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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
H.P.SANDESH
T.R. Naveen Kumar, S/o. Late Rajagopala Setty – Appellant
Versus
Lakshmamma, W/o. Late Jula Narasimhaiah – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. ownership established through sale and partition. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. issues framed and evidence evaluated. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 3. arguments on evidence and ownership disputed. (Para 9 , 11) |
| 4. legal standards on possession and declarations. (Para 19 , 20) |
| 5. possession not delivered, suit not maintainable. (Para 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 6. reassessment of evidence sustains lower court findings. (Para 24 , 25) |
| 7. final dismissal of the appeal. (Para 26) |
JUDGMENT :
H.P.SANDESH, J.
1. Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and the learned counsel for respondent Nos.1(a) to (c) and 2.
2. This second appeal is filed against the concurrent finding.
3. The factual matrix of the case of the plaintiff before the Trial Court is that he is the lawful owner in possession of the suit schedule property and he has purchased the same from defendant No.1's husband Jula Narasimhaiah and his sons under a registered sale dated 26.01.1980. After the purchase, the khatha and pahani was mutated in his name and he was in peaceful possession of the suit schedule property. The suit schedule property was purchased by the plaintiff when he was in joint family with his brother and thereafter by virtue of a par
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In property disputes, plaintiffs must establish ownership through authoritative title documents, not solely through revenue records.
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