Dr. Mohammed Altaf Hussain v. Smt. Parvathamma

JUDGMENT AND DECREE O.S NO.1166/2010 DATED

03.08.2019 PASSED DISMISSING THE SUIT OF THE APPELLANT BY THE XII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU AND ETC.,

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR

ORAL JUDGMENT

Learned counsel for the appellant and respondent No.1 have submitted memorandum of compromise petition filed under Order XXIII Rule 3 of CPC. They have submitted that they have compromised the matter between themselves amicably on their own will and wish without any undue influence and coercion by any other third party. Therefore, requested to dispose of the appeal in terms of the compromise petition.

¶2Their submission and compromise petition are placed on record.

¶3To the compromise petition, the appellant and the Advocates for both the parties have put their respective signatures. The compromise petition reads as under: "COMPROMISE PETITION UNDER ORDER XXIII RULE 3 OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908

The Appellant and the Respondents above named, most respectfully submit as follows:

¶1The Appellant herein, namely Dr. Mohamed Altaf Hussain, had instituted a suit in O.S. No. 1166/2010 on the file of the XII Additional City Civil Judge, Bengaluru, seeking for a declaration of title and consequential relief of possession in respect of the suit Schedule property against the defendant/Respondent No.1.

¶2The said suit came to be dismissed by the Learned Trial Court vide Judgment and Decree dated 03.08.2019, against which the Plaintiff preferred the present Regular First Appeal No. 2158/2019 before this Hon'ble Court.

¶3It is further submitted that, the dispute between the parties with respect to the identity and ownership of the properties bearing Site Nos. 17 and 18, as the Respondent has been asserting ownership over both the said sites, whereas the Appellant was claiming ownership and possession particularly over Site No. 18. During the pendency of the present appeal, the parties, namely the Appellant and the Respondents, have entered into amicable negotiations with a view to settle all their disputes once and for all, in order to avoid prolonged litigation and to bring about a final and peaceful resolution of the matter.

¶4Pursuant to such understanding, the Appellant and the Respondents have mutually agreed to sell and convey their respective sites, namely Site No. 18 (belonging to the Appellant) and Site No. 17 & 18 (belonging to the Respondents), both situated adjacent to each other and forming part of Survey No. 74/1, to Mr. Suresh and Mr. Devaraj P., the intending purchasers, for a total sale consideration of Rs. 1,38,62,000/-

(Rupees One Crore Thirty-Eight Lakhs Sixty-Two Thousand Only).

¶5It is agreed that out of the said total sale consideration, the purchasers have agreed to pay a sum of Rs.70,00,000/- (Rupees Seventy Lakhs only) to the Appellant, Dr. Mohamed Altaf Hussain, towards full and final settlement of all his claims, rights, title, and Interest over the property bearing Site No. 18, and in consideration of the said payment, the Appellant has agreed to withdraw the present appeal and abandon all claims against the Respondents absolutely and unconditionally.

¶6The balance sale consideration out of Rs.78,62,000/- shall be paid to the Respondent in terms of the said sale transaction, and the Respondent shall accordingly execute the necessary conveyance documents jointly with the Appellant in favour of the purchasers, namely Mr. Suresh and Mr. Devaraj P., in accordance with the terms of the Agreement of Sale dated 30/08/2025. A copy of which is annexed hereto and marked as Annexure A to this compromise petition.

¶7It is submitted that, in order to ensure that a clear and marketable title is conveyed to the purchasers, namely Mr. Suresh and Mr. Devaraj P., and to bring finality to all controversies relating to title, possession, and enjoyment of the said properties, the Appellant hereby unequivocally gives up all his rights, claims, and contentions over both Site No. 17 & 18, and admits and acknowledges that the Respondent is the absolute owners of the sites bearing 17 &

18.

¶8The parties hereto declare that the above settlement has been arrived at voluntarily, of their own free will and volition, without any coercion, undue influence, misrepresentation, or pressure of any kind, and after fully understanding the implications and consequences of this settlement.

¶9The parties further declare that upon receipt of the said sum of Rs. 70,00,000/-, the Appellant shall have no further claim or right, title, or interest of any kind whatsoever over the schedule property or against the Respondents in respect of the subject matter of this appeal, and the same shall stand finally and irrevocably settled.

10.The parties humbly pray that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to record this compromise and pass a decree in terms of this compromise petition, and to direct that the compromise shall form part of the decree of this Hon'ble Court.

11.The parties submit that they have duly signed this Compromise Petition in the presence of their respective counsel, and the same may kindly be recorded in the interest of justice and equity.

SUIT SCHEDULE PROPERTY

All that piece and parcel of the immovable property bearing Site No. 18, situated in Survey No. 74/1, Katha No. 74/1/18, of Dasarahalli Town Municipality, within the limits of Shree Gandhada Kavalu, Yeshwanthapura Hobli, Bengaluru North Taluk, measuring East to West: on the northern side 51 feet on the southern side 41 feet and North to South: 60 feet, bounded

EAST BY: Private Property WEST BY: 30 feet Road NORTH BY: Site Bearing No. 17 SOUTH BY: 40 feet Road

PRAYER

Wherefore, the Appellant and the Respondents most respectfully pray that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to:

A. Record the above compromise entered into between the Appellant and the Respondents;

B. Dispose of the appeal in terms of the compromise; and

C. Incorporate the terms of this compromise petition in the decree to be drawn by this Hon'ble Court, in the interest of justice and equity."

¶4Accordingly, the appeal is disposed of in terms of the compromise petition.

¶5Draw the decree accordingly.

¶6The copy of the compromise petition shall be read as part and parcel of the decree.

Sd/- (HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) JUDGE

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 2158 OF 2019 (DEC/INJ) BETWEEN: 1. DR. MOHAMMED ALTAF HUSSAIN S/OG HUSSAIN PIRAL AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/A NO.732 12TH MAIN, III STAGE RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU – 560 010. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR C S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. PARVATHAMMA W/O LATE LINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/A 16TH CROSS SHREE GANDHADA NAGAR Digitally signed by THEJAS KUMAR N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HEGGANAHALLI, VISHVANIDAM POST BENGALURU – 560 091. 2. MR. SADUQ S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/A NO.16, KREEMSAB LAYOUT SHREEGANDHADA KAVALU BENGALURU – 560 091. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHASHANK SRIDHAR, ADVOCATE FOR R1; V/O DATED 15/6/26-APPEAL AGAINST R2 IS DISMISSED) THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 R/W ORDER 41 OF CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE