Sri V Chandra v. Smt Yashodha B H

((((((((((((HC-KAR, NC:(2026:KHC:43906( RFA(No.(19(of(2021( ( ,,,,,,,,,, , CNR:(KAHC010010082021( ( ( IN(THE(HIGH(COURT(OF(KARNATAKA(AT(BENGALURU(

TH DATED(THIS(THE(17 (DAY(OF(AUGUST,(2026(

BEFORE(

THE(HON'BLE(MR.(JUSTICE(T.M.NADAF(

REGULAR(FIRST(APPEAL(NO.(19(OF(2021((DEC/INJ)(

BETWEEN:(( ( SRI.,V,CHANDRA,,

S/O,LATE,VENKATASWAMY,, AGED,ABOUT,35,YEARS,, OCCUPATION,LABOUR,, TH R/T,NO.627,,4 ,,CROSS,,, TH 4 ,,MAIN,,, KAMALANAGAR,MARKET,,

BENGALURU,-,560,079., …APPELLANT, (BY,SRI.,NANJUNDA,SWAMY,N.,,ADVOCATE),

, AND:( (

1., SMT.,YASHODHA,B.H.,, W/O,ANDANI,GOWDA,, Digitally AGED,ABOUT,49,YEARS,,signedtiby ,REKHA0R

2., SRI.,ANDANIGOWDA,, Location: S/O,THIMMAIAH,,High0Court AGED,ABOUT,60,YEARS,,of ,Karnataka

3., SRI.,VENKATAPPA,, S/O,THIMMAIAH,, AGED,ABOUT,85,YEARS,, , R1,TO,R3,ARE,ALL,R/AT:, THR/AT,NO.9,5 ,,CROSS,,, SARASWATHIPURAM,, NANDINI,LAYOUT,,, BENGALURU,-,560,096., ((((((((((((HC-KAR, NC:(2026:KHC:43906( RFA(No.(19(of(2021( ( ,,,,,,,,,, , CNR:(KAHC010010082021( ( (

4., SRI.,M.R.,PRAKASH,, S/O,RAM,IYAR,, AGED,ABOUT,61,YEARS,, RESIDING,AT,NO.20,,, SRIKANTESHWARANAGARA,, MAHALAKSHMI,LAYOUT,, BENGALURU,-,560,086., …RESPONDENTS, (BY,SRI.,VARUN,P.,,AND,SRI.,KIRAN,KUMAR,,B.N.,,, ,,,,,,ADVOCATES,,FOR,R1,AND,R2), , , THIS,RFA,IS,FILED,UNDER,SECTION,96,R/W.,ORDER,XLI, RULE, 1, OF, THE, CPC.,, AGAINST, THE, , ORDER, DATED:21.12.2020,PASSED,IN,OS,NO.5000/2020,ON,THE,FILE, OF,THE,VIII,ADDL.CITY,CIVIL,AND,SESSIONS,JUDGE,(CCH-NO., 19), BENGALURU, DISMISSING, THE, SUIT, FOR, DECLARATION, AND,PERMANENT,INJUNCTION,AS,NOT,MAINTAINABLE., , THIS, APPEAL,, COMING, ON, FOR, ORDERS,, THIS, DAY,, JUDGMENT,WAS,DELIVERED,THEREIN,AS,UNDER:, CORAM:, ,HON'BLE,MR.,JUSTICE,T.M.NADAF, , , ORAL(JUDGMENT( This, appeal, by, the, plaintiff,, assailing, the, judgment, and, decree, dated, 21.12.2020, passed, by, the, VIII, Additional, City, Civil, and, Sessions, Judge, (CCH-19),, 1Bengaluru ,,in,OS.No.5000/2020.,

the,Trial,Court,,for,short

¶2The Trial Court under the impugned judgment and decree, dismissed the suit as not maintainable, as the jurisdiction of the Civil Court is impliedly barred under Sections 4, 5 and 11 of PTCL Act.

¶3The parties are referred to as per their ranking before the trial Court.

¶4Facts germane to file the present appeal are as under:

4.1 It appears from the record that, the plaintiffs claimed under the Grant Order dated 16.02.1967, in favor of their grandfather, in respect of land block Nos.40, 43 and 46, in old Sy.No.1 of Jarakabandekavalu, Yelahanka Hobli, Bengaluru North Taluk, totally measuring 02 Acres 30 Guntas. On 26.09.2020, the respondents made an attempt to trespass and interfere with the suit schedule property, which made the plaintiffs to file the suit in OS.No.5000/2020 before the Trial Court for declaration of a permanent

injunction, against the defendants. The plaintiff claims that the defendants have created G.P.A in favour of D.M.Narasimhamurthy and subsequently, registered sale deed in favor of M.R.Prakash. The said M.R.Prakash, on the basis of alleged sale deed dated 08.07.1986, staking a right over the property. In that view of the matter, the civil suit was filed seeking declaration and injunction against the defendants, declaring the sale deed as well as GPA are not binding of the plaintiff.

4.2 The defendants after service of notice, appeared and find objections only to the IA., filed by the plaintiff under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 of CPC. At this juncture, the Trial Court has raised preliminary issue, as to whether the suit is maintainable and answered the same in negative, holding that in view of provisions contained under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Prohibition of Sale of Certain Lands

Act, 19782, particularly Sections 4, 5 and 11 of the Act and held that the suit is not maintainable. It is this judgment and decree passed by Trial Court is called in question in this appeal.

¶5Heard, Sri.Nanjundaswamy, learned counsel appearing for the appellant and Sri. Varun.P, learned counsel appearing for contesting respondent No.1.

¶6Sri.Nanjundaswamy, submits that the plaintiff was before the trial Court for declaration and injunction on the basis of grant order passed in favor of his grandfather and not challenging the grant order, under the PTCL Act. In that view of the matter, the implied bar as stated by the trial Court is misconstrued and not sustainable in law.

¶7Though, Sri.Varun, learned counsel for the respondent argued in support of the judgment. However, he is not seriously disputing the fact that the claim made by the plaintiff is on the basis of grant order. In that view

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of the matter, the plaintiffs were before the Court seeking declaration and injunction against the sale deed as well as the GPA, which according to them are the concocted documents. The matter requires consideration to adjudicate upon the civil rights of both the parties.

¶8The Trial Court, only on the premise that the land is a granted land, held the suit of the plaintiff is not maintainable, as the Civil Court is not having any jurisdiction in view of implied bar under Sections 4, 5 and 11 of the PTCL Act. This reasoning of the Trial Court prima facie against the well settled principles of law. The plaintiffs were before the Court staking his claim and seeking relief bared of grant order, cannot be ousted at the threshold on the premise that bar under the PTCL Act. Admittedly, the plaintiff was not before the trial Court challenging any grant order or not seeking relief against any proceedings under the PTCL Act, in respect the land, but his rights to be adjudicated on the basis of the grant order passed in favor of his grandfather.

¶9In that view of the matter, without experience anything on merits of the Case, the judgment and decree passed by the trial Court is set aside. The suit is restored to its file. Both the Plaintiffs and Respondent Nos.1 and 2 are directed to appear before the Trial Court on

09.09.2026, without expecting any fresh notice from the Court, since both the parties are present before this Court, through their respective Counsel. However, the plaintiff was directed to take notice in respect of respondent Nos.3 and 4, against whom the appeal was dismissed vide order dated 19.08.2024.

¶10The Trial Court record shall be sent to the concerned Court, without causing any further delay, since the date of appearance is 09.09.2026.

¶11Given the facts and circumstances of the case, no order as to costs.

¶12All contentions of the parties left open.

Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE

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