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NC: 2023:KHC-D:6625
MFA No. 102350 of 2020
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH
DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF JULY, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M.G.UMA
MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.102350/2020 (CPC)
BETWEEN:
SMT. SHEETAL @ SHITAL
W/O. SAGAR PATIL,
AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD,
R/O: AT/POST: BENKANHALLI,
TAL AND DIST: BELAGAVI,
PRESENTLY R/O: C/O: SHRI BAJARANG
S/O. SAMBHAJI BAGAL,
PLOT NO.23,NEAR RAM MANDIR(TEMPLE),
"RAGHUKUL HOUSING SOCIETY",
NEW KARAD NAKA,
AT/PO: PANDHARPUR-413304, DIST:
SOLAPUR(MAH).
…APPELLANT
(BY SRI VIJAYKUMAR B. HORATTI, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
SHRI SAMBHAJI
S/O. LAXMAN PATIL,
SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS,
SMT. SANDHYA
W/O NITIN PERNURKAR,
AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD,
R/O: C/O: KUTRE HOUSE,
8TH CROSS, NEAR BSNL OFFICE,
BHAGYA NAGAR,
BELAGAVI-590006.
Digitally
signed by
ROHAN
HADIMANI
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MFA No. 102350 of 2020
2.
SMT. RASIKA SAVANT STYLING HERSELF AS
SMT. SADHANA
W/O. SAGAR PATIL,
AGE: 33 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEHOLD,
R/O: NO.14, 1ST CROSS,
BHARAT NAGAR,
SHAHAPUR, BELAGAVI-590003.
3.
SMT. UJWALA
W/O SAMBHAJI PATIL,
AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD,
R/O:AT/POST: BENKANHALLI-590 001.
TAL AND DIST: BELAGAVI.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI H.R. DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE FOR R3;
NOTICE TO R1 AND R2 IS DISPENSED WITH)
THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 104 READ WITH
ORDER 43 RULE 1(r) OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE,
AGAINST
THE
DATED
22.01.2020,
PASSED
IN
O.S.NO.120/2019 ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDITIONAL
SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE,
BELAGAVI, DISMISSING THE IA NO.I FILED U/O. 39 RULE 1
AND 2 R/W SEC.151 OF CPC, 1908.
THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY,
THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Appellant being the plaintiff in OS No.120/2019 on the file
of II Addl. Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Belagavi is impugning
the order dated 22.01.2020 dismissing IA No.1 filed under
Order 39 Rule 1 and 2 r/w Section 151 of CPC, seeking ad-
interim order of temporary injunction restraining defendant
Nos.1 and 3, their agents servants etc. from alienating the suit
properties in any manner, pending disposal of the suit.
2.
Parties shall be referred to as per their ranking before
the trial Court.
3.
Brief facts of the case are that the plaintiff filed the suit
in OS No.120/2019 against defendant Nos. 1 to 3 seeking the
declaration that (i) the plaintiff is Class-I legal heir of deceased
Sagar Sambhaji Patil who is entitled to succeed to the suit
schedule properties, (ii) the surviving membership certificate
dated 13.02.2019 obtained by defendant No.2 showing the
names of defendant Nos.1 and 2 as the legal heirs is illegal and
not binding the plaintiff, (iii) to declare that the release deed
dated 02.02.2012 executed by late Sagar Sambhaji Patil in
favour of defendant No.1 is null and void as the same was
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obtained by playing fraud, (iv) to declare that the registered
gift deed dated 11.03.2019 executed by defendant No.1 in
favour of defendant No.3 is null and void and not binding on
the plaintiff, (v) to award the share in the suit schedule
properties in favour of plaintiff and (vi) to restrain the
defendants from interfering with the possession and enjoyment
of the plaintiff.
4.
It is contended that Sagar Sambhaji Patil is the husband
of the plaintiff and he died on 03.12.2018. During his life time,
he executed the registered release deed in respect of the
schedule property on 02.02.2012 releasing his right over all the
suit schedule properties in favour of defendant No.1 who is his
father. Defendant No.2 claims to be the second wife of late
Sagar Sambaji Patil and defendant No.3 is said to be the 3rd
wife of defendant No.1.
5.
It is contended that defendant No.1 having complete
control over his son late Sagar Sambhaji Patil managed to get
register the release deed in respect of the schedule properties.
He died in a suspicious manner on 03.12.2018 as his body was
found about 20 mtrs away from the railway track. Later
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plaintiff came to know that defendant No.1 concocted the
release deed in his favour. In the meantime, defendant No.1
married defendant No.3 and executed the registered gift deed
dated 11.03.2019 in her favour only to defeat the rights of the
plaintiff. Therefore, it is contended that late Sagar Sambhaji
Patil has never executed the registered sale deed in favour of
defendant No.1 and execution of the gift deed in favour of
defendant No.3 is not binding on her. She being the wife of late
Sagar Sambhaji Patil entitled for her legitimate share in all the
properties which stood in the name of her husband.
6.
During the pendency of the suit, IA No.1 is filed under
Order 39 Rule 1 and 2 CPC praying for grant of injunction
restraining defendant No.3 from alienating the schedule
properties in favour of any third party till disposal of the suit.
7.
Defendant No.3 filed the written statement and
objections to IA No.1, denying the contention taken by the
plaintiff. The description of the suit properties is denied. It is
admitted that Sagar Sambhaji Patil has executed the registered
release deed dated 02.02.2012 in favour of defendant No.1 and
in turn defendant No.1 executed a registered gift deed in favour
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of defendant No.3. Other allegations made by the plaintiff to
seek declaration in respect of the schedule properties are all
denied. It is contended that the release deed executed by
Sa