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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
EASWARAN S.
Sandhya T.P. W/o K.M. Surendran Soumya – Appellant
Versus
M. Suresh Babu S/o Samikutty – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. facts establishing the basis of the plaintiff's claim for access to the pathway. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments presented by both parties concerning the right to the pathway. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 3. court observation on the nature of rights concerning the pathway. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 4. ratio decidendi regarding easement rights and timely action. (Para 20 , 21) |
| 5. court's final ruling concerning the injunction and rights to access. (Para 22 , 24) |
JUDGMENT :
EASWARAN S., J.
1. The defeated plaintiff in a suit for injunction is the appellant in the present appeal has come up aggrieved by the concurrent findings rendered by the Principal Munsiff Court - I, Kozhikode in O.S. No. 312 of 2019 affirmed in A.S. No. 123 of 2023 by the District Court, Kozhikode.
2. Plaint ‘A’ schedule property was purchased by the plaintiff by Ext. A1 document in the year 2018. Plaint ‘B’ schedule consists of two items: item no. 1 in favour of the defendant and item no. 2 in favour of the predecessor of the defendant. ‘C’ schedule is the disputed item in the present appeal which consists of a 6 feet pathway having an extent of 0.80 cents. The property originally belonged to Thirumalakutty as per a Ka
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