M G Ranganatha Rao v. Smt Saroja v Krishna
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka (Bengaluru), RFA No. 24 of 2021 (DEC/PAR), decided 12-06-2026, coram Anu Sivaraman and Venkatesh Naik T JJ. (oral judgment per Anu Sivaraman J.). Challenge to judgment and decree dated 29.09.2020 in O.S. No.1387/2016 (LXI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru) decreeing suit for partition and declaration. Appeal disposed of on memorandum of compromise: sale of suit schedule property within 6 months; 60:40 division of Rs.2 crores sale consideration between appellants and respondents; equal sharing of surplus over Rs.2 crores; mesne profits claim given up by respondents; decree to be drawn accordingly; original documents to be returned to appellants; pending interlocatory applications dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of in terms of the memorandum of compromise: parties to endeavour to sell the suit schedule property within 6 months; if sold for Rs.2 crores, appellants together entitled to 60% and respondents together to 40% of the sale consideration; any amount over Rs.2 crores to be shared equally; respondents gave up their claim for mesne profits; Registry to draw the decree accordingly and return original documents to the appellants on proper application and identification; pending interlocutory applications dismissed.