Siblings fighting over mother’s property arrive at compromise before HC

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: A brother and sister, both 27, who were fighting over the property left behind by their mother, arrived at a compromise before the High Court of Karnataka.

One of them would get a government job on compassionate grounds and the death benefits while the other would keep the bulk of the immovable properties their mother left behind.

The sister had filed a petition before the High Court which came up before the Division Bench of Justice G Narendar and Justice CM Poonacha.

She had earlier filed a suit in a civil court which was pending. During the preliminary hearing itself the two siblings filed a joint memo before the court which was accepted.

Their mother was a government employee and one of the siblings was entitled for a government job on compassionate grounds as the mother had died during service.

She had also left behind immovable properties. Their father had died earlier.

“Both the parties will join hands together to get disposed of the matter without making any further delay and they withdraw other cases/representation etc., in view of the above terms and conditions and the said Joint Memo has been signed by both the parties with all full consent and free mind without any pressure and coercion,” they stated in their joint memo.

The memo acknowledged that it was because of the intervention of the HC and their respective advocates that they had decided to resolve their dispute and file a compromise petition.

The sister agreed to give up her rights on the job so that her brother could get it.

“The petitioner has undertaken to sign all necessary documents so that the 3rd respondent would be given the job/appointment on compassionate ground and the petitioner has no objections to give the appointment and all the death benefits,” the memo said.

The death benefits include retirement grants, earned leaves, GPF, group insurance, KGID and other benefits.

There were three immovable properties in the name of the mother; a 30x40 feet vacant site in Bengaluru North Taluk, another 30x40 feet site in Bengaluru Rural District and a house on a 30x40 feet site in Nelamangala.

As per the memo, the sister got the house property while the brother got the two vacant sites. The mother had two bank accounts and both fell into the share of the sister.

The brother also agreed to pay Rs.1.9 lakh he had used from the accounts. The two have agreed to end their case in the lower court by filing the same joint memo there. (WP 9660/2023)