2022 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 40395
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 05TH DAY OF JANUARY 2022
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI
M. F. A. NO.5835 OF 2021 (CPC)
BETWEEN:
1.
SMT. K.V. PADMA,
AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS,
D/O LATE K.D. VENKATASWAMY REDDY,
W/O LATE VENKATESH SHETTY,
R/AT NO.102, PRIME, HBR-100,
1ST CROSS ROAD, 1ST BLOCK,
HBR LAYOUT, BENGLAURU - 560 043.
2.
SMT. SUMALATHA V.,
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS,
D/O LATE VENKATESH REDDY,
W/O G. MANJUNATH REDDY,
R/AT NO.520, AISHWARYA SUNFLOWER
APARTMENT, OMBR LAYOUT,
DODDABANASAWADI,
BENGLAURU - 560 043.
3.
SMT. VINITHA V.,
AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS,
D/O LATE VENKATESH REDDY,
W/O BALASUNDAR REDDY,
R/AT VERABHADRA NILAYA,
CMR GARDEN, 2ND MAIN,
4TH BLOCK, HBR LAYOUT,
BENGALURU - 560 043.
&APPELLANTS
(BY SRI. K.K. VASANTH, ADVOCATE)
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AND:
SRI. K.R. MANJUNATHA REDDY,
AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS,
S/O LATE K.V. RAJU REDDY,
R/AT NO.5AC-301, 5TH A CROSS,
HRBR III BLOCK, NEXT TO BBMP WARD,
KALYANAGARA POST,
BENGLAURU - 560 043.
&RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. D.V. SADASHIVA REDDY, ADVOCATE)
THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER ORDER 43 RULE 1(r) OF CPC,
AGAINST THE ORDER DT.09.09.2021 PASSED ON IA NO.1 IN
O.S.NO.525/2021 ON THE FILE OF THE XIX ADDITIONAL CITY
CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU CITY, (CCH-18),
DISMISSING IA NO.1 FILED U/O.39 RULE 1 AND 2 R/W SEC.151
OF CPC.
THIS MFA COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE
COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
The appellants being aggrieved by the order on
I.A.No.1 dated 09.09.2021 passed in O.S.No.525/2021 by
the XIX Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru
(CCH-18), have filed this appeal.
Brief facts leading rise to filing of this appeal are
as under:
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That appellants have filed a Suit in O.S.No.525/2021
against the respondent for permanent injunction to restrain
him from alienating and encumbering the Schedule-A and
Schedule-B properties. In the said suit, the appellants have
filed an application I.A.No.1 seeking for the relief of order of
temporary injunction to restrain the respondent from
alienating or encumbering the Schedule-A and Schedule-B
properties. The appellants in support of their application
have filed affidavit alleging that the respondent is involved in
the real estate business and prevailed upon the appellants
herein to execute certain documents so as to enable him to
enter into joint development agreement with M/s. Jaista
Constructions and get their respective shares in the
developed area. Believing the version of the respondent, the
appellants have signed several papers on 14.07.2014
without knowing the nomenclature and the nature of the
documents that has been executed by them. The
respondent along with one Smt.Prema had also executed a
registered sale deed in favour of M/s. Sri. CMR Gnanardhana
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Trust to an extent of 11,289.10 square feet out of 47,000
square feet in the property bearing No.230/96. The
appellants further submits that they have come to know
about the sale deed executed in favour of the Trust and
obtained the certified copy on 19.09.2020, which has got
reference with regard to the earlier documents said to have
been executed by the appellants and others in respect of
above said 47,000 square feet of land in New No.230/96.
The appellants filed the present suit for bare injunction.
2.2. The respondent appeared and filed objection to
the said suit contending that the suit filed by the appellants
is not maintainable. It is further contended that the
appellant No.1 and her daughters i.e., appellants No.2 and 3
have executed Release Deed dated 14.07.2014 in favour of
respondent and they have released all their rights, interest
etc., in respect of undivided share in the property. In turn
Smt.Sharadamma has released all her rights in respect of
her undivided share in favour of her daughter-in-law
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Smt.Umadevi. Thus, the respondent claims to be the
absolute owner in possession and enjoyment of the property
on the basis of Release Deed. On the strength of Release
Deed the name of respondent was entered in the Municipal
records. It is contended that the suit filed by the appellants
is not maintainable. Hence, prayed to reject the
application. The Trial Court after hearing the arguments on
both sides, rejected the application filed by the appellants.
Hence, this appeal.
3.
Heard the learned counsel for appellant.
4.
Learned counsel for the appellants submits that
the Release Deed executed by the appellants in favour of
respondent, as the respondent has failed to comply with the
conditions mentioned in the Release Deed. Hence, there is
no necessity to file a suit for declaration. Hence, he submits
that the Trial Court has committed an error in rejecting the
application. He further submits that the observation made
by the Trial Court in the impugned order that the appellants
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suit without seeking for the relief of declaration is not
maintainable is arbitrary. Hence, on these grounds, he
prays to allow the appeal.
5.
Perused
the
records
and
considered
the
submissions of the learned counsel for the parties.
6.
It is not in dispute that the appellants have
executed a Release Deed in favour of respondent on
14.07.2014. On the strength of the Release Deed, the name
of respondent is appearing in the Municipal records. The
appellants themselves have produced the copy of Release
Deed. From the perusal of the Release Deed, it is clear that
the appellants have executed