IN THE COURT OF VII ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE
RANGA REDDY DISTRICT AT L.B. NAGAR.
PRESENT: SMT.B.PUSHPALATHA
VII ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE
RANGA REDDY DIST. AT L.B.NAGAR
Dated on this the 17 th day of April, 2019
O.S. No. 1412 of 2011
BETWEEN:-
Ch.Laxmi W/o. Ch.Murali, Aged about 45yrs, Occ: Household, R/o. Flat no. 205, Sri Vinayaka Towers, Near II Town Police Station, Ramgiri, Nalgonda. .…. Plaintiff AND
Chandha Sudershan S/o. Ch.Laxmaiah, Aged about 47yrs, Occ: Business, R/o. H.no.6-6-16/A, Flat no. 16, Phase – II,
Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad. ….. Defendant
This suit is coming before me for final hearing in the
presence of Sri.A. Venkat Reddy Advocate for the
Plaintiff and the Sri.C.Rajeshwar Reddy, Advocate for
Defendant and having stood over for consideration
till this day, this Court delivered the following:-
J U D G M E N T
1)Suit filed by the plaintiff against the defendant to direct the defendant to deliver the vacant possession of the suit schedule property and to grant perpetual injunction restraining the defendant and his men from interfering with the peaceful possession of the plaintiff over the suit schedule property.
2)The brief facts of the plaint are that the plaintiff has purchased commercial shop cum residential house bearing no. 6-6-16, western part, admeasuring 53.60sq.yds situated at Phase – II,
Vanasthalipuram, Sahebnagar, L.B.Nagar Municipality, R.R.District vide registered sale deed bearing doc.no. 8638 of 1995 dt. 12.07.1995 and since the date of purchase, she has been in possession of the said property. The defendant who is none other than the brother-in-law of plaintiff has also purchased commercial shop cum residential house bearing no. 6-6-16/A eastern part, admeasuring 53.60 sq.yds situated at
Phase – II, Vanasthalipuram, Sahebnagar, L.B.nagar Municipality,
R.R.District (hereinafter called as suit schedule property) through registered sale deed bearing doc.no. 8639 of 1995 dt. 12.07.1995 and does Kirana Business in the suit schedule property. Thereafter, the defendant offered to sell the semi finished first floor of his property with terrace rights and undivided share of land admeasuring 27sq.yds to the plaintiff for a consideration of Rs.1,69,000/- and plaintiff agreed for the same and purchased the same vide registered sale deed bearing doc.no. 5798 of 2004 dt. 08.04.2004. That after purchasing the suit schedule property, the plaintiff got mutated her name in revenue records, electricity department and water department and has been paying electricity bills and water bills regularly. As the defendant is a relative of plaintiff, the plaintiff permitted the defendant to continue his Kirana Shop business in the suit schedule property and the defendant has been paying reasonable amount for use and occupation of 27sq.yds of ground floor sold to the plaintiff. That when the plaintiff started construction in the first floor of the suit schedule property along with her own premises, on 14.11.2010, the defendant, his wife and son objected the plaintiff from using the staircase leading to the first floor of the suit premises.
When the plaintiff approached the defendant and enquired for their interference, the defendant informed that he wanted to re-convey the suit schedule property as the prices increased abnormally, for which the plaintiff refused. Since then the defendant and his men started harassing the plaintiff for re-conveyance of the suit premises in favour of defendant and prevented the plaintiff from going ahead with construction on the terrace of the suit schedule property. The defendant with an ulterior motive has filed a false suit in OS no. 683 of 2011 on the file of VII Addl.
Sr. Civil Judge, R.R.District L.B.Nagar. The plaintiff is put to heavy monetary loss due to unlawful interference of the defendant in construction on the terrace of the suit schedule property. Hence the plaintiff is constrained to file the present suit.
3)Defendant filed written statement denying the contents of the plaint and admitted the ownership of plaintiff over House bearing no.6-6- 16, western part, admeasuring 53.60sq.yds situated at Phase – II,
Vanasthalipuram, Sahebnagar, L.B.nagar Municipality, R.R.District and his purchasing suit schedule property and denied other contents of plaint. The defendant contended that he raised pillars and completed construction with RCC roof on the Terrace of his ground floor to an extent of 432sft and he offered to sell his first floor to an extent of 432sft and the husband of plaintiff agreed to purchase the said first floor premises and both entered into an agreement of sale on 10.12.2003.
That thereafter as per the instructions of the plaintiff’s husband, the defendant executed a registered sale deed bearing doc.no. 5798 of 2004 dt. 08.04.2004 in favour of the plaintiff to an extent of 432sft and first floor. The husband of plaintiff got prepared the document by sighting undivided share of 27sq.yds and as the husband of plaintiff is none other than the brother of defendant, the defendant believed the husband of plaintiff and signed on the sale deed and taking advantage of the said sale deed, the plaintiff is trying to enter into second floor of terrace and disturb the peaceful possession of the defendant’s house,
Kirana shop, as such, the defendant has filed OS no. 683 of 2011 for cancellation of sale deed no. 5798 of 2004 against the petitioner on 15.04.2011. Thereafter the plaintiff agreed to return 21sq.yds to the defendant through registered sale deed with her own expenses on or
before 16.04.2011 and the plaintiff executed an agreement, thereafter,
the plaintiff failed to return 21sq.yds of land and filed the present case against the defendant and at last prayed to dismiss the suit.
4)Basing on the above pleadings, following issues are settled for trial:
1.Whether the plaintiff is the absolute owner and title holder of the suit schedule property by virtue of a registered sale deed bearing doc.no. 5798 of 2004
dt. 08.04.2004 as averred in the plaint?
2.Whether the plaintiff is entitled for the relief of possession in respect of the suit schedule property as prayed in the plaint?
3.Whether the plaintiff is entitled for the relief of perpetual injunction in respect of the suit schedule property as prayed in the plaint?
4.Whether the suit of the plaintiff is counter blast to the suit of defendant i.e., OS no. 683 of 2011 on the file of this court?
5.Whether the plaintiff herself is trying to interfere in the property of the defendant?
6.To what other relief?
5)To prove her case, plaintiff examined herself as PW1 and got marked Ex.A1 to A13. In support of the contention of PW1, plaintiff examined her husband Murali as PW2. After closure of the evidence on the side of plaintiff, Defendant examined himself as DW1 and got marked Ex.B1 during cross examination of PW1 and Ex.B2 and B3 on his behalf.
6)Heard both sides, perused the material placed on record.
Written arguments filed by the plaintiff.
7)ISSUES no.1 to 3: In order to prove the case plaintiff examined himself as PW1 and got marked ExA1 to A13 and Ex.B1 is marked by defendants in the cross examination of PW1 and after closing the evidence on side of plaintiff defendantexamined himself as DW1 and marked ExB2 and B3 on his behalf.
8)As per the averments of the plaint and the chief affidavit of
PW1, is admitted fact that the defendant is the brother-in law of the plaintiff, it is stated by plaintiff that she purchased commercial shop-cum- house bearing no. 6-6-16 western part admeasuring 53.60sq.yds in survey no 201 situated at phase-II, Vanastalipuram, Sahebnagar, L. B.
Nagar municipality R.R.Dist through Ex.A1 registered sale deed bearing no.8638 of 1995 dt.12-07-1995 from her vendor Smt Yousuf Begum and since then plaintiff is in the possession and enjoyment of the said property. Plaintiff further stated in the plaint as well as in the evidence affidavit that the defendant who is the brother of her husband also purchased commercial-shop-cum residential house bearing no. 6-6-16/A eastern part admeasuring 53.60 sq yard in survey no 201, situated at phase-II, Vanastalipuram, Sahebnagar, L.B. Nagar Municipality R.R.Dist through Ex.A2 registered sale deed bearing no. 8639 of 1995 dt.12-7- 1995 from same vendor Smt Yousuf Begum.
9)Both plaintiff and the defendant had no dispute regarding purchase of the commercial-cum residential house. It is also admitted by the defendant, both in the chief examination affidavit as well as in the cross examination that he offered to sell his portion i.e undivided share land which is part and parcel admeasuring 27 sq.yards or 22.57 sq.mtrs on eastern part commercial-shop-cum-flat of the house bearing no 6-6- 16/A on eastern part, ground floor and open terrace of first floor semi finished consisting plinth area of 432sft, in survey no 201, to plaintiff.
PW2 who is the husband and brother of the defendant has categorically admitted about the purchasing of the suit schedule property as in Ex.A1 and Ex.A2. Admittedly all the three witnesses examined have admitted about the sale and purchase of the suit schedule property.
10)However defendant admitted only part of the sale and denied the other part of the sale under Ex.A3. As per the averments of the defendant the husband of plaintiff has prepared the sale deed under
Ex.A3 and according to the said document the defendant has sold undivided share of land which is part and parcel of land admeasuring 27 sq.yds or 22.57 sq.mtrs on eastern part commercial-shop-cum-flat of the house bearing no 6-6-16/A eastern part, ground floor and open terrace of first floor semi finished plinth area 432 sft, in survey no 201, to plaintiff for a sale consideration 1,69,000/- under a registered document Ex.A3.
Basing on the Ex.A3, plaintiff has got mutated her name in the record of the municipal corporation of Hyderabad for assessment of the property.
11)It is the contention of the defendant that he was not intending to sell undivided share of land i.e land asmeasuring 27sq.yds and that the defendant was unaware of the fact about the contents of document under Ex.A3 which was prepared by the husband of the plaintiff as both the plaintiff and her husband PW2 are his brother and sister-in law respectively, and the defendant believing the plaintiff and her husband, signed on Ex.A3.
12)Admittedly both the plaintiff and defendant categorically stated that defendant filed a suit for cancellation of the sale deed bearing document no. 5798 of 2004 dt.08-04-2004 vide OS no 683 of 2011 on the file of VII Senior Civil Judge, R,R Dist. On perusal of the record the said suit was dismissed for default dt. 30.10.2016. Further, no steps were taken by the defendant since the date of dismissal of said suit. Hence as on the date, Ex.A3 holds good in the eye of law wherein defendant has offered to sell the suit schedule property and the plaintiff has purchased said property after paying the total sale consideration to the defendant. Even as per defendant’s evidence also, it is established that the suit property was sold and the same was mutated in the name of the plaintiff. Basing on the document under Ex.A3, defendant alleged that the plaintiff has entered into an understanding under Oppanda
Patram dt.15-04-2011 before the elders. According to which, the plaintiff agreed to return 21sq.yards to the defendant out of 27 sq yards.
13)Both plaintiff and the defendant agreed about the execution of the Oppanda Patram dt.15-04-2011. Defendant further stated that plaintiff agreed to register the said document on her own costs. Plaintiff denied the same. PW2 who is the husband of plaintiff and the brother of defendant and a witness to Ex.B1, categorically admitted in the cross examination that it was agreed to return 21sq.yards to defendant.
14)As per Sec. 47 of Registration Act, a registered document shall operate from the time from which it would have commenced to operate if no registration thereof had been required or made and not from the date of its registration. In the instant case, Ex.A3 is the registered document and it is in force as on the date of executing and unregistered agreement under Ex.B1. Even as per Sec. 17(g) of
Registration Act, agreement of sale of any immovable property valuing of Rs.100/- and upwards must be registered. It is admitted by PW1 and
PW2 and the defendant that they have merely entered into an agreement which is not registered for which PW2 is a witness.
Admittedly Ex.B1 was marked in the cross examination of PW1 by the commissioner. On perusal of the document, there is a deficit stamp duty. As per Sec. 35 of Indian Stamp Act, no instrument chargeable with stamp duty shall be admitted in the evidence for any purpose by any person having by law or consent of the parties. In view of Sec. 35 of
Indian Stamp Act, though Ex.B1 is marked by Commissioner during the cross examination of PW1, is not admissible in evidence.
15)It is an admitted fact that both plaintiff and defendant have entered into an agreement of sale under Ex.A3 wherein the plaintiff is in possession and enjoyment of the suit schedule property shown in Ex.A3.
It is also seen from the evidence and the defence taken by the defendant that there was a subsequent agreement between the parties regarding the reconveyance of 21sq.yds to the defendant out of 27sq.yds. Accordingly, as per the principle laid down if the subsequent document is registered and conveyed the possession of the suit schedule property, then in that case, the first agreement becomes voidable. As per Sec. 62 of the Indian Contract Act, if the parties to the contract, agrees to substitute a new contract for it or to resined or alter it the original contract need be performed. In the instant case, the original contract has already been performed but the subsequent Oppanda
Patram dt. 15.04.2011 does not reflect any reasons or grounds about the resined and also about the previous agreement under Ex.A3.
Therefore, it can be safely concluded that mere entering into an
Oppanda Patram i.e., an undertaking does not confer any right by vitiating the rights under Ex.A3. Even otherwise, the said document under Ex.B1 is not admissible as it is neither an agreement nor a substitute new contract, it is merely an undertaking wherein the plaintiff has agreed to register the same on her own costs. The non performance of the said undertaking does not declare Ex.A3 as void.
Therefore, the plea of the defendant about re-conveyance of 21sq.yds out of 27sq.yds cannot be taken into consideration basing on the undertaking under Ex.B1.
16)It is well settled principle that when dealing with transfer of immovable property that an immovable property shall be transferred only through a registered document where the value of the immovable property is more than Rs100/- admittedly defendant claims his title over the suit property through an undertaking. Admittedly there is no document in favour of defendant in respect of suit schedule property.
17)In the instant case though defendant pleaded that plaintiff has agreed to return 21sq yards as per the Oppanda Patram dt.15-04-2011, but failed to establish title of the defendant hence it can be safely concluded that registered document under ExA3 is valid and the plaintiff is the owner of the suit schedule property. It is an admitted fact that the plaintiff is in the possession of the suit property since the date of purchasing suit schedule property and is in peaceful possession and enoyment. Hence these issues are answered accordingly.
18)ISSUES NO. 4 to 6: In the instant case defendant pleaded that a case was filed vide OS no.683 of 11 on the file of VII
Senior Civil Judge, R.R Dist, seeking Cancellation of the document
no.5798 of 2004 dt 08-04-2004 under Ex A3 and mandatory injunction against plaintiff. On perusal of the record said suit was dismissed for default on 30.10.2016.
19)Admittedly both the defendant and the plaintiff did not choose to lead evidence in this regard. Defendant only pleaded about the filing of the suit against plaintiff. Therefore the pleadings with regard to filing of the suit cannot be considered. Plaintiff pleaded that the defendant has tried to interfere with her possession and enjoyment of the suit schedule property and the defendant along with his wife and son obstructed from construction of first floor viz house no 6-6-16 and 6-6- 16/A, as a title holder of suit schedule property. Defendant denied the said allegation about obstructing plaintiff from constructing first floor.
PW2 who is the husband of plaintiff and brother of defendant admitted in the cross examination about the interruption of defendant while construction of first floor. In the instant case it is established that the plaintiff is the lawful owner of the suit schedule property through ExA3 an registered document and the plaintiff is in the possession of the suit schedule property without any interference therefore the averment of defendant that the plaintiff herself interfering in the property of the defendant cannot accepted. These issues are answered accordingly.
20)In the result, suit is decreed without costs directing the defendant to deliver the vacant possession of the suit schedule property to the plaintiff within two months from the date of this judgment and the plaintiff is granted perpetual injunction restraining the defendant and his men from interfering with the peaceful possession of the plaintiff over the suit schedule property in any manner.
Typed to dictation by steno - II, corrected and pronounced by me in the open Court on this the 17th day of April, 2019.
VII ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE
RANGA REDDY DISTRICT
APPENDIX OF EVIDENCE
WITNESSES EXAMINED
FOR PLAINTIFF: FOR DEFENDANTS:
PW1 : Ch. Laxmi DW1:Chandha Sudershan PW2 : Ch. Murali
EXHIBITS MARKED
FOR PLAINTIFF:
Ex. A1: Registered sale deed no. 8638 of 1995 dt. 12.07.1995 Ex. A2: Registered sale deed no. 8639 of 1995 dt. 12.07.1995 Ex. A3: Registered sale deed no. 5798 of 1995 dt. 08.04.2004 Ex. A4: Property Tax receipt dt. 21.05.2011 Ex. A5: Property Tax receipt dt. 21.05.2011 Ex. A6: Electricity bill dt. 07.06.2011 Ex. A7: Water Bill dt. 25.05.2011 Ex. A8: EC from 01.01.83 to 29.052011 Ex. A9: Proceedings of Building permission dt. 01.03.1999 Ex.A10: Building permission plan dt. 01.03.1999 Ex.A11: Rough sketch plan Ex.A12: Market Value Certificate dt. 30.06.2011 Ex.A13: Photographs with CD
FOR DEFENDANTS
Ex.B1: Oppanda Patram dt. 15.04.2011 Ex.B2: Electricity bill with receipt Ex.B3: Photographs with CD
VII ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE
RANGA REDDY DISTRICT
OS no. 1412 of 2011
17.04.2019
Notice affixed on notice board. Judgment
pronounced (Vide separate judgment)
In the result, suit is decreed without costs directing the defendant to deliver the vacant possession of the suit schedule property to the plaintiff and the plaintiff is granted perpetual injunction restraining the defendant and his men from interfering with the peaceful possession of the plaintiff over the suit schedule property in any manner.
VII ASCJ
DECREE IN ORIGINAL SUIT
IN THE COURT OF THE VII ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE,
RANGA REDDY DISTRICT, AT L.B. NAGAR: HYDERABAD.
PRESENT: SMT.B.PUSHPALATHA
VII ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE
RANGA REDDY DIST. AT L.B.NAGAR
Dated on this the 17 th day of April, 2019
O.S. No. 1412 of 2011
BETWEEN:-
Ch.Laxmi W/o. Ch.Murali, Aged about 45yrs, Occ: Household, R/o. Flat no. 205, Sri Vinayaka Towers, Near II Town Police Station, Ramgiri, Nalgonda. .…. Plaintiff AND
Chandha Sudershan S/o. Ch.Laxmaiah, Aged about 47yrs, Occ: Business, R/o. H.no.6-6-16/A, Flat no. 16, Phase – II,
Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad. ….. Defendant
Claim: Suit filed praying this court to pass a judgment and decree in favour of the plaintiff and against the defendant to direct the defendant to deliver the vacant pos- session of the suit schedule property and to grant perpetual injunction restraining the defendant from interfering with the peaceful possession of the plaintiff over the suit schedule property and to award the costs of the suit.
Cause of Action: The cause of action arose at Vanasthalipuram, R.R.District on 14.11.2010 when the defendant obstructed the plaintiff and her husband to pursue their construction on the terrace of the first floor of the suit schedule property and the cause of action is subsisting and continuing.
Suit Valuation: The suit is valued at Rs.__________/- and court fee of Rs._________/- is paid under sec. 29 and 26 (c) of of A.P Court fee and Suits Valu- ation Act, which is sufficient, and the same is valued for the purpose of Jurisdiction.
Suit Presented on: 01.07.2011 Suit Numbered on: 04.07.2011 Suit decreed on : 17.04.2019
This suit is coming before me for final hearing in the presence
of Sri.A. Venkat Reddy Advocate for the Plaintiff and the
Sri.C.Rajeshwar Reddy, Advocate for Defendant and having
stood over for consideration till this day, this Court doth Order
as follows:
1) That the suit of the plaintiff be and the same is hereby decreed without costs.
2) That the defendant is directed to deliver the suit schedule property to the plaintiff within two months from the date of judgment.
3) That the plaintiff is entitled for relief of permanent injunction restraining the defendant from interfering with the peaceful possession of the plaintiff over the suit schedule property in any manner.
4) That there is no order as to costs.
Given under my hand and seal of this court on this the 17th day of April, 2019
VII ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE,
RANGA REDDY DISTRICT
COSTS OF THE PETITION
FOR PLAINTIFFS FOR DEFENDANTS
1) Stamp on plaint Rs.
2) Stamp on power Rs.
3) Service of Process Fee Rs.
4) Advocate fee Rs. ---
5) Misc. Charges. Rs. ---
6) Publication Rs. ---
7) FC not filed Rs. ---
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Total Rs.
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VII ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE,
RANGA REDDY DISTRICT
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY
All that the piece and parcel of undivided share of land admeasuring 27sq.yds shop cum house bearing no. 6-6-16/A, Flat no. 16, eastern part, ground floor and open terrace of first floor semi finished plinth area 432sft in Phase – II of Vanasthalipuram Residential Complex in Sy.no. 201, situated at Sahebnagar Kalan Village, Hayathnagar Revenue Mandal, R.R.District and bounded as follows:
Boundaries of Ground Floor:
NORTH:3-00mts wide path way and 12’mts wide road SOUTH:3ft wide passage EAST:shop cum flat no. 17, WEST:Flat no. 16 west part
Boundaries of open terrace of first floor
NORTH:Open to sky SOUTH:Open to sky EAST:open to sky WEST:Open to sky Flat no. 16
VII ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE,
RANGA REDDY DISTRICT