2019 Supreme(Kar) 2158
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
ARAVIND KUMAR, J.
Jayanthi S.V. Alias Jayanthi Nagaraj - Appellant
Versus
S.V. Ravishankar - Respondent
Writ Petition No. 30082 of 2014
Decided on : 03-01-2019
Advocate Appeared:
Rajedra, Adv., Vivek Holla, Adv., P.H. Ramalingam, Adv.
Headnote:
Civil Procedure Code,1908 - Section 151 - Order 38 Rule 5 read - Schedule property - Enquiry - Petitioner initiated final decree proceedings and learned trial Judge by order dated allotted first and second floor portion of suit 'B' schedule property in favour of petitioner and liberty was also granted to petitioner to apply for enquiry into manse profits separately as per decree –Held, Court had restrained respondent herein from alienating immovable properties described in writ petition as schedule by observing that "respondent is restrained from alienating schedule properties if not already alienated as counsel for petitioner has made available copy of assignment of leasehold deed Court to examine the disputed question - Hence reserving liberty to parties to urge respective contentions in respect of Item property described as schedule writ petition matter is remanded back to trial Court for consideration - Hence without expressing any opinion on merits of case impugned order is set aside and matter is remanded back to Trial Court for consideration filed by petitioner Court would be at liberty to examine prayer sought for independently by taking into consideration all such material available before it and also rival contentions that may be raised - Order accordingly
JUDGMENT :
Aravind Kumar, J. - Heard Sri.Rajendra Holla, learned counsel appearing for petitioner and Sri.P.H.Ramalingam, learned counsel appearing for the respondent. Perused the records.
2. Petitioner has filed OS.No.6065/1998 against respondent herein for the relief of partition and separate possession of 40% share in suit 'B' schedule property and also for mesne profits. Said suit came to be decreed by judgment and decree dated 05.08.2005 holding that petitioner is entitled to 40% share in the suit 'B' suit schedule property. Said judgment and decree came to be affirmed in RFA No.1222/2005 and thereby it had finality.
3. In order to enjoy the fruits of the decree, petitioner initiated final decree proceedings in FDP No.89/2005 and learned trial Judge by order dated 13.08.2007 allotted first and second floor portion of the suit 'B' schedule property in favour of petitioner and liberty was also granted to the petitioner to apply for enquiry into mense profits separately as per decree.
4. Hence, petitioner herein filed Ex.Petn.No.1701/2007 for execution of aforesaid decree for partition and separate possession of 40% share in suit 'B' Schedule property and also for recovery of mesne profits. An application came to be filed by the defendant-respondent seeking for dismissal of the execution petition on the ground same was not maintainable and it came to be rejected.
5. Being aggrieved by the same defendant-respondent preferred WP.No.4513/2018 and this Court by order dated 26.02.2009, Annexure-F allowed the writ petition, set aside the order passed by the Trial Court and dismissed the execution petition reserving liberty to the petitioner to file application for enquiry regarding mesne profits in terms of the preliminary decree passed in OS.No.6065/1998 confirming in RFA.No.1222/2005. Hence, petitioner filed FDP No.61/2009. In the said final decree proceedings, an application under Order 38 Rule 5 read with Section 151 of CPC was filed by plaintiff-petitioner seeking attachment of suit schedule properties which has been described as Item No.1 and 2 in the application vide Annexure-H.
6. Learned trial Judge after considering the objections filed by the respondent-defendant, by impugned order dated 08.01.2014 dismissed the application on two grounds namely 1) in respect of property Item No.1, i.e. Jayanagar property, it was held that petitioner had not produced any documents to show that said property is standing in the name of the respondent; and (2) In so far as second item of the property is concerned, it came to be held that petitioner had no right to sell said property since, it is a leasehold right. Hence, the application filed under Order 38, Rule 5 read with Section 151 CPC came to be dismissed, which is impugned in the present writ petition.
7. Though several grounds are urged in the writ petition, Sri.Rajendra Holla, learned counsel appearing for petitioner would submit that when decree granted by the Trial Court allotting 40% share in ' B' schedule property has reached finality, plaintiff-petitioner would be entitled for the past mense profits which has been denied to her and to secure the said amount which would be decreed in favour of the petitioner in the pending final decree proceedings, the property belonging to the respondent should be attached as otherwise petitioner would not be able to enjoy the fruits of the decree or in other words, it would become a paper decree.
8. Per contra, Sri.P.H.Ramalingam, learned counsel appearing for the respondent would support the order passed by the trial Court and contend that no material was produced by the plaintiff-petitioner to establish his right over said properties and as such, trial Court has rightly rejected the said application and it would not call for interference by this Court. Hence, he prays for rejection of the writ petition.
9. Having heard the learned advocates appearing for the parties, and on perusal of the records it would disclose that at the time of issuing notice