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IN THE COURT OF THE I ADDL. JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE:: AT
VIJAYAWADA
PRESENT: SMT. G.V.L.SARASWATHI,
I ADDL.JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE
THURSDAY, THIS THE 7th DAY OF APRIL, 2014.
O.S.427/2013
Between:
1. Muppalla Krishna Mohan
2. Muppalla Venkata Rama Leela Prasad ..PLAINTIFFS
A N D
1. Dhammalapati Chandra Sekar
2. Dhammalapati Venkata Leela Prasad ..DEFENDANTS
This suit is coming before me on 28.03.2014 for final hearing in the presence of Sri G.Muralidhar, Advocate for plaintiffs and Sri M.S.Krishna, Advocate for defendants and upon perusing the plaint, written statement and other connected material papers on record and having stood over for consideration till this day this Court delivered the following:-
J U D G M E N T
1.Muppalla Krishna Mohan and another filed suit for permanent injunction U/sec.26 and Or.VII R.1 of CPC against
Dhammalapati Chandra Sekar and another. The parties herein after referred as plaintiffs and defendants.
2.The case of the plaintiffs that a godown with vessels and chairs, tables etc. in a door No.23-22-128/129, known as
Seetharama Kalyanamandapam situated at Sivalayam street,
Satyanarayanapuram, Vijayawada herein after referred as schedule property. The schedule property is part of Seetharama
Kalyanamandapam which is constructed in the year 1964 by Sri
Kallepalli Krishnam Raju. The Schedule property is in the north east corner of the Seetharama Kalyanamandapam is consists of 2 two rooms and zinc sheet sheds both on the front and back. The said two rooms were let out by the hereditary trustee Sri Gopaluri
Bhogeswara Sarma to the first plaintiff for his medical profession or any other business at his wishes to conduct. Then, plaintiff further submitted that even prior to letting out of the two rooms, first plaintiff was managing the Seetharama Kalyanamandapam as he was appointed by the then managing trustee in the year 1997. while so one K.S.R.V.P.Raju was allowed the first plaintiff to keep his cooking vessels and other necessary articles useful for marriages for supplying the same to the persons celebrating the marriages in the said Kalyanamandapam. Then, the said
K.S.R.V.P.Raju has requested the first plaintiff to manage the said activity hiring out, the said articles entrusted to the management of first plaintiff on condition of payment of Rs.1,000/- per month to the said K.S.R.V.P.Raju. therefore, the first plaintiff and second plaintiff had increased the articles like chairs, dining tables and other vessels by purchasing themselves.
3.The plaintiff further submitted that after death of
K.S.R.V.P.Raju, his wife Smt.K.Lakshmi taken over the business of hiring vessels. On 08.05.2000 the said Lakshmi and first plaintiff had entered an agreement to receive Rs.1,000/- per month for vessels which business has been conducted by the first plaintiff to be paid by way of two installments that is Rs.500/- each. The said agreement was attested by one Rayapa Raju who is nearest relative of K.Lakshmi and first plaintiff. In the year 2007, the said
Lakshmi was behaving contrary to the agreement dt.29.12.2004 a mediation was held in the year 2007 that they have decided, the 3 entire vessels left by K.S.R.V.P.Raju should be enjoyed by the second plaintiff only and no rent should be paid to the said
Lakshmi as per the suggestion of the mother of K.S.R.V.P.Raju, accordingly no rent is paid to K.Lakshmi and she has not collected any rents. The second plaintiff is only conducting the said hiring vessels business and enjoying the same.
4.The plaintiffs further submitted that the defendants, who are nothing to do with the Kalyanamandapam and the said two rooms and godown i.e., plaint schedule property along with the articles stores in the godown, have come to the plaintiffs in the second week of October, 2012, while the plaintiffs are in the
Kalyanamandapam along with their friends one Tennati Srinivas and others demanded the plaintiffs to vacate and handover the schedule property and two rooms to the management of
Kalyanamandapam and that the plaintiff refused the same.
Thereafter on 11.10.2012 at about 12.30a.m., the second plaintiff was taken to the house of the defendants where they have abused with filthy language and beaten. So the second plaintiff submitted a report before Satyanarayanapuram P.S. The defendants have used their influence and as such no case was registered. Subsequently, on 22.05.2013 the second defendant along with Tennati Srinivas and some other people have come to the second plaintiff and caused injuries on the neck of the second plaintiff and demanded to handover the schedule property to the management of the said Kalyanamandapam. The plaintiffs lodged a complaint before Satyanarayanapuram P.S. The police advised him to go to pre-litigation cell but no action was taken by the local 4 police. So the second plaintiff was obliged to file a complaint
before the Commissioner of police in person and also sending by
registered post. Unfortunately no action was taken till today. The plaintiffs further submitted that the defendants have no right title or possession of the plaint schedule property in any manner whatsoever and the plaintiffs are in possession and enjoyment of the plaint schedule property since last several decades. Hence the suit
5.The 2nd defendant filed written statement and the 1st defendant filed adoption memo. They submitted that the plaint schedule property is known as Seetharama Kalyanamandapam and no dispute of the identity of the schedule property. They further submitted that Sri Gopaluni Purushothama Sarma Pakayaji was the hereditary trustee of the property situated in Dr.No.23- 22-128/129, Sivalayam street, Satyanrayanapuram, Vijayawada.
After his dedath Sri G.Bhogeswara Sarma, hereditary trustee of the property had applied for permission to construction of
Kalyanamandapam in the said premises with the Vijayawada
Municipality in the year 1964. Accordingly, he obtained necessary permission, Sri G.Bhogeswara Sarma hereditary trustee with the help of Sri K.Krishnam Raju and some other donars have completed the construction of the Kalyanamandapam in the year 1965. The said Bhogeswara Sarma never let out schedule property to the plaitniffs and two rooms also.
6.The defendants further submitted that a case was filed by the Assistant Commissioner, Endowments, Vijayawada in the Land
Grabbing Court, Hyderabad alleging that Dr.Dammalapati Rama 5 Rao and Sri G.V.Bhogeswara Sarma who are staying in Dr.No.23- 22-128/129, Hanuman Street, Styanarayanapuram, Vijayawada are land grabbers stating that the said land belongs to the adjacent temple, in the year 1993. It is clearly evident that the schedule property is under occupation of Dr.Dammalapati Rama
Rao and Sri G.V.Bhogeswara Sarma.
7.The defendants further submitted that the first plaint schedule property was kept as a caretaker of the said
Kalyanamandapam in the year 1977. One late K.S.R.V.P.Raju,
S/o.K.Krishnam Raju who is one of the major donar for construction of Seetharama Kalyanamandapam was allowed by late Sri G.V.Bhogeswara Sarma, hereditary trustee and Sri
Dr.Dammalapati Rama Rao, managing truste of Sri Seetharama
Kalyanamandapam to hire out the cooking vessels, tables etc to the functionaries performed in the said Kalyanamandapam to get his livelihood in the year 1994. Since then Sri K.S.R.V.P.Raju is doing business of hiring out the vessels for the functions. The said K.S.R.V.P.Raju died of illness in the year 1999.
Smt.K.Lakshmi, W/o.late K.S.R.V.P.Raju had approached the trustees and requested to continue her husband business by her as she do not have any other source of livelihood. Keeping in view of the miserable condition of her family and also the contribution made by her father-in-law late Sri K.Krishnam Raju for the development of Kalyanamandapam, the trustees allowed her to continue her husband business in the year 1999. But the defendants never gave possession of any room in the
Kalyanamandapam muchless the plaint schedule property. The 6 agreement and understanding between the plaintiffs and
Smt.K.Lakshmi put forth by 1st plaintiff are not in the knowledge of the trustees. They appears to have been taken place without the knowledge and reference of the trustees.
8.The defendants further submitted that the defendants father late Dr.D.Rama Rao was founder and managing trustee of
Seetharama Kalyanamandapam. The electricity connection is in the name of their father to the schedule premises. The first plaintiff is only caretaker. The defendants further submitted that the plaintiffs are maintaining day book accounts and booking of
Kalyanamandapam. As certain complaints received from the parties against the plaintiffs during the month of June, 2012, Sri
G.Purushothama Sarma, Hereditary trustee and 1st defendant who is managing trustee have recovered the account books, cash receipt books and also booking register from the plaintiffs in the month of June, 2012 and also instructed the plaintiffs not to make any bookings till further instructions. The plaintiffs after handing over the booking registers etc. have opened a duplicate register without authorization and started booking for the events in the
Kalyanamandapam. When it came to the notice of the trustees, the second plaintiff was called and enquired on 11.10.2012 regarding the unauthorized act. The plaintiffs quarreled with the management and to cover their misdeed. The second plaintiff lodged a false complaint in the V Town P.S. After knowing the irregularity committed by the plaintiffs, the trustees have dispensed them from the duties of management of the
Kalyanamandapam on 12.10.2012.
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9.The defendants further submitted that the plaintiffs did not have any right title over the plaint schedule property and they are neither tenants nor licenses. It is under the possession of the trustees. It is not correct that the plaint schedule property is under their control since several decades. It is contradicting their statement that they have taken the articles from Smt.K.Lakshmi in the year 2000. The services of the plaintiff are engaged for the purpose of taking care of the Kalyanamandapam and also to maintain the accounts, bookings etc. and paid monthly
honorarium besides providing free accommodation in the
adjoining choultry. The plaintiffs lost the trust and confidence of the trustees by committing irregularities and expressing disobedience. As such they were discharged from the duties as caretakers on 13.10.2012. As such the suit is liable to be dismissed.
10.Basing on the above said pleadings, the following issues are settled for trial:
1. Whether the plaintiffs are entitled suit for permanent injunction as prayed for?
2. To what relief?
11.To prove the contents of the suit, the first plaintiff himself examined as Pw.1 and second plaintiff himself examined as Pw.2 and got marked Exs.A.1 to A.20. Ex.A.1 is agreement between the first plaintiff and Kalyanamandapam, dt.08.05.2000. Ex.A2 is also agreement between Kalyanamandapam and second plaintiff, dt.29.12.2004. Ex.A3 is also agreement dt.26.06.2007 executed 8 by the second plaintiff. Ex.A4 is the empty prescription and visiting card. Ex.A5 is invitation. Ex.A6 receipt, dt.19.06.2010.
Ex.A7 is urgent notice, dt.09.10.2011. Ex.A8 is receipt, dt.15.10.2009. Ex.A9 is letter issued by second plaintiff. Ex.A10 is the receipt. Ex.A11 is five photographs with CD. Ex.A12 is office copy of police report, dt.24.05.2013. Ex.A13 is receipt issued by commissioner, dt.22.05.2013. Ex.A14 is complaint dt.05.06.2013. Ex.A15 is complaint, dt.22.05.2013. Ex.A16 and
A17 are postal acknowledgements. Ex.A18 is photograh. Ex.A19 receipt, dt.25.05.2013 issued by Bombay Studio. Ex.A20 is CD.
The first defendant himself examined as Dw.1 and got marked
Exs.B1 to B4. Ex.B1 is the discharge letter executed by the second plaintiff, dt.12.10.2012. Ex.B2 is proceedings issued by
EndowmentsdepartmenttoBhuvaneswariPeetam, dt.20.08.2010. Ex.B3 is letter addressed to Bhuvaneswari Peetam by hereditary trustee, dt.27.12.1998. Ex.B4 is letter addressed by
Bhuvaneswari Peetam to trustees, dt.01.10.2001.
UNDISPUTED FACTS:-
12.The first plaintiff was managing the Seetharama
Kalyanamandapam as caretaker since 1977. One K.S.R.V.P.Raju was allowed by trustees to hire vessels which are keeping in the schedule property, to the marriages performed in the said
Kalyanamandapam. The said K.S.R.V.P.Raju died in the year 1999.
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13. ISSUE NO.1:
The case of the plaintiff that the second plaintiff is son of first plaintiff. K.S.R.V.P.Raju was allowed, to keep his vessels and other necessary articles using for marriages, supplying the same to the persons celebrating the marriages in Kalyanamandapam , in the year 1994. The said K.S.R.V.P.Raju requested the first plaintiff to manage the said business and there is a condition that first plaintiff paying an amount of Rs.1,000/- to the said
K.S.R.V.P.Raju. The first and second plaintiff had increased the articles and doing business in the same premises. After death of
K.S.R.V.P.Raju in the year 1999 Smt.K.Lakshmi handed over the business on 08.05.2000. She entered into agreement with the first plaintiff agreeing to receive Rs.1,000/- per month for the vessels in two installments from the plaintiffs in the year 2007.
The said Lakshmi behaving contrary to the agreement and there was a mediation held between Smt. K.Lakshmi and plaintiffs and decided that vessels left by K.S.R.V.P.Raju should be enjoyed second plaintiff and no rent paid to the Smt.K.Lakshmi. The defendants no way concerned to the Kalyanamandapam, rooms and godown i.e plaint schedule property, they tried to dispossess the plaintiffs on 11.10.2012 at about 12.30a.m. The second defendant brought the defendants house and abused with filthy language and beaten. So the second plaintiff gave a report before
Satyanarayanapuram P.S. The defendants have used to influence and no case was registered. Subsequently, on 22.05.2013 the second defendant along with Tennati Srinivas and some others came to the schedule property and cause injuries to the second 10 plaintiff to handover the management of godown and two rooms.
As against the defendants submitted that the first plaintiff was kept as a caretaker since 1977. It is fact that K.S.R.V.P.Raju was allowed doing business for hire vessels for the functions in the
Kalyanamandapam ,he died in the year 1999. Subsequently, his wife was allowed to continue the business of K.S.R.V.P.Raju in the said Kalyanamandapam. The defendants father late
Dr.Dammalapati Rama Rao was founder and managing trustee of
Seetharama Kalyanamandapam. In the suit for permanent injunction, the plaintiffs would have establish the possession of the schedule property, the D.W.1 himself admitted in his cross- examination the keys of the schedule property is also with the plaintiffs. After perused the evidence of Dw.1 it shows that as per
Ex.B.1 document, the articles mentioned in Ex.B.1 which are managed by the plaintiffs were handed over to the defendants.
After perused the Ex.B.1 document it established that the management of Kalyanamandapam is handed over to the defendants by the plaintiffs, the Ex.B-1 is not disputed. But in case of permanent injunction whether physical possession has been handed over to the defendants are not would be arose. The defendant never stated that the plaintiffs also handed over the possession of the schedule property. Dw.1 himself admittd the keys which are belongs to the schedule property is with the plaintiffs and the vessels also kept in the schedule property that itself established the plaintiff is in possession of the schedule property. The plaintiff filed Ex.A.1 and A2 agreements between plaintiffs and Smt.K.Lakshmi, admittedly those agreements are no 11 way related to the defendants, so that the two documents are no way help to the plaintiffs. Ex.A-3 is also agreement, the learned counsel for defendant objected at the time of cross-examination that the said Smt.K.Lakshmi signature was not there in Ex.A-3.
After evidence of Pw.1, it elicited that the agreement between
Smt.K.Lakshmi and plaintiffs no way connected to the defendants, as such Ex.A.3 also not at all considerable in this case. Ex.A4 to
A11 documents are not relevant to the case as the plaintiffs are received those documents at the time when they were care takers of Kalyanamandapam till 2012.
14.The defendants counsel submitted that Ex.A.12 to A.20 are the complaints given by the plaintiffs and acknowledgments which are brought into, after the plaintiffs were removed from the service of their misdeeds. The defendants counsel submitted that the second plaintiff misuse the power of the care taker and management. So that after due enquiry, they were removed from the management and handed over the management by the defendants under Ex.B.1 documents. So that they bore grudge, the plaintiffs filed false suit against the defendants. The defendants counsel also submitted that as per the evidence of
Pw.1, the plaintiffs are using the Kalyanamandapam for ingress and egress to reach their two rooms. There is no dispute, that plaintiffs are in possession of the two rooms which are situated in the back side of the Kalyanamandapam. The Pw.1 also admitted that after handed over the management to the defendants,the second plaintiff obtained photographs under Ex.A11. The plaintiff submitted his argument that the defendants or not at all 12 hereditary trustee of the Seetharama Kalyanamandapam. But it is not the case of the plaintiffs that whether the defendants are the hereditary trustees of the Seetharama Kalyanamandapam or not. However the defendants filed Ex.B2 to B4 documents which reflect that the second defendant is the manger of the said
Kalyanamandapam. The second plaintiff examined as Pw.2, but the defendants failed to cross-examine the Pw.2, the contents of the chief affidavit are one and the same of the Pw.1 the plaintiffs counsel submitted that the evidence of Pw.2 is true and valid as the defendants failed to cross-examine the Pw.2. The plaintiffs counsel submitted that the defendants brought the second plaintiff into their house and used filthy language and beat him on 11.10.2012. The plaintiff counsel cross-examine the Dw.1 to elicit the said incident and he suggested that 11.10.2012 the defendants and his followers, one Tennati Srinivas threatened the plaintiffs and tried to dispossess the plaintiffs. The Dw.1 answered that on that day he was at Kodaikanal If it is really true he would have file any documentary proof that he was at
Kodaikanal, the defendants did not file any document. As per the above discussion the plaintiff had established the possession of the schedule property, though the managing power was removed by the defendants. But they are in physical possession of the schedule property and also establish the cause of action. Hence the issue is answered in favour of the plaintiffs and against the defendants.
15.Issue No.3: To what relief?
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16.In the result, the suit is decreed with costs restraining the defendants, their men, agents and followers from ever interfering with peaceful possession and enjoyment of the plaint schedule property not to evict by using force except due process of law.
Dictated to Personal Assistant of this Court, transcribed by her,
corrected and pronounced by me in open Court, this the 7th day of April, 2014.
I ADDL.JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE,
VIJAYAWADA.
APPENDIX OF EVIDENCE
WITNESSES EXAMINED FOR
PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANTS
P.W-1/M.Krishna Mohan Dw.1/D.Chandra Sekhar P.W-2/M.V.R.L.Prasad
DOCUMENTS MARKED FOR
PLAINTIFFS
Ex.A.1/08.05.2000 : Original agreement Ex.A.2/29.12.2004 : Original agreement Ex.A.3/26.06.2007 : Original agreement Ex.A.4/ -- : Visiting card and prescription Ex.A.5/02.03.2013 : Invitation cover Ex.A.6/19.06.2010 : Receipt from CTO, Vijayawada Ex.A.7/09.10.2009 : Demand notice from CTO Ex.A.8/15.10.2009 : Receipt from CTO, Vijayawada Ex.A.9/15.10.2009 : Certificate Ex.A10/25.10.2012 : Receipt Ex.A11/24.05.2013 : Six positive photographs with CD Ex.A12/24.05.2013 : Office copy of police report Ex.A13/22.05.2013 : Receipt by S.N.Puram P.S. Ex.A14/05.06.2013 : Office copy of police report Ex.A15/22.05.2013 : Office copy of police report Ex.A16/27.05.2013 : Acknowledgement Ex.A17/27.05.2013 : Acknowledgment Ex.A18/15.06.2013 : Positive photograph Ex.A19/25.05.2013 : Receipt Ex.A20/15.06.2013 : CD 14
DEFENDANTS
Ex.B1/12.10.2012 : The discharge letter executed by 2nd plaintiff Ex.B2/20.08.2010 : Proceedings issued by Endowments department to Bhuvaneswari Peetam. Ex.B3/27.12.1998 : Letter addressed to Bhuvaneswari Peetam by hereditary trustee Ex.B4/01.10.2001 : Letter addressed by Bhuvaneswari Peetam to trustees.
I ADDL.JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE,
VIJAYAWADA.
IN THE COURT OF THE I ADDL. JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE:: AT
VIJAYAWADA
PRESENT: SMT. G.V.L.SARASWATHI,
I ADDL.JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE
THURSDAY, THIS THE 7th DAY OF APRIL, 2014.
O.S.427/2013
Between:
1.Muppalla Krishna Mohan son of late Venkateswar Sastri Hindu, aged 72 years, profession,resident of 23-21-12/1 Mudigondavari street, Vijayawada, Krishna District with the jurisdiction of the court.
2.Muppalla Venkata Rama Leela Prasad son of krishna Mohan Hindu, aged 35 years, resident of 23-21/12/1 Mudigondavari street, Vijayawada ,Krishna District within the jurisdiction of the court.
..PLAINTIFFS
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1.Dhammalapati Chandra Sekar s/o late Rama Rao,Hindu, aged 52 years, employee residing at Sivalayam street, Satyanarayanapuram, Vijayawada ,Krishna District, within the jurisdiction of the court.
2.Dhammalapati Venkata Leela Prasad s/o Rama Rao, Hindu, 55 years, employee, residing at Sivalayam street, Surayanarayanapuram,Vijayawada ,Krishna District within the jurisdiction of the court.
..DEFENDANTS
Suit is filed for perpetual injunction against the defendants and their men, agents, Hooligans restraining them from ever interfering peaceful possession and enjoyment of the plaint schedule property.
Plaint presented on 4-6-2013
Plaint numbered on 4-6.2013
Value of the suit for the purpose of court fee and jurisdiction u/s. 50(1) of A.P.C.F and S.V.Act is Rs.10,000/-, on which a court fee of Rs.786/- is paid U/s.24(d) of A.P.C.F and S.V.Act, 1956. Cause of action for the suit arose in the 2nd week of October 2012 when the defendant tried to interfere with the plaintiffs peaceful possession and enjoyment of the plaint schedule property and on 11-10-2012 when the police complaint given on 24-5-2013 the commissioner of police and subsequently when the defendants of proclaiming that they will forcibly evict the plaintiffs from the plaint schedule property is situated within the jurisdiction of the court.
This suit is coming before me on 28.03.2014 for final hearing in the presence of Sri G.Muralidhar, Advocate for plaintiffs and Sri M.S.Krishna, Advocate for defendants and upon perusing the plaint, written statement and other connected material papers on record and having stood over for consideration till this day this Court doth the order and made the THIS COURT DOTH ORDER AND DECREE:
1.that the defendants, their men, agents and followers are hereby restrained by way of permanent injunction from interfering with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the plaint schedule property not to evict by using force except under due process of law.
2.that the defendants do also pay a sum of Rs 788/- towards institutional costs
Given under my hand and the seal of this court, this the 7th day of April , 2014.
I ADDL.JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE:
VIJAYAWADA.
MEMORANDUM OF COSTS
No Costs memo filed on either side.
1.2-00-- Vakalat 2Plaint Fees Stamp duty786-00--
3.Process----
4.Advocate Fees --No bill of costs filed
5.Commissioner Fees----
6.Publication Charges ----
7.Type Charges----
8.Writing Charges-- Institutional costs 788-00-NIL- allowed = Rs.
I ADDL.JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE:
VIJAYAWADA.
Note: The parties should apply as soon as possible for the return of all exhibits which they may wish to preserve as the record will be liable to be destroyed after three years from the date of decree or order.