M. Shivakumar vs Mamatha — 5/2023

SUMMARY The appellate court modified the trial court's partial dismissal in a partition suit involving family property. The trial court had dismissed the suit regarding two property items (Items 1 & 2) which were registered as government "Sarkari Beelu" (forfeited land) due to unpaid revenue. The appellate court found the trial court failed to consider that if the family members pay outstanding taxes and rectify the government error in the revenue records, they can reclaim these properties and partition them equally. The court ordered that upon rectification of the records, the plaintiff and three defendants are each entitled to 1/3 share of Items 1 & 2. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.