JUDGMENT

K. S. Radhakrishnan, J.

1. We are, in this case, concerned with the ownership and possession of Premises No. 3, Race Course Road, Bangalore, 'A' scheduled property, wherein, at present, the political party Office of Janata Dal (Secular) is situated. The suit property originally belonged to one Sri C. Rangaswamy, who was the resident of Property No. 54, Hospital Road, Baleput, Bangalore City, executed a registered Gift Deed dated 22.4.1949 in favour of Bangalore City Congress Committee which was having its office at No. 142,Cottonpet, Bangalore City, which measured 5330 sq. yards. The land was donated by the donor for the purpose of construction of Congress House, wherein the All India Congress Party constructed a building, by name, 'Congress Bhavan', in a portion of the suit property.

In the year 1969,there was split within the Indian National Congress giving rise to two groups, one led by late Smt. Indira Gandhi, under the President ship of late Sri Jagajivan Ram and the other group led by late Sri S. Nijalingappa. Thegroup led by Jagajivan Ram was then called the 'Indian National Congress(J)', whereas the other group led by Nijalingappa was called as 'Indian National Congre