IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
Sachin Shankar Magadum
V. Gopikrishna, S/O Late Sri. M.V. Reddy – Appellant
Versus
Gem Superstructures Private Limited – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. ownership and rights to property and common access. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. trial court proceedings and issues framed. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 3. court's consideration of evidence presented. (Para 10 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. trial court's findings on the limited access rights to the schedule b property. (Para 11) |
| 5. court's findings on property rights and limitations. (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 6. final dismissal of the appeal due to lack of merit. (Para 19 , 20) |
JUDGMENT :
Sachin Shankar Magadum, J.
This appeal is by the plaintiffs assailing the judgment and decree dated 25103/2011, passed by the LXXIV Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, in O.S.No.25103/2011.
2. For the sake of brevity, the ranks of the parties are referred to as per their ranks before the trial court.
3. The plaintiffs are the absolute owners of the property bearing BBMP Corporation No.8. They claim to have acquired the Schedule A property under a registered sale deed dated 31.07.2004, executed by one Narain Dass Bodaram and others, represented by defendant No.1, Sri R. Shekar. The plaintiffs specifically assert that defendant No.1 had negotiated the sale transaction, having derived interest in a la
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