In the High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Dated This the 4 Th Day of February 2016 Before the Hon’Ble Mrs
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1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 4 TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2016 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA R.S.A. NO. 1058/2002 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. GOVINDAPPA HANAMAPPA @ HANAMANTAPPA UPPAR, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC.: AGRIL, R/O YADRAVI, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DISTRICT: BELGAUM. 2. SMT. BHIMAVVA W/O HANAMAPPA @ HANAMANTAPPA UPPAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC.: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O YADRAVI, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DISTRICT: BELGAUM. 3. SMT. YALLAVVA W/O NAGAPPA TYAPI, AGE: MAJOR, OCC.: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O YADRAVI, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DISTRICT: BELGAUM. - APPELLANTS (BY SRI. I.G. GACHCHINAMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. AVVAKKA W/O GANAPATEPPA LINGADAL SINCE DECEASED BY HER LRS. 1(A). SMT. MALLAVVA W/O HANUMANTAPPA BAJERI, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCC.: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O HANUMAGERI ONI, SAUNDATTI, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 1(B). SMT. PARVATEVVA W/O FAKIRAPPA UPPAR, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, OCC.: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O KATRAL, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 2 1(C). SRI. BALAPPA S/O GANAPATEPPA LINGADAL @ NINGADAL, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, R/O RAMAPUR SITE EXTN, SAUNDATTI, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 1(D). MUDUKAPPA S/O GANAPATEPPA LINGADAL @ NINGADAL, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, R/O KATRAL, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 1(E). SMT. KENCHAVVA W/O PAVADEPPA BANDROLLI, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCC.: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O UGARGOL, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 1(F). SMT. SHIVAKKA W/O BASAPPA CHANNANNAVAR, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC.: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O HANUMAGERI ONI, SAUNDATTI, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 1(G). SMT. HANUMAVVA W/O SOMANINGAPPA LINGADAL @ NINGADAL, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, OCC.: HOUSEHOLD WORK. 1(H). SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O SOMANINGAPPA LINGADAL @ NINGADAL, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE. 1(I). SRI MARUTI S/O SOMANINGAPPA LINGADAL @ NINGADAL, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE 1(J). SRI RAJU S/O SOMANINGAPPA LINGADAL @ NINGADAL, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE. 1(K). SRI GANAPATI S/O SOMANINGAPPA LINGADAL @ NINGADAL, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE. 3 1(L). SMT. BHIMAVVA W/O HANUMANTHAPPA GUGGARI, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, OCC.: HOUSEHOLD WORK. 1(M). SMT. RENAVVA S/O VITTAL KALKUTRI, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE. 1(G) to 1(M) ARE ALL RESIDENTS OF NEAR AMBA BHAVANI TEMPLE, RAMAPUR SITE, SAUNDATTI, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 2. SMT. SATEVVA W/O BHARAMAPPA UPPAR @ HIREGANNAVAR SINCE DEAD BY HER LRS. 2(A). SRI NAMDEV S/O BHARAMAPPA UPPAR @ HIREGANNAVAR, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, R/O JAVOOR, TQ: NAVALGUND, DIST.: DHARWAD. 2(B). VENKAPPA S/O BHARAMAPPA UPPAR @ HIREGANNAVAR, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, R/O JAVOOR, TQ: NAVALGUND, DIST.: DHARWAD. 3. SMT. PARVATEVVA W/O FAKIRAPPA UPPAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC.: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O KATRAL, TAL: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 4. HANAMANTAPPA S/O FAKIRAPPA UPPAR, AGE: MINOR, R/O KATRAL, TAL: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 5. DODDARAMAPPA S/O FAKIRAPPA UPPAR, AGE: MINOR, R/O KATRAL, TAL: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 6. VITHAL S/O FAKIRAPPA UPPAR, AGE: MINOR, R/O KATRAL, TAL: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 7. KASHAVVA D/O FAKIRAPPA UPPAR, AGE: MAJOR, R/O KATRAL, TAL: SAUNDATTI, 4 DIST.: BELGAUM. 8. KAREVVA D/O FAKIRAPPA UPPAR, AGE: MAJOR, R/O KATRAL, TAL: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 9. YALLAPPA S/O RAMAPPA UPPAR, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS. 9(A). SRI KALLOLEPPA S/O YALLAPPA UPPAR, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, R/O MANIKERI, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 9(B). JNANADEV S/O YALLAPPA UPPAR, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, R/O KATRAL, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 10. FAKIRAPPA S/O YALLAPPA BHAIRANNAVAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC.: AGRI, R/O KATRAL, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 11. SMT. SAVAKKA W/O GOVINDAPPA UPPAR, SINCE DECEASED BY HER LRS. 11(A) SMT. MALLAVVA W/O HANUMANTAPPA BAJERI, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCC.: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O HANUMAGERI ONI, SAUNDATTI, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 11(B) SMT. PARVATEVVA W/O FAKIRAPPA UPPAR, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, OCC.: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O KATRAL, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 11(C) SRI BALAPPA S/O GANAPATEPPA LINGADAL @ NINGADAL, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, R/O RAMAPUR SITE EXTN., SAUNDATTI, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 11(D) SRI D. MUDUKAPPA S/O GANAPATEPPA LINGADAL 5 @ NINGADAL, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, R/O RAMAPUR SITE EXTN., SAUNDATTI, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 11(E) SMT. KENCHAVVA W/O PAVADEPPA BANDROLLI, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCC.: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O UGARGOL, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 11(F) SMT. SHIVAKKA W/O BASAPPA CHANNANNAVAR, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC.: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O HANUMAGERI ONI, SAUNDATTI, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 11(G) SMT. HANUMAVVA W/O SOMANINGAPPA LINGADAL @ NINGADAL, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, 11(H) SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O SOMANINGAPPA LINGADAL @ NINGADAL, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, 11(I) SRI. MARUTI S/O SOMANINGAPPA LINGADAL @ NINGADAL, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, 11(J) SRI. RAJU S/O SOMANINGAPPA LINGADAL @ NINGADAL, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, 11(K) SRI GANAPATI S/O SOMANINGAPPA LINGADAL @ NINGADAL, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, 11(L) SMT. BHIMAVVA W/O HANUMANTHAPPA GUGGARI, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, OCC.: HOUSEHOLD WORK. 11(M) SMT. RENAVVA S/O VITTAL KALKUTRI, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, 11(G) TO 11(M) ARE ALL RESIDENTS OF NEAR AMBA BHAVANI TEMPLE, RAMAPUT SITE, SAUNDATTI, 6 TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 11(N) SRI. NAMDEV S/O BHARAMAPPA UPPAR @ HIREGANNAVAR, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, R/O JAVOOR, TQ: NAVALGUND, DIST.: DHARWAD. 11(O) SRI. VENKAPPA S/O BHARAMAPPA UPPAR @ HIREGANNAVAR, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, R/O JAVOOR, TQ: NAVALGUND, DIST.: DHARWAD. 11(P) SMT. PARVATEVVA W/O FAKIRAPPA UPPAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC.: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O KATRAL, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 11(Q) HANUMANTAPPA FAKIRAPPA UPPAR, AGE: MAJOR, R/O KATRAL, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 11(R) DODDARAMAPPA FAKIRAPPA UPPAR, AGE: MAJOR, R/O KATRAL, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 11(S) VITHAL FAKIRAPPA UPPAR, AGE: MAJOR, R/O KATRAL, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 11(T) KASHAVVA D/O FAKIRAPPA UPPAR, AGE: MAJOR, R/O KATRAL, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. 11(U) KAREVVA D/O FAKIRAPPA UPPAR, AGE: MAJOR, R/O KATRAL, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST.: BELGAUM. - RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H.M. DHARIGOND, ADVOCATE FOR R1(A,C,E & F), SRI LINGARAJ MARADI, ADVOCATE FOR R1(D), SRI HANAMANT R. LATUR, ADVOCATE FOR R2(A,B), BHARATHI G. BHAT AND RUDRESH S.H. 7 ADVOCATES FOR R9A, NOTICES TO R1(B,H,J,K,L AND M), R9B & R10 ARE SERVED, SERVICE OF NOTICES TO R1 (G & I) IS HELD SUFFICIENT, R11 DIED ISSUELESS AND HER LRS ARE 11A-11U) THIS REGULAR SECOND APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 100 OF CPC AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 20.09.2002 PASSED IN R.A. NO. 12/1998 ON THE FILE OF THE CIVIL JUDGE (SR. DN.), SAUNDATTI, PARTLY ALLOWING THE APPEAL AND MODIFYING THE JUDGEMENT AND DECREE DATED 18.9.98 PASSED IN O.S. NO. 185/1989 ON THE FILE OF THE CIVIL JUDGE (JR. DN), SAUNDATTI & ETC. THIS REGULAR SECOND APPEAL COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JUDGMENT 1. The defendants in O.S. No. 185/1989 have preferred this second appeal, assailing judgment and decree of the Civil Judge (Sr. Dn.), Saundatti, dated 20.09.2002 passed in R.A. No. 12/1998, By which, judgment and decree of the Civil Judge (Jr. Dn.), Saundatti, in O.S. No. 185/1989 was modified. 2. For the sake of convenience, the parties shall Be referred to, in terms of their status Before the trial Court. 3. Respondent nos.1 and 2 filed a suit seeking partition and separate possession of their share and also for 8 declaration that the partition decree effected in F.D.P. No. 1/1978 dated 13.09.1982 is not Binding on their share. According to the plaintiffs, defendant no.1 is their sister, respective husbands of defendant nos.3 and 5, namely, Hanumanthappa and Fakirappa, (since deceased) were their Brothers. Their father was Govindappa who died in the year 1947 leaving Behind him his widow Karewwa who also died in the year 1963. The suit schedule properties shown as A, B and C are the landed properties, ‘D’ schedule is open space allotted to the family of the plaintiffs and defendants under a rehaBilitation scheme as their family property was suBmerged in River MalapraBha Reservoir Project in the year 1972. After the death of Govindappa, his two sons, Hanumanthappa and Fakirappa Being the coparceners, managed the joint family properties. Hanumanthappa died in the year 1962 leaving Behind defendant nos.2 to 4 as his legal heirs. Fakirappa died in the eyar 1981 leaving Behind him defendant nos. 5 to 10 as his legal heirs. 9 Defendant nos.6 to 10 are minors and are represented By their mother and natural guardian defendant no.5. That during her lifetime, widow of Govindappa, i.e., Karevva, was given ‘C’ schedule property towards her maintenance which is evidenced By M.E. no. 406 dated 10.05.1962. She died in the year 1963. After her death plaintiffs have 1/5 th share each in the ‘C’ suit property and Branch of Hanumanthappa and Fakirappa have 1/5 th share each in the property shown as A, B and D schedule. Plaintiffs have 1/9 th share each after taking into consideration notional partition. There was no partition Between plaintiffs and their Brothers, Hanumanthappa and Fakirappa. But, defendant nos.2 to 10 have oBtained a collusive decree and pursuant to that F.D.P. No. 1/1978 was concluded with a view to deprive the legitimate share of the plaintiffs in the suit schedule properties without their knowledge.