O.S. 946/20021
IN THE COURT OF THE II ADDL. JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE:::
WARANGAL.
Monday the 15th day of April, 2013.
Present:- Sri Y. Govinda Reddy, M.Com., B.L., II Addl. Junior Civil Judge, Warangal.
O.S. No. 946 OF 2002
Between :
1. Saleha Sultana(died) her L.R's plaintiffs No.2 to 6
2. M.A. Khader
3. Mohd. Khaja Moinuddin
4. Yasmeen Sultana
5. Shabana Azmeen
6. Ruksana …Plaintiffs
And
1. G. Laxminarayana
2. Khasim Kham
3. Raju
4. Pushpavathy
5. Kalavathy …Defendants
This suit coming up before me for final hearing in the presence of Sri Syed Jafer Ahmed, Counsel for Plaintiffs, and of Sri P. Laxminarayana, Advocate for the defendants and upon perusing the material on record and having the matter stood over for consideration this Court has made the following:
: : J U D G M E N T : :
This is a suit filed by the plaintiffs against the defendants seeking permanent injunction restraining the defendants their agents, servants and workmen etc, from any way interfering with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the plaintiffs over the suit schedule property and to award costs of the suit.
PER PLAINTIFF:
2.That the open plot measuring 306.66 Sq. yards, which is spreading in S.No. 347, 348, 350 and 351 situated at Waddapally
Revenue village within the Municipality limits, is the suit property. That the deceased plaintiff NO.1 has purchased the suit plot under
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registered sale deed No. 1237/2002 dated: 9-3-2002 and took delivery of possession of the same from Md. Saheb Hussain. The plaintiff NO.1, who died pending suit leaving plaintiff NO.2 to 6 as his legal heirs, was in possession and enjoyment of the same. While so on 2-7-2002 the defendants interfered with the possession of deceased plaintiff No.1 when she tried to dig trenches for foundation.
Hence the suit for perpetual injunction against the defendants.
During pending suit the plaintiff NO.1 died and her LRs were added as plaintiffs No.2 to 6 as per orders in I.A. NO.844/2004 dated:
8-7-2004.
PER DEFENDANTS:
3.It is false to say that Md. Saheb Hussain was owner of the land in S.NO. 347, 348, 350 and 351d of Waddapally Revenue village and that he sold the suit plot to the deceased plaintiff NO.1 under registered sale deed No. 1237/2002 and delivered possession of the same to deceased plaintiff No.1. The suit property as has been described in the plaint schedule is not in S.No.347, 348, 350 and 351.
In fact the suit property is part and parcel of S.No. 346 of Waddapally
Revenue village. Land in S.No. 346 originally belong to Pingili Janaki
Devi who appointed Nukala Raghunatha Reddy as her GPA holder. The said Nukala Raghunatha Reddy has laid land in S.No. 341 into the house plots and sold to several persons. The defendant NO.4 purchased 200 Sq. yards of plot in S.No. 346 under a registered sale deed No. 231/83 on 27-1-1983. The boundaries for the plot are as under:
East: Land NO. 5 West :Land of Kalavathi (D5) South:Land No. 14
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North :60 feet road. After the purchase of suit plot D4 obtained door number to her plot as 2-8-525/3 and has been enjoying the same. At presently the plot of D4 is bounded by:
East: Shed with open land of A. Umadevi West :Shed with open land of fKalavathi (D5) South:Plot NO. 14 North :60 feet road.
4.The D5 has purchased open plot measuring 200 Sq. yards in S.No. 346 under a registered sale deed from Pingili Janaki Devi through her GPA holder : Nookala Raghunatha on 2-1-1983 vide document No. 231/83 within the following boundaries: -
East: Land of Pushpavathi West :Land No.3 South:Land NO. 14 North :60 feet road.
The Defendant No.5 has levelled her plot, constructed compound wall and has obtained H.NO.524/2 in respect of her plot and she has been in possession and enjoyment of the same. The plots of Defendant No.4 and Defendant No.5 are situated in plot NO. 4 of S.No.346 and
Defendant No.4 and Defendant No.5 have been in possession and enjoyment of their respective plots. The plaintiffs cannot file the suit for simple injunction without seeking declaration of the title. The cause of action pleaded is incorrect and the suit is liable to be dismissed.
5.Basing on the above pleadings, this court has framed the following issues:
1. Whether the plaintiffs No.2 to 6 along with plaintiff No. 1 were in possession and enjoyment of the suit property. Whether the defendants interfered with the possession of the plaintiffs NO. 2 to 6 over the suit property
without any right and jurisdiction?
2. Whether the plaintiffs No.2 to 6 are entitled
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for permanent injunction as prayed for?
6.The above issues are not properly cast and as such the following issues were agreed to be recast by both the counsels.
7.The issues framed are as under:
1. Whether the plaintiffs are entitled for perpetual injunction in respect of the suit property as prayed for?
2. To what relief?
8.The plaintiffs have examined P.Ws.1 to 4 and got marked
Ex.A1 to A3 on their behalf. P.W.1 is plaintiff No.1, P.W.2 is brother of plaintiff's vendor, P.W.3 is a mason and P.W.4 is an attester of Ex.A1 sale deed. Ex.A1 is registered sale deed dated: 9-3-2002 executed by
Md. Saheb Hussain in favour of plaintiff No.1. Ex.A2 and A3 are photographs. On the other hand defendant No.1 has examined himself as D.W.1 and got marked Ex.B1 and B2 (photographs) through P.W.2.
He also got marked Ex.B1-A, Ex.B2-A and Ex.B3 to B8. Defendant
NO.4 has examined herslef as D.W.2 and got marked Ex.B9 to B15 pahanies. The defendants have also examined the neighbouring plot owners as D.W.3 and D.W.4
9.Now let me answer the issues basing on the above pleadings:
ANSWER TO ISSUE NO.1
10.The contention of plaintiffs is that the deceased plaintiff
No.1 is the owner and possessor of suit plot having purchased the suit property under Ex.A1 on 9-3-2002 from Saheb Hussain and that the suit plot is spilling in S.No. 347, 348, 350 and 351.
11.Per contra the contention of defendants is that the suit property is part and parcel of S.No. 346 and that the plaintiffs are
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claiming their right over the land in S.No. 346 under mistaken identity as to their plot.
12.It is pertinent to mention at an outset that the entire litigation is running around the location of suit property as the plaintiffs would contend that the suit property is situated in S.No.347, 348, 350 and 351, and defendants say it is in S.No.346. The plaintiffs will succeed in their case if they establish that the suit proplerty is located in S.No.347, 348, 350 and 351 of Waddepally village. The plaintiff No.2, who is the husband of plaintiff No.1 has entered into the witness box and reiterated the contents of plaint in his chief examination. In the course of cross examination as to the location of suit property, the P.W.1 stated as - " My wife purchased the property in S.NO. 347, 348, 350 and 351 measuring 306 Sq. yards. The said extent of 306 Sq. yards is spreading in all the four survey numbers. I can not say the specific extent which spread in each of the above survey numbers. We never measured the suit land to know in which survey number the suit property is falling". The above evidence of
P.W.1 is disclosing that the plaintiffs have no idea as to where the property covered by Ex.A1 is situated. When the location of suit property is disputed, the plaintiffs shall have to prove the location of disputed property by filing integrated sketch map of all the survey numbers and to superimpose the suit plot on such integrated sketch map. But such exercise has not been taken by the plaintiffs to establish that the suit plot is in S.No.347, 348, 350 and 351. Normally the question of falling of a small plot of 306 Sq. yards in four survey numbers is not possible, unless the boundary lines of four survey numbers intersect with each other within the suit plot. But as I have
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already held, the plaintiffs failed to file the integrated sketch map of all the above survey numbers to locate the suit property in such integrated sketch map of S.No.347, 348, 350 and 351.
13.In the course of cross examination as to the adjoining survey numbers of the suit plot, P.W.1 added that at present there is a constructed house of Saheb Hussain to the east of suit property and no door number has been assigned to such house. The presence of house of Saheb Hussain to the east of suit property is not mentioned in the plaint schedule. The evidence of P.W.1 is disclosing that he has no personnel knowledge as to where the suit property is located and he is doubtful as to in which survey number the suit property is falling. He has deposed that in conformity on Ex.A1 sale deed without having personnel knowledge as to the location of the suit property.
14.Though the suit property was shown as open plot, during the course of cross examination P.W.1 admitted that there is a sheds in the suit plot having door ways towards north and that one north- south wall is dividing the suit property and the plot of Saheb Hussain.
P.W.1 further added that at the time of filing of suit it was open land and that subsequently he constructed shed and compound wall in the suit property. Construction of shed during pending suit by P.W.1 can not be taken as an exercise of possession over suit plot. Post suit activity over the disputed plot by the parties can not be taken into consideration to count the possession of the parties over the suit property.
15.During the course of cross examination, a rough sketch prepared by defendants, was confronted to P.W.1 and he admitted the same as true and correct and as such the rough sketch is treated as
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part and parcel of deposition of P.W.1. The admitted rough sketch of suit property is disclosing that the suit plot is containing a shed and a north - wall is constituting eastern boundary. The physical features of suit property as admitted by P.W.1 are probabilizing the case of defendants as correct. The plea of the defendants is that D4 and D5 are holding two plots adjoining to each other having door ways towards northern side.
16.Further the plaintiffs did not place any evidence to prove the extent of suit plot. Plaintiffs say that the extent of suit plot is 306.66 Sq. yards, whereas the defendants say such extent as 400 Sq.
yards. Hence the extent of suit plot also assumes significance in proving the right and title of the parties. The plaintiffs could have proved the extent of suit property as 306.66 to tilt the case in their favour.
17.P.W.2, is no other than the brother of plaintiff's vendor.
P.W.2 deposed that his brother namely Saheb Hussain sold 306 Sq.
yards of plot under Ex.A1 to the original plaintiff on 9-3-2002 and delivered the possession of the same. He further deposed that his brother Saheb Hussain has retained the land to the east of the house plot covered by Ex.A1 and that his brother constructed a shed to the east of suit plot. He further deposed that the deceased plaintiff No.1 constructed a shed in her plot and after her death, her husband (P.W.1) let out the same to third parties for rent purpose. He further mentioned that Pingili Janaki Devi has no right in S.No.346 to sell any property to the defendant No.4 and 5 through her GPA holder : Nukala
Raghunatha Reddy.
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18.In the course of cross examination P.W.2 disclosed that his father died leaving behind himself and Saheb Hussain to succeed to the property covered by land in S.No. 346, 347, 348, 350 and 351 of
Waddapally Revenue village. Burt no document has been filed to show the right of P.W.2 and his brother: Saheb Hussain over the land in
S.NO.346, 347, 348, 350 and 351. P.W.2 did not file any sale deed executed by his brother: Saheb Hussain in respect of land in suit survey numbers to show any semblance of right over S.NO.346, 347, 348, 350 and 351 and to lend strength to Ex.A1.
19. On the other hand the pahanies as in Ex.B4 to B15 are showing that land in S.No. 346 was standing in the name of Pingili
Janaki Devi as pattadar and possessor for the years 1976-77 to 1999- 2000. P.W.2 did not choose to file any documents contrary to the pahanies as in Ex.B4 to B15 which are standing in the name of Pingili
Janaki Devi. P.W.2 has mechanically supported Ex.A1 since he has got some vested interest in getting recorded that his family is the owner and possessor of land in S.No. 346, 347, 348, 350 and 351 of
Waddapally Revenue village. Hence the evidence of P.W.2 is not helpful for the plaintiffs to prove that the suit property is situated in
S.No. 347, 348, 350 and 351.
20.P.W.3 is Mason by profession. P.W.3 deposed that he constructed compound wall around the plot in the month of July, 2002 on the instructions of P.W.1. The construction of compound wall by
P.W.1 was not pleaded in the plaint and if at all any compound wall was constructed, it must be during the pendency of the suit. P.W.1 also stated that during pending suit he got constructed a compound
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wall around the plot. The evidence of P.W.3 is silent in which survey number he constructed compound wall and sheds therein.
21.P.W.4, one of the attestor of Ex.A1 deposed taht on 9-3- 2002 Saheb Hussain executed Ex.A1 sale deed in his presence and he was present at the time of execution of sale deed and that the plot was delivered in his presence under Ex.A1. He stated that the plot within the boundaries of Ex.A1 was delivered to the deceased plaintiff in his presence. P.W.4 never said that the land was measured in his presence and that the land covered by Ex.A1 is spreading in S.No.
347, 348, 350 and 351. There is no basis for P.W.4 to say that the plot covered by Ex.A1 is spreading in four survey numbers i.e., S.No. 347, 348, 350 and 351. The evidence of P.W.4 is helpful for the plaintiffs to prove the execution of Ex.A1 sale deed by Saheb Hussain, but nothing else.
22.The evidence of P.Ws.1 to 4 is not proving anything that the plot covered by Ex.A1 is spilling in S.No. 347, 348, 350 and 351.
23.Coming to the evidence of defendants, Defendant No.1 as
D.W.1 has deposed that Defendant No.4 and 5 have purchased each 200 Sq. yards of open plot in S.No. 346 from Pingili Janaki Devi through - her GPA - holder, Nukala Raghunatha Reddy under Ex.B2-A and B3 respectively in the year 1983. He further deposed that plot of
D4 (Pushpavathi) is situated to the east of plot of Defendant No.5 (Kalavathy). Ex.B1-A sale deed standing in the name of Nukala
Raghunatha Reddy reads that plot No. 3 is constituting west boundary and plot NO.5 is constituting eastern boundary to the plot measuring 90 x 40. Ex.B2-A and B3 are proving that such 40 x 90 feet plot was
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divided and sold such 20 x 90 area of 2 plots to D4 and D5 respectively under Ex.B2-A and B3 by Nukala Raghunatha Reddy.
24.The contention of defendants is that the plots of D4 and
D5 are situated in plot NO. 4 and that such plot No.4 is bounded by plot No.5 on east, and plot No.3 on the west, and plot No.14 on the south. The boundaries contained in Ex.B1-A sale deed and the boundaries given in Ex.B2-A and B3 are coinsiding with each other. In other words the plots covered by Ex.B2-A and B3 are fitting within the boundaries given in Ex.B1-A sale deed. It is clear that the plot covered by Ex.B1A was divided into two parts and sold eastern plot (20 x 90) to D4 under Ex.B2-A, and sold western plot (20 x 90) under Ex.B3 to
D5. Ex.B4 to B15 pahanies are showing that Pingili Janaki Devi was the owner and possessor of land in S.No.346.
25.In order to prove the boundaries of plots purchased by
Defendant NO.4 and 5, the defendants have filed Ex.B16 and B17 sale deeds. D.W.4, the owner and possessor of plot No.5 which is situated to the eastern side of plot of Defendant NO.4, has deposed that open plot of Defendant No.4 is situated to the west of his plot and such fact is found in Ex.B17. He further added that Defendant NO.4 and 5 have constructed their sheds in their respective plots and that the plot of
Defendant No.4 was given municipal No. 2-5-525/3 and the plot of
Defendant No.5 was assigned with municipal No. 2-5-525/B. D.W.3 deposed that the plot of Defendant No.5 is situated to the west of plot of defendant No.4, and such fact is found in Ex.B16.
26.D.W.2, the defendant No.4, deposed that she purchased her plot under Ex.B2-A from Nukala Raghunatha Reddy and that she has constructed a shed in his plot. She further deposed that D5 has
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also purchased her plot from Nukala Raghunatha Reddy and that she is in possession and enjoyment of the same. During the course of cross examination two photographs as in Ex.A2 and A3 were confronted to this witness. On seeing Ex.A2 and A3 she stated that some strangers are found standing infront of her shed. Mere presence of persons in the disputed property does not mean that such persons are holding possession over the disputed property.
27.Though the defendants have not filed the approved lay out, the presence of plot covered by Ex.B1-A is proved by filing Ex.B16 and B17 registered sale deed. The boundaries given in Ex.B16 and
B17: the sale deed of third parties, are admissible in evidence to believe the existence of plot covered by Ex.A1. Since the lay out of plots in S.No. 346 was not approved, the property conveyed under
Ex.B1-A, B2-A and B3 are not containing in plot number. However while describing the schedule property the parties have given land numbers instead of plot numbers. However the defendants have proved the existence of plot No.4 or land No.4 in S.No.346 and that such land No.4 or plot No.4 was bounded by plot No.5 to the east and plot No.3 to the west. It is also proved by the defendants that Pingili
Janaki Devi was the owner and possessor of the land in S.No.346 and that Nukala Raghunatha Reddy purchased land No.4 or plot No.4 from the said Pingili Janaki Devi under Ex.B1-A.
28.The evidence of D.W.3 and D.W.4, is proving that the plots of D4 and D5 are situated in between the plots held by D.W.3 and D.W.4. In existence of plots of D.4 and D5 is amply proved by the defendants. It is further proved that the plots of D4 and D5 are situated in S.No.346, but not in S.NO.347, 348, 350 and 351. The
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evidence of plaintiffs is falling short in proving that the suit plot is in
S.No. 347, 348, 350 and 351. Hence the suit of plaintiffs shall fail as the location of suit property has not been proved by them and that the right of Saheb to execute Ex.A1 sale deed is also not proved.
29.This issue is therefore answered in favour of defendants and against the plaintiffs.
ANSWER TO ISSUE NO.2
30.In view of my findings in respect of issue NO.1 the suit is dismissed.
(Dictated to the Personal Assistant, after transcription, corrected and
pronounced by me in the open court on this the 15th day of April,
2013)
II-ADDL. JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE,
WARANGAL
APPENDIX OF EVIDENCE
WITNESSES EXAMINED
FOR PLAINTIFFS: FOR DEFENDANT :
P.W.1 – MA. Khader D.W.1 D. Laxminarayana P.W.2 - Mohd. Madhar Saheb D.W.2 M. Pushpavathi P.W.3 - K. Karunakar D.W.3 N. Rajarathnam P.W.4 - G. Bhaskar D.W.4 A. Ramesh
EXHIBITS MARKED
FOR PLAINTIFFS :
Ex.A1 is registered sale deed Ex.A2 and A3 : photographs FOR DEFENDANT : Ex.B1 and B2 are photographs Ex.B1-A is the Original registered sale deed, dt: 5-5-1980 Ex.B2-A is the Original sale deed dt: 27-1-1983 standing in the name of D4 Ex.B3 is the original sale deed dt: 27-1-1983 standing in the name of D5 Ex.B4 is the CC of pahani for the year 1976-77 Ex.B5 is the CC of pahani for the year 1977-78 Ex.B6 is the CC of pahani for the year 1979-80
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Ex.B7 is the CC of pahani for the year 1981-82 Ex.B8 is the CC of pahani for the year 1982-83 Ex.B9 is the CC of pahani for the year 1982-83 Ex.B10 is the CC of pahani for the year 1993-94 Ex.B11 is the CC of pahani for the year 1994-95 Ex.B12 is the CC of pahani for the year 1995-96 Ex.B13 is the CC of pahani for the year 1996-97 Ex.B14 is the CC of pahani for the year 1997-98 Ex.B15 is the CC of pahani for the year 1999-2000 Ex.B16 is the CC of sale deed, dt: 8-5-1980 executed by Janaki Devi in favour of D.W.3's mother. Ex.B17 is Certified copy of Registered sale deed, dt: 29-12-1999 pertaining to plot No.5 purchased in the name of D.W.4's wife.
II-ADDL. JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE,
WARANGAL.
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