IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD
VIBHA KANKANWADI, J.
TULSABAI GYANBA SHINDE - Appellant
Versus
SHRIRAM BAPURAO KURHE - Respondent
Second Appeal No. 60 of 2016
Decided on : 04-03-2019
Code of Civil Procedure,1908 - Order I Rule 9 - Ancestral property - Suit for partition - Appellant as well as one more plaintiff had filed the said suit for partition and separate possession - Defendants No. 1 to 4 were cousin brothers of plaintiff No. 1 and they are real brothers inter se. Defendants No. 5 and 6 were also cousin brothers of plaintiff No. 1 and they were real brothers inter se. Defendants No. 7 and 8 are sons of defendant No. 4. Plaintiffs had come with a case that agricultural lands bearing Survey admeasuring Survey admeasuring 1 H 61 R and Survey admeasuring H 17 R situated in village are ancestral properties of plaintiffs and defendants was the father of plaintiff No. 1 and husband of plaintiff No. 2. He was the brother of defendants No. 1 to 4. He expired in - He was also having one son by name Maruti had expired in - marriage expenses of those sisters has been borne by and therefore they have not been added as a party to the suit. Plaintiffs had demanded their share to be separated - Held, Now it is also to be noted that another way was available to learned Trial Court - An opportunity could have been given to plaintiff to add those sisters as party by giving a specific direction and in case plaintiffs would have failed to carry out that direction then result would have been considered- Even at appellate stage appellate Court could have given an opportunity to plaintiffs to add those sisters to suit- It also appears from written statement that defendant No.2 has son by name and it was stated that he has purchased 39 R land out of Survey - It ought to have been considered that as to whether he was also necessary party to suit or not - But as regards appeal is concerned it has been allowed and suit has been dismissed only on ground that sisters have not been made as party - However as aforesaid at cost of repetition learned First Appellate Court did not see that all parties before Trial Court are before him in appeal and when of cross objections it was agitated by original plaintiffs - Second appeal is hereby partly allowed
VIBHA KANKANWADI, J.
1. Present appeal has been filed by the original plaintiff No. 2 challenging the Judgment and decree in R. C. A. No. 19 of 2012 by District Judge-1, Gangakhed dated 20th November 2014, whereby the appeal filed by the present respondents came to be allowed. In the said appeal, the present respondents had challenged the Judgment and decree passed in R. C. S. No. 60 of 2009 (old R. C. S. No. 9 of 2005) by learned Civil Judge Junior Division, Palam, Dist. Parbhani dated 21.3.2012.
2. The present appellant as well as one more plaintiff had filed the said suit for partition and separate possession. Defendants No. 1 to 4 were the cousin brothers of plaintiff No. 1 and they are the real brothers inter se. Defendants No. 5 and 6 were also the cousin brothers of plaintiff No. 1 and they were the real brothers inter se. Defendants No. 7 and 8 are the sons of defendant No. 4. Plaintiffs had come with a case that agricultural lands bearing Survey No. 36/1 admeasuring 1 H 11 R, Survey No. 36/3 admeasuring 1 H 61 R and Survey No. 36/4 admeasuring 2 H 17 R situated in village Digras, Tq. Palam are the ancestral properties of plaintiffs and defendants. Naroji Bapurao Kurhe was the father of plaintiff No. 1 and husband of plaintiff No. 2. He was the brother of defendants No. 1 to 4. He expired in 1978. He was also having one son by name Maruti. Maruti had expired in 1984. It is stated that after Naroji expired, plaintiffs were driven out of the house and therefore, both the plaintiffs started residing with the brother of plaintiff No. 2 at Karegaon, Tq. Parbhani. It is also stated that plaintiff No. 2 has performed second marriage. According to the plaintiffs, they have 1/5th share in the suit properties. Defendants No. 1 to 4 have created third party interest in the suit properties. However, that will not affect the rights of the plaintiffs. It is also stated that there were 3 sisters of defendants No. 1 to 4. The marriage expenses of those sisters has been borne by Naroji and therefore, they have not been added as a party to the suit. Plaintiffs had demanded their share to be separated. However, defendants avoided on one or the other pretext and therefore, suit for partition was filed.
3. All the defendants have filed collective written statement and denied the claim of the plaintiffs. It was stated that plaintiff No. 1 is not related to them. They have also raised question in respect of plaintiff No. 2 regarding her alleged second marriage. It also appears that the contention was raised by them that Naroji had performed the marriage about 42 years ago with Tulsabai. But, after death of Naroji, Tulsabai sold the house and left the village. Bapurao, who was the father of Naroji and defendants No. 1 to 4, had effected partition amongst the 4 sons i.e. defendants No. 1 to 4 and in view of the said partition, each one of them possess their respective share in the suit properties. It is also contended that the land survey No. 36/3 is not the ancestral property, but, it has been purchased by them after the partition. It is also stated that one Uddhav, who is the son of defendant No. 2 has not been made as a party to the suit. He had purchased 39R land out of Survey No. 36/4. They have contended that since the partition is already effected and accordingly, mutation entries have been carried out, the suit is not maintainable.
4. Taking into consideration the rival contentions, issues came to be framed. Parties have led oral as well as documentary evidence on record. Taking into consideration the evidence as well as hearing both the sides, the suit came to be partly decreed. Plaintiff No. 2 has been given 1/8 th share in land Survey No. 36/1 and Survey No. 36/4. The suit was dismissed in respect of land Survey No. 36/3. The suit was also dismissed as against plaintiff No. 1.
5. The defendants had challenged the said Judgment and decree in the aforesaid R. C. A. No. 19/2012 and after hearing both the sides, the learned First A
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