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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 2006 OF 2017 BETWEEN:
SRI. MOHAMMED MUSTHAFA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O ABDUL KAREEM R/AT GADIGADDE HOUSE, HAREKALA POST, MANGALURU REPRESENTED BY HIS GPA HOLDER SRI. HAMEED HAJI AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS S/O LATE HYDROSE HAJI R/AT CLASS I PWD CONTRACTOR MANGALORE CONSTRUCTION CO., SHAW COMPLEX, BENDORE WELL KANKANADY, MANGALURU - 2. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. UDAYA PRAKASH MULIYA, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. PURUSHOTHAM AGED 61 YEARS S/O LATE KAMALA
2. SMT. TULASI AGED 55 YEARS D/O LATE KAMALA
Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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3. SRI. GAUTHAM AGED 38 YEARS S/O SMT. TULASI
4. SRI. KEERTHAN AGED 30 YEARS S/O SMT. TULASI
5. SRI. VISHAL AGED 26 YEARS S/O SMT. TULASI
6. SRI. CHANDRA BHUSHAN AGED 55 YEARS S/O LATE KAMALA
7. SRI. JAGAJEEVANDAS AGED 63 YEARS S/O SMT. KAMALAKSHI
8. SMT. SWAYAMPRABHA AGED 66 YEARS D/O SMT. KAMALAKSHI
9. SMT. SHIFALI AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS D/O SMT. SUJYOTHSNA
10. SMT. MITHALI AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS D/O SMT. SUJOTHSNA
11. SMT. SUJYOTHSNA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS D/O SMT. KAMALAKSHI
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12. SMT. SUNAIANA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS D/O SMT. SWAMAYPRABHA
13. SRI. SUSHEER AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS S/O SMT. SWAMAYPRABHA
14. SMT. SUSHMA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS D/O SMT. SWAMAYPRABHA
15. SRI. VIJAYA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS S/O SMT. KAMALAKSHI
16. SMT. KAMALAKSHI AGED ABOUT 89 YEARS D/O LATE LAKXMI
17. SRI. JAYAVANTH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS S/O SMT. KAMALAKSHI
18. SRI. JNANESH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS S/O SMT. KAMALAKSHI
19. SRI. JAGADEESH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS S/O SMT. KAMALAKSHI
20. SRI. CHANDRAHAS AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS S/O LATE RADHA
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21. SMT. MANORAMA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS D/O LATE RADHA
22. SRI. GOPINATH AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS S/O SMT. MANORAMA
23. SRI. DEVADAS AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS S/O LATE RADHA
24. SMT. SHASHIKALA AGED 66 YEARS D/O LATE RADHA
25. SMT. HARINAKSHI AGED 44 YEARS D/O SMT. SHASHIKALA
26. SRI. RAJA @ RAJESH AGED 43 YEARS S/O SMT. SHASHIKALA
27. SRI.
YOGISH AGED 41 YEARS S/O SMT. SHASHIKALA
28. SRI. KAMALESH AGED 37 YEARS S/O SMT. SHASHIKALA
29. SMT. INDUMATHI AGED 64 YEARS D/O LATE RADHA
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30. SRI. MAHESH AGED 34 YEARS S/O SMT. INDUMATHI
31. SMT. JAYASHREE AGED 31 YEARS D/O SMT. INDUMATHI
32. SRI. HEMACHANDRA AGED 59 YEARS S/O LATE RADHA
33. SMT. BEENA AGED 49 YEARS D/O LATE RATHNAVATHI
34. SRI. SWEEKRITH AGED 30 YEARS S/O SMT. BEENA
35. SMT. SHIFALI AGED 32 YEARS D/O SMT. BEENA
36. SMT. PADMINI AGED 43 YEARS D/O LATE RATHNAVATHI
37. SRI. SHUSRUTH AGED 19 YEARS S/O SMT. PADMINI REP. BY HIS MOTHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN SMT. PADMINI
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38. SRI. CHIRAG AGED 15 YEARS S/O SMT. PADMINI REP. BY HIS MOTHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN SMT. PADMINI
39. SRI. BHARATHRAJ AGED 35 YEARS S/O LATE RATHNAVATHI
40. SMT. DEVAYANI AGED 62 YEARS D/O LATE RADHA
41. SRI. RAJESH AGED 32 YEARS S/O SMT. DEVAYANI
42. SMT. RAJESHWARI AGED 32 YEARS D/O SRI. BHARATHRAJ
43. SMT. VASANTHI AGED 75 YEARS D/OLATE JANAKI
44. SMT. NAYANA AGED 54 YEARS D/O SMT. VASANTHI
45. SMT. DIVYA AGED 31 YEARS D/O SMT. NAYANA
46. SMT. BABY SWATHI
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AGED 29 YEARS D/O SMT. NAYANA
47. SRI. KEERTHAN AGED 27 YEARS S/O SMT. NAYANA
48. SRI. THARANATH AGED 51 YEARS S/O SMT. VASANTHI
49. SMT. SUMANA AGED 49 YEARS D/O SMT. VASANTHI
50. MISS. DEEPIKA AGED 27 YEARS D/O SMT. SUMANA
51. MISS. RACHANA D/O SMT. SUMANA, AGED 24 YEARS
52. SMT. CHETHANA D/O SMT. VASANTHI, AGED 47 YEARS
53. SMT. SUCHETHA AGED 23 YEARS D/O SMT. CHETHANA
54. SMT. KALPANA D/O SMT. VASANTHI AGED 42 YEARS
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55. MASTER TIRUSH MINOR, S/O DEFENDANT NO.39, REP.
BY HIS MOTHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN DEFT. NO.39 SMT. KALAPANA,
56. SRI. PRASANNA AGED 43 YEARS S/O SMT. VASANTHI
57. SMT. SHEELA AGED 69 YEARS D/O LATE NARSA,
58. SRI. ANIL S/O SMT. SHEELA AGED 43 YEARS
59. SRI. GANGADHAR S/O LATE NARSA, AGED 64 YEARS
60. SRI. DAYANANDA AGED 64 YEARS S/O LATE NARSA,
61. SRI. UMESH AGED 54 YEARS S/O LATE NARSA,
62. SRI. THANESHWAR AGED 62 YEARS S/O LATE NARSA,
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63. SMT. GIRIJA AGED 74 YEARS D/O.LATE NARAYANA,
64. SMT. LATHA AGED 53 YEARS D/O. SMT. GIRIJA,
65. SRI. VASANTH AGED 51 YEARS S/O. SMT. GIRIJA,
66. SRI. JAYANTHA AGED 49 YEARS S/O. SMT. GIRIJA,
67. SRI. NISHITH AGED 49 YEARS S/O.SMT. GIRIJA,
68. SRI. PRASHANTH AGED 43 YEARS S/O. SMT. GIRIJA,
69. SMT. DEEKSHITHA AGED 34 YEARS D/O. SMT. GIRIJA,
70. SRI. RAMAPPA AGED 86 YEARS S/O LATE SHESHAMMA,
SMT. YAMUNA (SINCE DEAD) BY HER LR'S NO.71 TO 73
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71. SMT. PRABHAVATHI, AGED 61 YEARS, D/O.LATE YAMUNA,
72. SMT. LOLAKSHI AGED 56 YEARS D/O.LATE YAMUNA, R/AT KARKERA GARDEN, BOLOR, MANGALURU - 575 001. 73. SMT. SUREKHA AGED 54 YEARS D/O.LATE YAMUNA,
74. SMT. LEELA D/O.LATE MANNA KARKERA, AGED 96 YEARS
75. SMT. BHAVANI D/O LATE MANNA KARKERA AGED 86 YEARS
76. SMT. THARA D/O LATE MANNA KARKERA AGED 86 YEARS
77. SRI. DAMODAR S/O LATE MANNA KARKERA AGED 84 YEARS
78. SMT. SAVITHA W/O LATE PURUSHOTHAM DAUGHTER IN LAW OF LATE MANNA KARKERA
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79. SMT. NAYANA S/O SMT. SAVITHA AGED 49 YEARS
80. SMT. REENA D/O SMT. SAVITHA AGED 44 YEARS
81. SRI. SUDHAKAR S/O SMT. SAVITHA AGED 43 YEARS
82. SMT. HONNAMMA W/O LATE SANJEEVA AMIN, DAUGHTER IN LAW OF LATE MANNA KARKERA AGED 87 YEARS
83. SMT. POORNIMA D/O SMT.
HONNAMMA AGED 55 YEARS
84. SRI. NARAYANA S/O LATE MANNA KARKERA AGED 69 YEARS
85. SMT. PADMINI D/O LATE LAXMAN KARKERA AGED 81 YEARS
86. SMT. LALITHA D/O LATE SUNDARA AGED 85 YEARS
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87. SMT. SUSHEELA D/O LATE SUNDARA AGED 83 YEARS
88. SMT. CHETHANA D/O SMT. SUSHEELA AGED 49 YEARS
89. BABY CHITHRITHA AGED 12 YEARS D/O SMT. CHETHANA REP. BY HER MOTHER & N/G SMT. CHETHANA
90. MASTER CHIRAJ AGED 21 YEARS S/O SMT. CHETHANA REP. BY HIS MOTHER & N/G DEFENDANT NO.74. 91. SRI. RAJESH AGED 50 YEARS S/O SMT. SUSHEELA
92. SRI. SHAILESH AGED 47 YEARS S/O SMT. SUSHEELA
93. SMT. JAYANTHI D/O LATE SUNDARI AGED 74 YEARS
94. SMT. SUJAYA D/O LATE SUNDARI AGED 77 YEARS
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95. SMT. SUGUNA D/O LATE YAMUNA AGED 87 YEARS
96. SMT. USHA D/O LATE SUGUNA AGED 63 YEARS
97. SRI. KIRANRAJ S/O SMT. USHA AGED 44 YEARS
98. SRI. MOHANRAJ S/O SMT. USHA AGED 40 YEARS
99. SRI. HARISH S/O SMT. SUGUNA AGED 55 YEARS
100. SMT. POOJAMAALA D/O SMT. SUGUNA AGED 50 YEARS
101. SRI. PRAJWAL S/O SMT. POOJAMAALA AGED 29 YEARS
102. SMT. PRIYANKA D/O SMT. POOJAMAALA AGED 26 YEARS
103. SMT. PRATHIKSHA D/O SMT. POOJAMAALA AGED 25 YEARS. - 14 -
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104. SRI. TAJRAJ S/O SMT. SUGUNA AGED 49 YEARS
105. SRI. DEVADAS S/O LATE PUSHPA, AGED 59 YEARS
106. SRI. RAVIRAJ S/O LATE PUSHPA AGED 59 YEARS
107. SMT. BHARATHI AGED 48 YEARS D/O LATE PUSHPA R/AT KARKERA GARDENT BOLOR, MANGALURU - 575 001. 108. BABY KAVYA AGED 17 YEARS D/O BHARATHI MINOR, REPRESENTED BY HER MOTHER AND N/G SMT. BHARATHI,
109. SMT. CHANCHALAKSHI D/O LATE PUSHPA AGED 57 YEARS
110. SRI. PRATHAP S/O SMT.CHANCHALAKSHI, AGED 31 YEARS
111. MASTER.
MAHESH S/O SMT.CHANCHALAKSHI, AGED 27 YEARS
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112. SRI. LALITHKUMAR S/O LATE SAVITHRI, AGED 46 YEARS
113. SMT. HARINAKSHI D/O LATE SAVITHRI, AGED 46 YEARS
114. MISS. NEHA D/O SMT.HARINAKSHI, AGED 26 YEARS
115. SRI. PRASHANTH S/O LATE SAVITHRI, AGED 36 YEARS
116. SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O LATE SAVITHRI, AGED 54 YEARS
117. SMT.KIRANA D/O LATE SEETHA, AGED 49 YEARS
118. SRI. MANOJ S/O LATE SEETHA, AGED 46 YEARS
119. SRI.SURAJ S/O LATE SEETHA, AGED 44 YEARS
120. BABY SHREYA MINOR, AGED 15 YEARS D/O SMT.KIRANA,
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REP. BY HER MOTHER & N/G SMT.KIRANA,
121. SMT.RAMANI D/O LATE PARVATHI, AGED 61 YEARS
122. SMT. ASHWINI D/O SMT.RAMANI, AGED 36 YEARS
123. SRI. AVINASH S/O SMT. RAMANI AGED 32 YEARS
124. SMT. DIVYA D/O SMT. RAMANI AGED 34 YEARS
125. SMT. PARVATHI W/O LATE SESHAPPA, AGED 88 YEARS
126. SRI. MAHAESHCHANDRA S/O SMT. PARVATHI AGED 56 YEARS
127. SMT. SULANTHI D/O SMT. PARVATHI AGED 58 YEARS
128. SRI. RAVINDRA S/O SMT. PARVATHI AGED 60 YEARS
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129. SMT. MEERA D/O LATE RAMESH AGED 65 YEARS
130. SRI. SUSHANTH S/O SMT. MEERA AGED 40 YEARS
131. SMT. SUHANI D/O SMT. MEERA AGED 42 YEARS
132. SRI. KEERTHI KARKERA S/O LATE RAMAPPA, AGED 56 YEARS
133. SRI. VIVEK KARKERA S/O LATE RAMAPPA AGED 60 YEARS
RESPONDENTS NO.125 TO 134 ARE R/AT AMBA HITHLU NEAR MEENAKSHI BAKERY, HOIGE BAZAR, MANGALORE - 575 001. 134. SRI. SACHINDRA KARKERA S/O LATE RAMAPPA AGED 66 YEARS
135. SMT. KASTURI D/O.LATE RAMAPPA, AGED 71 YEARS
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136. SMT. RAMMI D/O.LATE RAMAPPA, AGED 68 YEARS
RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 124 AND A34 TO A37 ARE R/AT KARKERA GARDEN, BOLOR, MANGALURU - 575 001. 137. SRI.
AZIZ ANDKA @ ABDUL AZIA S/O.ALTE ABDUL KHADER HAJI, AGED 71 YEARS R/AT DOOR NO.21-1-27, HOIGE BAZAR, MANGALORE - 01. 138. SRI. SHIVA ADULT, PARENTAGE NOT KNOWN, R/AT DOOR NO.21-1-27, AMBA HITHULU, NEAR MEENAKSHI BAKERY, HOIGE BAZAR, MANGALORE - 01. 139. SRI. UMESH BALIGA ADULT, PARENTAGE NOT KNOWN, R/AT DOOR NO.21-1-23/1, AMBA HITHULU, NEAR MEENAKSHI BAKERY, HOIGE BAZAR, MANGALORE - 01. 140. SRI. UMESH BALIGA, ADULT, PARENTAGE NOT KNOWN, R/AT DOOR NO.21-1-24,
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AMBA HITHULU, NEAR MEENAKSHI BAKERY, HOIGE BAZAR, MANGALORE - 01. 141. SMT. SUNDARI, ADULT PARENTAGE NOT KNOWN, R/AT DOOR NO.21-1-24/1, AMBA HITHULU, NEAR MEENAKSHI BAKERY, HOIGE BAZAR, MANGALORE - 01. 142. SMT. KAMALAKSHI ADULT, PARENTAGE NOT KNOWN, R/AT DOOR NO.21-1-25, AMBA HITHULU, NEAR MEENAKSHI BAKERY, HOIGE BAZAR, MANGALORE - 01. 143. SMT. TARA PRABHU ADULT, PARENTAGE NOT KNOWN, R/AT DOOR NO.21-1-23/1, AMBA HITHULU, NEAR MEENAKSHI BAKERY, HOIGE BAZAR, MANGALORE - 01. 144. SRI. YELLAPPA, ADULT, PARENTAGE NOT KNOWN,
145. SRI. RAMACHANDRA, ADULT PARENTAGE NOT KNOWN,
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146. SRI. RAMESH, ADULT, PARENTAGE NOT KNOWN,
147. SMT. JAYA, ADULT, PARENTAGE NOT KNOWN,
RESPONDENT NO.138 TO 147 ARE RESIDING AT AMBA HITHLU, NEAR MEENAKSHI BAKERY, HOIGE BAZAR, MANGALORE - 01. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. AADEESH P, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SACIN B.S, ADVOCATE FOR C/R1 TO R8)
THIS RSA IS FILED UNDER SEC.100 OF CPC., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 28.6.2017 PASSED IN RA NO.55/2013 ON THE FILE OF THE IV ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, D.K, MANGALORE, DISMISSING THE APPEAL AND CONFIRMING THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 6.2.2012 PASSED IN OS NO.257/2006 ON THE FILE OF THE IST ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, MANGALORE, TRIAL COURT DECREED THE SUIT. APPELLATE COURT DISMISSED THE APPEAL. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY,
JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA
ORAL JUDGMENT
1. Heard Sri.Udaya Prakash Muliya, learned counsel for the appellant and Sri.Aadeesh P., learned counsel appearing on behalf of Sri.Sachin B. S., learned counsel for the respondent Nos.1 to 8. 2. Present second appeal is filed by the defendant No.124 in O.S.No.257/2006. A suit for partition came to be filed by the plaintiffs which got decreed after due trial in respect of following properties granting 15/137th share in the schedule properties:
SCHEDULE A (DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY) Immovable property situated in Hoige Bazaar Ward of Mangalore Taluk and comprised in T.S.No. R.S.No. Extent 8 8
AC
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Boundaries: North: Survey Line South: Survey Line East: Hoige Bazar Road West: Survey Sub-Division Line SCHEDULE B (DESCRIPTION OF THE PREMISES) Non residential premises Door No.21-1-23, 21-1-23/1 and residential premises bearing Door No.21-1-24, 21-1-24/1, 21- 1-25, 21-1-26, 21-1-27, 21-1-27/1 and one building without door number situated in RS No.8 and TS No.8 measuring 0.44 acres at Hoige Bazaar ward of Mangalore Taluk.”
3. Appellant said to have purchased the property by a document said to have been executed by defendant No.123 who allegedly had the power under the General Power of Attorney executed by Sesamma, Manna Karkera, Yamuna and Kamala. 4. Before the Trial Court, appellant did not choose to enter the witness box and substantiate that the claim of the plaintiffs is incorrect for the reasons best known to him. 5. On the contrary, material on record especially the death certificates filed by plaintiff would go to show that the aforesaid persons namely Sesamma and others said to have
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died on 07.03.1976, 06.06.1977, 02.01.1982 and 13.07.2002 respectively. Death certificates in that regard are marked at Exs.P.4 to 7. 6. In other words, as on the date of alienation said to have been made by defendant No.123 in favour of defendant No.124 which is claimed as the right for defendant No.124 to resist the suit claim, General Power of Attorney ceased to exist by operation of law on account of the death of the principal as per the law of agency as is contemplated under Section 201 of the Indian Contract Act. 7.
As such, suit came to be decreed. Before the First Appellate Court however, an attempt has been made by the appellant herein to assail with the said finding recorded by the learned Trial Judge but was unsuccessful inasmuch as the probative value of Exs.P.4 to 7 was reappreciated by the learned Judge in the First Appellate Court. 8. Thus, the judgment of the Trial Court and the First Appellate Court is based on sound, legal principles and based on the factual aspects. - 24 -
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9. Since there is a concurrent finding on the factual aspect that the principals in the alleged General Power of Attorney were no more as on the date of alienation by defendant No.123 to defendant No.124, this Court does not find any merits in the substantial questions of law raised in the appeal memorandum. 10. Accordingly, the following:
ORDER i. Admission is declined. ii. Appeal is dismissed. iii. However, if any defence is available with regard to equitable partition, same is kept open to be urged by the appellant in the Final Decree Proceedings. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE KAV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 87