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1968 Supreme(Ker) 40

M.U.ISAAC
Gopalan Nair – Appellant
Versus
Thevi Amma Thankamma – Respondent


Advocates:
K. Chandrasekharan, T. Chandrasekhara Menon, P. Kesavan Nair and C. Sankara Menon, for Appellant; S. Narayanan Potti, N.K. Varkey and Smt. Savithri Sankar, for Respondents.

Judgement Key Points

Certainly. Based on the provided legal document, the key points are as follows:

  1. The case involved a dispute over property rights, specifically relating to a licence versus a lease, and the nature of the transaction between the parties (!) (!) .

  2. The plaintiff sought a permanent injunction to prevent the construction of a building on the disputed property, along with a direction to remove any existing construction and to recover ground rent (!) .

  3. The property in question was part of a larger survey, owned by the plaintiff's tarwad, and the dispute centered around a shop building constructed by Krishnan Nair, who was alleged to have only a licence to use the property (!) .

  4. The trial court initially held that the relationship was that of a lessor and lessee, and that the licence was revoked when the building was demolished, leading to an order for the defendants to surrender the property and pay ground rent (!) .

  5. The appellate court, however, concluded that the licence was irrevocable and that the demolition was part of reconstruction, thus the defendants retained rights over the property, and the order for removal was set aside (!) .

  6. The court emphasized the importance of the substance of the transaction and the intention of the parties in determining whether an agreement is a lease or a licence, with a focus on possession and control (!) (!) (!) .

  7. It was noted that the absence of a formal document does not preclude the existence of a lease, especially when possession and control are consistent with such a relationship (!) (!) .

  8. The issue of transferability of the licence was discussed, with the court indicating that, in the absence of specific restrictions, licences could be transferable, particularly when transactions involving the property were consistent with such transfer (!) .

  9. The court found that the construction and demolition activities prior to the suit indicated that the relationship was that of a landlord and tenant, rather than a mere licence (!) (!) .

  10. The court held that a licence could be revoked only if no work of a permanent character had been executed; since the construction involved permanent work, the licence was deemed to be irrevocable (!) (!) .

  11. Ultimately, the appeal was dismissed, and the court ordered the appellant to pay the costs of the respondents (!) .

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JUDGMENT :-

This Second Appeal is by the plaintiff in O. S. 128 of 1960 on the file of the Munsiff's Court, Mavelikara. The suit was for a permanent injunction restraining the defendants from constructing a building in the plaint schedule property, to direct them to remove the building, if any, constructed therein, and for recovery of ground rent for the use of the said property at the rate of Rs. 10 per annum.

2. The plaint schedule property has an area of 3 cents; and it is part of Survey No. 70/18 in Vallikunnu Village, Mavelikara Taluk. This survey number has an area of 90 cents; and it belongs, admittedly, to the plaintiff's tarwad. The plaintiff and the first defendant are the children of one Krishnan Nair through different wives; and the second defendant is the son of the first defendant. Krishnan Nair has been conducting a market in the above property over an area of 40 cents. The plaint property is the south-western portion of the said 40 cents. Krishnan Nair constructed a shop building in the plaint property; and he sold the building to the first defendant as per sale deed Ext. D-1 dated 3-1-1123. The plaintiff alleged that Krishnan Nair was conducting the market for the b
















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