2023 Supreme(Online)(KAR) 12957
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RSA No. 1183 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH
REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 1183 OF 2022 (INJ)
BETWEEN:
1.
MR AJAY KUMAR
S/O. LATE NAVARA
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS
R/AT NO.1-S-21-1583
WIFELESS COMPOUND
NEAR URVA MARKET
BOLOOR VILLGE
MANGALURU-575 003.
…APPELLANT
(BY SRI. RAJASHEKAR S., ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
SRI P. SHASHIKUMAR
S/O. PUTTASWAMY
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
R/AT NO.856, 31ST ‘A’ CROSS
JAYANAGAR, THILAK NAGAR
BENGALURU-560 041.
2.
SMT BHAVANI
W/O. LATE SHANKARA
AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS
R/AT NEAR SHRI DEVI COLLEGE
BALLALBAGH
MANGLAURU-575 003.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. P.P. HEGDE, SRI. COUNSEL FOR
SRI VENKATESH SOMAREDDI, ADVOCATE FOR CAVEATOR R1;
NOTICE TO R2 IS DISPENSED WITH V/O. ORDER
DT.12.09.2022)
Digitally signed
by SHARANYA T
Location: HIGH
COURT OF
KARNATAKA
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RSA No. 1183 of 2022
THIS RSA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 100 OF CPC
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 13.07.2022
PASSED IN R.A.NO.133/2020 ON THE FILE OF THE I
ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, MANGALURU,
D.K., ALLOWING THE APPEAL AND SETTING ASIDE THE
JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 25.02.2020 PASSED IN O.S.
NO.241/2014 ON THE FILE OF THE III ADDITIONAL CIVIL
JUDGE AND JMFC, MANGALURU, D.K.
THIS
APPEAL,
COMING
ON
FOR
REPORTING
SETTLEMENT,
THIS
DAY,
THE
COURT
DELIVERED
THE
FOLLOWING:
This matter was listed for admission and earlier, the
matter was heard in part and today, the matter is listed for
reporting settlement since, there was an earlier move between
the parties with regard to the settlement is concerned but, no
settlement is entered into between the parties and the counsels
have argued the matter on merits.
The factual matrix of the case of the plaintiff before
the Trial Court is that, this appellant is in permissive possession
of the suit schedule property and though he agreed to quit and
vacate the suit schedule property, he did not vacate the same.
Hence, he was forced to file a suit for permanent injunction and
mandatory injunction. The contents of the plaint is that the
schedule property comprised of a house bearing Door No.1-S-
21-1583 which is shown as schedule ‘B’ property in the plaint.
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The defendant was residing in the schedule ‘B’ premises prior
to the execution of sale deed in favour of this plaintiff by way of
permissive occupant under his erstwhile owner. During
execution of the sale deed in favour of the plaintiff, the
defendant had promised him that he would vacate and
handover the schedule ‘B’ premises to the plaintiff within four
months. Accordingly, the plaintiff had also permitted the
defendant No.1 to reside in the schedule ‘B’ premises. As the
defendant did not comply with the promise made by him, the
plaintiff by revoking the permission which was granted earlier
had asked the defendant to vacate the premises which is not
been complied with by the defendant No.1 till the date of filing
of this suit and though the plaintiff subsequently revoked the
permission by issuing legal notice dated 20.01.2014. The
defendant has continued to be in possession of the premises
which amounts to un-authorized possession and further
defendant has also un-authorizedly put up construction in the
pavement/roadway abutting to the schedule ‘A’ premises.
3.
In pursuance of the suit summons, the defendant
appeared and filed the written statement that there was an
agreement of sale in existence in his favour and also he
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questioned the title of the plaintiff. As the defendant had
turned hostile towards the plaintiff, the plaintiff has approached
this Court.
4.
The defendant No.1 in his written statement denied
that the plaintiff is the owner of the suit schedule property and
no sale deed dated 01.10.2012 as stated by the plaintiff in his
plaint got registered in favour of the plaintiff and as such, the
plaintiff was never put in possession of the plaint schedule
property. However, he admits the existence of schedule ‘B’
premises and contend that, he is in possession of the said
house. He denied the very averment of the plaint that he is not
in permissive possession under erstwhile owner as alleged by
the plaintiff and also has denied that there was no
correspondent between the plaintiff and the defendant No.1 to
the effect that this defendant had agreed to vacate and
handover the schedule ‘B’ house premises in favour of the
plaintiff within four months. It is also contended that, when
there arise no licensor or licensee relationship between the
plaintiff and defendant, the question of plaintiff revoking the
permission will not arise and he does not have any right to
revoke the permission. It is contended that, originally the
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plaint schedule premises belongs to Smt. Bhavani and the
same was granted to her by the Government under the
provisions of PTCL Act and the alleged sale deed executed by
said Bhavani in favour of the plaintiff without obtaining
permission from the competent authority is bad in law and the
same will not convey any right. It is also contended that, he
had entered into agreement of sale with erstwhile owner on
17.05.2011 by paying entire sale consideration amount and she
could not obtain the required permission from the concerned
authority to transfer the schedule property in favour of this
defendant. Hence, he could not get the sale deed re