Karnataka High Court
Bangarappa S/O Iyappa vs Rudrappa S/O Marappa on 13 January, 2012
Equivalent citations: 2012 AIR CC 1452 (KAR), (2012) 114 ALLINDCAS 691 (KAR), 2012 (2) AIR KAR R 518, AIR 2012 (NOC) (SUPP) 508 (KAR.), (2012) 2 KANT LJ 487, (2012) 1 KCCR 766, (2012) 3 CIVLJ 684, (2012) 3 CURCC 375
Author: Dilip B.Bhosale
Bench: Dilip B.Bhosale
a.,a.aa.:aa/2094 am THE FELE GP" THE asap DESTRECT guaaa, FAST TRACK COURT, CHETR,-afZ>%jRGA, a:sM:as:aa T?-%E.",ii:-;.¥?PE;&L ma Caaaiasazaa ma auasmam' ma ... i§._Ef£1.REE a":"a,aa.12,:aa:? msaaa as 93 235,/94 Ga mag F::;,--a"a:>a_é~'Va.':"%.-afa Pa; Ca/IL Eaaaa, (3a.aa3, cazraaaaaaa, " r.-
"saza as; CQMEESG aa ma aEA,a{:aa....irfa':$"aigésa COURT $*ELiKfER.ED THE FQLL.©'\§'v'If\§<S.;»~~ - Orai Judgment: Théa sacanfi appaai"a:ader,'.§é:§§i:a'n :aJc;mé-a_ 'she CFC is directed against '%hfa'a»:9aCt,{r:efi'i-fuaigmants 0?' area iaurts baéaw w%;é:=a_by _«a""a{;é{5_§:2--a'a.rji:*1g §;S, fV\!a.236;'94 flied by the resaandeafa+-a§a'5%*:_t§»ffs;_--~«t§Vé}-iaiiaa-fter referzed its as the aiaint§ff::E««;.V$%;an€i__s was institutes? far in aaasassiere Q2' fa_%""'éa:junCt§aa restraining the apgefia'si2:¥é_efe:§a'aa:';:g.V_"~éfi:a*aa§V.:.~§a.fter referred ta as {fie dafa::dar:":;""ira'm.V§:f:tar=fa'a*§*?':§ with tiaair aasaasaion aver taa "'~..¢.§:;i.§"§£"3«=E'i??'.§3E:'i:'}r*"§ ..... mat ara iaiavaat far Saecidéag this aaaaai a§'£*aS z;'é°zé:§-A-:a«§:
aiaiafiéffa are aaabaaa and wife; 'ma aafaaaaai ' agaéma §§'E3'%Z ha iaafi auriaaaaa aha saga', aaaaartggg mafia? registered ee¥e deee detee;18.§1gl993 arid since thee be $3 En eeseeseiee thereof as eweegz E': :3 tee ease ef the piemtiffe that they"4'.:g§§erew.:fée§ eeeitiee te ieek after and ee§tév:eie":§ée§r':,ag«r§e::s»ét;;:fe%'«'EeL.z*u'j Le; the suit eroperty end §7enee".t5:e.yn hed'.'V_:AeC;ue>sfe§~..eééeu eefenstiant ':0 heie them out fe_;?"::3anaV.gi'n.g' eVéi=:e'e}' S Aftee the eiefendent stertee?...§eekiVe1g' saeiéE"'e'r'eperty, he afiegediy teek the fi:Qet# te:.: fifi_'e 'ifahsi¥dar*'s Qffice under the eyefiexe a eower ef eitemey under that pretext ebtaieveé'vhéei;%e%e3§§e':&ff~;§;€e:;'1;e'}""'ei'g';2eturee en ehe safe deed tfiraciiced 'fraue on him. The defeneeei'--.e%e'viiiie-__bAe_s'§e...ef the eeée deed! eiested eéeiming riafgifif irijze eéi'i'§..._e_::e'pe?§;! ewe ebetéuetéeg the eéamtéffs' fie the Siege 5}? edmieeiers ef the eeeeei, iiée Afoiéezémaj eeeeieeeieé qeeetéeee ef Jaw were feeeeéetee fer Q' ee.e.e"aée?eeee:
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ewe eieietéiif fee eeeeeiieiéee ef eeée Cieee eeeee' 1891.93 executed by him 93 the gmzmd that the same is obtained by Qéayéng fraasd asi'-him? Whether afipyecéation af eviéefigé Caurts befow £33153: and §;'@§e:*?
{N} . :%7;e 4: Sr: Nagabbushana, :éal:*':':~e§'._€<3.:iri%T$§«5 ;f::'r5= fcéite apgeftanti at the eutset, Vénvitégé. aftig-fitéafé'. judgment 3f the High C0uV:*t"-.§§f"V--»BemV'%3e3;.{V §zi'2Ts=---vS-- ABDUL wm-rm (AI'R_198'S7' éQ§{tf'aAY §8),":o centené that mere statement a'$V :f.1jyé»_':j..:;dgment 02' the mat Cami ,2"c3§;::'_'%--re3::_ ::;:>s3..:§éC!'ez9'a?'£':i_i3€1,:?_f'f as 3 point fer éetermés:ai%:E4or;,."'*:a3}"'{he 5:;--pAé§EVat€="§§e'2:%i is inaéequate, He fa:thevr"§L1'i:s:ta}i:tedgfférgi éfésult §%"f%amin§ of such a point fer detera*i'§.na5:_§en, V%:%.%*€. j::g£s--:::' .---af agpaai E'f'§iS{§§f'€C'fECi étseif 3:35/§r fa%§é'3A:£ E:3.::;.r:s€--.2jé's~":§3e :'%a§ gainisjésszses invmzeé in t?:g§_j'3"i~5;f;3$:e;aM5E fia?'w:§-€:':ermma:%an. In ggspggeri sf his teak me thrgugh the juégmérsts G? the €§§a§'€:3 §;'$'§V{:%i2fieg €"t':§:e Qariiczsiafly, 3:8 }éi§§§"i"i§?3§ <3? we CQi§E"§ 53? f%r::i ;a§pea§ am! subméitéé mg: the aggeiigie Cazgrt A '~ "r:j*£§s"::%~«%.:"€::::@$ iiseif zzasiéiie éeiiééfig iha férsig afiggsaéi azserefig §f3C§L%§€ 52:3 §§"€i$*%f" §:>§s'*:%:§ far €§€3iE?'?"§"%%i"%5i§®?"I vssere §r5m€é. 'J:
S' in Anéthafs 5336;? the gituatign was sofrzewhat gimiiar, The Cam': 3%' férst aageaé in :hat_.':3 S«»«é '~~.E}afi fsrmuiated we faééawmg gain: fer <;@:1si§eraf;:§§;':'"'*'%3%a;)fj§f2._é1iE:$é<, the judgment 335% decyee $1' theétigé C§.:;'%E'"§'~§_'%i,é':3§e".':<::
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V V" {emphasig supplied) _ ', '~$:§':n.§£ar§y; iihg Sugrerrze Cegmt En i--é? s:D§':Q£j: (Dam) ax' LRS wvs» A.RAMAL:NGAM {2a1:{2) KCCR 1389 {SC} had "-A§V€:<:qsé§;"2 is cmgifier 332 pravégésns Carsiaéned in Sréer 41 Er; 'aha: cage; Ema §u§reme Ceurt G%S8§""2:'§{§ that 32% saéfi gyoxzigisms §;*'s;:v%{§e gaifieéérzes fay §:%":% ggapeifate Cguré as is fsow Cam'? hag is gmceeg am éecééé éféég 533%? It fig fwihgé' oéafgrigeé that 'i§"%§ grgvésim S§"§{Z3L§§§ ée was in Sijifi a way as is §€§:s%?€ 1:523? the '=:'5§"§€Z'§'a.%§ §&:'%.:%{::§§&:"s ?3"%€§E§EF:3%"§§§ tééergéré sahgsaséé % takes £333 ? Appeal court, white Censétiering ene eeciding a first eggeat shouts teeftee that it has te be de:%e.eVe_'-ettictty it": eetserence with the etevtsions 7 Rate 3: $5 CFC. theee etevieiene eeeé éetttti§t;>§'§m--efit.t: anririwuz : V", 'd the ermeei Cmett am it says, tetheer tt;tt:ftt;'* judgment sheii state the g:t:irtt_;s fefttetertni:.iVe'%i:E.t:vtt__ whee teqeirement gush as this fie §nie§'$Vtet!.Vvt;§3e%§--fig/ithevvvfereceduraé Eew; ewe must try :'~:t'f.e:e?§ject "ante stope of this previsien. first instance is expected te uthe: evidence and appfy itg mind it? tjaee its the tight at the cotmeei fer the eartéeet it meet Eudgmeet ef the first appeiéete CQt.§;é'§' tt3et %tV-E7315"§re';:>et'§y eeetecéated the 3C§C{{Sf€\f§§E¥':C€'; .3;t;:"i§i§Eit;':5' '%'?;Sg§'1'3E%'1d erzé Secided ttze case teneéeetmg the 1 Vt;:.tete;~.g.e:t~~.tg":"2 ttféiifitd. timees the epeettete Cettrté jtttegreent £3"-«..tae_et§.,et: ttadeeetzfietat eeeeeemetét at ttée teieeent AAe%gtder;vce er: ett peints, it weute not emeuttt te eubstantiei A' --..V{:e.ttf;§t%eté<,"e at these §%"G\.5fSEG§'%S {£3641 §»~3:t ef €?C}; It fie;
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8. The first appee'§'--ve4e:.f"S--~.a x}e'§-e_ei;:»§ee'.: of the eartiee. The wheieeese .%eW:'§§Vee: fife: aepeeé fie eperz for remearing; bath en eV%uee'et'§:;e'S:'V c3_.f: '£'-i*:§:.V"'a'_'_nci Eew. The Appefiate CQ_§f"£._h'_'E3S 3;;riseE:5€tie.§€"'%e_'~.::e'\:e'rse er reeefférm the findings e;f"VtE§e.fr§'e'E.__Ce-e;§;<.i:j"-- V_::§,;i%2erefere!. mandetery fer the Avp'§'e'§5--a§€+_ C5é;':::":: t"e._1'ede;§e'rezientEy assese the evidence ef the"'.pe'f:ie§ _ai';zV:éj?'~e.eeeeiee.e%j_tee reéevent pemts which arise fer edje:'ie:'€.;a:i£»e:2 -ee'e%"§3.eLerEng ef the exziéeeee en these e§j;*s's~*§';:.i:s:,__jAV' §e§eg' ":§:e_.._féee£ Cezm: ef feet; the first aeeeiiete 'iieert~__me':*;:'°eei reeere mere geeerei expressiee ef €:<3f::errer§{,fee%e%t%2 the ieeé :$e4.::': jeégmeeig eee ii seeei give zeeseae fee éte éeeéeéee ee eech eemi émjeeeeeeeiéy x%e 'i:.?:ei er: me 'me: Ceere "flees; the entire eeééeeee meg? ee eeesieeyee ewe {fieeeeseé fie eeieii eeé eeee exereéee e'eee§e be eeee efte: feymeéeiieg {he eeieie fer E0 Cafisideration in terms sf the prsvismns Qf Qréer 4: Rzsie 31 of C92;
§. 3*: wguéd be necessary; at §:a.gi;Véi,' QEBSSFE/8 that frcm gerusai cu' §;?éé"'§%.:¢g§«enf:4e:%3':'._E?"é-ir cfieasv/apfiarent 0:' it csuéd be emgefiaté Cam': censidered Va--t§§'~..Vd§sé{ssse':f-..AEh the 'V facts and evidence, a5'§\%{,__a@i3?'i*:'a§§.§¥2 'éé"§f_5incf §a':";'d Vavjeaét wfith aii the points fer co5%:'Vf{[e'r'§'t-E.§';E:;' case, mereéy because going; cannot be a ground fer; §:;d.gmen:; theugh; it is :2,eCessa.ryg.<€§'sV§.rafife;=.fci--: '-the "C<3u%ts Q? first ag:2pea¥ ta fermuiévte :3%0;3e':*§j,}j":.§ié»pV5%_sféVisfér Censideratien in fzhe suit, .31-£'3.j fiuiféség' ';":>aS i: she week; E have CGFFEE acrsss few ">;%~:~:si'g:L::4:'e%*:'"e:A;: "whgre tiéé aggéééaie Caurtg frameci sémiéas' =§?3 C!V§.Ef'§5i$"§§%"«v.A§£,5CEi'.E?§'%¥f¥§§§(3§1, such ag iZ§'¥§ {me is {he gregeai {:a§a:.,__ "€§';%;S f::r*ens:§ $2' fermazéaiiag {he méséi $0? §§C§S§§§"t is *«.' ®§c:@mi}":.gA:'ragtime, "Ste QL§€SE%{}§? befare iéze Cwrts 91' A. V' is :30? s:::°:£*g whsiéxgr' the jaseégmént sf ifié Cgagri :;:§ .V béiezag was iégbée :9 be 93: ggéde 9:' segagézes agmsiéeratéeze V' ar vgééai "Em $55: aggeiéaée £:;>:;r*: 2'Efi§§§§"€$ ze ffamé 3%? 11 the points that arise en the basis 0%' the arguments eexseeced by the eeftéee in the eepeei. A3 e.eVee_§"~s:ee eeriéerg Ceerts ef firet eeeeaf meet cever 3%if".§'n€§'§e--rieie_:"'_ eueeeens éezzeivee ie the ease and they-~vehe:§;§e"'~eG--t 'egé gefieraf ewe vague. The exec: §?.\L!€SiZA§Q§}';§ ée£*;é.e?s- the eeeeai end reqeiees afeter-sf:f:meffEe§2"'meeifeeefiatele in the judgment' 1:' Keeping v"_ee'tt§.ed pesitéen ef Iewg I have e;:e.;j§§.n_ed first aepefiate Ceure The; as many as 12 issues;
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Wezeieee fee defeedeeé: ereees thee he has eeeeireef the see ereeertéee enéer regieiereij eeie deee detee :$gG3..};,§§3 exeeeiee egr feet eieieééff T?
iii} Whether the piamtéffs grave theis"-.¥.;awf::% possession ever suit lands an f:§1.e s:€§i§ sf Sufi? '-- V M Whethsr the Wp§aéntéf':"s'~-- ::§:vIfcii'v§é--_ mterferencs ;ar:G?_ ' S-§s1'iAru:t:';:;;2V_% ("Y zéefendant is hierés' {ms-sés»s§::m--:_£:;:':tf_ ?
enjeyment _:§f~..§::§t i a";$dsw V) Whether p!éE'n.§Eff<.;u are7':e}fe't:itEeVCi for the reiéeffif dzééiafatiizg and "i'nj:3nCtio{i as may'€;d;"? % Aa1%dsj;'iena:i:'i§§:g;és; 'vi?--..
;: ~'¢'*§3_}f_1:€:E§:1§3._r% 'i:h;e7;31é_:int§ff proves that the sa§e ;'_dee:§._date.d"':V 18.G1.1§93 is ebtaéned by
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