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Bangalore District Court

Venkateshappa vs Narayanappa on 1 February, 2025

            KABC010213442013




  Form
   No.9
  (Civil)
   Title
Sheet for       PRESENT: Sri. Chinnannavar Rajesh Sadashiv,
Judgment                XVIII Additional City Civil Judge.
 in Suits
 R.P. 91
                Dated this the day of 1st day of February, 2025



            PLAINTIFFS:    1. Venkateshappa
                              S/o Munishamappa @ Gangappa,
                              Aged about 72 years,
                              R/at      Tirumenahalli     Village,
                              Bidarahalli Hobli, Mandur Post,
                              Bengaluru East Taluk.
                           2. Smt.Shantamma
                              W/o R.N.Ashwatappa,
                              Aged about 65 year,
                              R/at Ramanatapur Village, Koira
                              Post, Kundana Hobli, Devanahalli
                              Taluk.
                                        [By Sri. JMN., Advocate]
                           /v e r s u s/
            DEFENDANTS: 1.     Narayanappa
                               S/o Munishamappa @ Gangappa,
                               Aged about 60 years.
                          2.   Rajanna
                               S/o Munishamappa @ Gangappa,
                               Aged about 50 years,
                               R/at 15th Cross, Hegdenagar,
                               K.R Puram Hobli, Bengaluru-
                               560077.
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       3.    Smt. Pillamma
             W/o Narasimhaiah,
             R/at Nagareshwara Nagahalli,
             K.R Puram Hobli,
             Bengaluru East Taluk.
       4.    Smt.Jayamma
             W/o Late Muniyappa,
             Aged about 55 years.
       5.    Smt.Shashikala
             W/o Lokesh,
             D/o Late Muniyappa,
             Aged about 34 years.
       6.    Umesh S/o Late Muniyappa,
             Aged about 32 years.
             D1, 4 to 6 are
             Residing at Tanishandra Village,
             K.R.Puram Hobli,
             Bengaluru East Taluk.
       7.    Smt.Sunitha
             W/o Byregowda
             D/o Late Muniyappa
             Aged about 30 years,
             R/at Ralkunte Village,
             Sulibele Hobli, Hoskote Taluk,
             Bengaluru Rural District.
       8.    Lakshman
             S/o Chikkanna
             Aged about 50 years,
             R/at No.548, 4th Main,
             Mahalakshmipuram,
             Bengaluru-560 086.
       9.    M.R.Seetharam
             Aged about 54 years,
             R/at    Gokula     House,    Gokula
             Extention, Mattikere, Bengaluru-
             560 054.
       10.   Smt.Shanthamma
             W/o Nagaraju,
             D/o Nanjamma
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                             Aged about 36 years,
                             R/at Yakshipura, Aralumalige Post,
                             Doddaballapura Taluk, Bengaluru
                             Rural District.
                       11.   Smt.Shobha
                             D/o Nanjamma,
                             Aged about 33 years.
                       12.   Smt.Asha
                             D/o Nanjamma
                             Aged about 30 years.
                             D11 and D12 are
                             R/at Avalagurki Village,
                             Chikkaballapura Taluk
                             and District-562 101.
                       13.   Smt.Kavitha
                             D/o Nanjamma, W/o Nagesh,
                             Aged about 28 years,
                             R/at Juttanahalli Village,
                             Jaalige Hobli and Post, Devanahalli
                             Taluk, Bengaluru District-562 110.

                                  [D1 & 6-By Sri.A.V.R., Advocate]
                                      [D2-By Sri.A.R.K., Advocate]
                                     [D3 to 5, 7, 10 to 13-Exparte]
                                      [D8-By Sri.V.D.R., Advocate]
                                      [D9-By Sri.G.K.B., Advocate]

                          ** **
Date of institution of the suit    :         25/02/2013
Nature of the suit                 :   For Partition & Separate
                                              Possession
Date    of   commencement of :               08/06/2018
recording of the evidence
Date on which the Judgment :         01/02/2025
was pronounced.
                             : Year/s Month/s Day/s
Total duration
                                 11      11     07
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              This suit is filed by the plaintiffs against the

        defendants for the relief of partition and separate

        possession and mesne profits with respect Suit property

        bearing Sy.No.48/5, 102/4A and 101/2 of Tanisandra

        Village, K.R.Puram Hobli, Bengaluru East Taluk, which

        are more specifically described in the plaint.

              2. The case of the plaintiffs in brief is as under:-

              The plaintiffs have given Genealogy Tree of the
        Family, which is as under;

                         Munishamappa @ Gangappa(Died)

                                 Kempamma(Died)


    Muniyappa   Venkateshappa Narayanappa Pillamma Shanthamma Nanjamma Rajappa
                                                              (Died)
    Jayamma                  Anusuyamma                               Lakshmamma


Shashikala Umesha Suneetha        Rani                                Ananda    Nandini


                 Subbamma                                       Chandramma


Anjanamma Rajanna Lakshmamma Manjula Nalina Somesha Deepu Tejavathi            Pushpa
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       The father of the plaintiffs by name Munishamappa

@ Gangappa was the propositus of the family and he

died    leaving   behind     him   four    sons   by    name

1)Muniyappa(branch of D4 to 7), 2)Venkateshappa

(plaintiff No.1), 3)Narayanappa (Defendant No.1) and

4)Rajappa (Defendant No.2) and three daughters by

name 1)Pillamma (Defendant No.3), 2)Shanthamma (2nd

plaintiff) and 3) Nanjamma (branch of defendant No.10

to 13). The father of the plaintiff Sri.Munishamappa died

intestate and he left the suit properties. Suit properties

are his self-acquired properties. Defendant No.8 and 9

are purchasers of suit item No.1.

       It is further case of the plaintiff that after death of

their father, defendant No.1 was managing the joint

family as a kartha and his name was entered in revenue

records under Pauthi Katha M.R.No.1/85-86. But

plaintiffs and all the sons of Munishamappa are in joint

possession and enjoyment over the suit properties. It is

also pleaded that till today there is no partition of the

properties either orally or in written. Plaintiffs are
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demanding their share but defendant No.1 and 2

avoiding it on one or another pretexts but they colluding

with revenue authorities have got entered their names

on the basis of partition dated 29/10/1996 under

M.R.No.20/2000-01 but infact there was no partition

took place in the family.

     It is further pleaded that recently, they came to

know that defendant No.1/Narayanappa and deceased

Muniyappa and his family members have executed the

registered sale deed dated 07/02/2003 in favour of

defendant No.8 with respect to suit property at item

No.1 bearing Sy.No.48/5 to the extent of 0-20 guntas

but they had no right to execute this sale deed and

hence, this sale deed is void abinitio and not binding

upon the plaintiffs.

     It is also pleaded that defendants are trying to

alienate the suit properties and hence, cause of action

arose to the plaintiff to file this suit. So, they prayed to

declare that they have got 1/6th       share each in suit
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properties and also sought mesne profits along with

costs of the suit.

     3.   Initially suit was filed against defendant No.1

to 8 and later defendant No.9 is impleaded as a

purchaser of the suit property and defendant No.10 to

13 are impleaded as legal heirs of Nanjamma but

plaintiffs have not added plaint paras to that effect

except adding the parties.

     4.   After issuance of suit summons, defendants

No.1 and 6 appeared through their counsel and filed

written statement. Defendant No.6 represented the

branch of deceased Muniyappa.

     5.   Defendant No.2 though appeared but he has

not chosen to file written statement. Defendants No.3 to

5, 7, 10 to 13 are remained absent inspite of service of

summons, hence they have been placed as exparte.

     6.   Defendant No.8 purchaser of suit item No.1 to

the extent of 20 guntas though appeared through his

counsel but has not filed written statement and

contested the case.
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     7.    Defendant No.9 is the subsequent purchaser

of the item No.1 of the suit property from defendant

No.8 and 04 guntas from defendant No.2. He has

appeared     through   his   counsel   and   filed   written

statement.

     8. Written statement filed by defendant No.1 is as

under:-

     Defendant No.1 in his written statement has

admitted the relationship between the parties but

denied the rest of the contents of the plaint in para-wise

including cause of action. He denied that there is the

joint family status between the plaintiffs and defendants

and suit properties are joint family properties of

plaintiffs and also denied the share of the plaintiffs over

the suit properties.

     He has contended that O.S.No.980/2003 was filed

by plaintiff No.1 for partition and separate possession

and the same was dismissed for default on 21/10/2005

and O.S.No.6219/2002 was filed by defendant No.2

seeking same relief and same was also dismissed for the
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default but plaintiffs have suppressed these facts and

hence, they have not approached this Court with clean

hands.

     He also contended that the suit is barred by law of

limitation and plaintiffs are not in possession of the suit

properties and hence, they have to value the suit

u/sec.35(1) and not section 35(2) of Court Fee and Suit

Valuation Act., and hence the Court fee paid by them is

not proper and correct. In para No.10 of the written

statement, he denied the contents of the para No.2 to 10

of the plaint.

     In para No.12 of the written statement, he has

specifically contended that his father Munishamappa

died in the year 1978, after about 5 to 6 years of his

death, there was the oral partition with respect to suit

properties as well as other joint family properties and

after division the plaintiff and defendants have sold

three items of the properties in favour some 3rd persons.

Excess property was given to the 4th defendant.

Thereafter, there was a Panchayathh Parikath on
              10 / 53 O.S_1555-2013_JT(Cont)_ Partition.doc

29/10/1996 and in said Panchayath Parikath the

earlier partition was reduced into writing.

     Under    said    Panchayath         Parikath      an      area

measuring 10 guntas out of Sy.No.48/5 and 1 acre 10

guntas out of Sy.No.101/2 and 5 square house with

open space measuring 44X 40 feet out of Sy.No.102/4A

were fallen to the share of Muniyappa, an area

measuring 10 guntas out of Sy.No.48/5 and 1 acre 16

guntas out of Sy.No.101/2 and 31½ X 75 feet open

space         were     fallen       to        the     share      of

Narayanappa(defendant No.1) and 5 guntas of land out

of Sy.No.48/5 and vacant site measuring 44' X 20' feet

in   Tanisandra      was   allotted      to     the    share     of

Rajappa(Defendant          No.2).             The        plaintiff

No.1(Venkateshappa) has also put his LTM to this

document as a consenting witness and he has not

claimed the properties under this Panchayat Parikath.

     It is also contended that first plaintiff was taken

into adoption by one Narayanappa of Thirumenahalli

Village and hence, he is residing with him and
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succeeded to his properties. But his signature was

taken in Panchayath Parikath as a consenting witness

and hence, he cannot file the suit. The oral partition as

acted upon and hence, 1st plaintiff is not entitle for any

share in the suit properties. The 2nd plaintiff has given in

marriage by spending huge amount and hence she is

not entitle for any share in the suit properties. So, he

prayed to dismiss the suit with costs.

     9.   Defendant No.9, who has been impleaded as

subsequent purchaser of the suit property item No.1

has appeared through his advocate and filed written

statement. In his written statement he also denied the

contents of the plaint in para-wise.

     He denied the status of the joint family and joint

family properties. He denied the share of the plaintiffs

but he has specifically contended that there was oral

partition in the family and later it was reduced into

Panchayath Parikath on 29/10/1996           and he is the

bonafide purchaser of the suit property at item No.1 for

consideration amount.
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     He has specifically contended that after partition in

the joint family, Muniyappa and his son Umesh,

Narayanappa    and    his   daughter    Ms.Anitha    have

executed a registered General Power of Attorney         in

favour of Sri.H.T.Raju with respect to Sy.No.48/5 to an

extent of 0-20 guntas and said Raju has sold the said

land in favour of defendant No.8 under registered sale

deed dated 07/02/2003 and also put him into the

possession over the said land. Thereafter, defendant

No.8 has converted the said land into NA and sold the

same in favour of this defendant/D9 under registered

sale deed 22/10/2003.

     He also contended that Rajanna and his children

have executed GPA dated 29/4/2003 in favour of

defendant No.8/Lakshman with respect to remaining 5

guntas of land and based on said GPA defendant No.8

has converted said land into NA and later he being the

GPA holder of defendant No.2 and his children has

executed a registered sale deed in favour of defendant

No.9 dated 12/10/2004 with respect to 04guntas of
        13 / 53    O.S_1555-2013_JT(Cont)_ Partition.doc

land. So, defendant No.9 has purchased the entire

property in Sy.No.48/5 measuring 20+4=24 guntas and

he is in possession and enjoyment of the said properties

i.e.,suit property at item No.1 as bonafide purchaser for

consideration    amount   and   he   developed   the   suit

property by executing development agreement with

G.Corp homes Pvt.Ltd., and they are also necessary

parties to this suit.

     Defendant No.9 also contended that the sale deeds

in his favour are prior to 20/12/2004 and hence as per

section 6 of Hindu Succession Act, plaintiff No.2 cannot

challenge the said sale deeds. It is also contended that

plaintiff No.1 was a party to the panachayat Parikath

dated 29/10/1996 and now he cannot claim the share

over the suit properties. It is also contended that the

father of the plaintiffs died in the year 1978 and suit is

filed in the year 2013 and hence, suit is barred by law of

limitation. So, plaintiffs were aware about sale deeds

dated 22/10/2003 and 12/10/2004 but they filed this

suit after 17 years of the entering into Panchayath
              14 / 53 O.S_1555-2013_JT(Cont)_ Partition.doc

Parikath dated 29/10/1996 and after 12 years from the

date of execution of said sale deeds and hence this suit

is barred by law of limitation.

     He also contended that plaintiffs are not in

possession of this suit property and hence, valuation of

the suit and court fee paid by the plaintiffs is not proper

and correct. So, he prayed to dismiss the suit with costs

with respect to suit property at item No.1.

     10. On the basis of the above pleadings, issues

were framed by My predecessor in office but on

11/11/2024 after hearing both side, I have recasted the

issues, which are as under:-

    (1)   Whether the plaintiffs prove that suit
          properties at Sl.No.1 to 3 are their joint
          family properties?
    (2)   Whether the plaintiffs proves that they are
          entitle for 1/6th share each in suit
          properties?
    (3)   Whether defendant no.1 proves that there
          was already orally partition in the joint
          family and later it was confirmed under
          deed of memorandum of partition dated
          29.10.1996 and hence the present suit is not
          maintainable?
    (4)   Whether defendant no.9 proves that he is
          bonafide purchaser of the suit schedule
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            property    at     Sl.No.1     for    valuable
            consideration ?
    (5)     Whether defendants no.1 and 9 proves that
            the present suit for partition is barred by law
            of limitation ?
    (6)     Whether defendant no.1 and 9 proves that
            court fee paid by the plaintiff is not proper
            and correct ?
    (7)     Whether defendant No.1 proves that plaintiff
            No.1 has gone into adoption to one
            Narayanappa and hence he has given
            consent to memorandum of Partition dated
            29.10.1996 and hence not entitle for share in
            the suit properties ?
    (8)     Whether plaintiffs are entitle for the reliefs
            claimed ?
    (9)     What order or decree ?


     11. In order to prove the case, the 2nd plaintiff has

got examined herself as PW.1 and got marked Ex.P1 to

Ex.P27. In order to rebut the case of plaintiffs, initially

defendant has got examined himself as DW1 and since

he has given GPA in favour of his son and hence, his

chief examination with respect to oral evidence was

discarded but with respect to documents is continued as

per the order dated 31/10/2022. His son has got

examined himself as DW1 and he has adopted the

documents marked by his father as Ex.D1 to 58 and he
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got marked one document as Ex.D59. On behalf of

defendant No.9, his GPA holder got examined himself as

DW2 and he got marked Ex.D.60 and 74. Defendant

No.1 also got examined one witness as DW3.

     12. Heard      the   learned   counsel    for   plaintiffs,

learned counsel for defendants No.1 and 6 and learned

counsel for defendant No.9. All of them have filed their

written arguments along with citations as per list. The

counsel    for   plaintiffs   has   relied   upon    following

Citations:-

      i.   W.P.No.11126/2021(GM-CPC), Sri.Nagendra
           Kamath Vs. Smt.Deviki and Ors.,
      ii. RFA No.1300/2022 (PAR), Smt.Gangamma
          and Ors., Vs. Smt.Tholasamma and Ors.,
      iii. Civil Appeal No.4177/2024, Golam Lalchand
          Vs. Nandu Lal Shaw @ Nand Lal Keshri @
          Nandu Lal Bayes and Ors.,
      iv. RSA No.200005/2014(PAR)             Shanthamma
         Vs. Ramawwa and Ors.,
      v. RFA No.100182/2014 (PAR) C/W RFA
         No.100181/2014, Sri. Basappa and Anro.,
         Vs. Bangarevva and Ors.,.
        17 / 53   O.S_1555-2013_JT(Cont)_ Partition.doc

     13. The counsel for defendant No.1 and 6 has

relied upon following Citations:-

      i.   AIR (2020) 9 SCC 1, Vineeta Sharma Vs.
             Rakesh Sharma and others;
      ii. Bheesmaraja Vs. Radhabai and others;
      iii. (2016) 6 SCC 725;
      iv. K.C.Leelavathi Vs. Ramanjinamma and
             others, RFA No.418/2017.

     14. The counsel for defendant No.9 has relied

upon following Citations:-

           i.   S.Shivaraj Reddy(Died) their Lrs and
                another Vs. S.Raghuraj Reddy and Ors.,
                (2024 SCC Online SC 963);
           ii. Chennappa Vs. Parwatewwa (2022 SCC
                Online Kar 1794);
           iii. Vineeta Sharma Vs. Rakesh Sharma and
                Ors., (AIR 2020 SC 3717);
           iv. M/s. Metropoli Overseas Limited Vs.
                H.S.Deekshit and Ors., (CRP No.307/2020);
           v. Bheemaraja Vs. Radhabi and Ors.,
                (Manu/KA/2231/2023);
           vi. Smt.T.R.Satyavathi Vs. T.H.Ramesh and
                Ors., (RFA No.312/201);
           vii. Rathnamma         and      Others     Vs.
                K.V.Hanumatha reddy (2008 SCC Online
                Kar 870);
           viii. Akella Lalitha Vs. Konda Hanumatha
                Rao, (2022 SCC Online SC 928);
           ix. Shanthappa         and       Ors.,     Vs.
                Channabasavaiah and Ors.,;
             18 / 53 O.S_1555-2013_JT(Cont)_ Partition.doc

         x. Renuka      Vs.   Muniraju and   Ors.,
              MANU/KA/1383/2020;
         xi. Ramisetty Venkatanna and others Vs.
              Nasyam Jamal Saheb and others, 2023
              SCC Online SC 521;
         xii. G.Nagaraju Vs. Ramesh and Ors.,
              MANU/KA/1183/2023.

     15. Perused the pleadings, evidence oral and

documentary, written arguments and citations relied by

both side. My answers to the above issues are as under:

                  ISSUE No.1 :- Partly affirmative,
                  ISSUE No.2 :- Partly affirmative ,
                  ISSUE No.3 :- Partly affirmative,
                  ISSUE No.4 :- Affirmative,
                  ISSUE No.5 :- Partly Affirmative,
                  ISSUE No.6 :- Partly affirmative,
                  ISSUE No.7 :- Partly affirmative,
                  ISSUE No.8 :- Partly Affirmative,
                  ISSUE No.9 :- As per final order for
                                  the following:




     16. ISSUES NO.1 : Before deciding the disputed

facts, the Court has to keep in mind the following

admitted facts.
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        i. Plaintiff No.1 is the brother and Plaintiff No.2
            is the Sister of defendant No.1 to 3 and
            deceased       Muniyappa      and    deceased
            Nanjamma. So, the relationship is not in
            dispute.

        ii. The father of the plaintiffs Munishamappa
            died intestate in the year 1978, later mother
            of the plaintiffs-Kempamma also died
            intestate.

        iii. The entire suit property at item No.1 i.e.,
             Sy.No.48/5 is purchased by defendant
             No.9.

        iv. Plaintiffs are claiming share under Section 8
            of Hindu Succession Act and not u/sec 6 of
            Hindu Succession Act.

     So, keeping in mind the above said admitted facts,

now I have to appreciate the evidence on record.

Plaintiffs have pleaded that suit properties are their joint

family properties and suit property at item No.1 is 48/5

measuring    0.24   guntas,   item   No.2    is   portion     of

Sy.No.102/4A and item No.3 is Sy.No.101/2. Plaintiffs

have specifically pleaded that properties described at

item No.3 bearing Sy.No.101/2 is granted to their father

under Land Reformers Act.
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     17. They have also pleaded that suit properties at

item No.1 and 2 are acquired by their father. Ex.P2 is

RTC of suit property at item No.1 bearing Sy.No.48/5,

which   was    standing   in   the   name    of   father   of

plaintiffs/Munishamappa and after deleting his name

his son's name i.e., Narayanappa/defendant No.1 was

entered. Ex.P4 is RTC of suit property at item No.2 and

again   it   was   also   standing    in    the   name     of

Munishamappa and after his death, the name of his son

Narayanappa/defendant No.1 was entered. Ex.P7 is RTC

of suit property at item No.3, which was also standing in

the name of father of plaintiffs and after his death, the

name of defendant No.1/Narayanappa was entered.


     18. Ex.P10 is MR No.8/82-83 which discloses that

name of Munishamappa was entered in RTC 101/2 as

per Land Tribunal Order. Ex.P11 is certified copy of of

MR No.1/85-86, which discloses that after the death of

Munishamappa his three sons have consented to enter

the name of defendant No.1/Narayanappa. So, on the
        21 / 53   O.S_1555-2013_JT(Cont)_ Partition.doc

basis of this Mutation, the name of defendant No.1 was

entered in RTC of suit properties. So, considering these

Records of Rights and Mutation, I hold that plaintiffs

have proved that suit item No.3 is their joint family

property. But their contention that other two suit

properties are acquired by their father cannot be

accepted.

     19. PW1 during her cross examination by learned

counsel for defendant No.1, specifically admitted that

item No.3 is granted from Land Tribunal and other suit

properties are her ancestral properties. The relevant

admission is as under:-

       "witness voluntaries that Item No.3 is the
     granted land. Other survey numbers are the
     ancestral properties".

     20. Ex.D-1    is   certified   copy   of   plaint   in

O.S.No.6219/2002, which discloses that said suit was

filed by present defendant No.2/Rajanna for partition

and separate possession against his mother and three

brothers. In said plaint para No.3, he has specifically

pleaded that Sy.No.101/2 was granted to his father. He
             22 / 53 O.S_1555-2013_JT(Cont)_ Partition.doc

also specifically pleaded that suit property at item No.2

and 3 are his ancestral properties. In said plaint at para

No.6, suit properties are described item No.1 as

Sy.No.101/2, item No.2 as Sy.No.48/5 and item No.3 as

house bearing No.48 along with open space.

     21. In said suit defendant No.4/Narayanappa i.e.,

present defendant No.1 has filed written statement in

said suit as per Ex.D-2. In said written statement, he

has specifically admitted that suit property item No.1

was granted land and item No.2 and 3 are ancestral

properties. In para No.6 of said written statement he has

specifically pleaded as under:-

      "This defendant submits that item No.1 in the
   plaint schedule is a tenanted land. The land tribunal
   granted occupancy rights. Against the order of the
   land tribunal, writ petition came to be filed before the
   Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka by Miniswamappa
   @ Gangappa. The matter is pending. Item No.s 2
   and 3 are the ancestral properties".

     22. Ex.D-6     is   the   certified   copy    of   written

statement   filed   in   O.S.No.900/2003          by    present

defendant No.1/Narayanappa as defendant No.3. The
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said suit was filed by present plaintiff No.1/Venkatesh

against his mother and brothers but either of the parties

have not produced the copy of the plaint of said suit but

as per written statement/Ex.D-6, the present defendant

No.1 has admitted that Sy.No.101/2 was granted under

Land Reformers Act and item No.2 and 3 are ancestral

properties. The relevant admission is in para No.19,

which is as under:-

      "This defendant submits that item No.1 in the
   plaint schedule is a tenanted land. The land tribunal
   granted occupancy rights in favour of this defendant.
   The said order was challenged before the Hon'ble
   High Court of Karnataka and the same is pending.
   Item No.2 and 3 are ancestral properties".

     So, considering the suggestions put forth to PW1

as well as above said documents, I hold that suit

properties at item No.1 and 2 are ancestral properties of

plaintiffs and defendants No.1 to 3 and suit property at

item No.3 is their joint family property i.e., tenanted

property cultivated by deceased Munishamappa on

behalf of joint family.
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     23. Plaintiffs as well as defendants have not

produced the any documents to show that the suit item

No.1 and 2 were standing in the name of father of

Munishamappa            @      Gangappa.         But,    defendant

No.1/Narayanappa in his written statement filed in

earlier   suits   has       specifically    admitted    that     these

properties are his ancestral properties.

     24. So, with respect to properties at item No.1 and

2 Section 6 and with respect to suit item No.3 granted

land section 8 of Hindu Succession Act, is applicable.

The contention of the plaintiffs that all the suit

properties are self acquired properties of their father or

joint family properties cannot be accepted. Hence, I

answer issue No.1 in partly affirmative.


     25. ISSUE      NO.3         AND       7:-   Both   issues     are

interlinked with each other and in order to avoid

repetition, they are taken up together for common

discussion.
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      Plaintiff No.1 is the brother of plaintiff No.2. It is

the case of defendant No.1 that after death of his father,

suit properties were already orally partitioned and later

Memorandum of Partition was reduced into writing on

29/10/1996 and hence, plaintiffs are not entitle for any

share in the suit properties. It is also his case that

plaintiff   No.1   has   gone    into   adoption    to   one

Narayanappa and hence, he has given his consent for

Memorandum of Partition dated 29/10/1996, he signed

the said document and not taken any share under said

document and hence, he is not entitle for any share in

this suit properties. It is also his case that plaintiff No.2

was given in marriage long back and hence, she is not

entitle for any share in the suit properties.

      26. Defendant      No.1   has     produced     Ex.D3/

Memorandum of Partition Deed, which discloses that

the mother of the plaintiffs i.e., Kempamma and her four

sons have entered Panchayath Parikath, which also

discloses that after 5-6 years of death of Gangappa @

Munishamappa, there was a oral partition between all
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brothers and later said oral partition is reduced into

writing as per this document.

     27. As per this document Schedule 'A' property

was Sy.No.48/5 measuring 0.10 guntas, Sy.No.101/2

measuring 1 acre 10 guntas and house property along

with open space situated at Tanisandra i.e., present

item No.2. As per this Deed schedule 'A' property was

fallen to the share of Muniyappa. Schedule 'B' property

was 0.10 guntas out of Sy.No.48/5, 1 acre 16 guntas

out of Sy.No.101/2 and open space out of Sy.No.102/4A

were fallen to the share of Narayanappa/present

defendant No.1. Suit schedule 'C' property is 5 guntas

of land in Sy.No.48/5 and vacant site measuring 44' X

20' feet in Tanisandra were fallen to the share of

Rajanna/present defendant No.2.

     28. Present plaintiff No.1/Venkateshappa put his

LTM at Sl.No.2 and in page No.2 of the document, it is

specifically mentioned that said Venkateshappa has

married the girl of Thirumenahalli Village and said girl

was residing with her uncle Narayanappa and said
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Narayanappa had not children and hence, he adopted

the Venkateshappa as adopted son and hence, no

properties are allotted to him under this Deed but his

signature was taken on this Deed as a consenting

witness. So, Venkateshappa/plaintiff No.1 put his LTM

to this document and he has given his consent of

allotment of properties among his three brothers.

     29. On the basis of this Partition Deed, application

was given before Tahasildar to enter their names in RTC

and as per M.R.No.20/2000-01/Ex.P.12, Tahasildar has

effected the entries. Since then Sy.No.48/5 measuring

10 guntas each is standing in the name of Muniyappa

and Narayanappa/D1. Out of R.S.No.101/2 measuring

1 acre 10 guntas is standing in the name of Muniyappa

and land measuring 1 acre 16 guntas is standing in the

name of Narayanappa. Sy.No.48/5 measuring 5 guntas

was standing in the name of Rajappa/D2. So, the

Partition Deed as per Ex.D3 is acted upon and entries

have been changed long back.
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     30. The present plaintiff No.1 though put his LTM

as a consenting witness, never challenged said Deed of

Partition. Instead of challenging the said Partition Deed,

he had filed O.S.No.980/2003 for fresh partition and

separate possession and he simply sought the partition

and permanent injunction not to alienate the suit

properties that can be seen from Ex.D-7/Order sheet.

The said suit was filed by him on 05/02/2003, as on the

date of that suit suit properties were mutated in the

name of his three brothers as per Partition Deed dated

29/10/1996 but he has not challenged said Partition

Deed. The said suit was dismissed for default on

21/10/2005. In this suit also the plaintiff No.1 has not

challenged   the   said   Partition   Deed.   So,   without

challenging said partition deed, the suit filed by him for

fresh partition is not at all maintainable.

     31. Once there is a severance of joint status is

proved the properties can only continue to be joint if

there is an agreement between the parties to hold them

as joint tenants. In this case, the earlier partition
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between all the four brothers are proved and hence, the

fresh suit for partition by one of the brother i.e., plaintiff

No.1 without challenging earlier partition is not at all

maintainable.

     32. On this point I rely upon the judgment of

Hon'ble Apex Court reported in (1953) 1 SCC 414

between Banaraj Alakhdhari Pathak Vs. Ambika

Prasad Pathak, wherein it is held as under:-

       "Once partial partition was admitted or proved,
  presumption would arise that all properties, movable
  and immovable, belonging to joint family were
  divided"

     Since plaintiff No.1 was party to the partition

deed/Ex.D3, I hold that said partition deed is binding

upon him. The said partition deed is acted upon as

revenue     entries     are    changed.      But     plaintiff

No.2/Shanthamma was not a party to this Deed of

Partition. She has not signed this Deed as consenting

witness   and    even    thereafter   also   she   has    not

relinquished her share over the suit properties in favour

of her brothers. She was not made as a party in earlier
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suits either filed by Venkateshappa/plaintiff No.1 or

filed by Rajanna/defendant No.2.

     33. As per Ex.P11, after death of father of

plaintiffs, only male persons i.e., his sons alone given

application before Revenue authorities to enter the name

of Narayanappa. So, said mutation was passed as if

Munishamappa had male issues only. While passing

said mutation also no notice was given to plaintiff No.2.

So, said revenue entries are behind her back and

Partition Deed was only between her brothers and she

was not party to the same and hence Revenue Entries

and Partition Deed are not binding upon her. But said

Mutation and said Partition Deed are very well binding

upon plaintiff No.1.

     34. The judgment relied by defendant No.9 passed

in RSA No.1837/2019, Nagaraju Vs. Ramesh is

applicable to claim of plaintiff No.1, wherein the Hon'ble

High Court of Karnataka by considering Apex Court

Judgment (2015) 15 SCC 1 held that 'the doctrine of

acquiescence is applicable'. It is held that 'a right not
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exercised for a long time is not in existent. In such cases,

Courts have to invoke the doctrine of latches and delay'.

      35. The contention of defendants No.1 and 9 that

Venkateshappa/plaintiff No.1 has gone into adoption

and   enjoying     the   properties   of   Narayanappa    of

Thirumenahalli and hence, he is not entitle for share in

suit properties cannot be accepted. The said adoption is

not at all proved by them. They have produced RTCs of

Tirumenahalli standing in the name of present plaintiff

No.1 as per Ex.D.13 to 59. Sy.No.15 and 24 of

Jyothipura Village, Bidarahalli Hobli, Hoskote Taluk

were standing in the name of Narayanappa S/o

Sonnappa     and     later   name     of   plaintiff   No.1/

Venkateshappa S/o Gangappa is entered.

      36. But merely because he is enjoying the said

lands it cannot be said that he has been taken into

adoption by said Narayanappa of Tirumenahalli Village.

Even in Record of Rights the name of plaintiff No.1 is

entered as Venkateshappa S/o Gangappa and not

Venkateshappa S/o Narayanappa. So, case of the
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defendants No.1 and 9 that plaintiff No.1 went into

adoption is not proved by them and cannot be accepted.

     37. The citation relied by defendants No.1 and 9 in

RSA No.7198/2010, Bheeshmaraja Vs. Radhabhai

and others, dated 14th July 2023 is not at all

applicable. So, eventhough, adoption is not proved but

plaintiff No.1 being a party to Memorandum of Partition

or Panchayath Parikat, wherein he has given up his

share over the suit properties is not entitle for any share

in this suit. He has not challenged the Partition Deed

either in earlier suit or in this suit. Even he has not

entered witness box in this case. So, considering all

these materials on record, I hold that he is estopped

from claiming share in the suit properties. But plaintiff

No.2, who is not a party to Partition Deed can maintain

this suit for partition.

     38. Suit Schedule properties at item No.1 and 2

are ancestral properties, as per Ex.P3, Muniyappa and

his son Umesh, Narayanappa and his daughter Anitha

through their GPA holder H.T.Raju have sold 20 guntas
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of land in favour of defendant No.8/Lakshman under

sale deed dated 07/02/2003, later defendant No.8 has

sold said land in favour of defendant No.9 under sale

deed dated 22/10/2003 under Ex.P19. The branch of

Muniyappa and Narayanappa have sold 0.20 guntas of

land out of suit item No.1. Defendant No.2/Rajanna to

whom 05 guntas of land (1 gunta Karab land) was

allotted in partition deed has also sold said land in

favour of defendant No.9 through his GPA holder under

registered sale deed/Ex.P.20 dated 12/10/2004.

      39. So, the entire suit property at item No.1 was

initially   purchased    by   defendant   No.8   and   later

purchased by defendant No.9 prior to cut off date fixed

under explanation to section 6 of Hindu Succession Act

i.e., before 20th December 2004. As per Amended

Provision under Section 6 of Hindu Succession Act, the

daughter is treated as coparcener and granted her equal

right with the sons. But if there was Partition or

alienation prior to 20th December 2004, she cannot

claim said properties.
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      40. The judgment relied by defendant No.1 as well

as defendant No.9 reported in       AIR (2020) 9 SCC 1,

Vineeta Sharma Vs. Rakesh Sharma and others is

helpful to them. In this case after partition under Ex.D3,

the   revenue     entries   were    changed     under    MR

No.20/2000-01 as per Ex.P.12. Hon'ble Apex Court in

said judgment has specifically held that 'plea of oral

partition cannot be accepted but if plea of oral partition is

supported by public documents and partition is finally

evinced in the same manner as if it had been affected by

a decree of a court, it may be accepted'. The said

judgment is on Section 6 of Hindu Succession Act. The

Hon'ble Apex Court in said judgment at para No.137.5

held as under:-

     "137.5. In view of the rigour of provisions of the
  Explanation to Section 6(5) of the 1956 Act, a plea of
  oral partition cannot be accepted as the statutory
  recognized mode of partition effected by a deed of
  partition duly registered under the provisions of the
  Registration Act, 1908 or effected by a decree of a
  court. However, in exceptional cases where plea of
  oral partition is supported by public documents and
  partition is finally evinced in the same manner as if it
  had been affected (sic effected) by a decree of a court,
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  it may be accepted. A plea of partition based on oral
  evidence alone cannot be accepted and to be rejected
  out-rightly".

     41. In said judgment at para No.137.2 with

respect to savings clause Hon'ble Apex Court held as

under:-

       "137.2. The rights can be claimed by the
  daughter born earlier with effect from 9-9-2005 with
  savings as provided in Section 6(1) as to the
  disposition or alienation, partition or testamentary
  disposition which had taken place before the 20th
  day of December, 2004".

     42. The        judgment   relied    by   defendant   No.9

reported in 2008 SCC Online KAR 870, Rathnamma

and others Vs. K.V.Hanumatha Reddy, the Hon'ble

High Court of Karnataka by considering Karnataka

Amended Act, 23/1994 as held that 'there is no specific

savings clause with respect to prior alienation in Section

6A(D) of Karnataka Amendment Act, 1990'. The said

judgment is helpful the defendant No.9.

     43. So, in this case, ancestral property bearing

Sy.No.48/5 i.e., suit item No.1 property is sold out by

branch     of      Muniyappa   and      Narayanappa/D1    and
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Rajanna/D2 prior to 20th December 2004. Hence, in

this property plaintiff No.2, who being the daughter of

deceased Munishamappa is not entitle for any share.

     44. Further, she has not challenged the sale deed

in favour of defendant No.9 but in view of alienation of

the property prior to 20th December 2004, I hold that

she is not entitle for any share in suit item No.1

property. The plaintiff No.1 being a party to the partition

deed/Ex.D3 and since he has not challenged the said

Partition Deed, I hold that his fresh suit for partition

with respect to suit properties is not at all maintainable

and hence he is not entitle for any share in suit

properties. At the cost of repetition, I hold that since

plaintiff No.2 was not a party to the partition deed dated

29/10/1996, I hold that said partition deed is not

binding upon her.

     45. Ex.D9 is the Release Deed dated 7th September

2011 executed by Smt.Pillamma(Defendant No.3) and

daughters of Smt.Nanjamma (Defendant No.10 to 13) in

favour of deceased Muniyappa and Narayanappa in
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respect to present suit properties bearing Sy.No.101/2

and   102/4A     i.e.,   present   suit   item   No.3   and   2

properties. In this deed, it is specifically mentioned that

Smt.Pillamma and Smt.Nanjamma have got 1/7th share

each in properties of the deed. So, deceased Muniyappa

and Narayanappa/D1 have admitted the claim of their

sisters i.e., Smt.Pillamma and Smt.Nanjamma in these

properties.

      46. But present plaintiff No.2/Shanthamma, who

being their another sister is not a party to this Release

Deed and defendants have not at all given any

explanation as to why present plaintiff No.2 was not a

party to this document. So, plaintiff No.2 has not at all

released her right over the suit properties in favour of

her brothers. When defendants i.e., Narayanappa and

his brothers have admitted the claim of other sisters

then they have to admit the claim of their another sister

Smt.Shanthamma/plaintiff No.2 but in this suit they

denied her claim. But, she being the daughter of

Sri.Munishamappa has got equal share in the property
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left out by her father as per section 8 of Hindu

Succession Act, as her father Sri.Munishamappa died

intestate.

     47. The      suit   item   No.1    property    bearing

Sy.No.48/5 is already sold out by branch of deceased

Muniyappa and Narayanappa/D1 and Rajanna/D2. The

plaintiff No.1/Venkatesh has given his consent under

Ex.D-3 stating that he will not claim any share in the

suit properties. The plaintiff No.2 was not a party to the

Partition Deed likewise other sisters of plaintiff No.2

were also not parties and in view of Savings Clause i.e.,

alienation prior to 20th December 2004, plaintiff No.2

cannot claim share in suit item No.1 property. But she

got equal share with her brothers in suit item No.2 and

3 properties. Hence, I answer Issues No.3 and 7 in

Partly Affirmative.

     48. ISSUE NO.4:- Defendant No.9 being purchaser

has taken specific contention that he is bonafide

purchaser    of   suit   item   No.1   property    for   sale

consideration. As stated above, under MR No.20/2000-
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01 on the basis of Partition Deed/Ex.D3, the name of

deceased         Muniyappa,      Narayanappa/D1        and

Rajanna/D2 was entered in RTC of Sy.No.48/5 to the

extent of 0.10 guntas, 0.10 guntas and 0.5 guntas

respectively.

     49. The      branch   of   deceased   Muniyappa   and

Naryanappa/D1 have sold their share to the extent to

20 guntas through their GPA holder in favour of

defendant No.8 under sale deed dated 07/02/2003.

Defendant No.2 has also sold his share of 0.4guntas in

favour of defendant No.9 under sale deed 12/10/2004

through same GPA holder Sri.H.T.Raju. So, when

defendant No.9 has purchased the suit item No.1

property to the extent of 20 guntas, it was standing in

the name of his vendor/Lakshman i.e., defendant No.8

and defendant No.8 has directly sold the said land in

favour of defendant No.9 under sale deed dated

22/10/2003(Ex.P.19).

     50. Defendant No.2 and his children have also

sold their share of 0.4guntas of land except 01 guntas of
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Karab land in favour of defendant No.9 through his GPA

holder(defendant No.8) under Ex.P.20/Sale Deed. As on

that date the said property was standing in his name

and his name has entered as per MR No.20/2000-01 on

the   basis   of     Partition   Deed.   So,   defendant   No.9

purchased the said property based on the Mutation and

Revenue Records, which were standing in the name of

their vendors.

      51. The daughters of Munishamappa were not

parties to the Partition Deed but none of them claimed

their share except plaintiff No.2 and as stated above,

plaintiff No.2 is not entitle for share in this ancestral

property      sold     prior     to   20/12/2004.      Plaintiff

No.1/Venkateshappa, who being the party to the

Partition Deed has never challenged the said Partition

Deed and hence, I hold that defendant No.9 is bonafide

purchaser of suit property at item No.1 for valuable

consideration amount.

      52. Further, the evidence on record discloses that

he developed this land along with his other properties by
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investing   huge         amount     and        he   also   executed

Ex.D67/Development Agreement in favour of G:CORP

HOMES       PVT.     LTD.,        and     Ex.D71/Supplemental

Agreement to the Development Agreement. As per

Ex.D69, Certificate issued by BBMP with respect to

development of his other properties in various Survey

number of Tanisandra along with this suit item No.1

property.   As     per    Ex.P24    to    26/Photographs       and

Ex.P27/CD, it is crystal clear that Multi-stored building

is constructed over Sy.No.48/5 and other survey

numbers. So, it appears that the defendant No.9 has

developed    the     suit    item       No.1    property    bearing

Sy.No.48/5 after purchasing it by paying valuable

consideration amount. So, he is the bonafide purchaser

of consideration amount. Hence, I answer issue No.4

in Affirmative.

     53. ISSUE NO.5:- The defendant No.1 and 9 have

raised the point of Limitation and they have contended

that suit for partition is barred by law of Limitation.

They have also contended that the sale deeds in favour
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of   defendant    No.9   are   dated       22/10/2003   and

12/10/2004 but suit is filed in the year 2013 and

hence, suit is barred by law of limitation.

     54. But so far as the question of limitation to file

the suit for partition is concerned, there is no any

limitation prescribed to file such suit. Defendant No.1

has to prove that he has ousted the plaintiff No.2 from

joint family properties but as stated above plaintiff No.2

was not a party to the Partition Deed and her name was

never mutated after the death of her father. So, behind

her back her brothers have got entered their names in

revenue records with respect to suit properties. So, they

have not proved defence ouster and hence suit for

partition is well within the limitation.

     55. The citation relied by defendant No.1 on

ouster reported in (2016) 6 SCC 725 is not applicable to

the facts of this case. Article 110 of Limitation Act is

applicable if ouster is proved. The period of limitation is

12 years and it begins to run when the exclusion

becomes known to the plaintiff. Defendant No.1 has not
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proved that he has excluded plaintiff No.2 from joint

family properties.

     56. But this Article and citation is applicable to

the claim of plaintiff No.1. Plaintiff No.1 was excluded

from joint family under Ex.D3 dated 29/10/1996. So,

from that date the suit should have been filed within 12

years. But this suit is filed after 17 years of said

Partition. In his earlier suit he has not challenged the

partition and the said suit was dismissed for default and

he has not chosen to continue the said suit based on

same cause of action. Hence, claim of plaintiff No.1 is

barred by law of limitation.

     57. The contention of defendant No.9 that sale

deeds are of 2003 and 2004 and suit is not filed within

the 3 years from the date of knowledge cannot be

accepted because plaintiff No.2 has not challenged the

said sale deeds. But she simply filed a suit for partition

claiming her share and since she is not entitle for her

share in suit item No.1 property, I hold that her suit for

partition is within the period of limitation.
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     58. The judgment relied by plaintiffs passed in

RSA No.200005/2014 (PAR), Shanthamma Versus.

Ramawwa and Ors., is helpful to the plaintiffs to

contend that plaintiffs need not challenge the sale deeds

but can file a suit for partition. In said judgment Hon'ble

High Court of Karnataka by considering it's earlier

judgment in Ganapathi Santaram Bhosale's case

passed in RFA No.87 and 90/1975 held that the

coparcener can seek the share in joint family properties

and need not to challenge the sale deeds if coparcener is

not a party to the sale deed.

     59. The Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka in

W.P.No.11126/2021 dated 11th July 2022 (relied by

plaintiffs) by considering above said Bhosle's case held

that the suit for partition and separate possession is

maintainable without challenge to sale deed. In this case,

plaintiff No.2 was not a party to the sale deeds and

hence, her suit is very well maintainable but she cannot

challenge the said sale deeds in view of explanation

Section 6 of Hindu Succession Act.
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     60. The judgments relied by defendant No.9 on the

point of limitations at Sl.No.1 to 4 are not at all

applicable to the facts of this case.


     61. The judgment relied by plaintiffs passed in

RFA No.100182/2014 C/W RFA No.100181/2014

dated 23rd September, 2023, is also helpful to the

plaintiff No.2 to claim share in suit properties at item

No.2 and 3 under section 8 of Hindu Succession Act,

wherein it is held as under:-

       "Next question is whether the bar contained
 under Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 to
 claim share in the properties in the event of alienation
 or partition before 20th December 2004, applies to the
 properties inherited under Section 8 of the Hindu
 Succession Act, 1956?
       31. The learned Counsel for the appellant
 submits that the plaintiff cannot claim a share in the
 suit properties in view of the bar under proviso to
 Section 6 (1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 as
 there was already a partition in 1991 and alienation
 in 1995 before 20th December 2004 the cut off date
 under the above said proviso.
       32. The contention is to be rejected for the simple
 reason that the plaintiff has acquired rights under
 Sections 8 and 15 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956
 in respect of the properties of her father and mother
 respectively. The bar contained under Section 6 of the
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 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 to claim equal share in
 the properties sold or partitioned before 20th
 December 2004, is not applicable to the properties
 inherited under Section 8 and 15 of the Hindu
 Succession Act 1956. It applies only to coparcenary
 property".

     So, in this case plaintiff No.2 is entitle for partition

in suit item No.2 and 3 properties under Section 8 of

Hindu Succession Act. But her claim with respect suit

item No.1 property is not at all maintainable as it was

her ancestral property but sale deeds were executed in

respect of the same prior to 20th December 2004. The

claim of plaintiff No.1 is barred by law of limitation but

claim of plaintiff No.2 is not at all barred by law of

limitation. Hence, I answer issue No.5 in Partly

Affirmative.


     62. ISSUE NO.6:- Defendants have raised the

issue on Court Fee. Plaintiff No.2 is member of joint

family and there is a presumption with respect to joint

family but there is no presumption with respect to joint

family properties. The suit item No.1 and 2 are her

ancestral property and item No.3 is her joint family
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property   and plaintiffs have valued the suit as per

Section 35(2) of The Karnataka Court-Fee and Suits

Valuation Act, 1958.


     63. In the citation relied by defendant No.9 passed

in RFA No.312/2016 between Smt.T.R.Sathyavathi

Vs. T.H.Ramesh and others., the Hon'ble High Court of

Karnataka in para No.22 held that if ouster is proved

then Court Fee has to be paid under Section 35(1) of

Court Fee Act. In this case, plaintiff No.2 is not in

possession of suit item No.1 but she is in implied

possession of suit item No.2 and 3. The evidence on

record discloses that plaintiffs are not in possession of

suit item No.1 and hence, they have to value the suit

u/sec.35(1) and not u/sec.35(2) of Court Fee Act. Their

suit with respect to suit item No.3 i.e., granted land is

properly valued. Hence, I answer issue No.6 in Partly

Affirmative.


     64. ISSUE NO.2 AND 8:- The plaintiffs have

claimed mesne profits in the suit properties but in view
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of my findings on above issues plaintiff No.1 is not

entitle for any share in the suit properties. Since

plaintiff No.2 was considered as member of the joint

family and since possession of the joint family property

by her brothers as members of the joint family cannot

be said as illegal possession or unlawful possession.

    65. As per section 2(12) of CPC., 'mesne profits of

property means those profits which the person in

wrongful possession of such property actually received or

might with ordinary diligence have received therefrom,

together with interest on such profits, but shall not

include profits due to improvements made by the person

in wrongful possession. In simple words mesne profits

means that the damages and compensation that are

recoverable from a person who has been in the wrongful

possession means that profit which the plaintiff has lost

by reason of defendant's wrongful act'.


     66. So,   considering   the   relationship   of    the

plaintiffs with defendants No.1 to 3 and considering the
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nature of the suit property, I hold that possession of the

Defendants No.1, 2 and branch of deceased Muniyappa

cannot be said as wrongful possession and hence,

plaintiff No.2 is not entitle for mesne profits as claimed.

Plaintiff No.1 is not entitle any share in the suit

properties. Plaintiff No.2 is entitle for 1/6th share in suit

properties at item No.2 and 3 by meets and bounds.


     67. Defendant      No.3    i.e.,   Smt.Pillamma    and

defendants No.10 to 13, who are the daughters of

deceased Smt.Nanjamma have relinquished their share

in the suit properties. So, they are not entitle for any

share in suit properties. The branch of Muniyappa,

Narayanappa and Rajappa are liable to be given 1/6th

share to the plaintiff No.2 in suit item No.2 and 3.

Hence, I proceed to pass the following:




         The suit of the plaintiffs is hereby
           decreed in part with costs.
         It is declared that plaintiff No.2 has got
           1/6th    share in suit item No.2 and 3
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         properties and she entitle for partition
         and separate possession of the same by
         meets and bounds from defendant No.1,
         2 and 4 to 7 .
      The claim of plaintiff No.1 in all the suit
         properties is rejected.
      The claim of plaintiff No.2 with respect to
         mesne profits is rejected.
      Draw a preliminary decree accordingly.
      In view of the judgment of the Hon'ble
         Apex Court in 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 549,
         Kattukandi               Edathil           Krishnan             v.
         Kattukandi               Edathil            Valsan,           the
         plaintiff       need       not     file    separate         FDP
         proceedings but plaintiff No.2 can take
         steps for final decree proceedings in this
         suit itself.
                                 ***

[Dictated to the Stenographer, after transcription, the Script is corrected directly on computer, signed and then pronounced by me, in the Open Court on this 1st day of February, 2025.] [Chinnannavar Rajesh Sadashiv] XVIII Additional City Civil Judge.

BENGALURU.

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1. List of witnesses examined on behalf of :

       (a)     Plaintiff's side:

             P.W.1      Shantamma

       (b)     Defendant's side:-
             D.W.1    Narayanappa

(Discarded as per order dtd.31/10/2022) D.W.1 D.N.Manjunatha D.W.2 Shamar Bose.

2. List of documents marked on behalf of :

(a) Plaintiff's side:
Ex.P.1 Original Genealogical Tree; Ex.P.2 to 9 Certified copies of RTC(8 in Nos.); Ex.P.10 to 12 Certified copies of MR.s(3 in Nos); Ex.P.13 Certified copy of sale deed; Ex.P.14 Certified copy of M.R.23/2008-09; Ex.P.15 to 18 Certified copies of RTCs (4 in Nos); Ex.P.19 Certified copy of sale deed dtd.22/10/2003;
Ex.P.20 Certified copy of sale deed dtd.12/10/2004;
Ex.P.21 to 23 Certified copies of EC (3 in Nos); Ex.P.24 to 26 Photographs of property (3 in Nos);
 Ex.P.27                It's CD;

     (b)       Defendant's side:-
 Ex.D.1            Certified    copy          of     plaint       in
                   O.S.No.6219/2002;
 Ex.D.2              Certified copy of W.S filed by defendant
52 / 53 O.S_1555-2013_JT(Cont)_ Partition.doc No.4 in O.S.No.6219/2002;

Ex.D.3 Certified copy of order sheet in O.S.No.6219/2002;

Ex.D.4 Certified copy of Vakalath filed by plaintiff in O.S.No.980/2003; Ex.D.5 Certified copy of WS of defendant No.3 in O.S.No.980/2003;

Ex.D.6 Certified copy of Vakalath filed by defendants in O.S.No.980/200; Ex.D.7 Certified copy of order sheet in O.S.No.980/2003;

Ex.D.8 Deed of Release dtd., 07.09.2011;

Ex.D.9          RTC;
Ex.D.10         Mutation Register ;

Ex.D.11 to 57 RTC (47 in No.s); Ex.D.58 General Power of Attorney dtd.

17.10.2022;

Ex.D.59 Partition Deed dt.22.10.1996; Ex.D.60 Evidence affidavit of defendant No.1; Ex.D.60(a) Signature of defendant No.1; Ex.D.61 Written statement of defendant No.1; Ex.D.61(a) Signature of defendant No.1; Ex.D.62 Certified copy of RTC of Sy.No.48/5 for the year 1969-74;

Ex.D.63 Certified copy of registered GPA dt.05/09/2002;

Ex.D.64 Certified copy of conversion order dt.08/10/2003;

Ex.D.65 Certified copy of GPA dt.29/04/2003; Ex.D.66 Certified copy of conversion order dt.02/06/2004;

53 / 53 O.S_1555-2013_JT(Cont)_ Partition.doc Ex.D.67 Certified copy of Joint Development Agreement dt.02/09/2010;

Ex.D.68 Certified copy of of Sanction Plan dt.23/04/2012;

Ex.D.69 Certified copy of Amalgamated Khata Certificate dt.31/08/2012; Ex.D.70 Certified copy of Amalgamated BBMP Khata Extract dt.31/08/2012; Ex.D.71 Online certified copy of Supplementary agreement dt.06/08/2013;

Ex.D.72 Online certified copy of Supplementary agreement dt.09/05/2014;

Ex.D.73 Certified copy of occupancy certificate dt.08.08.2016;

Ex.D.74 Certified copy of occupancy certificate dt.14.12.2017.

XVIII Additional City Civil Judge.

BENGALURU.