JUDGEMENT

This Appeal by the first Defendant seeks to lay a challenge to the Judgement & Decree dated 21.10.2019 entered by the learned Sr. Civil Judge, Chamarajanagar, whereby the suit of Respondent Nos.3 to 5 for Declaration & Injunction has been decreed. After service of notice, the private Defendants entered appearance and filed Written Statement resisting the suit.

II. FACTS IN BRIEF:

(1) One Mr.Appaji Rao had bought the suit property vide registered sale deed dated 31.12.2005 from Mr.Venkataranganayaka i.e., the husband of the appellant- Smt.Mahadevamma herein. The change of entries in the property records were not effected pursuant to this sale deed. Taking undue advantage of the same, the appellant herein got the entries mutated in her name after the demise of said Appaji Rao who died on 29.03.2007.

(2) The suit land along with other came to be listed for acquisition u/s 28 of the KIAD Act, 1966 vide Notification dated 22.05.2014 (Ex.P-2). This Notification mentioned n