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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD
S.R.Krishna Kumar, C.M.Poonacha
Kishor Kumar, S/o. Pundalik Rao Sarwade – Appellant
Versus
Mahaboobsab, S/o. Abdulkarimasab Siddi – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
S.R. KRISHNA KUMAR, J.
This appeal is directed against the impugned judgment and decree dated 09.02.2024 passed in O.S.No.444/2022 by the Additional Senior Civil Judge, Gadag, whereby the suit for partition and separate possession filed by respondents No.1 and 2 against respondents No.3 and 4 in relation to the suit schedule immoveable property was decreed in favour of respondents No.1 and 2 and against respondents No.3 and 4.
2. Along with the appeal, the appellants, who are not parties to the suit or the impugned judgment and decree, have filed I.A. No.3/2025 seeking leave/permission to prefer and prosecute the present appeal.
3. Heard the learned counsel for the appellants and the learned counsel for respondent No.1 and perused the material on record.
4. Respondents No.2 to 4 have been served with the notice of this appeal; however, they have chose to remain unrepresented and have not contested the appeal.
5. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that respondents No.1 and 2 filed the instant suit inter alia contending that they jointly purchased the suit schedule immoveable property along with respondents No.3 and 4 (defendants No.1 and 2) vide registered sale d
A judgment does not bind non-parties who have independent claims to the property in question and cannot challenge a decree that does not affect their rights.
The burden of proof to establish joint family property lies with the plaintiffs, which remains unchanged even when defendants do not contest the suit.
A suit for partition may be maintainable without including all properties, and claims of prior arrangements need substantial evidence to be valid.
The trial court must assign reasons for its decision per Order 20 Rule 5 of CPC, failing which its judgment may be deemed arbitrary and require reconsideration.
The court upheld the trial Court's partition decree, affirming joint ownership and dismissing third-party appeals for lack of necessary party status and merit.
The First Appellate Court erred in reversing the Trial Court's decree, failing to consider res-judicata and the finality of previous judgments regarding property ownership.
The court reaffirmed that a permanent injunction regarding immovable property can be granted based on established possession and ownership, despite contesting claims, underscoring the significance of....
A joint family property remains so despite claims of prior partition; a coparcener retains rights to inheritance under the Hindu Succession Act.
A party claiming property possession must substantiate their claims with credible evidence; failing to do so results in dismissal of claims.
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