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1997 Supreme(AP) 922

Andhra Pradesh High Court
Judges : K.S.SHRIVASTAVA, LINGARAJA RATH
DEVARAPU NARASIMHARAO - Appellant
Versus
Yerrabothula Peda Venkaiah - Respondent
Decided On : 09-18-97

Headnote:

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Sections 47, 11, 12 and 151 - Indian Evidence Act - Section 17 - Possession of Properties - Decree holder assignor of decree along with assignee of decree that is appellant filed a joint application for execution against deceased judgment debtor for recovery of possession of suit properties and arrears of rent - They obtained an order for recovery of possession alleging that 1st respondent-plaintiff was obstructing delivery of possession to appellant - Appellant filed an application for removal of obstruction while 1st respondent-plaintiff filed - He also filed civil suit for permanent injunction against and appellant - He also filed a civil suit for specific performance of agreement of sale Ex - A-1 in respect of b Schedule Property and permanent injunction against his vendee and appellant - All these cases were disposed of by Principal Subordinate Judge Guntur by a common judgment - Held, There is ample evidence on record that had leased out suit land in two parts right from death of his brother and while one lessor remained in possession as his lessee remained in possession of suit land till his death and as noted - There is no gainsaying fact that had been in possession of suit land through his lessees on strength of will Ex - B-10 - Surveying a catena of cases one of us in case of died and others has held that where possession is through an invalid sale vendee ipso facto acquires adverse possession from date of possession itself - That being so in that case it was held that without any further proof joint family having been in possession of properties through an invalid sale deed has become owner of properties after lapse of statutory period - Relying on this judgment one of us speaking for Bench in case and others reiterated that since more than half a century law is consistent that where possession is through invalid sale vendee ipso facto acquires adverse possession from date of possession itself and in such case such person becomes owner after lapse of statutory period - Appeals are allowed.

K. S. SHRIVASTAV, J.

( 1 ) THE 2nd defendant in O. S. No. 17/79 and O. S. No. 61/79 and assignee decree holder in E. P. No. 61/79 is the appellant.

( 2 ) THE decree holder assignor of decree in O. S. No. 312/68, along with the assignee of the decree, that is the appellant, filed a joint application for execution in E. P. No. 61/79 (old No. E. P. 281/77) against the deceased g. Tatayya, judgment debtor, for recovery of possession of the suit properties and arrears of rent. They obtained an order for recovery of possession alleging that the 1st respondent-plaintiff was obstructing the delivery of possession to the appellant. The appellant filed an application in E. A. 756/79 for removal of the obstruction while the 1st respondent-plaintiff filed E. A. No. 197/79 under Section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure. He also filed civil suit in o. S. No. 61/79 for permanent injunction against Smt. Lakshmi Narasamma and the appellant. He also filed a civil suit in O. S. No. 17/79 for specific performance of the agreement of sale, Ex. A-1, dated 25-4-1977, in respect of b Schedule Property and permanent injunction against his vendee (sic. vendor), late Smt. Lakshmi Narasamma and the appellant. All these cases were disposed of by the Principal Subordinate Judge, Guntur, by a common judgment on 22-7-1985. The Principal Subordinate Judge passed decree as prayed for in O. S. 17/79 and O. S. 61/79 and allowed E. A. 197/79 under section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure, but dismissed E. P. No. 61/79 and e. A. No. 756/79 which were filed by the appellant and his assignor, late k. Krishnaiah. The 2nd defendant challenged the judgment, by preferring a. S. NO. 2886/85, passed in O. S. No. 17/79, Transfer A. S. 621/87 against the judgment passed in O. S. No. 61/79 and preferred another transfer appeal a. S. No. 622/89 against the judgment passed in E. A. No. 756/79. He also preferred C. R. P. No. 2722/85 against the judgment passed in E. P. No. 61/79 and C. R. P. No. 2766/85 against the judgment passed in E. A. No. 197/79.

( 3 ) THE learned single Judge, through a common judgment, disposed of the above mentioned three appeals and two revision petitions on 20-7-1989. The learned single Judge dismissed all the aforesaid three appeals and both the revision petitions. The 2nd defendant has filed L. P. A. No. 339/89 against the judgment passed in A. S. No. 2886/1985, L. P. A. No. 340/89 against the judgment passed in Tr. A. S. 622/87 and L. P. A. No. 341 / 89 against the judgment passed in Tr. A. S. 621/87. He had also filed special leave to appeal bearing no. 13436/90 and 13437/90 before the Supreme Court, being aggrieved by the judgement passed in C. R. P. No. 2766/85 and 2772/85. On 22-11-1990, the learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted before the Apex Court that, in view of the fact that the L. P. As. were then pending in the High Court on the very questions involved in these matters, the special leave petitions were not pressed without prejudice to their contentions in the L. P. As. The submission was recorded and the special leave petitions were accordingly dismissed as not pressed on the same day, that is on 22-11-1990.

( 4 ) IT is a matter of record that, late K. Krishnaiah had obtained a decree for arrears of rent and recovery of possession of the plaint schedule property against the deceased G. Tatayya in O. S. No. 312/68, dated 25-3-1970. Thereafter, he sold the plaint schedule property and assigned the decree to the appellant and then they jointly filed E. P. No. 61/79 (Old No. EP 281/77) for recovery of possession and arrears of rent against late G. Tatayya and late satyanarayana, s/o. late G. Tatayya, and they also obtained order for possession in E. A. No. 61/79. The appellant also filed E. A. No. 756/79 for removal of obstruction caused by the 1st respondent-plaintiff and g. Satyanarayana, whereupon the 1st respondent-plaintiff also filed e. A. 197/79 under Section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Later, he filed a suit for pe












































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