Case ID: 5180

Judgment:
Appeal No. 2726 of 1972 From the Judgment and Order dated 4.8.1971 of	the Andhra Pradesh nigh Court in L.P.A. No. 48 of 1969 A.S. Nambiar	 G.N. Rao and Attar Singh for the Appellant. 360 G.S. Ramaiah	 and B. Parthasarthi for the Respondents. The Judgment of the Court was delivered by RANGANATH MISRA	 J. This appeal by the defendant is by Special Leave and challenge is to the decision of a division bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in a Letters Patent appeal. Plaintiff asked for a decree for possession after evic tion of the defendants and claimed mesne profits both past and future. Plaintiff and Veeraraju happened to be sons of Ramamurty. The two brothers had amicably partitioned their properties in 1909. Veeraraju died in 1927 leaving behind his widow. As Ramamurty sold certain properties from Veera raju 's share in 1928	 the widow raised dispute and mediators brought about a settlement leading to the execution of a Deed of Settlement dated August 18	 1937	 whereunder Rama murty settled certain properties on the widow with life interest and upon her death	 those properties were to revert to Ramamurty or his heirs. After the widow 's death	 the plaintiff who is son of Ramamurty claimed the properties but defendant No. 1 who is the brother of the widow set up title thereto under a Will dated May 14	 1962 of the widow. The main question that arose for consideration in the courts below was whether the life estate created in favour of Veeraraju 's widow under the Settlement Deed had been transformed into full ownership under section 14(1) of the of 1956. All the three courts have held that the life estate carved out under the 1937 settlement did not get transformed into title in favour of the widow and she did not acquire any alienable interest in the properties to bequeath in favour of her brother. The only question which has been canvassed at the hear ing is whether in the facts of the ease	 sub section (1) or sub section (2) of section 14 of the Act is applicable. It is not disputed that sub section (2) of section 14 is an exception to sub section (1) thereof and if the situation is covered by sub section (2)	 the transformation provided for in sub section (1) would not take place. The Settlement Deed is an instrument contemplated under sub section (2) and admittedly it created a restricted estate in favour of the widow. Therefore	 sub section (1) of section 14 would not be attracted. The submission of the appellant 's learned counsel that the Settlement deed brought the properties covered by it in exchange or in lieu of properties unauthorisedly alienated by Ramamurty and as the widow had full title in the alienated 361 property	 title must be held to have accrued in favour of the widow in the properties covered by the settlement cannot be accepted. The appeal fails and is dismissed. Parties are directed to bear their own costs in this Court. M.L.A. Appeal dismissed.

Summary:
Under a deed of settlement dated August 18	 1937	 the respondent 's father settled certain properties on the widow of his son with life interest and upon her death those properties were to revert to the Settlor or his heirs. After the widow 's death	 the respondent claimed the properties under the aforesaid deed of settlement. However	 the appel lant	 brother of the widow set up title thereto under a Will executed by the widow on May 14	 1964. The question that arose for consideration in the courts below was whether the life estate created in favour of the widow under the Settlement Deed had been transformed into full ownership under section 14(1) of the of 1956 and all the three courts held that the fife estate carved out under the 1937 Settlement did not get transformed into title in favour of the widow and she did not acquire any alienable interest in the properties to bequeath in favour of her brother. Dismissing the appeal by the appellant	 HELD: 1. Subs.2 of section 14 of the is an exception to subs. 1 thereof and if the situation is covered by subs. 2	 transformation provided for in subs. 1 would not take place. [360F] The settlement deed in the instant case	 is an instru ment contemplated under subs.2 and admittedly it created a restricted estate in favour of the widow. Therefore subs. 1 of section 14 would not be attracted. [360G]