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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
JYOTI MULIMANI
Chandrashekar S/o Hanumaiah – Appellant
Versus
Indramma D/o Late Gangappa – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. introduction of the appeal and trial court's background. (Para 1) |
| 2. ownership and possession claims in property disputes. (Para 2 , 4 , 6) |
| 3. court's final decision to set aside the previous judgment. (Para 3 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. arguments regarding validity of title and evidence. (Para 5 , 7 , 8) |
JUDGMENT :
JYOTI MULIMANI, J.
1. Sri.Sharath S.Gowda, counsel for the appellant, and Sri.Vijaykumara, counsel for caveator/ Respondent No. 1, have appeared in person.
2. This is an appeal from the Court of XLIV Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge (CCH-45), Bengaluru City.
3. For convenience's sake, the parties are referred to as per their status and rankings before the Trial Court.
4. The plaint averments are these:
The property originally belonged to Sri.Muttayya and his sons, namely Sri.Appayya, Sri.Hanumaiah and Sri.Narasimhaiah. It is said that they had executed a power of attorney in favor of one Sri.Raman. The attorney appears to have sold the property to the plaintiff under a registered sale deed dated 30.07.2012. She had given a public notice in the most prevailing newspaper, "The Hindu" dated 20.07.2012, and there were no claimants or objections from anybody. On 15.09.2013, all
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