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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
SATHISH NINAN, P.KRISHNA KUMAR
Philip Stephen, S/o. Stephen – Appellant
Versus
Thomas (Died), S/o. Mathew – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. joint trial of suits by sub court. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. partnership existence and property claims debated. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 3. evidence and testimonies of the appellant. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 4. statutory requirements for partnership not met. (Para 13 , 14 , 19) |
| 5. dismissal of claims due to lack of evidence. (Para 20) |
JUDGMENT :
P. Krishna Kumar, J.
Three suits were jointly tried and disposed of by the Sub Court, Thodupuzha through the impugned common judgment. O.S. No.88/2013 was filed by the appellant seeking declaration of right over certain immovable properties, dissolution of partnership and other ancillary reliefs. Defendants 2 and 3 in the said suit instituted O.S. No.99/2014 and O.S. No.98/2014 respectively against the appellant seeking permanent prohibitory injunction in respect of the same immovable properties. By the impugned common judgment, the learned Sub Judge dismissed the suit filed by the appellant and decreed the other suits.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties will hereinafter be referred to as they were arrayed in the suit filed by the appellant (O.S. No.88/2013). The plaintiff contended that he and the defendants had been engaged in real estate business a
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The properties inherited from the grandmother are individual properties, not belonging to the Partnership Firm, as established by the Will and settlement deed.
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