ILLOTH VALAPPIL AMBUNHI Vs. KUNHAMBU KARANAVAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This Appeal is against a Judgment dated 12th March, 2009 in Second Appeal No. 229 of 1996 passed by a Single Bench of the Kerala High Court, whereby the High Court has set aside the concurrent decisions of the Trial Court and the First Appellate Court and declared that the suit property belongs to the Chuzhali Bhagavathi Dharmadeva Bhandaram (hereinafter referred to as 'the Bhandaram').

(2.) The High Court further declared that the deed of assignment dated 31st July, 1971 executed by Raman Aithan Ashari in favour of the appellant in respect of the suit property was null and void and not binding on the respondents and allowed the respondents to recover possession of the suit property for and on behalf of the the Bhandaram.

(3.) The facts giving rise to this Appeal are very briefly enumerated hereinafter: