in the high court of karnataka at bangalore dated this the 25th day of

-1IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JULY 2014
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HULUVADI G. RAMESH
MSA No.32/2012
BETWEEN:
1.SMT MUNIVENKATAMMA
SINCE DEAD BY LRS
a) SMT VANAJAKSHAMMA
D/O N.H.MUNIVENKATAPPA
W/O VENUGOPALLAPPA
AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS,
R/O NERNAHALLI VILLAGE,
DODDURUKARAPANAHALLI POST,
BANGARPET TALUK,
KOLAR DISTRICT 563 114
b) SMT SHARADAMMA
D/O N H MUNIVENAKATAPPA
W/O KRISHNA GOWDA
AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS,
R/O BALAGERE VILLAGE,
MADANAHALLI POST,
SUGATUR HOBLI,
KOLAR DISTRICT 563 101
... APPELLANTS.
(BY SRI G. PAPI REDDY, ADV.)
AND :
1.SRI N H MUNIVENKATAPPA
S/O LATE HANUMAPPA
AGED ABOUT 67 YEAS,
R/O NERNAHALLI VILLAGE,
DODDURUKARAPANAHALLI POST,
BANGARPET TALUK,
KOLAR DISTRICT 563 114
-2-
2.SMT VENKATAMMA
W/O LATE VENKATAMUNIYAPPA
AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS,
R/O NERNAHALLI VILLAGE,
DODDURUKARAPANAHALLI POST,
BANGARPET TLAUK,
KOLAR DISTRICT 563 114
... RESPONDENTS.
(By SRI KRISHNA MURTHY G. HASYAGAR, ADV. FOR R-2,
SRI ABHINAV R, ADV. FOR R-1
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THIS MSA IS FILED UNDER ORDER XLIII RULE 1(u) OF
CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED
30.1.2012 PASSED IN R.A.NO.20/2010 ON THE FILE OF THE
PRESIDING OFFICER, FAST TRACK COURT, KGF, ALLOWING
THE APPEAL AND SETTING ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND
DECREE DATED: 18.1.2010 PASSED IN O.S.NO.81/2002 ON
THE FILE OF THE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN) KGF, REMANDING
THE MATTER TO THE TRIAL COURT TO DISPOSE THE MATTER
WITHIN 6 MONTHS.
THIS MSA COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, THE
COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: -
JUDGMENT
Heard the learned counsel appearing for the
respective parties.
2.
The order of remand has been challenged in the
Misc. Second Appeal on the ground that substantial
questions of law have arisen for consideration.
It
appears, in the suit filed by the 1st respondent herein - a
decree came to be passed and subsequently the
-3respondents have taken a stand that certain properties
form part of the Will executed by one Govindappa in
favour of his two children which has been discovered
belatedly.
3.
Learned counsel appearing for the appellants
submit
that
the
Will
is
either
misconceived
or
concocted/created document and it should have been
verified at the time of trial and decree passed by the
trial court.
4.
So far as the property which is the subject matter
of the decree is not in dispute and an order is passed
and only some of the properties form subject matter of
the Will.
Since the Will was not produced at the
appropriate time, particularly, before the Trial Court to
oppose the contention to set up a rival claim, to that
extent the remand order is restricted and not to the
entire extent of the order passed by the Trial Court.
5.
Accordingly while making the above clarification,
the appeal is disposed of.
Both the parties are
-4permitted to lead evidence and produce documents in
support of their claim. Properties which are covered in
O.S.No.304/1984 and 326/1984 are to be saved
whereby the order of the Trial Court is confirmed. What
is being discovered by way of Will is, the properties
which are not subject matter before the Trial Court,
would alone be dealt with by the Trial Court and
dispose off the matter in accordance with law.
The
order of remand made by the First Appellate Court to
the Trial Court is only to be restricted for dealing with
those properties not mentioned earlier but what is
mentioned in the Will.
SD/JUDGE
NG*