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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
V.SRISHANANDA
Govindappa, S/o. Nagappa – Appellant
Versus
Kanthamma, W/o. Ramachandrappa – Respondent
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| 1. existence of road established by the plaintiff and confirmed by the panchayat. (Para 3 , 6 , 12 , 14) |
| 2. defendant's claims regarding property boundaries and rights contested. (Para 7 , 9) |
| 3. permanent injunction justified due to plaintiff's established access. (Para 10 , 18) |
JUDGMENT :
2. The defendant is the appellant, challenging the judgment and decree of injunction passed in O.S. No.569/2011, confirmed in R.A.No.115/2019.
A suit for bare injunction came to be filed by the plaintiff, contending that she is the absolute owner of the suit properties which are mentioned in 'A' Schedule and 'B' Schedule, separately, are culled out hereunder for ready reference:
Property bearing H.L.No.143, measuring East-West 60 feet, North-South 40 feet, situated at Kothanur village, Kuppahalli Grama Panchayath, nandi Hobli, Chickballapur Taluk and bounded on the:
West by :Road
South by :K. Bachappa's vacant Site and house
The road measures 10 feet in width and which leads from North to South, which is developed by the Kuppahalli Grama Panchayath, Chickballapur Taluk situated at Kothanur village, Nandi Hobli, Taluk and bounded as follows:
West by : Defendant's property
South by : Road
It i
Permanent injunction upheld due to established rightful access by the plaintiff, despite the defendant's claims of obstructing the public road.
The court determined that the plaintiff's apprehension of encroachment was unfounded given existing road status and affirmed previous dismissals based on proper judicial analyses.
Panchayat cannot assert ownership without evidence, court upheld property rights of plaintiff.
A valid easement of necessity was established, overriding lower court rulings that misinterpreted evidence concerning property access rights.
The central legal point established in the judgment is the recognition of an easementary right based on continuous usage and the partition deed, allowing for the grant of perpetual injunction even in....
In permanent injunction suits, issues of title must be explicitly framed and addressed to ensure procedural fairness, enabling parties to substantiate their claims.
Personal rights to access can be enforced against public property encroachments despite jurisdictional claims. Prior admissions in related cases form essential evidence in determining access rights.
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