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2018 Supreme(AP) 137

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
SURESH KUMAR KAIT, N. BALAYOGI, JJ.
Nawab Mir Barkat Ali Khan Waleshan Bahadur - Appellant
Vs.
Princess Manolya Jah & Another - Respondents
F.C.A. Nos. 99 of 2006 and 131 of 2006
Decided On : 27-02-2018

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Sri D. Prakash Reddy & Sri R. Raghunandan Senior Counsel for Sri C. Tulasi Krishna, Sri C.V. Mohan Reddy, Senior Counsel for Sri C. Sumon
For the Respondents: Sri Ch. Pushyam Kiran, Sri D. Prakash Reddy & Sri R. Raghunandan Senior Counsel for Sri C. Tulasi Krishna.

Headnote:

Registration Act - Section 49 - Indian Registration Act - Section 17 - Family Courts Act, 1984 - Section 14 - Indian Stamp Act, 1899 - Transfer of Property Act - Section 123 - Inasmuch as both these appeals arise out of one and the same judgment and decree, and parties being same, they are heard together and being disposed of by this common judgment - Held, Defendant who is examined as D.W.1 in the chief as well as cross-examination admitted execution of Exs.A5 to A8 documents admitting the amount due to the 1st plaintiff and also recognizing the pre-existing right accrued to the 1st plaintiff by operation of law, the moment of the marriage took place between P.W.1 and D.W.1 and by birth of the 2nd plaintiff - Decree passed by the Family Court by itself did not create any right in immovable property, but having recognized the right put-forward by plaintiffs in the suit and as admitted by D.W.1, he voluntarily executed Exs.A5 to A8 - Therefore, having admitted the execution of the documents Exs.A5 to A8, now it is not open to the defendant to question the admissibility of the documents, more particularly in view of Section 20 and 14 of Family Courts Act - Further, Court is of the considered view that since the provisions of Evidence Act have no application, the Family Court can receive documents Exs.A5 to A8 and the question of admissibility of Stamp Duty, registration and relevancy do not arise and the Court can receive those documents to adjudicate the dispute between parties - Since it is a recovery of money and maintenance, the Family Court also rightly awarded interest @ 6% per annum - Appeal dismissed. (Paras 89, 90)

JUDGMENT :

N. Balayogi, J.

1. Inasmuch as both these appeals arise out of one and the same judgment and decree, and parties being same, they are heard together and being disposed of by this common judgment:

F.C.A.No.99 OF 2006:

2. The appellant/defendant being aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 23.06.2006 passed in O.S.No.52 of 1996 by the learned Judge, Family Court, City Civil Courts, at Hyderabad preferred this appeal under Section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act, 1984 on the grounds that:

(a) the judgment and decree of the Family Court is contrary to law, weight of evidence and probabilities of the case; that the Family Court erred in partly decreeing the suit O.S.No.52 of 1996 based on Exs.A.5 to A.8 without considering the objections of the appellant with regard to the admissibility and enforceability of the documents as required under Section 49 of the Registration Act and that Exs.A.7 and A.8 are required to be stamped in accordance with the relevant entries in Schedule 1-A of the Indian Stamp Act and compulsorily registerable under Section 17 of the Indian Registration Act.

(b) The Family Court erred in altering the issue as to whether the Agreements dated 9.7.1992 (Ex.A.7) and 18.11.1994 (Ex.A.8) are true, valid and binding on the defendant from the issue originally framed as to Whether the said agreements are valid in law and are enforceable ?. The Family Court erred in holding that the said documents were admissible in evidence under Section 14 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 without recognizing that Section 14 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 only permitted a departure from the ordinary rules of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and not from the mandatory and peremptory provisions respectively of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and the Indian Registration Act, 1908.

(c) It is contended that Exs.A.5 and A.6 constitute security bonds if not promissory notes and a charge was created in Ex.A.6 over immovable property over the value of Rs.100/- and hence they are improperly stamped and are inadmissible in evidence.

(d) The Family Court erred in considering the appellants objection that Exs.A.7 and A.8 are not based upon any consideration and are void, being contrary to Section 25 of the Indian Contract Act. Ex.A.7 contemplates gifts for future which are void under Islamic/Mohammedian law and are unenforceable and are required to be registerable under Section 123 of the Transfer of Property Act.

(e) It is further contended that Exs.A.7 and A.8 were never meant to be acted upon. Ex.A.7 dated 9.7.1992 was during the subsistence of marriage and Ex.A.8 dated 18.11.1994 was before the divorce became final. Therefore it was only a form of security agreed to by the appellant and was not meant to be acted upon. Further Exs.A.7 and 8 are contingent in nature and have become unenforceable in view of the settlement of jewellery and valuables made by the appellant in favour of the first defendant at the time of divorce.

(f) The Family Court completely ignored Ex.B.4 declaration under which the appellant categorically stated that Exs.A.7 and A.8 documents were never meant to be acted upon and were at any rate withdrawn and cancelled.

(g) The judgments cited by the appellant on inadmissibility of the documents constituting Exs.A.5 to A.8 were not considered by the Family Court.

(h) The recitals of the agreements do not entitle the respondents for any perpetual injunction on the suit schedule property and the agreements themselves do not confer any such right or authority on the respondents.

(i) The Family court committed grave error in recasting the issues and in not considering Issue No.6 of the original issues framed on 27.01.1998 and Issue No.1 of the additional issues framed on 19.08.2005.

(j) It is contended that the reliefs originally sought for by the respondents in reliefs (a) to (d) have not been properly valued and paid Court Fee. In respect of the additional relief claimed from reliefs (e) to (k), there is no valuation made for the said reli


























































































































































































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