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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
ASHOK S. KINAGI
S.L. Shamala, W/o. Ramesh, D/o. Lingappaiah – Appellant
Versus
S.L. Shridhara Murthy, S/o. Late Lingappaiah – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(ASHOK S. KINAGI, J.)
This Regular Second Appeal is filed by the appellant challenging the judgment and decree dated 13.08.2014, passed in R.A.No.25/2013 on the file of the learned Senior Civil Judge, Chennapatna.
2. For convenience, the parties are referred to based on their ranking before the trial Court. The appellant was the defendant, and the respondent was the plaintiff.
3. Brief facts leading rise to the filing of this appeal are as follows:
The plaintiff filed a suit against the defendant for declaration to declare that he is the owner of the suit schedule property bearing katha No.(157/A) 175/A, and sought a permanent injunction restraining the defendant from interfering with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the plaintiff of the suit schedule property.
3.1. It is the case of the plaintiff that the suit property and adjacent to the northern side of the suit schedule property totally measuring 24 X 96 feet, a house property attached with a backyard measuring 25 X 58 feet originally belonging to one Sri S.L.Srikantaiah, who is none other than the grandfather of the plaintiff and the defendant. Late Srikantaiah had three sons by the names Sri Lingappaiah, Sri Para
The First Appellate Court must comply with procedural mandates, ensuring proper framing of points and evidence assessment, or its decisions can be invalidated.
Appellate courts must independently assess evidence and strictly comply with procedural mandates to ensure just decision-making.
The appellate court is mandated to provide reasoned findings and reassess evidence independently, as per the Code of Civil Procedure.
The appellate court must independently assess evidence and frame issues as per procedural mandates, ensuring decisions are clear and reasoned, to avoid arbitrary judgments.
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The title of a vendor must be established to support a claim of ownership over property, where mere possession is inadequate under property law.
The First Appellate Court's compliance with procedural requirements under Order 41 Rule 31 of CPC is essential for ensuring fair adjudication, even if specific points for determination are not framed....
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