Sri B L Veerabhadre Gowda v. Sri Ramaswamy

NC:(2025:KHC:37813( RFA(No.(233(of(2008( ( , ,,HC-KAR( ( ( IN(THE(HIGH(COURT(OF(KARNATAKA(AT(BENGALURU(

THDATED(THIS(THE(19 (DAY(OF(SEPTEMBER,(2025(

BEFORE( THE(HON'BLE(MR.(JUSTICE(H.T.(NARENDRA(PRASAD( REGULAR(FIRST(APPEAL(NO.(233(OF(2008((INJ)( BETWEEN:(( SRI,B,L,VEERABHADRE,GOWDA, AGED,ABOUT,70,YEARS, S/O,LAKANNA,GOWDA, R/AT,NO,492/C7,A,CROSS, 7,BLOCKJAYANAGAR,,BANGALORE, …APPELLANT, (BY,SRI.,B,N,ANANTHA,NARAYANA.,,ADVOCATE),

AND:( SRI,RAMASWAMY,

AGED,ABOUT,60,YEARS, S/O,PETE,MUNISWAMAPPA, R/AT,VENKATESHWARA,CYCLE,MART,

5,CROSS,,CHANNAMMA,KERE,ACHUKATTU, BANASHANKARI,3,STAGE,,BANGALORE., …RESPONDENT,

(BY,SMT.,P,ANITHA,,ADVOCATE,),Digitallytisignedtiby HEMALATHA0A Location:0HIGH , THIS, RFA, IS, FILED, UNDER, SECTION, 96, OF, THE, CPC, COURTOF KARNATAKA AGAINST, THE, JUDGMENT, AND, DECREE, DATED:, 23.11.07, PASSED,IN,OS,NO.,1711/2002,ON,THE,FILE,OF,THE,XI,ADDL., CITY,CIVIL,JUDGE,,BANGALORE,CITY,(CCH,NO.8),,DISMISSING, THE,SUIT,FOR,PERMANENT,INJUNCTION., , THIS, APPEAL,, COMING, ON, FOR, FINAL, HEARING,, THIS, DAY,,JUDGMENT,WAS,DELIVERED,THEREIN,AS,UNDER:, CORAM:, HON'BLE,MR.,JUSTICE,H.T.,NARENDRA,PRASAD,

ORAL JUDGMENT

¶1This appeal under Section 96 of CPC is filed by the appellant-plaintiff challenging the judgment and decree dated 23.11.2007 passed by the XI Addl. City Civil Judge, Bangalore City, in O.S.No.1711/2002, whereby the suit filed by the plaintiff has been dismissed.

¶2For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their ranking before the Trial Court in the original suit.

¶3Brief facts of the case: a) The plaintiff has purchased the suit schedule property at Sy.No.34 measuring 15 guntas situated at Uttarahalli Village, Bangalore South Taluk, from one Smt.Lakshmamma under a registered sale deed dated

17.11.1971. From the date of purchase, the plaintiff is in actual possession and enjoyment of the said property. The suit schedule property is a vacant land. The

defendant is having property on the eastern side of the suit schedule property and he is trying to interfere with the suit schedule property. On

09.03.2002, the defendant tried to dispossess the plaintiff from the suit schedule property. Therefore, the plaintiff filed the suit for bare injunction. b) On service of suit summons, the defendant appeared through counsel and filed written statement and has denied the entire plaint averments. He also denied that the plaintiff has purchased the suit schedule property by registered sale deed . Hence, he sought for dismissal of the suit. c) On the basis of the pleadings of the parties, the Trial Court framed the following issues:

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d) To prove the case, the plaintiff has examined himself as PW-1, but no document has been produced and marked. On behalf of the defendant, defendant has neither examined any witness nor produced any documents. On appreciation of oral and documentary evidence, the Trial Court has answered issue Nos.1 to 3 in favour of the defendant and against the plaintiff and accordingly dismissed the suit. Being aggrieved by the same, the plaintiff has filed this present appeal.

¶4The learned counsel for the appellant-plaintiff has contended that the plaintiff has purchased the suit schedule property by registered sale date dated

17.11.1971. From the date of purchase, the plaintiff is in possession of the suit schedule property. During the trial, he was unable to produce the sale deed and

revenue records, which stands in the name of the plaintiff. The Trial Court, only on the basis that the plaintiff has not produced the sale deed and any other relevant documents has dismissed the suit. Now, for the first time, it is produced before this court by way of filing an application under Order XLI Rule 27 of CPC for production of additional documents.

¶5The learned counsel for respondent-defendant supports the impugned judgment and decree passed by the Trial Court. Hence, she sought for dismissal of the appeal.

¶6Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

¶7The specific case of the plaintiff is that he has purchased the suit schedule property by way of registered sale deed dated 17.11.1971. The Trial Court has dismissed the suit only on the ground that the

plaintiff has not produced the sale deed and any other documents to establish his case.

¶8Now, the appellant-plaintiff has filed an application under Order XLI Rule 27 of CPC before this Court seeking for production of additional documents i.e., copy of the sale deed and revenue records.

¶9Therefore, in the interest of natural justice and in order to give opportunity to the parties, the matter requires to be remitted back to the Trial Court for fresh consideration.

¶10Accordingly, the following order is passed: ORDER a) The appeal is allowed. b) The judgment and decree dated 23.11.2007 passed by the XI Addl. City Civil Judge, Bangalore City, in O.S.No.1711/2002, is set aside.

c) The matter is remanded to the Trial Court for fresh consideration. d) Parties are directed to produce additional documents before the Trial Court. e) The Trial Court is directed to decide the matter in accordance with law.

Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE

DM LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 39