2023 Supreme(Online)(KAR) 16145
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NC: 2023:KHC:29315
MFA No. 8085 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH
MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 8085 OF 2022 (CPC)
BETWEEN:
1.
SRI R. LAKSHMIKANTH
S/O N.RANGASWAMY,
AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,
R/AT N.H.4 ROAD,
DUPLEX HOUSE, MALLIKAPURA,
LAKSHMI GANESH CLEANING AND
FLOUR MILL, SIRA,
TUMKUR DISTRICT-572137.
AND ALSO
SRI LAKSHMIKANTHA
C/O VIJAYABASKAR,
R/AT NO.362, ‘C’
4TH MAIN, 1ST CROSS,
SRI BHANASHANKARI
VIJAYANAGARA,
BENGALURU-560 040.
…APPELLANT
(BY SRI RAGHAVENDRA A.KULKARNI, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
SRI R. PRASANNA KUMAR
S/O N. RANGASWAMY
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,
R/AT N.H.4 ROAD, DUPLEX HOUSE,
GROUND FLOOR, MALIKAPURA,
LAKSHMI GANESH CLEANING AND
FLOUR MILL, SIRA
Digitally signed
by SHARANYA T
Location: HIGH
COURT OF
KARNATAKA
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NC: 2023:KHC:29315
MFA No. 8085 of 2022
TALUK DISTRICT-572137.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI C. NARASIMHA MURTHY, ADVOCATE)
THIS MFA IS FILED U/O.43 RULE 1(r) R/W SECTION 151
OF CPC, AGAINST THE ORDER DT.18.10.2022 PASSED ON IA
NO.2 AND 3 IN O.S.NO. 152/2022 ON THE FILE OF THE
SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, JMFC, SIRA, REJECTING IA NO.2 AND 3
FILED U/O.39 RULE 1 AND 2 OF CPC.
THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY,
THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
Heard the learned counsel for appellant and learned
counsel for respondent.
2.
This appeal is filed by the appellant challenging the
order of the Trial Court dated 18.10.2022 wherein sought for
an order of injunction restraining the defendant to disturb the
plaintiff’s share and also interfering in respect of the Lakshmi
ganesh cleaning and Flour Mill in which the Trial Court rejected
the applications IA No.2 and 3 filed under Order 39 Rule 1 and
2 of CPC.
3.
The
factual
matrix
of
the
case
of
the
plaintiff/appellant before the Court that the suit schedule
properties are belong to the father of the plaintiff late
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Sri.N.Rangaswamy died in 12.08.2020 leaving behind his wife
as his legal heir and then the mother of the plaintiff was also
died on 05.08.2021 leaving behind her children as their legal
heirs. The plaintiff is the elder son and the defendant is the
younger son. The plaintiff’s father i.e., Sri.N.Rangaswamy
during his life time had acquired site property bearing
assessment No.1570:1492:6188 measuring to an extent of
37½ feet, north to south 30 feet situated at NH-4 road,
Mallikapura, Lakshmi Ganesh Cleaning and Flour Mill, Sira
taluk, Tumkur District and ancestral property in which land
bearing Sy.No.313 measuring to an extent of 2.13 acres
situated at Magodu village, Kasaba hobli, Sira Taluk which are
morefully described in the schedule. Ever since the date of
purchase of the suit schedule properties, the father of the
plaintiff, plaintiff and defendant are in peaceful possession and
enjoyment of the suit schedule properties. Subsequently, the
plaintiff is an employee in KSRTC department since from 1988,
out of his hard earned money, the plaintiff has constructed a
duplex residential house by keeping the common stair case in
and out over the suit schedule property by obtaining all civil
amenities. Thereafter, the father of the plaintiff died on
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12.08.2020 and at the time of the death of the plaintiff’s
mother, there was 2.50 gms of gold and house articles worth of
Rs.3,00,000/- by leaving behind her children as legal heirs to
succeed her estate. When the plaintiff and defendant are
staying together in different portion of the duplex house in the
said property, ever since the date of construction of the
residential house the plaintiff has invested the money for the
flour mill and flouring machine. The father of the plaintiff
looking after the business Lakshmi Ganesh cleaning and flour
mill and he was enjoying both ancestral property and the
property which he had acquired. After the demise of the
plaintiff’s father and mother, the plaintiff and defendant are
continued to be peaceful possession and enjoyment of the suit
schedule properties. All the title deed and other documents of
the suit schedule property is standing in the name of the
defendant earlier which was in the name of their father i.e,
Sri.Rangaswamy.
4.
It is also the contention of the plaintiff that the suit
schedule properties are Hindu undivided joint family properties
of the plaintiff and defendant and they are in joint possession
and enjoyment of the same. The plaintiff submits the father of
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the plaintiff was suffering from ill health and he was under
treatment and even he was not in a position to decide what is
right and what is wrong and by taking advantage of this, the
defendant indulged in creation of document of Will. The plaintiff
is the care taker of the father and he has made hectic effort for
the hospitalization of his father and the averments made in the
said Will are not the true fact. The plaintiff himself has met the
medical expenses of his father and got reimburse the same
from the KSRTC department. After the death of their father
misunderstanding
were
developed
among
them
causing
obstruction in using of the house and hence, the suit is for the
relief of partition and separate possession of 50% of his share
and consequential relief.
5.
Inter-alia the plaintiff has filed an application to
restrain the defe