SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
A.Varadarajan : V.D.Tulzapurkar
Eapen Eapen
Versus
Abdul Majeed Shanavas
Case No. : 691 of 1981
Date of Decision : 2/16/81
Constitution of India,1950 - Partition decree - Special leave - Counsel on either side court are satisfied that plan marked as Ex. C-5(a) was correctly accepted and adopted by lower courts to effect partition - It is however not correct to say that when this plan was objected to by appellant he did not raise any objection that acceptance of that plan would cause difficulties for him to go to backyard of his house - Such an objection was in fact raised by him - But it seems that it was not considered and a final decree was passed in accordance with plan Ex -C-5(a) - Court feel that final partition decree passed in terms of this plan need not be disturbed subject to such modification being made therein as might leave a reasonable passage to appellant running from west to east so that he experiences no difficulty in having access to backyard of his house up to end for which existing passage lying to north of property allotted to respondent-plaintiffs might have to be widened – Held, Court therefore send matter back to trial court which passed final decree to consider aforesaid question - It will be open to appellant to apply to trial court to indicate what additional width of passage he would like to have for having access to backyard of his house - On such an application being made by appellant it will l)e open to trial Court to consider whether any such additional width of passage is necessary and if so to what extent and subject to what adjustment - Trial court would also consider any objections that might be raised by respondents herein - Subject to these observations final decree as passed is confirmed - Appeal is disposed of
V.D. TULZAPURKAR, J.
(1) SPECIAL leave granted.
(2) HAVING beard counsel on either side we are satisfied that the plan marked as Ex. C-5(a) was correctly accepted and adopted by the lower courts to effect partition. It is, however, not correct to say that when this plan was objected to by the appellant he did not raise any objection that the acceptance of that plan would cause difficulties for him to go to the backyard of his house. Such an objection was, in fact, raised by him. But it seems that it was not considered and a final decree was passed in accordance with the plan Ex.C-5(a). We feel that the final partition decree passed in terms of this plan need not be disturbed subject to such modification being made therein as might leave a reasonable passage to the appellant running from west to east so that he experiences no difficulty in having access to the backyard of his house up to the end, for which the existing passage lying to the north of property allotted to the respondent-plaintiffs might have to be widened. We, therefore, send the matter back to the trial court which passed the final decree to consider the aforesaid question. It will be open to the appellant to apply to the trial court to indicate what additional width of the passage he would like to have for having access to the backyard of his house. On such an application being made by the appellant it will l)e open to the trial Court to consider whether any such additional width of the passage is necessary and, if so, to what extent and subject to what adjustment. The trial court would also consider any objections that might be raised by the respondents herein. Subject to these observations the final decree as passed is confirmed. The appeal is disposed of accordingly.
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