Shivamurthy v. Mahadevamma
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC CRP No.316/2024 (decided 01.12.2025, V Srishananda J): dismissal of defendant-purchaser's Order VII Rule 11(a,b,d) plaint-rejection application upheld. Daughters born when succession opened are coparceners; sale deed 02.08.2004 by Shambaiah and brothers to defendant No.9 did not convey plaintiffs' rights (relied on Vineeta Sharma (2020) 9 SCC 1); 1956 HSA provisions applied at succession; plaint disclosed cause of action; limitation on 2021 suit is mixed question of law and fact. Statutes: S.115 CPC; O.VII R.11 CPC; Hindu Succession Act 1956 S.6/6(1) proviso; Hindu Succession (Karnataka Amendment) Act 1990 (Ss.6A, 6B); Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act 2005. Suit land: Sy.No.71/2, Varuna Hobli/village, Mysuru (2 acres 21 guntas); O.S.No.1526/2021.
What did the court decide?
None. Revision petition dismissed with no order as to costs; liberty reserved to defendant No.10 to urge all available grounds (including limitation) in the trial.