BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
P.B.BALAJI
Chinnaraj – Appellant
Versus
Iyyer – Respondent
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| 1. admission of the appeal and questions of law. (Para 2 , 3) |
JUDGMENT :
P.B. BALAJI, J.
The plaintiffs, who suffered concurrent findings before the trial Court as well as the First Appellate Court, are the appellants in the present Second Appeal.
2. On 22.02.2023, the above Second Appeal was admitted on the following substantial questions of law:
1. Whether the Courts below are right in dismissing the suit in its entirety when there is an undisputed fact that the plaintiffs and defendants are having equal share in the common well?
2. Whether the documents marked under Ex.A2 to Ex.A9 will prove the possession of the plaintiffs with respect to the suit schedule properties and whether the Courts below are right in dismissing the suit without substantiating the claim of the defendants?
3. I have heard Ms. K. Shwathini, for Mr. G. Prabhu Rajadurai, learned counsel for the appellants, and Mr. B. Rajesh Saravanan, learned counsel for the respondents 1, 3, and 4.
4. The following facts are necessary to adjudicate the Second Appeal.
5. The case of the plaintiffs:
(i) A larger extent of lands comprised in S.No.602/9, to an extent of 3.49 acres out of 4.99 acres, bearing Patta No.1087
When registered sale deeds grant equal rights to a common well, equity cannot modify those rights or grant disproportionate declaratory relief.
The High Court's jurisdiction in a Section 100 appeal is confined to substantial questions of law, prohibiting re-evaluation of factual findings made by lower courts.
A suit for permanent injunction is maintainable without seeking a declaration of title when the defendant admits the plaintiff's title and possession.
The plaintiff, as the manager of the family, was entitled to maintain the suit for permanent injunction on behalf of her sons, and the defendants' interference with the plaintiff's right of enjoyment....
The plaintiff, as the manager of the family, was entitled to maintain the suit for permanent injunction on behalf of her sons, and the defendants' interference with the plaintiff's right of enjoyment....
Point of law ; If the suit site is bifurcated from the suit well, the plaintiff cannot reach the suit well. The suit site is meant for enjoyment of the well and without the suit site one cannot go to....
Easementary rights must be demonstrated through established, long-term use; failure to substantiate these claims invalidates requests for declaratory relief.
Where plaintiff fails to conclusively prove defendant-caused damage and continuous use of disputed amenities, mandatory injunction for restoration cannot be granted.
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