AS/13/1951 of VENKITASUBRAMONIA IYER NARAYANA IYER Vs CHIDAMBAROM ACHARI KOLAPPAN ACHARI on 17 March 1954

1. Gt i d ·":":n>ar0m Ach 3.ri0 1 ::1.r nchari 0i'(rn 11 uvi l akathu\!e 11du,Varkal3. Duac\n,: Var.k:1,l~i .f:·a.kuth.v no.w nndorgning impriG0rn[1]1c.:-nt s.o sc0'nvict i'n 'theContr:11.Fri:30n, Trivandrum.

2. ', vtht:i.~n'<1jn_it~~bra.him Vutty of P3.dam-i lathu nuthen voodu,Kaiulngar chori,Quilon.

"~By Advocate Snri T .K.Narayana Pi l la.i f0r 2nd R,31ondent.

ThiJ 3t>~'.).03.l ouit coming- on for ho&..rin,; 0n 11-3-1954

th0 court on 17thM.arch1954 del ivt;rud th~1 L:' llo11ing:

,J udgmiJnt.

(Doli vored by Snbram<'nia I yor J:)

Tho~-mit against tao d,.:croo inwhich tbi ;33.Dnd'.llby thehtp13.10 t,1 I IL3Or(H.E:iJnforcrnnr:;nt 0f'. hy-pothoc:iti0nbond oxecut[1];d i.n hiJ favour by1Jho 10t dGfond5.nt on 25-7-1123(Ext.A)for .· .2500/- to c:::.rry interoJt at12. he 2nd dt)fondant~~ia a hyunthocatoo fr0mthofiratofth0 id0ntic1 uroportya:., por a d0cum-.;nt ofavan 3te i.e 25-7-1123(~~xt.1)fore.?.0())/-.tiThu nlaintiff claimed priority for hiJ ~nrt;ai0 nvortnat infavour of th. e ?nd def end 9.nt.'N1 J2nr~cL;f ond :t'.1t tut':' rtur-imaking4a oimilar cl:ii'T? fr,r priority fnr his mort a2G.Ph,courbelowunhe1a this ol.a and ha rantedthe plaintiff a ara, forale of the hnotnoca subject to tho li~bili ty under thdnort-J':ago tn f3.v0ur of tho 2nd rl,;fenda.nt.J'ho cue:::;tion inTYOf.F:t.1 i~-::whether either of the 2mortgage3 h: nri iy ove the otherand ifsowhichonhhothe 2auco-equalmortaaos oratin8ult=nus: and payable nari p3a3u./ThGmaxim d9 minitn1Q n0ncurant 12! -The law doeG not/concern itsolf about trifloc:, may a.pr,ly and onahle oourta c,f just-]ico not to take noti co of txusutt«u fractiona of- a day but not·in ca.aon whoro th ore are oonf lictin rihto for tho determinationgg

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o-f wlrich it iJ nocas ary th at th,:;y;Jhou ld dooo. (Br0oma Log:11

'"m:1.xims10th ed itic·n_pa,go 88). In tho wo rda of Fry. J. ao ho thon wan:

"I think tho ls.w ota.nd:J in this way, that whon two deoda a.reoxocuted on the -ag,rna da.Y, tho Court must inquire whichw3.oin f:1.ct first axGcuted first,but that if thor.:, is gny_thing1n ra deeds themaolv,33 toahow an intention., either thattho:ho:o::, .hall take off@ctall take off@ctll take off@ctl take off@ct take off@ctake off@ctke off@cte off@ct off@ctff@ctf@ct@ctcttaririi pay3tor oven that theor oven that ther oven that the oven that theven that theen that the that thehat theat thet the thehee_lateratertererray3tor oven that theor oven that ther oven that the oven that theven that theen that the that thehat theat thet the thehee_lateratertererrtor oven that theor oven that ther oven that the oven that theven that theen that the that thehat theat thet the thehee_lateratertererrlateratertererr tho:ho:o::, ..,hall take off@ctall take off@ctll take off@ctl take off@ct take off@ctake off@ctke off@cte off@ct off@ctff@ctf@ct@ctcttaririi pay3tor oven that theor oven that ther oven that the oven that theven that theen that the that thehat theat thet the thehee_lateratertererrdeed chall take Oifoct1n nr1or1 ty tn tho ,Jtuoarlier.,intha.t cas0 the Gourt wi 11 ;froaume that the chH3dG wBro oxecut-~~eiodn oinf au tha13 ph o3.rrdtieor as_t' .( Ctho g.rti3vide .ee vff. Seci lt tsot thoeo 2 mi Jh1,nifanocet iryntent-i¼1-diviaion 762 at 7tJ76)IIThis rulfao boon fo lloWt.;d by tho court3 in India and iswelll oot:3.blishod.Sao 6 C.L.J.74; 21 I.O.ti)2;A.1.a.1921 M.693; 34 T.L.R.,61.Soction 47 of the Indian Registration Act provia,:;~1 that:

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,,A. rc~i;:;tgrod'~ eAt aha,.11 opcna.te fro-, tho,.timo_from.,nucn itrou1d hav.:CC"l!lmoncod t0CY;)erat•; iIT(H-Ll:.1tra.t1c<:thereof had not bean requ"ired or m·3.clu,3_nr1 not from thotimv 0f it:.~ ro&:i;1tr:1tion.

Fi ;:;her

h:er: sever' instruments have buun eocuteons th,'~f;..me ds..y,ori0ritf «ill fol lo~ th1J nrdorc.,foxecutt,n,3ubj3ct to any coatrary intentionnuarinon taodoo3,and an enoirymay b; 3ircctetoscc tin thotin12 af arocution ii uncertain(ri her on !ortase3·1thEdt tion1931a,go 485).·

Thuestion of riorit bet:unaimltanoucortaas ix 3colte qyggg with by Jon43 a3·1ndor:

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'[1]Thu f3.ct:J are Jhort.Thoi :::dd-:fenant,, _a in noed (Itt0fr:.fand r·.(,tb tb11 2nd dofon-~'ant and ihtJ ula.intiff heln,xJ him by10;1.no.'-Tho2nt dofondantW::3 tho first to1and ,200/ onpromi ::;:Jor / notc(F'.'xt 2).Tho olaintiff folloso& an he lea1520on12-11-1122 aL.10undera uro,nioGory ~1ote(fxt.B).·'n5-7-1123aid to inter:st u todate due totn to plaintiffan! the2nd

..:,1tond:~nt:.~p0n ttu,,· l"\:Jpoctiva Jf:'Jttiiz.. ..'lOry, no_tuz t~V•/;:.(Jl,J iJXI""\.JC:•_Ut10tr1vd-.- r t.r... _·~_ •tr:u_,_1.... J \,t,.;,---dof·-:H'idtif.nt(Ext. l)tn f,.tv0u:r of thut.!nddvf onda.n t-:-, ~ ·.:.··f: x,... A.~ ..), iC ,...,n f_~' 3. ':-v:.::o- •u r 0 ft:H1 ,•plaintiff. xx :o tao doc.aunts ere roziztoryd,on tu so de»43 os. ,;;8.19--and jB. '.:'f) ru ..1.::c.;Jct.iv&li ..·':_,ytJ~i t,..,_,q. t0~i"'rrc~.·,:,1co't-y,),>:i,;1'iJ •iti_ tti~I--±;' ±,r--~' ,e_r ~ ':.-·3L58 do3mcnt11ritor.Hott-.tie ocusats ares ia tut tno? pur ort t.odo5.l'!i thunonctuab<,rad. ':JIO:'.)Ott.f. indocent rforz toth+. thsand th, urecuaat covarantx ia orct::t to ieiity 3n%0r th,,'tner!lhe ii3aar,..~,9 b.,y ai4. !1: Ext. A t!iVO:J>rt. l thn'·ap i tn., t 6$.06us6cs }(1axa: oecutawhiler-r, t.1r.,..,1.,. ,;x·• -~,,_.noxucu .. od) .Ih tJ tit l iJ doucJ oft:no pr! port y'!JtJr ,J::LU v i,r1)rl to th no 1 ai n ti ffd.Od th!.t f )<~ct L,.!h~nti <'-n<.:h:-1 i.n hi ;-idrH~ir-:kn t,,:1:-r:. i 1 i.: nc-th t n;1;_i Jt:.1t,,,,·: 2tbr-ut tna,n .in thi; 2nd dufondant[1]..,1ort·ago.

'!it-0es.u:·and usc.i ale tat :ix docuunt s.3·3xocvta8 fir3t.Pait.{1'Itho fir c1t def &il d:1n t. nor tl'1[1].1 :;or ib eC"f th g documnt.:a c-al l od.1'hoC('IUtt.8fan}ant +aentitled to orioritybs2}araly on the lanu+a nf ttH) in:1trum1;;•wh.1 ~}h in it J Vi 1; li 1 n cii C tt•,-1'1 t,h Q;JGO.UtlnCi..;tho exnro;J.Jirn1( ><:n ~°·cu$a" ) o,ins in te pat an? tho orr,ion:sg.9G:\h~~.-nw,)Oeing in i t1lVi•rW int:h\: fntnr,,i':~fi'\!teJf t(:fi..,1G.'"'+-10·trey3ion in Ext.I no doubt cannot93omelt,} uc± and "ha grpro.J:iion in E~t.1 JtfiY indicqt{)J a oro:~un·t'1.J1'liJl 1s. ~ f[1]JtUr6 3.··t.,but which in the cont,t itraUtda nr,erorit; to inter.re!t'~a,3 ue:1n1ng a;ro ..:ent rath9r th:.:t.n s1 futur.: aet.cl0Ju:nintuntion taut th:tho oth 1.:r.boeau 3tl dVon~hr:n.2 df'CW~ont J'.-ii!-.; tc·_ti~v:-1.J L•10 lten ij•"'U Jbe 3ciuntificJ.l lv~ 3fm·;ltan00uJ.l v~-;~thom albuit nf a Jplit ·execution cont:1inod ir.tJh: t\"f'i docu~.mt.r.On t~1d tJVi.d•.:ir1c,_, 3nd cir·cumatancoo in tho Q:-~ca; tnoroC'.:i.n b,_:; n," do;;bt...awaro ofwhat wa'-J 'boi:-1#-r!:-,n,.: tt,tL:; 0thor':end thJt tho intontionof all the .conoo,rnod•~13 t,;J t thiJ mortgagoo abould rankp-[II!!"']-a[_.]r[-]i[~] p[-]["=:']a[-]o['"==-]u.I.n 0 tnt;r ~rda. tnr.ru[.][ .].~,u 1. tMIi,{.U ,..,~ t ~· ~· a~tn·"'l •V." , I.!)•-.. 2 ..h. on"" ,..,d ,u?. .,__. .,gu[11].,-;<;II-.i :~~hn·t•iaa Q:XOCUtqg i '.", f !!t~ll r oibf' tr;t::.;;,,laintiff an<i tLo/dof<1ndant•for tbs rumoctiva±cont zayal,to them accuria. t.g 1ti3n,no;:_,'

.J'~(l 0n th J, t Vi tJt tt.\41•·~·~-rot' or.mcut0 o_c:-.rtoctnt.:;nt :y, t.10 othor fi tJ i :i:.:.nd tho t'.,¥0 tl'.'g..t_.._.h n._r.·.,n~•-- ..\_:_·_.4'.,·--J,-:~ ..... ,s• '- -Mt •3t""/ .n17 !•· ..}i.o:oi;,('1[1]«,,'?·,-i "' i.1 u.r j..u}t:j a:~•t..n.t.,,,thiu-rVaio.re- i_ ;-t_.. 1.. l.i...imoou,..1'..-10r~ccr•:1.:;tru,: t.tu?dt1cumont:1 A snd l ('th11rwi.J•) thn ii....;not thur tho ol·.:intiff nvr thv?nd dofond,in t L1 ~tt:[1]

pri<'r.1 tf ovur th·.: othur.

qu:3tin than i3i: toe

of"C'U~ti ~ tcdoi,-:u9.Cootrting tr, trl:th if di~:covoratlu from thetrit,4,::nco. t:J-ugt ii. mg_-,: not accord rith thoG t;.10 a.Jt up by eithorparty, if th1::t cculd bu c.0n,.;llJi thout 0cc2...:lion in;;:iurumbarr[1]1~1crm(;nt,or pr,;,iudicD, tn oi thor party th?.t i 1 t£".m1y incaaoJ falling ut f tho ~rdinary rulo enunciatod by the Privy~~:;.i.cr.ur n r::nqt.f.'\l 1i';,: I. h.7iJ..t p. 23)nnc! by· th u f:L"P remo C0urt in I roj,.n and Co.v. taganpa Gh ottiar(19··5· -x'i,i.'}.h1·.";)..,,i·,.3l--ba .·t.44·-2.T"Ithiu 2l° imt213I4or or •·ex:L.ors. tod roliofJ.J in thi.'.:l ca.ao· i 3 no rccon to deny a p::irtythe smaller relief tat ne is founo entitlcd to.The mortacsgExt. A01nd l ocJing eo-1Jqual:tnd ao the 3ocurt t.v c:1n bo aold butone thorcan be only on .:: aui t•~hich muat bo toonforcG thoentire ClJ.im.Ono of tne c0-claimqnt,[1] i ,?,t!0w0ver,onti tledt0 inatitute thoGutt making tho oth rs. duf,.mdant.Thn 01::itin th,; oro.1unt c~.,Go'il'ilf bo regarded a,3 0no t0 onfcLcc11'lain tiff' 0mortgag'f-lon,;; rt th that of tho 2nd defendant.Tho ueation ofcourt fee then ari3HJ. Plaintiff aid conrt f, oa}y for he1'':1110Jnt ,:re+.n"li113.nd ~- n( court fe0 ;,71;.'j bo:Jn.3jd bv thu 2nddef r.H7d !).n t forC!2i. In svcharise3 in cases sh;re o foreman secures hi: rocrtltabili tio2 underJchi. tt7.. the n\roo-!.cr-:-::r0cDduro-rn:11.-:-I bo to allowtngit to be filedTith a court fo for the aaount c1aimedby the ri 1 -1in tiff,di to.c ting th c, 0 thor cc-.- c l:i J. ri:.:;,n-i-0,·1nfend9.ntr,to uaycc1-urt fo(J upon the amounts dug to thom and thereupon toD::133 tho ducreo in favour of all th:; ro ..1roctiV(; a:r:cuntG duo to"rd JtJ i ·:: t·· t[.]n i;·:; 1 · ::.·: . 1 t n-1. ,. r r "'andtjon of juatico bGJidoa providing ehanco3 for c0 l111.Ji.o:1 t0 dofeatjUJtcL::.im..:;.( Su,; SL.1.J.!l.1.il Chotti.f.U. v ..,Sup.Qi:l]._Qp.t.;,t1i1,r -18C0chin 483).'.u ac:corcJingly order hat oa the 2nd'd<.:fondantfiling a statenent of hi claim and psviag ccurt fee thereonvd.thin3.r:onth:J from this d:::.t,:i, there ·ill,a dcrce in hi!\Tr.,ourt: 0.·'e::i.c.,1p3_rt/ includini:: cootJ of oxocutionwi 11 firatbea.ppreciatGd by the reaooctivo parties and tho bra.lance would bep3.1• dpr0-ra at and,1•r t_h. odprocoo sid, are su1a.1ic1,ent t,hen both tho ct~claimo·~0ultJ bo~1i1chs.rgcr1 in full; othorwioo1 tho b::1.lanco can befr0m th.::, firJt tri:airttiif dofund::1.nt uer;:mnally.'.l10uld.,h('W1Jvor,thuprocoodalog,vo a aurplu!::1ftor:11.tiJfactinn 0f th:: claim3 of both~tho p::1r tieouch JUipluowi 11 belong., and will be p:.1id 0vor, to thofirGt defonds.nt. Aa rogarrl3 ccL1t3 in tho npccia.1 ;irr~l3Uxr;ircum -

ci rcumatanceowe di a1oct that tho coato of both the parties ineluding coats horoaf tor to bo 'lincurrod by 2nd dofendant bywayof court fee do formart of .tho docreo r•3covor:tble frC'm tho aaic phypothicas,nd from tho first defendant iri per ~0n.Nei th.er thepl'itntiff n0r tho 2ni defendant io rond13rod lia.010 f0r the costsof the other.Iho::1pp09,l i:1 allowed to tho ertatova indicated,and instead of the decree oi tae courtbclon tlure rillbe 3 #grdocreo in tholi Jui t in favour oth of laintiff J.nd,---,f 2ndd1:iondan t on tho linu~rnonti ·,nod i.n t:-1i 1.j ud·:lmont. If tho 2nd1,Jfondant ails to subnit toe statement of the claim and pay courtfeo1-h ororn::-;;ith in tb(: t i'DB 3poc_ified orwit.hin auch further timeao tho court ::ol0w:n:;.y sllow, in th:1t bohalf,hi ci cl::li.1wi 11not. b,j 3.djudie.~tod and th,3 docroe will be confined to grantingtho claim ofthe plaintiff itn:i 11C0JtJ.the.ogh hayath!±,J:I agree.17th arch 1354/'er( 'rru,:;Jop )

-it½\. . ~~-7,A;:mt.HegL3tr:1r forHogiatrar.

A • S. 1 3 of1951.Judgment.