 may mist bs §a:;:§;T<€. "3,V::<§:' ';'3_:*Qpe§3 3313;: She isvezafi mzzclzzsieza washed %:h€, C6133": am; tbs view' £8362: by if: aye :eaS§:r:.$'§3Ee &fi{§ §E"Ci§€:fi E: is aka the Qészziegztiarzé $f éihe: V."»-.'Vi:--,'*L?...:':'§.A*':«sd VCGEEEESEE for $335 a§§a§a:;:E in E€,§',z%a?%$,2'%8j2Q§8 V. .,_3:§:aaé;? 3:} Case if iizf: etézer siwa apgeais are <:§isz:1is;s§:",, / Eeazned caunséé fer thcs appeiiani in R;§i§k§Na.88/2088 zzasouki not §ress the R,F,;%.N<;;,88j2QQ8E 84; As stated; eariiexg KS. Krighnan";:a<§g§.;g§ifié§ 35$ schedule praperty and he died:v';é{iid'hi$;;_1e:g§;i_" entitled fer a share in the suit s4c:7hc§ d_u1e p»fi;q:§e';ty.vf:»1I's'--. she of the cantentions 0f the appellant in REA.N§;*~2{90<§féMé§§?_%% §m: i8§ §;"§00? that all {he prepexfgiss ' %:j;%t§braCed in 'aha partition is raised, bu:
in the by KS. Krishnan is txxza shop pic:-'r::i.se'$.iWhViE:h came 1:9 his share by virtue Qf V iha *pa§9i:§:Li'e::: fiune E984 ané; 9.230 331:?» .:E<:..;fi fiééza/° .§fi'E}§}E'Q'J€:§'i6i'1'§ '?:'u:s€ Eaayd. Se? these twa " ~;2%'a32g}si*€;i€s'$=.__ '~;$§?XQE2;s%vaZafJ Eaéeags fie Eirisizrzazm, éééjs fézéciing rsserésd $3,: 626 '§:'i33 Qmzari is ii": %€$'g;e:ci: Q? £33116 §'%a$;E§ 2 5;, is 128?; a€$e§ta§§§€ tics': eh :"2 / ax £33 am appeilam: in RFA N§.88,f2GQ8} but the aging} isszgsa are as undér:
1} Whether ihe piaintiff proves tifiatv father and three sans a_:1d»__the§r'"éE'§I§ihfé:n"' constitute jaint Hindu Un;11vidé¢1j:%F'a;:::1y:> " 2} Whether '£h<?5p7@iI1t'ivff_v}§i'QV€:S'i:'}';;f'i §;Ef1€3':§ u suit schedule properfi:?a§»:&'ere 'a{:€:{u:§reEi;: and an behalf gfghe aA;£o'1e§a:a~v3gin:t£a:ni1yi2» 3] Whethef VA ihé graxfe that the participn idéé'<:'Q ¥ V. was » executiéd t3fi.e 1: effected and no v:{hé§r"joint family was I:éfiT'0uiif,for j?§é;rt§'ti§3'1:? V 8;'El.,_ 1'h'<3:iVgh '--?lf£€,*.sé'éhree issues veers framefi by ?tE:e;T:"fiaI C:::1;f":; £11" the izzstant Cafififi tbs 33013:': for 'A <:.:3%::sid';'e:::3,?::'c_:_: befafre 3&3 Cant': it: $1636 appeals £8 03%;; .Ef§:5%::_%. "€.zV"éi'i}:3'}'3=.~"v§,§_§';s,,"V.:"':'V}::f the 'i?a§'iH amé €'i<3§:§8;E"a§§§1"': fijifi sfgsw §;é§ar§b-->§:'§:c:§ sf E316 Shfiffi amfirtzg €226 Eegai 'zizeéifs. Excsfi iiaégfi fifza Qézher ?§SS1.EJE:S frazngé '$5; $35 ?r§e£ €:sur: in :*'f§5$;i§€ai €235' ihe saéésdzzés §§Qp€1'i§€S whsthsz" figs pmp€r{§:' V " c:3::$:ii::,:;¥:e$ jam: Eéézzézx Eézafiévédefi § aE1'%.}:§jy'? Wééfiéihfi? E3236 ,/ J igwhz mmr;>mumm»mm...M.._._ ,, Sui: §}§:'Q§€f§§€S acquirefi £9? arid 3:": bahalf sf "$26 afargsaifi gain: fazniijg, may me: be a very sig::ifi(:a¥;n}t'Tr;:3<% in deeiding ihe igsues invaived Em tihs :1:air:_.§$*.ii':V.Vfaj:; _ as in these appeais.
86. in View of the abeve §.fi.sC'L2ssi@1:;."_~S22f€v pas=--s":hé--..L foflewimg:
A25 these ghrse are dismissedxfl gfiggséecz by the Triai _i2'_z 5;s§Na;4755/2&0 & 3235/A2z:2Lc%:; as 4; ' "E%i2:"::'e$"€<%:»3 589,3" Hgfézeér 3:52;'; C5313.