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CDJ 2025 TSHC 1328
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| Court : High Court for the State of Telangana |
| Case No : Second Appeal No. 550 of 2025 |
| Judges: THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE RENUKA YARA |
| Parties : Venishetty Kavitha Versus Chintal Ramchander |
| Appearing Advocates : For the Petitioner: R. Madhavi Latha, Advocate. For the Respondent: ---------- |
| Date of Judgment : 27-11-2025 |
| Head Note :- |
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Section 100 – Perpetual Injunction – Proof of Possession – Identification of Property – Survey Number Discrepancy – Concurrent Findings of Fact – Second Appeal– Appellant challenged concurrent dismissal of suit seeking perpetual injunction in respect of land in Sy.No.248/4 admeasuring Ac.2.06½ Gts. – Trial Court and First Appellate Court held failure to prove possession and interference – Discrepancy in survey numbers between title deeds and pahani – Identity of suit schedule property doubtful – Mere title not sufficient to prove possession – Suit for injunction held not maintainable in boundary dispute.
Court Held – Second Appeal dismissed at admission stage– No substantial question of law arises – Concurrent findings on lack of possession, doubtful identification of property and absence of proof of interference cannot be reappreciated in second appeal – Questions raised pertain to findings of fact – Application of precedent cannot by itself constitute substantial question of law – Interference under Section 100 CPC unwarranted.
[Paras 2, 8, 9, 11, 14]
Cases Cited:
Poona Ram v. Moti Ram (died) through LRs and others, 2019(2) ALD 64 (SC)
Hemavathi v. V. Hombegowda, (2025) 5 SCC 442
Keywords: Section 100 CPC – Second Appeal – Substantial Question of Law – Perpetual Injunction – Proof of Possession – Boundary Dispute – Survey Number Discrepancy – Concurrent Findings – Non-interference by High Court
Comparative Citation;
2026 (1) ALT 725,
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| Summary :- |
1. Statutes / Acts / Rules Mentioned:
- Section 100 of CPC
- Civil Procedure Code (CPC)
2. Catch Words:
- Perpetual injunction
- Possession
- Boundary dispute
- Mis‑joinder of parties
- Court fee
- Substantial question of law
3. Summary:
The appellant sought a perpetual injunction to protect her alleged possession of land in Sy.No. 248/4, claiming title through a chain of registered sale deeds. The respondents denied any interference and contested the appellant’s claim of possession, raising a boundary dispute. The Trial Court found the appellant failed to prove possession and dismissed the injunction suit. The First Appellate Court affirmed this finding, holding that the suit was not maintainable due to the boundary dispute and lack of clear identification of the suit property. On second appeal, the court held that the raised issues were not substantial questions of law and that the findings of fact of the lower courts could not be disturbed. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed.
4. Conclusion:
Appeal Dismissed |
| Judgment :- |
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1. Heard Smt. R. Madhavi Latha, learned counsel for the appellant on the question of admission. Perused the record.
2. The second appeal is filed aggrieved by the judgment and decree on the file of the learned I Additional District Judge at Medak confirming the judgment and decree dated 25.04.2023 in O.S.No.73 of 2018 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge at Medak, wherein, the suit filed by the appellant herein seeking perpetual injunction is dismissed.
3. The brief facts of the case are that the appellant herein is claiming to be owner and possessor of land in Sy.No.248/4 to an extent of Ac.2.06½ Gts., bounded by East: Residential School, West: Agricultural land of K. Tirupathi, North: Road, South: Agricultural land of K. Anantha Ramireddi, situated near Residential School, Medak Municipality, Medak Town and District. With respect to title, the appellant submitted that originally M. Janardhan Reddy owned the suit schedule property and then sold it to T. Satish and another through registered sale deed document No.9 of 1995, dated 03.01.1995. Thereafter, said T. Satish and another sold the suit schedule property to the appellant vide registered sale deed document No.1023 of 1999, dated 25.10.1999. Ever since, the appellant is in possession and enjoyment of the suit schedule land. She also availed agricultural loan from Indian Bank, Medak by keeping the title deed as collateral security. The respondents are in real estate business. The said respondents without any right or interest have interfered with the appellant’s possession over the suit schedule land taking advantage of her absence near the suit schedule property. The appellant is living in Hyderabad for her childrens’ education and therefore, not residing locally. The respondents approached the appellant demanding to sell the land, failing which, they would grab the same. The suit schedule property is located in a prime place in the centre of Medak. On 02.10.2018, the respondents with antisocial elements tried to dispossess the appellant and she resisted the same with great difficulty and filed the suit to protect herself from being dispossessed from the suit land.
4. The respondent No.2 filed written statement which is adopted by respondent No.1 as well. The case of respondents is that the appellant does not have any land in her possession in Sy.No.248/4 admeasuring Ac.2.06½ Gts. The land of respondent No.2 is located on the western side of land of the appellant’s land. The respondent No.2 called upon the appellant to prove her title originating from M. Janardhan Reddy and then T. Satish and another. The respondents denied making attempts to interfere with the possession of the appellant and have never tried to grab the suit schedule property. The cause of action on 02.10.2018 is concocted only for the purpose of filing the suit. Further, according to respondent No.2, he owns land in Sy.No.248/4/5A25 to an extent of Ac.0.08 Gts. and Sy.No.248/3/E to an extent of Ac.0.02 Gts., total of Ac.0.10 Gts. in Medak Town bounded on East: Land of the appellant, West: 20 ft. road, North: Agricultural land of C. Pochaiah and South: Agricultural land of Anantha Ram Reddy. The respondent No.2 has ROR 1B and pattadar pass book and title with respect to his Ac.0.10 Gts of land. According to respondent No.2, the appellant with a malafide intention to grab his land filed a false suit. Further, there is no ground for making the respondent No.1 as a party to the suit and his presence amounts to mis-joinder of parties. The respondent No.2 is in possession of his own land and the suit lacks merits.
5. On the basis of the pleadings of the parties, the Trial Court framed the following issues:
1. Whether the plaintiff is in possession of the suit schedule property on the date of filing of the suit?
2. Whether the defendant tried to interfere into the possession of the plaintiff in respect of the suit schedule property?
3. Whether plaintiff is entitled for perpetual injunction against the defendant as prayed for?
4. To what relief?
6. The appellant/plaintiff got examined herself as PW1 and her son as PW2. Further, she exhibited Exs.A1 to A5. The respondents got examined DWs 1 and 2 and got marked Exs.B1 to B24.
7. Upon hearing the case of both the counsels, the Trial Court made an extensive discussion about the insufficient Court fee paid to meet the pecuniary jurisdiction of a Senior Civil Court and arrived at a conclusion that said defect can be cured by directing the appellant to increase the valuation of the suit to meet the pecuniary jurisdiction of a Senior Civil Court and then to pay the deficit Court fee. Thereafter, the Trial Court proceeded to examine the case of the appellant referring to the Exs.A1 to A5.
8. The major lacuna found by the Trial Court with respect to the case of the appellant is that as per pleadings, the appellant claimed her land to be located in Sy.No.248/4 to an extent of Ac.2.06½ Gts. within specific boundaries whereas respondent No.2 claimed his land to an extent of Ac.0.10 Gts. situated in Sy.No.248/4/5A25 to an extent of Ac.0.08 Gts. and Sy.No.248/3/E to an extent of Ac.0.02 Gts., which is on the western side of land of the appellant. It is held that there is failure on the part of the appellant to prove possession over the suit schedule property. There is a major discrepancy about the evidence of the appellant with respect to location of the suit schedule property which according to Ex.A4 MeeSeva copy of pahani for the fasli 1420, dated 02.02.2018 shows the survey number as whereas Exs.A1 to A3 show the location of land of appellant in Sy.No.248/4. The market value certificate/Ex.A5 also shows the suit survey number as in Ex.A4 i.e., . There is no explanation to this discrepancy between Ex.A1 to A3 and Ex.A4 as to survey number of the suit schedule property.
9. The Trial Court entertained genuine doubt about the appellant’s identity of suit schedule property. The same doubt was entertained by the First Appellate Court as well. It is held that the appellant failed to show her possession over the suit schedule property and went to the extent of entertaining doubt that the appellant may be trying to encroach the land of respondent No.2. It is held that mere existence of title does not prove possession, more so, when the appellant herself is claiming to be residing in Hyderabad. In that sequence of assessment of fact situation, the Trial Court entertained doubt about the genuineness of cause of action on 02.10.2018 as there is no supporting evidence except the self-serving oral evidence of the appellant as PW1 and her son as PW2. Further, a doubt is entertained about the possession of appellant over the suit schedule property as only pahani for the fasli 1420 is filed, but, none from 1999 onwards to show the possession. It is held that except for filing the title deeds in the form of registered sale deeds, pattadar pass book, market value certificate and MeeSeva copy of pahani for the fasli 1420 only, no credible evidence is produced to prove possession. Consequently, the Trial Court held that there is failure to show possession over the suit schedule property, interference on 02.10.2018 and therefore, the relief of perpetual injunction is denied.
10. The same factual findings are given by the First Appellate Court. In addition to the aforementioned findings, the First Appellate Court also arrived at a conclusion that when there is a boundary dispute between the appellant and respondent No.2 and there is a question about the extent of plaintiff’s land of Ac.2.06½ Gts. within the boundaries stated, a simple suit for injunction is not maintainable. The First Appellate court also arrived at a conclusion that there was difficulty in identification of suit schedule property within the boundaries stated by the appellant and therefore, she cannot seek equitable relief of perpetual injunction. There is also reference to the discrepancy in the survey number of suit schedule land as the plaintiff is seeking perpetual injunction with respect to land in Sy.No.248/4 whereas the survey numbers of land of respondent No.2 are 248/4/5A25 and 248/3/E. As such, the First Appellate Court also dismissed the Appeal giving rise to the filing of present
Second Appeal with proposed following substantial questions of law:
I. That the learned First Appellate Court miserably failed to exercise the appellate jurisdiction in proper prospective and simply endorsed by reiterating the view of the Trial Court without considering the facts and circumstances, basing on arguments of the appellant the points raised were not addressed at all, amounts to serious jurisdictional error on the part of the First Appellate Court causing prejudice to the Appellant/Plaintiff?
II. That the Court below not appreciated the evidence of PW-1 of the registered sale deed consisting of the boundary of the suit schedule property in fact it has observed error of the defendant boundary without there being any document, both the Courts below erred in observing the defendants not proved that they have not interfered and no such sale deed which was not submitted before the Court below?
III. Whether the Court below and the appellate Court the documents filed by the defendants in filing only pahanies and pattedar pass book except the same, not a single document of evidence is filed to show the boundaries of the defendant suit schedule property. That the defendant encroaching the land of the appellant herein having every possibility as the appellant proved in showing her boundaries therefore the defendants interfering be proved?
IV. That the Court below on assumptions and surmises of the facts and without considering the evidence filed by the appellant had dismissed the suit?
V. Whether the observation of Court below in Poona Ram Vs. Moti Ram (died) through LRs and others, 2019(2) ALD 64 (SC) against the appellants herein is valid?
11. Among the above substantial questions of law, the question at Sl.No.I is in the nature of a question raised before a First Appellate Court and cannot be categorized as a substantial question of law. The question at Sl.No.II is an issue about the finding of fact given by the Trial Court and First Appellate Court about common boundary existing between the land of appellant and respondent No.2 and failure on the part of the appellant to prove interference when there are concurrent findings of fact by both the Trial Court and Appellate Court. In the absence of demonstration of perversity, this Court cannot venture to examine the appropriateness of findings as to existence of border dispute or failure to prove interference as a third Trial court.
12. The substantial question of law at Sl.No.III is about non- filing of any document by the respondent to show a common boundary. On this aspect both the Trial Court and the First Appellate Court have already given a finding that there is failure on the part of the appellant to prove interference. This Court as a Court of Second Appeal cannot venture to examine a finding of fact and therefore, cannot consider said question. The substantial question of law at Sl.No.IV is frivolous and cannot be categorized as a substantial question of law. The substantial question of law at Sl.No.V is about whether or not the application of the judgment in Poona Ram Vs. Moti Ram (died) through LRs and others, 2019(2) ALD 64 (SC), is valid or not. It is for the appellant to demonstrate that there is failure on the part of the Trial Court or the First Appellate Court in proper application of the citation vis-à-vis, the facts of the present case. In the absence of any other ground, mere examination of a citation as to its applicability cannot be taken up in a Second Appeal.
13. In view of the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Hemavathi v. V. Hombegowda ((2025) 5 SCC 442), only substantial questions of law can be taken into consideration in a Second Appeal filed under Section 100 of CPC.
14. The above discussion about the facts of the case and the findings of the Trial Court and First Appellate Court coupled with the examination of proposed substantial questions of law show that there are no grounds to interfere with the findings of the Trial Court and the First Appellate Court i.e. the Second Appeal lacks merits and is liable to be dismissed.
15. In the result, the Second Appeal is dismissed at the stage of admission. No costs.
Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this second appeal, shall stand closed.
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