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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N. Sathish Kumar, J
Pechi Ammal – Appellant
Versus
Kuluppai Ramasamy Chettiar Dharma Paribalana Sabha – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Aggrieved over the dismissal of the suit filed for declaration and permanent injunction, the present appeal has been filed by the unsuccessful plaintiffs.
2. The parties are arrayed as per their own ranking before the trial Court.
3. It is the case of the plaintiffs that the suit property was originally owned by the first defendant. The plaintiffs and third defendant are sisters and brother. The plaintiffs' father Nallaperumal Pillai was a cultivating tenant in respect of the suit property and tenancy was recorded in the Record of Tenancy in T.R.No.321 of 1975. The plaintiffs' father died intestate. Even during the life time of their father, the plaintiffs and the third defendant were exerting joint labour along with their father. According to them, they are cultivating tenants along with the third defendant and they are in physical possession of the property. The second defendant is their neighbour and he owns 39 cents in the same survey number. Besides he has also sold the same to one Rajalakshmi on 15.03.1999. However, from 01.06.2018, the second defendant is attempting to trespass into the suit property. Hence, the suit has been filed by the plaintiff for a declarati
Legal heirs claiming cultivating tenant status must establish physical contribution to cultivation; mere documentation of tenancy by a deceased parent is insufficient.
The court affirmed the plaintiff's status as a cultivating tenant based on revenue records, emphasizing that the appellate court erred in reversing the trial court's decision regarding possession.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the entitlement of a person related to the original tenant to seek the relief of permanent injunction and the rejection of claims of impersonation.
The burden of proof for establishing tenancy rights lies with the claimant, and mere long possession does not confer such rights, particularly for caretakers.
The burden of proof in property disputes, the principle of possession following title, and the limited jurisdiction of the High Court in second appeals.
The court reaffirmed that established ownership protects lawful possession, reinforcing the principle that cultivating tenants cannot be evicted without adherence to statutory procedures.
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