Research › Search › Judgment

High Court of Karnataka · body

2025 DAILYLAW 64774 (KAR)

SYED MAJEED v. SYED YUSUF AND ORS

MFA/200414/2019 · 2025-11-27

H T Narendra Prasad, Tyagaraja N Inavally

body2025

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

- 1 - !" # $%# $% %! ## &!' ( !" # " $% &$'()(# * +$ $ , (! !" # " $% &$'()(# $ Digitally signed by BASALINGAPPA SHIVARAJ DHUTTARGAON Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - &$'()(# " & "! & - &$'()( * +$ . ". , "+, ## #)$ &$ !)" #! $/ $ - 0$ 0$ - 3 - % + 0$, 123 455647 89:6; 6<=2>9 "+, >? =16 >=>; 612<763<= ))+16;6294?=6;;6?6;;6:=>43@=16<=A ?>; 31>;=, 143 B669 ?276: BC =16 <742D49= <147769E29E =16 F8:ED69= 49: 4G4;: :4=6: ## #) 54336: BC =16 ::2=2>947692>;2H278:E649: &474B8;4E229 >!)" #! 4<=3 E2H29E ;236 => =16 ?2729E >? =16 455647 B;26?7C3=4=6:4;6=14=>9(#(4=4B>8=#"#4D =16 <742D49=C6: 4F66: 47>9E G2=1 >=16;3 G6;6 5;><66:29E 29 49 ;=2E4 <4; B64;29E ;6E23=;4=2>9 >& " "!>949D;4127E;2D4E6=>6<<4 48:2;4B24 ?;>D 14D314B4: 9=6;94=2>947 2;5>;= C:6;4B4: => B>4;: 49 2; 9:24 ?72E1= 9 >;:6; => ;64<1 =16 2;5>;= =16CG6;6=;4H6729E?;>D&474B8;4E2=>C:6;4B4:==14= =2D6 >9 &474B8;4E26:4D ;>4: 964; &4749>>; <;>33 4 4129:;4 2<I85 E>>:3 H612<76 B64;29E ;6E23=;4=2>9 >&" !# G12<1 G43 B629E :;2H69 29 4 ;431 49: - 4 - 96E72E69= D4996; G2=1 12E1 3566: BC 2=3 :;2H6; 4= =14= =2D6 B>=1=16:;2H6;37>3=<>9=;>7>H6;=162;H612<76349: :4316: 4E4293= 64<1 >=16; 3 4 ;6387= >? =16 4?>;6342: 4<<2:69= =16 <742D49= 49: >=16;3 383=4296: E;26H>83 29F8;26349:>96;4;8JK2F48::29-4L238<<8DB6:=> =1629F8;263>9=16G4C=>=161>352=47 " 16<742D49=?276:456=2=2>989:6;6<=2>9!! >?=16<= 366I29E<>D56934=2>9=G435764:6:=14=316 3569= 32E92?2<49= 4D>89= =>G4;:3 16; D6:2<47 6M569363 <>9H6C49<6<14;E6349:>=16;;674=6:<>3=3=G43?8;=16; 5764:6: =14= =16 4<<2:69= ><<8;;6: 3>767C >9 4<<>89= >? ;43149:96E72E69=:;2H29E>?:;2H6;3>?B>=1=16H612<763 5>936;H2<6>?9>=2<6 ;635>9:69=>349: 45564;6: =1;>8E1 <>89367 49: ?276: G;2==69 3=4=6D69= :69C29E =16 4H6;D69=3 D4:6 29 =16 <742D 56=2=2>9 16 <742D 56=2=2>9 4E4293= ;635>9:69= >" :;2H6; >? =16 4129:;42<I5612<76G43:23D2336:635>9:69=> =1>8E145564;6:=1;>8E1<>89367 :2:9>=?27649CG;2==69 3=4=6D69= - 5 - ( 9=16B4323>?=165764:29E3>?=1654;=263 =16 742D3;2B8947?;4D6:=1623386349:=16;64?=6; ;6<>;:6: =16 6H2:69<6 16 ;2B8947 BC 2D58E96: F8:ED69= 49: 4G4;:14354;=7C477>G6:=16<742D56=2=2>949:167:=14= =16<742D49=2369=2=76:=>4<>D56934=2>9>?3" ### 47>9EG2=129=6;63=4==16;4=6>?!N5449::2;6<=6:=16 ;635>9:69= >938;49<6 >D549C => 54C (#N 49: >G96; >? =16 4129:;4 2<I 5 >>:3 612<76 => :65>32= (#N >? =16 <>D56934=2>9 4D>89= 47>9E G2=1 29=6;63= $629E4EE;26H6: =165;6369=455647143B669?276: ! 16764;96:<>89367?>;=16<742D49=143;4236: =16?>77>G29E<>9=69=2>93 4, 2;3=7C :86=>=164<<2:69= =16<742D49=14338??6;6: E;26H>83 29F8;C 6 6M4D296: =16 :><=>; 43 9 123 6H2:69<6 =16 :><=>; :65>36: =14= <742D49= 143 38??6;6: E;26H>8329F8;C49:4336336:=16G1>76B>:C:234B272=C4= (#N 16 ;2B8947 143 <>932:6;6: =16 G1>76 B>:C :234B272=C4=NG12<123>9=167>G6;32:6 - 6 - B, 6<>9:7C 4= =16 =2D6 >? =16 4<<2:69= =16 <742D49= G43 64;929E 3( ### 56; D>9=1 16 ;2B8947 143 4336336:=169>=2>94729<>D6>?=16<742D49=4=3! ### 56;D>9=1G12<123>9=167>G6;32:6 <, 12;:7C :86 => =16 4<<2:69= =16 <742D49= 143 38??6;6: E;26H>83 29F8;263 6 G43 4:D2==6: => =16 1>352=47 43 2954=269= ?>; 4 56;2>: >? :4C3 6 143 38??6;6: 4 7>= >? 5429 :8;29E =16 =;64=D69= 6 143 => 38??6;=12389145529633=1;>8E1>8=12372?6 :, >8;=17C <>932:6;29E =16 6H2:69<6 >? :><=>; 49: D4=6;247 >9 ;6<>;: =16 <>D56934=2>9 4G4;:6: BC =16 ;2B8947 89:6; =16 164:3 >? 5429 49: 38??6;29E 7>33 >? 4D692=26349:>=16;29<2:69=476M5693634;6>9=167>G6; 32:6 69<6 16 3>8E1= ?>; 477>G29E =16 455647 BC 69149<29E=16<>D56934=2>9 6, 43=7C 16<>9=69:6:=14=29H26G>?=16F8:ED69=>? =16>9AB7656M>8;=29=16<436>? !"# =16<742D49=2369=2=76:=>386B>=1 - 7 - >; 49C >96 >? =16 F>29= =>;=?643>;3 49: => ;6<>H6; =16 69=2;6 <>D56934=2>9 43 724B272=C >? F>29= =>;=?643>;3 4;6 F>29=49:36H6;47 64;96: <>89367 45564;29E ?>; =16 938;49<6 >D549C143;4236:=16?>77>G29E<>89=6;<>9=69=2>93 4, 2;3=7C 6H69 =1>8E1 :><=>; :65>36: =14= <742D49= 14338??6;6:(#N:234B272=C=>=16G1>76B>:C :><=>;143 9>=4336336:=1672DB:234B272=C>932:6;29E=166H2:69<6 >? :><=>; 49: 29F8;263 38??6;6: BC =16 <742D49= =16 ;2B8947143;2E1=7C4336336:=16G1>76B>:C:234B272=C4= N B, 6<>9:7C 6H69=1>8E1<742D49=143<742D6:=14=16 G4364;929E3( ### 56;D>9=1 161439>=5;>:8<6: 49C :><8D69= => 63=4B7231 =16 34D6 16;6?>;6 =16 ;2B8947 143 ;2E1=7C 4336336: =16 9>=2>947 29<>D6 >? =16 <742D49=4=3! ### 56;D>9=1 <, 43=7C <>932:6;29E =16 6H2:69<6 >? :><=>; D6:2<47 ;6<>;:3 49: :23<14;E6 38DD4;C =16 <>D56934=2>9 4G4;:6: BC =16 ;2B8947 ?>; 5429 49: 38??6;29E 7>33 >? - 8 - 4D692=263 49: >=16; 29<2:69=47 6M569363 4;6 F83= 49: ;643>94B7669<6 163>8E1=?>;:23D23347>?=16455647 ) 64;: =16 764;96: <>89367 ?>; =16 54;=263 49: 56;836:=16F8:ED69=49:4G4;:>?=16;2B8947 = 23 9>= 29 :2358=6 =14= =16 <742D49= 143 38??6;6:4929F8;C294;>4:=;4??2< 4<<2:69==14=><<8;;6: >9(#(:86=>;43149:96E72E69=:;2H29E>?:;2H6; >? ;=2E4 <4; B64;29E ;6E23=;4=2>9 >&" "! 49: =16 :;2H6; >? 4129:;4 2<I 5 >>:3 H612<76 B64;29E ;6E23=;4=2>9 >&" !# 86 => =16 4<<2:69= =16 <742D49=14338??6;6:=16?>77>G29E29F8;263 # 16<742D49=1436M4D296:=16:><=>;43 91236H2:69<6 =16:><=>;143:65>36:=14==16<742D49= 14338??6;6:(#N:234B272=C=>=16G1>76B>:C>932:6;29E =16 29F8;263 38??6;6: BC =16 <742D49= 49: <>932:6;29E 123 - 9 - 4H><4=2>9 4E6 49: D6:2<47 ;6<>;:3 =16 ;2B8947 143 ;2E1=7C4336336:G1>76B>:C:234B272=C4=N H69 =1>8E1 =16 <742D49= 143 <742D6: =14= 16 G4364;929E3( ### 56;D>9=1 161439>=5;>:8<6: 49C :><8D69= => 63=4B7231 =16 34D6 9 =16 4B369<6 >? :><8D69=4;C 6H2:69<6 =16 9>=2>947 29<>D6 43 56; =16 E82:672963 23386: BC =16 &4;94=4I4 =4=6 6E47 6;H2<6 8=1>;2=C23=>B6=4I69>;=164<<2:69=><<8;;6:29=16 C64; #( =16 9>=2>947 29<>D6 143 => B6 4336336: 4= 3) ### 56; D>9=1 29<6 =16 <742D49= G43 4E6: C64;34==16=2D6>?=164<<2:69= =16D87=25726;45572<4B76 => 123 4E6 23 @)A <<>;:29E7C 7>33 >? ?8=8;6 64;929E 23 ;64336336:4=3 " !# +3) ###MM)MN, 86 => =16 4<<2:69= =16<742D49= 143 38??6;6: E;26H>8329F8;2636G432954=269=?>;456;2>:>?(:4C3 1614338??6;6:47>=>?5429:8;29E=16=;64=D69=6143 => 38??6; =123 :234B272=C 49: 89145529633 =1;>8E1>8= 123 72?6 >932:6;29E =16 6H2:69<6 >? :><=>; 29F8;263 38??6;6: BC =16 <742D49=3 G6 4;6 29<7296: => 69149<6 =16 - 10 - <>D56934=2>9 89:6; =16 164:3 @5429 49: 38??6;29EA ?;>D 3# ### => 3(# ### . @7>33 >? 4D692=263 49: 98=;2=2>9 ?>>:A 143 => B6 69149<6: ?;>D 3# ### => 3 # ### " 16 94=8;6 >? 29F8;263 29:2<4=63 =14= =16 <742D49=D83= 14H6 B66989:6;;63= 49: =;64=D69=?>; 4 56;2>: >? #" D>9=13 >936J869=7C =16 <742D49= 23 69=2=76: ?>; <>D56934=2>9 >? 3 ### +3) ###O" D>9=13, 89:6; =16 164: @7>33 >? 29<>D6 :8;29E 742: 85 56;2>:A >932:6;29E =16 94=8;6 >? 29F8;263 =16 <>D56934=2>94G4;:6:BC=16;2B894789:6;>=16;164:3 23F83=49:;643>94B76 ( 9H26G>?=16F8:ED69=29=16<436>? +385;4, =16 <742D49=3 4;6 69=2=76: => ;6<>H6; =16 <>D56934=2>9 ?;>D 49C >96 >? =16 <<>;:29E7C =16938;49<6>D549C23:2;6<=6:=>:65>32= =16 69=2;6 <>D56934=2>9 4D>89= G2=1 72B6;=C => ;6<>H6; - 11 - (#N>?=164G4;:4D>89=?;>D=16>G96;>?=164129:;4 52<I85E>>:3H612<76B64;29E>&" !# ! 183 =16 <742D49= 23 69=2=76: => =16 ?>77>G29E <>D56934=2>9 )*+,-./0,1,2+3 20+3+,/+.2- -.4.32+2 56/7+ 3051,.8 &-' -.4.32+2 56/70- 13/ &-' 42949:38??6;29E3 # ### (# ### ==69:49=<14;E63 ?>>: 49:<>9H6C49<6<14;E63 ### ### >33>??8=8;629<>D6 # "## " !# 6:2<476M569:2=8;6 ! ## ! ## >33>?29<>D6:8;29E 742:8556;2>: )## ### >33>?4D692=26349: 98=;2=2>9?>>: # ### # ### /.8 9" " "":: 9=16;6387= =16?>77>G29E>;:6;2354336: 4, 1645564723.884+20,*.3/ B, 16 F8:ED69= >? =16 742D3 ;2B8947 23 D>:2?26: - 12 - <, 16 <742D49= 23 69=2=76: => 4 =>=47 <>D56934=2>9>?3 !!# :, 16 938;49<6 >D549C +2938;6; >? <4; B64;29E >&" "!, 23 :2;6<=6: => :65>32= =16 69=2;6 <>D56934=2>9 4D>89= 47>9EG2=129=6;63=4=!N54?;>D=16:4=6 >? ?2729E >? =16 <742D 56=2=2>9 =277 =16 :4=6 >? ;6472L4=2>9 G2=129456;2>:>?32MG66I3?;>D =16 :4=6 >? ;6<625= >? 4 <>5C >? =123 F8:ED69= 6, 16 938;49<6 >D549C 23 4= 72B6;=C => ;6<>H6; (#N >? =16 <>D56934=2>9 4D>89= ?;>D =16 >G96; >? =16 4129:;4 52<I 85 E>>:3H612<76B64;29E>&" !# 2; &#' % 2; & %! ' % 23=>7>"