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2011 Supreme(AP) 418

High Court of Andhra Pradesh
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.R.L. NAGESWARA RAO
Smt. Askari Begum wife of late Syed Nazar Hussain & Others
Versus
Mohd. Ayaz Khan, Rep by his GPA Mir Abul Hassan & Others
CITY CIVIL COURT APPEAL NO. 225 of 2001 & SECOND APPEAL No.336 of 1990
Decided on : 09-06-2011

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioners:Venkata Raghu Ramulu, Advocate.
For the Respondents: C.B. Ram Mohan Reddy for A.S.C. Bose.

Headnote:A) CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908, Section 11;-Principles of res judicata will be applicable notwithstanding that in the earlier suit a particular issues is not formed in so far as decision is arrived deciding the mutual rights of the same parties with regard to the same property on the basis of pleadings and rival contentions of the parties. (Para 14)

       B) CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908, Section 96:- Where the suit for declaration and possession has been allowed by the lower court without regarding the denial of the title of the plaintiffs on the ground that the validity of will was not framed was issued is erroneous and hence set aside on appeal. (Para 20)

       C) CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908, Section 100 and Order 2 Rule 2:- - Dismissal of earlier suit filed by appellants challenging mutation effected in favour of R-1 under a Will in respect of suit house. There is no bar for filing a suit for declaration of title in pursuance of directions in the earlier judgment. Court taking into account the grounds under Order 2 Rule 2 is erroneous. Hence second appeal allowed. (Paras 23 and 24)

       D) LIMITATION ACT, 1963, Article 65:- Where the declaratory suit is based not on dispossession, the limitation for filing the suit is 12 years, but not 3 years as in the case of Article 65. Hence the decision of lower courts is erroneous and hence second appeal is allowed. (Para 25)

       E) CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908, Section 100:- Denial of the relief for possession on a mere technical ground that declaration of title could not be granted is not proper and hence the second appeal. Possession can be protected against everybody in the world except the true owner. (Para 26)

Judgment

Appeal under section 96 of C.P.C. against the Judgement and decree dated 14/08/2001 in O.S.NO: 756 of 1991 on the file of the Court of the I Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad.

Second Appeal under section 100 of CPC against the Judgment and decree dated 07/12/1989 made in AS.No.292 of 1988 on the file of the Court of the Additional Chief Judge cum II Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad preferred against the decree dt.29/01/1988 made in O.S.No.345/1978 on the file of the Court of the V Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad.

COMMON JUDGMENT:


1. Both the appeals arise out of common property, which is a house property bearing No.22-3-908 situated at Vazir Ali lane, Darulshifa, Hyderabad, in an extent of 197 square yards.

2. City Civil CourtAppeal No.225 of 2001 arises out of the judgment in O.S.No. 756 of 1991 on the file of I Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, whereas the Second Appeal arises out of the judgment in A.S.No.292 of 198 on the file of additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad.

The parties are referred as in O.S.No.756 of 1991.

3. The facts of the case are that the suit property originally belonged to one Khaja Fateh Ali and he sold the same to Smt. Kaneez Fiza @ Putli Bi, W/o. Syed Mohd. Thaqui Saheb on 18.01.1925 for a consideration of Rs.750/-, Smt. Kaneez Fiza and her husband were residents of Parbhani of Maharashtra State and they had only one daughter Kubra Begum, who is the 2nd plaintiff and who was married to one Moh. Ishaq and they had a daughter by name Sajeeda Begum, who is wife of the 1st plaintiff. Syed Mohd. Thaqui Saheb died on 04.08.1930 leaving behind him his wife and daughter. The property was leased out of to one Zaheer-ul-Hasan S/o. Naqui in 1935 and on 05.12.1959 Khaneez Fiza leased out the plaint schedule property to the 2nd defendant on a monthly rent of Rs.20/-. The 2nd defendant was paying the rent. On 01.03.1969 in a sound disposing state of mind Kaneez Fiza executed a Will in favour of the 1st plaintiff conveying the schedule property and therefore, the 1st plaintiff became entitled to the property. His name was also mutated in the Municipal records as per the orders dated 24.10.1970. The tenant attorned the tenancy and in 1974 the 1st plaintiff requested the tenant to vacate the house. The father of the 2nd defendant by name Nazir Hussain was also living in the plaint schedule property along with 2nd defendant and he filed a suit in O.S.No.445 of 1974 on the file of IV Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, questioning the mutation in favour of the 1st plaintiff and the said suit was dismissed on 07.12.1977 and thereafter A.S.No.10 of 1978 was preferred to the Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, which was also dismissed on 24.07.1978. Thereafter, Nazar Hussain instituted another suit O.S.No.345 of 1978 on the file of V Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, for declaration of his title and for permanent injunction claiming title and perfecting right by adverse possession. The suit was contested by the 1st plaintiff and the said suit was dismissed holding that there was no title but it was partly decreed granting injunction. Thereafter, the 1st plaintiff filed R.C.No.173 of 1980 on the file of III Additional Rent Controller, Hyderabad, against the 2nd defendant for eviction, in which relationship of landlord and tenant was denied and claimed that the property was purchased by Md. Thaqui and that Syed Nazar Hussain, who is the son of Thaqui, became entitled to the schedule property. The said R.C., was dismissed and against that the appeal was filed and it was also dismissed. As against the judgment in O.S.No.345 of 1978 the plaintiff preferred appeal A.S.No.292 of 1988 on the file of Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, and the said appeal was allowed on 07.12.1998 and as against that the Second appeal No.336 of 1990 was preferred. Therefore, in view of the above circumstances, the suit w






























































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