2022 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 40558
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022
BEFORE
THE HON9BLE MR. JUSTICE V. SRISHANANDA
R.F.A.No.196 OF 2014 (INJ)
BETWEEN:
1 .
V NAGARAJU
48 YEARS
S/O VENKATALAKSHMIAH
NO.4, VADDARAYAPALYA VILLAGE
KENGERI POST, BANGALORE-60
2 .
N R NAGARAJU
44 YEARS,
S/O LATE K.RAMEGOWDA
HANUMANTHANGAR
NELAMANE POST
SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK
MANDYA DISTRICT
3 .
MIRLE VARADARAJU
NO.544, 5TH MAIN, KENGERI
SATELLITE TOWN
BANGALORE-560060
&APPELLANTS
(BY SRI.M. R. VIJAYAKUMAR, ADVOCATE,
SRI.SHARATH N., ADVOCATE FOR A-2 AND A-3-ABSENT)
AND:
1 .
PRABHAKAR K S
S/O SUBRAMANYA IYER
R/O.NO.645, 6TH MAIN
2
HANUMANTHNAGAR
BANGALORE-560 050
2 .
V KRISHNA MURTHY
NO.138, GAJENDRA COMPLEX
NEAR PES COLLEGE, 50 FT ROAD
HANUMANTHANAGAR
BANGALORE-560 050 ... RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI.K.B.S.MANIAN, ADVOCATE FOR R-1,
R-2 -SERVED)
THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 READ WITH
ORDER 41, RULE-1 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND
DECREE DATED 07.08.2013 PASSED IN O.S.NO.3520/2012
ON THE FILE OF THE V-ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL JUDGE,
BENGALURU,
DECREEING
THE
SUTI
FOR
PERMANENT
INJUNCTION.
THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR FURTHER HEARING,
THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
The case is listed today to hear the arguments of
appellants 2 and 3. Sri.Sharath N., learned counsel
representing appellants 2 and 3 not present.
Hence, appeal of appellants 2 and 3 stands
dismissed for non-prosecution.
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Heard Sri.M.R.Vijaya Kumar, learned counsel for
appellant No.1 and Sri.K.B.S.Manian, learned counsel for
respondent No.1.
Sri.M.R.Vijaya
Kumar,
learned
counsel
for
appellant No.1 has filed a memo and affidavit of
appellant No.1.
Memo reads as under:
"The advocate for the appellant No.1 prays that this
Hon'ble Court be pleased to dispose of the above
appeal
as
withdrawn
with
liberty
to
file
comprehensive suit in so far as to appellant No.1 is
concerned for the reasons stated to in the
accompanying affidavit in the interest of justice and
equity."
Affidavit reads as under:
"I V. Nagaraju S/o Venkatalakshmaiah, Aged about 54
years, Residing at House No. 4, Vaddarapalya village,
Kengeri Post, Benaglouru-60, the Appellant No. 1, do
hereby solemnly affirm and state on oath as follows:
1. I state that I am the 1st appellant in the above
appeal and I am well conversant with the facts and
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circumstances of the case and as such I am competent
to swear to this affidavit.
2. I state that, I am the absolute owner in possession
of the property bearing Sy. No. 42/3/B of Pattanagere
Village, Kengeri Hobli, Bangalore to an extent of 1 acre
4 guntas having purchased from the family of Late
Kidiyappa, under the three registered sale deed dated
19-1-2006, 05-04-2007 and 13-05-2009 respectively
wherein the property in question was acquired by
Remco (BHEL) House Building Co-Operative Society
(hereinafter called as society).
The said entire acquisition proceedings were challenged
and quashed by this Hon'ble court. The said order was
upheld by the Apex court in its SLP filed by the society.
The Apex Court while dismissing the SLP(C) number
12535-37 /1991 on 21-02-1995 issued a direction
holding that "as a result of the quashing of the land
acquisition proceedings including the notifications in
question, the possession of the land shall be restored to
the respective land owners irrespective of the fact
weather they had challenged the acquisition of their
lands or not. A further direction has been given that on
restoration of the procession to the land owners, they
shall
refund
the amount
received
by
them
as
compensation or otherwise in respect of their lands."
3. It is further submitted that as directed by the Apex
court my vendor had deposited sum of Rs. 99,000/- by
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way
of
DD
towards
the
amount
received
as
compensation. Accordingly the society also declared the
restoration of land to its original owners i.e., to my
vendors by their letter dated 09-10-2002 & 19-01-2004
and
indemnified
while
withdrawing
the
amount
deposited by my vendors on 23-08-2004.
4. I further affirm that to protect my property, I even
erected a Compound wall and a temporary shed. When
this being the fact the respondent No. 1 who has no
nexus or any right over the property in Sy.No.42/3B
alleged that he is one of the allotee from the REMCO
(BHEL) House Building Co-operative Society Ltd., made
an attempt to encroach upon my property in order to
put-up unauthorized construction. Despite the protest
that his claim is not binding on me or his alleged
allotment is no-where situates in property of mine, i.e.,
in Sy. No. 42/3B (much less in Sy. No. 42/3B2 which is
converted as per the sketch).
5.When this being the fact the respondent No. 1 who is
claiming right over the suit schedule property has filed
a suit for permanent injunction and for such other relief
against me and other appellants herein and obtained
the judgement and decree against me and other
appellants in respect to suit schedule property by its
order dated 07/08/2013. Being aggrieved of the
judgement and decree dated 07/08/2013 passed in O.S
No 3520 of 2012, I had preferred the above appeal as
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the same is exparte and obtained without providing me
a reasonable opportunit