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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF MARCH, 2022
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE G.NARENDAR
AND
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE M.G.S.KAMAL
REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.700 OF 2021 (SP)
BETWEEN:
K.VIJAYA KUMAR
S/O LATE KEMPAIAH
AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
R/AT NO.54/2, BASAPPA CROSS
ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR,
K.H.ROAD,
BENGALURU-560 027.
..APPELLANT
(BY SRI. HARISH H.V. ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
S.P. SWAMY
S/O LATE PUTTEGOWDA
AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS
R/AT NO.5, SOMESHWARA
PRASSANNA, SRINIDHI NILAYA,
3RD MAIN ROAD, 11TH BLOCK,
2ND STAGE, NAGARABAVI,
BANGALORE-560072.
2.
SRI.H. CHIKKA PUTTAIAH
S/O LATE HOMBAIAH
AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS
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3.
SMT. SARVAMANGALA
W/O H. CHIKKA PUTTAIAH
AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS
4.
SRI. DR. LOKESH
S/O H. CHIKKA PUTTAIAH
AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS
5.
SRI. VIJAY KUMAR
S/O H. CHIKKA PUTTAIAH
AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS
6.
SMT. SHOBHA
D/O H. CHIKKA PUTTAIAH
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
RESPONDENTS 2 TO 6 ARE
R/AT NO.16/38, 7TH MAIN
1ST STAGE, B.T.M.LAYOUT
BENGALURU-560 029.
.. RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. SHASHI KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R1;
SRI. M.S. PRAKASH, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R6)
THIS REGULAR FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER
SECTION 96 OF CPC AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND
DECREE DATED 21.10.2017 PASSED IN OS.NO.6583/2007
ON THE FILE OF THE LXV ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND
SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU, DECREEING THE SUIT IN
TERMS OF MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FILED BEFORE
MEDIATION CENTRE.
THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR FURTHER ORDERS
THIS
DAY,
G.
NARENDAR,
J.,
DELIVERED
THE
FOLLOWING:
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Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and
learned counsel for the respondents.
The compromise petition has been filed
under Order XXIII Rule 3 of CPC and is signed by the
appellants and respondents and their respective
counsels. The counsels for the appellant and the
respondents affirm the identity of the parties.
The terms of the compromise read as
under:-
“COMPROMISE PETITION UNDER ORDER
XXIII, RULE 3 OF CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE
At the intervention of the parties to
this appeal, elders, well-wishers and the
advocates
on
record,
the
parties
have
compromised the above matter on following
terms and conditions.
The
respondent
No.1
herein/
S.P.Swamy, as plaintiff had filed a suit in
O.S.No.6583/2017, on the file of the LXV
Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru
against the defendants Sri. Chikka Puttaiah
and others/respondent Nos. 2 to 6 herein for
the relief of specific performance of contract
with respect to Agreement to sell (Un-
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registered) dated 07.04.2017 and for other
reliefs.
The aforesaid suit was referred to
mediation for resolving the dispute between
the parties and the matter was sent to
Bengaluru
Mediation
Centre
and
after
perusing the memorandum of settlement,
arrived at by the plaintiff and defendants
therein before Mediation Centre Bengaluru,
satisfied
that
compromise
entered
into
between
plaintiff/respondent
No.1
and
defendant /respondent No.2 to 6 is lawful, in
terms of settlement arrived at by plaintiff and
defendants
and
accordingly
the
suit
in
O.S.No.6583/2017 was decreed vide order
dated 21.10.2017, on the file of LXV Addl.
City Civil & Session Judge, Bengaluru and
decree is drawn, which is impugned in this
appeal.
The
2nd
respondent/Sri.
Chikka
Puttaiah is the absolute owner in possession
of the piece and parcel of agricultural land
bearing Sy.No.14/2, measuring to an extent
of 1 Acre 21 ¾ Guntas situated at Malagala
Village,
Yeshwanthapura
Hobli,
Bangalore
North Taluk, Bengaluru. The respondents 3 to
6 herein are his wife and children.
The 2nd respondent/Sri. H.Chikka
Puttaiah approached the appellant/ Sri. Vijay
Kumar for sale of property mesuring an
extent of 1 Acre 21 ¾ Guntas situated in
sy.no 14\2 Malagala Village, Yeshwanthapura
Hobli, Bangalore North Taluk, Bengaluru
during January, 2017 and they entered into
registered AGREEMENT OF SALE (WITHOUT
POSSESSION) dated 05.06.2017, which is
registered as document bearing No.NGB-1-
01625-2017-18, stored in CD No.NGBD315,
book
No.1,
registered
before
the
Sub-
Registrar,
Nagarabhavi,
Bengaluru,
with
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respect to the suit schedule property ,
agreeing
to
sell
the
same
for
total
consideration amount of Rs.4,00,00,000/-
(Rupees Four Crores only) and in pursuance
of the same, the appellant had paid certain
amount.
The
2nd
respondent/Sri.
Chikka
Puttaiah H did not come forward to execute
the sale deed in favour of Vijay Kumar/
appellant. Hence, having no other option, the
appellant
herein
filed
a
suit
in
O.S.No.2586/2020, for the relief of specific
performance of registered sale agreement
dated 05.06.2017 and for other reliefs on the
file of the City Civil and Sessions Judge (CCH-
2) at Bengaluru. The appellant had no
knowledge of earlier decree and respondent
No.2 herein also did not inform the same.
Subsequently at the intervention of elders,
well-wishers and advocates, the suit came to
be compromised and the matter was settled
before
Lok
Adalath
on
19.09.2020
and
compromise
decree
was
drawn
in
O.S.No.2586/2020, City Civil and Sessions
Judge at Bengaluru.
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As there are two decrees with
respect to schedule property, to resolve the
dispute between the parties, the parties at
their intervention and intervention of well-
wishers and elders, have compromised the
matter. Wherein, the appellant /Vijay Kumar
on the instructions of 2nd respondent/Chikka
Puttaiah H herein has agreed to pay in total
Rs.2,00,00,000/- (Rupees Two Crore only), in
favour of 1st respondent/ S.P.Swamy, out of
the remaining sale consideration amount
payable to 2nd respondent
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