SA/16/1980 of VELAYUDHAN' S SON ARYANTHOTTATHIL SANKARAN Vs VELAYUDHAN'S CHILDREN VALLAPALI KALI on 3 June 1987

1..\Jelayudhan' s sonelayudhan' s sonlayudhan' s sonayudhan' s sonyudhan' s sonudhan' s sondhan' s sonhan' s sonan' s sonn' s son' s son s son sononAryanthottathil Sankaran, residing atryanthottathil Sankaran, residing atyanthottathil Sankaran, residing atanthottathil Sankaran, residing atnthottathil Sankaran, residing atthottathil Sankaran, residing athottathil Sankaran, residing atottathil Sankaran, residing atttathil Sankaran, residing attathil Sankaran, residing atathil Sankaran, residing atthil Sankaran, residing athil Sankaran, residing atil Sankaran, residing atl Sankaran, residing at Sankaran, residing atankaran, residing atnkaran, residing atkaran, residing ataran, residing atran, residing atan, residing atn, residing at, residing at residing atesiding atsiding atiding atding ating atng atg at attamsommsomsommdesomesomsomomminnKozhikode Talukozhikode Talukzhikode Talukhikode Talukikode Talukkode Talukode Talukde Taluke Talukaluklukukk(died).died).ied).ed).d).)..amsommsomsommdesomesomsomomminnKozhikode Talukozhikode Talukzhikode Talukhikode Talukikode Talukkode Talukode Talukde Taluke Talukaluklukukk(died).died).ied).ed).d).)..

1..\Jelayudhan' s sonelayudhan' s sonlayudhan' s sonayudhan' s sonyudhan' s sonudhan' s sondhan' s sonhan' s sonan' s sonn' s son' s son s son sononAryanthottathil Sankaran, residing atryanthottathil Sankaran, residing atyanthottathil Sankaran, residing atanthottathil Sankaran, residing atnthottathil Sankaran, residing atthottathil Sankaran, residing athottathil Sankaran, residing atottathil Sankaran, residing atttathil Sankaran, residing attathil Sankaran, residing atathil Sankaran, residing atthil Sankaran, residing athil Sankaran, residing atil Sankaran, residing atl Sankaran, residing at Sankaran, residing atankaran, residing atnkaran, residing atkaran, residing ataran, residing atran, residing atan, residing atn, residing at, residing at residing atesiding atsiding atiding atding ating atng atg at attf!//annooramsommsomsommdesomesomsomomminnKozhikode Talukozhikode Talukzhikode Talukhikode Talukikode Talukkode Talukode Talukde Taluke Talukaluklukukk(died).died).ied).ed).d).)..amsommsomsommdesomesomsomomminnKozhikode Talukozhikode Talukzhikode Talukhikode Talukikode Talukkode Talukode Talukde Taluke Talukaluklukukk(died).died).ied).ed).d).)..2.Velayudtian[1]s sonAryan thottathil Chayik aliasKunhappu,do.d

3. Alayan:;rttathil

dece3sesSankaran' s wireAmmu,do.

4. Thank»am,Q/0Sankaran,de,do.

s.f'ladhavi,do.do.

6,Ramach andran,5/o.do.do.

7. Indira, 0/o.do.:::lo.

8. Deuarajan,5/o.du,do.

9. Remavathi,D/o.do.do.

10. Prathikumaran {minor 15years)by Gu3rdian t! i 3rd aopellant.

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~,ur,pelamental appell-:nts are impleadad as LRs of 1st appellantas per order on C.M.P.No.5031of1985.

OyAdvs.T.R.G.\Jarriar 3nd Sabastian Javis.

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1. Velayudhan'sLadli.kliJtaa\Jallapali kali, residing at Mannoor amsoand desom inKozhikode Taluk.and desom inKozhikode Taluk.

2. VannathodiAmmu,residing at Cheruvannooramsomand desominl<ozhikoda Taluk.l<ozhikoda Taluk.

3,VashiyedanImbichammu, residing atMannooramsomanddesominKozhikode T aluk.Kozhikode T aluk.

4.8alakrishnan, P.8.i'ilo. 51218,Dammam 312122,SaudiArabia.

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T •KOCHU THOPll'ICN, J.

SeA.No.16 of 1980-C

JUDGfllE NT

The appellants are tha detendan\s in a suit for partition.The case ot the plain\1fte was that theproperty in question was a salt-acquired property ofiVelayuiihan.The plaintiffs are the daughters of-VelayudhanThel!J)pellantsdefendants are the sons ofValayudhan.Thetrial court found that tha kanam rightain the suit property belonIged to a i. ....,.,takshara joint familyof uhich Veiayudhan uas the kartha,The court fur therfound that in 1956 Velayudhan out ot his private fundsacquired the J•nao• r1ght in tha aul t property.Thecourt accordingly held that uhils the kanan right in thesuit property belonged to the joint family, the jenmom rigas separately held byVelayudhan.Partition on that basiswas thus decreed by the trial court in respect of boththese right••Aggrieved by th• finding that in respectofthe suit propertythejenmo ri3ht alonebelonged toValayudhan as separate property, th• plaintif"t's appealed.They contended that at any rate thetwo rlgh\a •rged wh•n Valayudhan acquired tha jenmom right in19S6 and tharef'orethe asset in question was the exc1us1vs praoerty ofVelayudhanand waa partible as such.The lowerappellatecourt did not interferewith the finding or the trialcourt as regards the joint family character or the kanamright.Neverthelesstreatingthe jenaom right asaseparate property of Velayudhan the lower appellate-courtheldthatthetuo rights merged whenVelayudhan acquiredthejanmo!right.The only question nowinthis appealisas to tha correctness in law of that finding.

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2. It is not disputed and cannot be disputedin the light of the concurrent rinding that the kanamright belonged to the joint family at all material times,Theappellants concededintheir writtenstatement thatthe jenao! right was acquired byVelayudhan as a seoarateproperty.Appearing tor tho appellants, shri. TR.G, lariyrightly in my viau, submits that the appellate court waswrong in finding that the tuo rights merged.There couldba no merger whan, aa concurrentlyround by the courtsbelou, the kanaa right belonged ta the joint family andthe newly acquired JeNIO! right belonged toVelayudhan as

The tuo rights are therefore

hia separate property.s are arereeincapable of merging in so far as one wastha familyright and the other uas an individual right.Seethe principle stated by the Supreme.Court inShah_Alathyradag v·agappa,A.IR,1976S5,C.1565,Inthe circumstancesthelearnedappellate Judgeerredin law in upholdingtheplaintiffs' contention raised for the first time before thappellate court on. the question or merger.The judgmentof the lover appe3late court is set aside and the decraa of the trial court is restored in full.The appeal isallowed in the atipvs terms.No coats.

3rd June,

1987.

5d/- T.Kochu Thommen, Judge

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