2023 Supreme(Online)(KAR) 18274
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WP No. 25394 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF MAY, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR
WRIT PETITION NO. 25394 OF 2022 (GM-CPC)
BETWEEN:
SMT. MANGALA GOWRI
W/O NARASIMHA MURTHY,
AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS,
R/AT # 331, RETD POLICE CONSTABLE,
3RD STAGE, KR SRINIVASA IPS NAGARA
POLICE LAYOUT, LALITADRIPURAM,
MYSURU CITY - 570 028.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI RUDRAPPA P, ADV.)
AND:
1.
SRI KRISHNAMURTHY
AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS.
2.
SMT. ANITHA
AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS.
3.
SRI SHIVANNA
AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS.
4.
SRI GAJENDRA
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS.
THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO 4 ARE
R/A NO.1619, CH-2
7TH AND 8TH CROSS
ASHOKAPURAM
MYSURU - 570 008.
5.
SRI RAJU
S/O LATE SINGAIAH
AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS
R/A D.NO.2074, 5TH CROSS
ASHOKAPURAM
MYSURU - 570 008.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI ANIL KUMAR A.S, ADV., FOR
SMT. SWETHA G DESHPANDE., ADV., FOR R-1 TO R-4)
Digitally
signed by
NANDINI MS
Location: High
Court of
Karnataka
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WP No. 25394 of 2022
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED
ORDER DATED 19.10.2022IN I.A.NO.VII (PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-
E) PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM ,
MYSORE IN OS.NO. 682/2018.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE
COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
This petition by defendant no.1 in O.S.No.687/2018 is
directed against the impugned order on I.A.No.VII dated
19.10.2022 on the file of the Principal Senior Civil Judge & CJM,
Mysuru whereby, the said application filed by respondent nos.1 to 4
- plaintiff under Order VI Rule 17 of CPC seeking amendment of
plaint was allowed by the trial Court.
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and
learned counsel for respondents.
The material on record discloses that respondent nos.1
to 5 - plaintiffs instituted the aforesaid suit for declaration,
permanent injunction, mandatory injunction and other reliefs in
respect of suit schedule A & B immovable properties. The said suit
being contested by the petitioner - defendant no.1 along with other
defendants, at the stage of further evidence of the plaintiff,
respondent nos.1 to 4 - plaintiffs filed the instant application
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(I.A.No.VII) seeking amendment of the plaint by incorporating
subsequent events that allegedly transpired during the pendency of
the suit and also by adding additional reliefs in this regard. The said
application having been opposed by the petitioner - defendant no.1,
the trial Court proceeded to pass the impugned order allowing
I.A.No.VII by holding as under:
"ORDERS ON I.A.NO.VII
FILED UNDER ORDER VI RULE 17 OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE CODE FILED DURING STAGE OF
FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PLAINTIFF
That, the Plaintiff has filed instant application
u/Order VI Rule 17 of Civil Procedure Code for amendment
of plaint at the stage of Plaintiff further evidence as
reflected in Plaint with proposed amendment adverted infra
to insert Para-10(a):-
i.. The 2nd defendant said Raju was illegally
encroached plaintiff's 'A' schedule property and
constructed in the East part of the 'A' schedule
property to an extent about North to South: 30 feet and
East to West: 30 feet approximately and construct a
house during the COVID-19 lockdown period when the
plaintiff are not in the station since in the COVID
lockdown period the plaintiff's one of the relative was
affected COVID. Hence he went here to take care of
him. During this period the Raju the 2 defendant
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illegally encroached plaintiff's 'A' schedule property
and constructed a house, the boundaries are:
North: Door No.29, Private House
property.
South: Drainage and Road and
vacant site.
East: Drainage.
West: The plaintiff's rest of the land property of 0-
05 guntas which was illegally fenced and
encroached by the 1st defendant and
then Door No.41/1, 3-A, Private House
Property situated.
ii. Amendment sought to be carried out in the prayer
column:-
After the sentence of 'this Hon'ble Court pleased to
pass the Judgment and Decree in favour of the
"plaintiff against the defendant" insert the word the
Defendants 1 and 2 instead of Defendant and further
after (c) Prayer column insert the following Para as (C-
1).
(C1) Granting the Mandatory Injunction against the 2
Defendant by direct to remove the Pakka constructed
house and compound Wall made by the 2nd Defendant
and in the area of C-schedule property and which if the
2nd
Defendant
does
not
remove
the
illegal
construction made over by as ordered then the Hon'ble
Court pleased an order or orders that by the help of
Jurisdictional Police, those constructions made over in
the schedule property have to be removed in presence
of Jurisdictional Police at the cost of the 2nd
Defendant further the Plaintiff in this regard may also
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be recovered the cost and expense from the 2d
Defendant as according to provisions of Law.
C-Schedule:
North: Door No.29, Private House
Property.
South: Drainage and Road and vacant
site.
East: Drainage.
West: The Plaintiff's rest of the land property of
0-05 guntas which was illegally fenced
and encroached by the 1" Defendant
and then Door No.41/1, 3-A, Private
House Property situated.
The 2nd Defendant purposefully with a malafde intention
and bad-motive he construct a Pakka house in COVID-19
lock down period of