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2008 Supreme(Raj) 288

Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench
Honble ASHOK PARIHAR, J.
Radhey Shyam - Appellant
Versus
Bhanwar Lal (deceased) & Ors. - Respondents
S.B. Civil First Appeal No. 7 of 1991
Decided On : February 27, 2008

Advocates Appeared:
R.P. Singh, for Plaintiff-Appellant; R.K. Agarwal, for defendants-Respondents;

Headnote:Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Sec. 6 & 8 – Suit for eviction through partition – Family arrangement had already taken place – Held – Partition of property of a joint Hindu Family can be effected by various modes, viz by a family settlement, by a registered instrument of partition, by oral arrangement by the parties or by a decree of the Court – Considering the nature of the society and the family bonds, the courts have always leaned in favour of upholding a family arrangement instead of disturbing the same on technical or trivial grounds – Enough evidence to infer family arrangement by way of mutual consent of the parties.(Paras 8 to 12) Appeal dismissed.

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Honble PARIHAR, J.–This appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated 18.8.1990, passed by the trial court, by which, a suit for eviction through partition, filed by the plaintiff-appellant (hereinafter to be referred to as the plaintiff) has been dismissed. It has been alleged that grand father of plaintiff Shri Ganga Ram had left lot of movable and immovable properties at the time of his death in the year 1952. All the properties came in possession of the plaintiffs father Laxmi Narayan in the capacity of Karta and Manager. The immovable properties left by Ganga Ram included a house bearing No. 1567, situated at Chokri Modi Khana, Rasta Sanghiji, Jaipur City. It has further been alleged that father of plaintiff Laxmi Narayan had five sons and two daughters. The plaintiff claimed that plaintiffs father Laxmi Narayan purchased one house at Chaura Rasta vide sale deed dated 7.11.1959 in the name of Smt Nathi, wife of elder son Bhanwar Lal and Devraj, minor son of Bhanwar Lal. One more shop in Gopal Ji Ka Rasta was also purchased by father of the plaintiff Laxmi Narayan in the name of Smt Nathi wife of Bhanwar Lal. Another shop situated at Chaura Rasta had been purchased by father of the plaintiff in auction in the name of Bhanwar Lal, however, the same shop was subsequently exchanged with a shop belonging to one Radheyshyam Paanwala through registered exchange/transfer deed. Since all the properties, referred to above, belonged to Laxmi Narayan as Karta and Manager of the family, the plaintiff was entitled for share in the same by way of partition. The claim in regard to gold and silver ornaments as also money decree left by grand father Ganga Ram has also been raised.

(2). In reply, the allegations made by the plaintiff have been denied by the defendants-respondents (hereinafter to be referred to as the defendants). It has been submitted that so far as immovable properties left by grand father Ganga Ram is concerned, a partition had already taken place in the year 1963 during the life time of father Laxmi Narayan, who died in the year 1972 and all brothers are in possession of the respective portions as per the partition and family arrangement. It has also been submitted that other immovable properties have been purchased by the elder brother Bhanwar Lal (since deceased) from his own income and resources. The claim on decree and ornaments left by grand father Ganga Ram have been denied. It has further been submitted on behalf of the defendants that even Laxmi Narayan had made a will of his immovable property in favour of one of his sons defendant- Roop Narayan on 31.11.1971, which clearly indicates that apart from partition already taken place the properties alleged to be purchased in the name of defendant Bhanwar Lal, his wife and minor son does not belong to the joint family nucleus.

(3). As per pleadings of the parties, following issues have been framed by the trial court:-

1. Whether Granga Ram at the time of his demise, left huge movable and immovable properties, which came to the father of plaintiff-Laxmi Narayanji in the capacity of Karta of the family?

2. Whether Haveli No. 1567 facing south at City Jaipur, Chowkri Modikhana Rasta Sanghiji was partitioned by Laxmi Narain in October, 1963 in between plaintiff and defendants No.1 to 4?

3. Whether father of the plaintiff had purchased a House from Ram Chandra and other against a sum of Rs. 749/- on dated 7.11.1959 from the ancestral movable and immovable property and sale deed was got done in the name of defendant No.1, defendant No.8 and defendant No.9?

4. Whether father of the plaintiff purchased property as mentioned in para No.5 of the plaint on dated 11.5.1958 for a sum of Rs.6699/- in the name of defendant No.8, from ancestral movable and immovable property?

5. Whether the father of the plaintiff had purchased the property mentioned in para No.6 of the plaint on dated 13.7.56 in the execution of the decree titled as Johri Lal versus Gulab Chand in auction in the



















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