IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
V. SRISHANANDA
R. Gurudeva, S/o. Late Rudrappa G. – Appellant
Versus
R. Niranjan S/o. Late Rudrappa – Respondent
ORDER :
V. SRISHANANDA, J.
First defendant in O.S.No.112/2013 on the file of the I Addl. Senior Civil Judge, Chikkamagaluru, is the revision petitioner challenging the judgment dated 10.06.2016 decreeing the suit of the plaintiff.
2. Facts of the case which are utmost necessary for disposal of the present Civil Revision Petition are as under:
Plaintiff and first defendant being the brothers, along with their mother succeeded to the property of late Rudrappa which includes coffee estate called ‘Doopadacool D Estate’ (‘Estate’ for short) situated at Nagenahalli village, measuring 167 acres as per the records. Said property includes several structures including a bungalow morefully described in the schedule to the plaint which is culled out hereunder and hereinafter referred to as ‘suit property’.
“All the piece and parcel of the bungalow comprising Varanda Hall, Bed rooms, kitchen, bathroom, toilet, withal amenities like TV, Refrigerator, sofa, chairs, cots etc., forming part of Doopad Cool ‘D’ Estate comprising in Sy.No.35/p situated at Nagenahalli village, Jagara Hobli, Bindiga Grama Panchayath, Chikkamagaluru Taluk and District, morefully shown in the annexed photographs, measurements
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