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2025 Supreme(Ker) 2701

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
M.A.ABDUL HAKHIM
N.C.Kaladharan, S/o. N.Chellappan – Appellant
Versus
Kamaleswaran Chellappan – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : SRI.S.SREEKUMAR (SR.), SRI.P.MARTIN JOSE, SRI.P.PRIJITH, SRI.THOMAS P.KURUVILLA, SRI.R.GITHESH, SHRI.AJAY BEN JOSE, SRI.MANJUNATH MENON, SHRI.SACHIN JACOB AMBAT, SMT.ANNA LINDA EDEN, SHRI.HARIKRISHNAN S.
For the Respondent: SRI.P.A.AHAMMED, SRI.THOUFEEK AHAMED, SMT.SUMATHY DANDAPANI (SR.) SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI, SRI.M.SREEKUMAR, SRI. V. AJAYAKUMAR, SRI. SIDHARTH A. MENON, SRI.JOSEPH KODIANTHARA (SR.), SHRI.ABRAHAM JOSEPH MARKOS,  SRI.ISAAC THOMAS, SMT.RACHEL ABRAHAM, SRI.HARAN THOMAS GEORGE, SRI.P.G.CHANDAPILLAI ABRAHAM, SRI.V.ABRAHAM MARKO

Table of Content
1. partition claim based on properties inherited from parents. (Para 3 , 4 , 5)
2. contestations regarding the validity of the will. (Para 7 , 9 , 11 , 12 , 13)
3. judgment on the credibility of the evidence presented. (Para 17 , 23)
4. burden of proof of execution lies with the propounder. (Para 36 , 56)
5. recognition of intestacy and instruction for partition of properties. (Para 81)

JUDGMENT :

M.A.ABDUL HAKHIM, J.

1. The Appellant is the Defendant No.5 in the suit. The Respondent No.1 is the Original Plaintiff, the Respondent No.2 is the Defendant No.1, who was later transposed as the Additional Plaintiff No.2. The Respondents 3 to 5 are the Defendant Nos.2 to 4.

2. During the pendency of this Appeal, the Respondent No.3 died and his legal heirs were impleaded as Additional Respondent Nos.6, 7 & 8.

3. The original Plaintiff filed the suit for partition of plaint A, B & C schedule properties on the allegation that the said properties belonged to the mother of the Plaintiff and the Defendants, Smt. Gouri Ponnamma, who died on 01.11.1994.

4. Plaint A schedule property contains two items of immovable properties. Item No.1 is 35‰ cents of land in Sy.No.952/2 & 953 of Vanchiyoo

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