iqjksfgr] lnL;-&;g vihy jktLFkku dkrdkjh vf/kfu;e] 1955 ¼la{ksi esa ^vf/kfu;e*½ dh /kkjk 225 ds varxZr Hkw izca/k vf/kdkjh ,oa insu jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh] lhdj ds fu.kZ; fnukad 20-11-99 ds fo:) izLrqr dh xbZ gSA 2- izdj.k ds la{ksi esa rF; bl izdkj gSa fd oknhx.k@vihyk.V us ,d okn ckcr~ ?kks"k.kk o dCtk o LFkk;h fu"ks/kkKk dk varxZr /kkjk 88] 183] 188 dk izfroknh@jsLiksaMsa.V ;ksnku] egsanzdqekj] lkxjey] ;kelqanj] xksfoanjke] vkseizdkk] y{ehdkar ,oa HkkxhjFkey ds fo:) lgk;d dyDVj >qa>uw ds ;gka bl vkk; dk izLrqr fd;k fd ekStk jk;yk esa fLFkr vkjkth [kljk ua- 136 ls 138 ,oa vkjkth [kljk ua-140 ls 142 ,oa vkjkth [kljk ua- 144 ,oa 145 ftlesa ,d pkg vkjkth [kljk ua-141 gSA mDr Hkwfe oknhx.k us ewy [kkrsnkj ls jftLVMZ foØ; i= }kjk Ø; dh gSA izfroknh la-1 dk fooknxzLr Hkwfe ls dksbZ laca/k ugha gS fQj Hkh og ;sudsu izdkjs.k mDr Hkwfe dks gM+iuk pkgrk gSA mDr dFkuksa ds vk/kkj ij oknhx.k }kjk okn dks fMØh dj fookfnr Hkwfe dk oknhx.k dks [kkrsnkj ?kksf"kr fd;s tkus izfroknh ua-1 ds fo:) LFkk;h fu"ks/kkKk tkjh djus ,oa nkSjkus nkok vxj izfroknh fookfnr Hkwfe ij dCtk dj ysos rks dCtk fnyk, tkus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZA nkSjkus nkok izfroknhx.k }kjk vkifRr djus ij oklqnso] nsodhuanu] ujksre] xhrk] fouksn] fodkl] mek] js.kq ,oa lq/k dks Hkh izfroknh cuk;k x;k] oklqnso dk nsgkUr gksus vkSj mlds fo:) oknhx.k }kjk dksbZ nknjlh ugha pkgus ls nks izkFkZuk i= Øek% 26-5-95 ,oa 3-2-97 izLrqr dj e`rd dk uke rdZ djus dk fuosnu fd;k x;kA lgk;d dyDVj >qa>uq us vius fu.kZ; ,oa fMØh fnukad 20-3-97 }kjk lEiw.kZ okn vcsV dj fujLr dj fn;k] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj orZeku vihyk.V us Hkw izca/k vf/kdkjh ,oa insu jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh lhdj ds le{k vihy izLrqr dhA vihy ds fopkjk/khu jgrs jsLiksaMs.V ua-02 ijljke dk fnukad 19-1-99 dks nsgkUr gks x;kA vihyk.V us fnukad 30-9-99 dks ,d izkFkZuk i= varxZr vknsk 22 fu;e 4 ,oa 9 lifBr /kkjk 151 lhihlh dk izLrqr djrs gq, nsjh dks {kek dj e`rd ds dk;e eqdke dks jsdkMZ ij ysus dk izkFkZuk i= rFkk lkFk gh vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 212 dk izkFkZuk i= fjlhoj fu;qDr djus ckcr~ izLrqr fd;kA H Hkw izca/k vf/kdkjh ,oa insu jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh] lhdj us mDr izkFkZuk i=ksa ij lquokbZ dj fnukad 20-11-99 ds vknsk }kjk mDr izkFkZuk i=ksa dks [kkfjt dj lEiw.kZ vihy dks vcsV gksus ds vk/kkj ij fujLr dj fn;kA Hkw izca/k vf/kdkjh ,oa insu jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh] lhdj ds mDr vknsk fnukad 20-11-99 ds fo:) ;g vihy izLrqr dh xbZ gSA 3- vihyk.V ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd dk rdZ gS fd lhihlh ds vknsk 22 fu;e 10, ds izko/kkuksa dh ikyuk orZeku jsLiksaMs.V }kjk ugha dh xbZ vkSj jsLiksaMs.V ds ejus dh lwpuk ugha nh xbZ blfy;s e`R;q ds vkB ekg ckn izkFkzuk i= izLrqr djus dsk vk/kkj ekudj vihy vcsV ekudj mldks fujLr djus esa Hkw izca/k vf/kdkjh ,oa insu jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh us dkuwuh Hkwy dh gSA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd muds }kjk izLrqr izkFkZuk i= esa Li"V rkSj ij izkFkZuk i= dks nsjh ls izLrqr djus ds Li"Vhdj.k fn;s x;s vkSj mDr izkFkZuk i= esa ;g vafdr fd;k x;k fd nksuksa i{kdkjksa ds chp ekuuh; jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; esa py jgh fjV ;kfpdk esa dk;e eqdke dh dk;Zokgh gksus ij mls ijljke ds e`R;q dh tkudkjh gqbZ vkSj vcsVesaV fujLr dj dk;e eqdke dks jsdkMZ ij ysus dk izkFkZuk i= e; kifk i= ,oa /kkjk 5 vof/k vf/kfu;e ds izkFkZuk i= ds lkFk isk fd;k ftls fujLr djus dk vknsk ikfjr dj lEiw.kZ vihy dks vcsV djus dk fu.kZ; fof/kfo:) gSA 4- jsLiksaMs.V~l ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd us Hkw izca/k vf/kdkjh ,oa insu jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh ds fu.kZ; dk leFkZu djrs gq, rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd jsLiksaMs.v Hkh ijljke dh e`R;q gksus ds 90 fnu esa vihy Lor% gh vcsV gks xbZ vkSj 90 fnu ds ipkr~ 60 fnol esa bl vcsVesaV dks vikLr djk;k tk ldrk Fkk ysfdu vihyk.V }kjk izkFkZuk i= djhc 8 ekg ckn izLrqr fd;k x;k gS ftlesa ekuuh; jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; esa yfEcr fjV ;kfpdk esa dk;e eqdkekr dh dk;Zokgh dh rkjh[k vafdr ugha dh xbZ blfy, izdj.k Hkw izca/k vf/kdkjh ,oa insu jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh us tks fu.kZ; ikfjr fd;k gS og fof/k ds izko/kkuksa ds vuq:i gSA 5- geus nksuksa i{kdkjksa ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kdx.k ds rdZ lqusaA mu ij euu fd;k ,oa i=koyh dk xgurk ls voyksdu fd;kA 6- Hkw izca/k vf/kdkjh ,oa insu jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh ds le{k vihyk.V dh yfEcr vihy esa jsLiksaMs.V ijljke dk fu/ku fnukad 13-1-99 dks gqvk vkSj orZeku vihyk.V us mlds dk;e eqdke jsdkMZ ij ysus dk izkFkZuki= ,oa lkFk gh vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 212 dk izkFkZuk i= Øek% fnukad 26-5-95 ,oa 3-2-97 izLrqr fd;sA pwafd dk;e eqdkekr dk izkFkZuk i= igys izLrqr gqvk blfy;s v/khuLFk vihyh; U;k;ky; us mDr dk;e eqdke ds izkFkZuk i= ij viuk fu.kZ; nsrs gq, mls [kkfjt djrs gq, vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 212 ds izkFkZuki= ij dksbZ fu.kZ; nsuk vko;d ugha le>k gSA vihyk.V }kjk dk;e eqdke jsdkMZ ij ysus ds ckcr~ tks izkFkZuk i= izLrqr fd;k gS mlesa jsLiksaMs.V~l ijljke dh e`R;q dh tkudkjh ekuuh; jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; esa py jgh fjV ;kfpdk esa dk;e eqdke dh dk;Zokgh gksus ij mUgsa fofnr gksuk crk;kA vknsk 22 fu;e 4 o 9 ds izkFkZuk i= esa gh vafdr fd;k x;k gS fd ^^nj[okLr dk;e eqdke dks nQk 5 fe;kn vf/kfu;e dk Qk;nk fn;k tkuk ekurs gq, muds dk;e eqdke dks jsdkMZ ij ntZ fd;k tkos**A mDr izkFkZuk i= fnukad 30-9-99 dks izLrqr fd;k x;kA geus mDr izkFkZuk i= dk voyksdu fd;k ftlesa ijljke e`rd ds dk;e eqdkeksa ds uke vafdr fd;s x;s vkSj ;g dFku Hkh fd;k x;k fd vihyk.V xzke xqyiqjk] rglhy jktx<+ ftyk pq: dk fuoklh gS tc fd jsLiksaMsa.V ua-3 jk;yk rglhy fpM+kok] ftyk >aq>uw dk fuoklh gS vkSj vihyk.V ds kiFk i= esa mudk xkao esa vkuk tkuk u gksus ls e`rd ijljke ¼jsLiksaMsa.V½ ds nsgkUr dh tkudkjh mudks le; ij ugha gks ldhA blds vykok ijljke ds e`R;q dh tkudkjh jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh dk;kZy; >aq>uw ds ;gka nj[okLr jsLiksaMsa.V }kjk izLrqr fd;s tkus ij muds odhy ds ekQZr vihyk.V dks fy[ks i= ls gqbZA blds lkFk gh bl izkFkZuk i= ds var esa E;kn vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 5 ds rgr fe;kn dk dkj.k nsdj vanj e;kn ekudj dk;e eqdke dks jsdkMZ ij ysus dk fuosnu mDr fnukad 30-9-99 ds izkFkZuk i= esa fd;k x;kA bl izkFkZuk i= ds lkFk kifk i= Hkh izLrqr fd;k x;kA bl izkFkZuk ds tokc esa vafdr nsjh ds Li"Vhdj.k ds rF;ksa ls badkj djrs gq, izkFkZuk i= ds 90 fnu esa isk ugha djus vkSj fe;kn vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 5 dk vyx ls izkFkZuk i= izLrqr ugha djus ds vk/kkj ij izkFkZuk i= dks [kkfjt djus dk fuosnu fd;k x;kA bl izdj.k esa lhihlh ds vknsk 22 fu;e 4&9 ds izkFkZuk i= dk fu.kZ; gqvk gS blfy, mDr izko/kkuksa dks bl fu.kZ; esa m)r djuk mfpr gksxkA lhihlh ds mDr izko/kkuksa ij U;k;ky;ksa }kjk nh xbz O;oLFkk bl izdkj gS%& ^^jktLo e.My dh [k.MihB us ^panxhjke cuke tuknZu oxSjk* ds izdj.k esa vkjvkjMh 2005 ist 130 ij fuEu O;oLFkk nh gS %& Second appeal against order and decree of R.A.A. in appeal No.61/2003 and against order and decree of S.D.O. in suit no.125/2002—Held, if legal representatives are brought on record at one stage of the suit, it will ensure for benefit of all subsequent stages of suit as an appeal or a revision is a continuation of suit itself and if substitution has been made in appeal or revision it shall be deemed to have been made in the suit itself but in reverse or converse situation this legal position will not be correct—When once a party is brought on record at any stage, even an appeal from interlocutory order, party is introduced for all stages—If substitution is made in pending appeal or revision and the case is remanded to the courts below latter has to see that names of those who are dead, should be removed from record and those who are substituted, i.e., L.Rs. in appellate Court should be brought on record and substituted in the plaint—Judgments and decrees of the courts below, set aside. (Paras 13 to 18) ^^jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; dh [k.MihB us ^eSllZ kkyhekj jksi oDlZ fy- o vU; cuke lwjtdj.k o vU;* ds izdj.k esa 1993 vkjvkjMh ist 314 ij fuEu O;oLFkk nh gS%& C.P.C., 1908, O. 22 R. 4—Ptf. died after suit decreed but before appeal filed by dfts.—Appellants (dfts.) not aware of this fact that ptf. had died—When summons returned, dfts. (appellants) came to know about death of ptf., and soon thereafter they moved application for bringing L.Rs. on record—Held, provisions of O. 22 R. 4 not applicable to present case as teh ptf. (resp.) died prior to filing of appeal and not during pendency of appeal—L.Rs. can be brought on record u/s. 153, CPC. (C.P.C., S.153) - (C.P.C., O.1 R.10) In the present case, the plaintiff died on 14.9.1979, after the decree of the trial Court. The appeal was presented well within time on 10.10.1979. The petitioner came to know about the death of the plaintiff on 22.11.1979, and after making enquiries, application was submitted on 12.12.1979, for bringing on record the legal heirs of the plaintiff respondent. This application was submited within 90 days from the death of the plaintiff who died on 14.9.1979. Had the appeal been filed before 14.9.1979, the day when the plaintiff died, this very application would have been within time and the question of abatement would not have arisen. Therefore, under the particular facts and circumstances of the case a liberal view of the matter will have to be taken. The lower court has rejected the application the petitioners simply on the ground that the appeal against a dead person is nullity and as such his legal representatives cannot be brought on record either under Section 153 C.P.C. or under Order 22 Rule 4 or under Order 1 Rule 10 C.P.C. Held the view taken by the lower court is perverse. The legal representatives can be brought on record under Section 153 C.P.C., as held by the Madras High Court in Gopalkrishnayyas case (AIR 1925 Mad. 1210). The amendment if allowed relates back to the date of the filing of appeal and as such there is no question of limitation in the present case. The legal representatives can be brought on record under Section 153 C.P.C., as held by the Madras High Court in Gopalkrishnayyas case (AIR 1925 Mad. 1210). The amendment if allowed relates back to the date of the filing of appeal and as such there is no question of limitation in the present case. The lower court has taken a perverse view of the matter and in case the order is allowed to stand, it would cause serious injury to the petitioners. (Paras 6, 13 & 14) ^^ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk ^jkeukFk kkg mQZ jkeukFk lkgw oxSjk cuke xksj/kku lkgw oxSjk* izdj.k esa 2002¼3½ ,llhlh ist 195 ij fuEu O;oLFkk nh gS%& Order 22 Rule 9 read with Section 5 Limitation Act : "The expression "sufficient cause" within the meaning of Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 or Order 22 Rule 9 CPC or any other similar provision should receive a liberal construction so as to advance substantial justice when no negligence or inaction or want of bonafides is imputable to a party. In a particular case whether explanation furnished would constitute "sufficient cause" or not will be dependent upon facts of that case. There cannot be a straightjacket formula for accepting or rejecting explanation furnished for the delay caused in taking steps. However, courts should not proceed with the tenancy of finding fault with the cause shown and reject the petition by a slipshod order in over jubilation of disposal drive. Acceptance of explanation furnished should be the rule and refusal, an exception, more so when no negligence or inaction or want of bonafides can be imputed to the defaulting party On the other hand, while considering the matter the courts should not lose sight of the fact that by not taking steps within the time prescribed a valuable right has accrued to the other party which should not be lightly defeated by condoning delay in a routine-like manner. However, by taking a pedantic and hyper-technical view of the matter, the explanation furnished should not be rejected when stakes are high arguable points of facts and law are involved in the case, causing enormous loss and irreparable injury to the party against whom the lis terminates, either by default or inaction and defeating valuable right of such a party to have the decision on merit. While considering the matter, courts have to strike a balance between resultant effect of the order it is going to pass upon the parties either way." ^^1999¼1½ Mh-,u-ts- ¼jktLFkku½ ist 133** ij ^Hkkjrh fVdwjkuh cuke oklqnso kekZ oxSjk* izdj.k esa fuEu O;oLFkk nh gS %& CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908—O. 22 Rr. 4, 9 & 10-A—Respondent plaintiff died 14 months ago—Substitution of LRs. and setting aside the abatement—Duty of the counsel to inform the Court—Delay should be condoned liberally—Held, Abatement set aside and LRs. be substituted in place of deceased. ^^2002¼2½ Mh-,u-ts- ¼jktLFkku½ ist 479** ij ^jktdh; ;qok m|ksx ¼eSllZ½ cuke Jherh /khjtdaoj* ds izdj.k esa fuEu O;oLFkk nh gS %& CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908—O. 22 Rr. 9 & 10-A & R. 4—The plaintiff applied to bring the legal representatives of the defendant on record due to his death—The provision of r. 10-A were not invoked—The request was rejected by the trial Court and the appellate Court—There is nothing on the record to prove that the reasons disclosed for delay in the application are untrue—Both the impugned orders are set aside—Request to bring legal representatives on record, granted. 7- lhihlh ds vknsk 22 fu;e 4 ,oa 5 esa fn;s x;s mijksDr izko/kkuksa ,oa uthjksa ds ifjizs{; esa bl izdj.k ds rF;ksa ds ijh{k.k esa ;g ik;k tkrk gS fd jsLiksaMs.V~l us lhihlh ds vkWMZj 22 :y 10&, ds rgr dksbZ lwpuk vihyk.V ds vfHkHkk"kd vFkok U;k;ky; dks e; e`rd ds okfjlku ds uke ,oa muds irs lfgr ugha nhA blds vykok lhihlh ds vknsk 22 fu;e 4 ds izkFkZuk i= dks gh vknsk 22 fu;e 9 dk izkFkZuk i= ekudj izkFkZuk i= esa vafdr Li"Vhdj.k ds vk/kkj ij vihy ds mikeu ¼vcsVesaV½ dks fujLr dj dk;e eqdke dks jsdkMZ ij fy;k tk ldrk gSA 8- izLrqr izdj.k esa tks Li"Vhdj.k nsjh ds ckcr~ fn;s gS muds ckjs esa vof/k vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 5 ds rgr izkFkZuk i= Lohdkj djus dk fuosnu fd;k x;k gSA dsoy ek= vyx ls /kkjk 5 dk izkFkZuk i= izLrqr ugha djuk lhihlh ds vkWMZj 22 :y 4&9 ds izkFkZuk i= dks [kkftj djus dk vk/kkj ugha gks ldrk] U;k;ky; us ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk ,vkbZvkj 1987 ist 506 esa ;g izfrikfnr fd;k gS fd U;k;ky; dks dsoy rduhdh fcUnqvksa ij fu.kZ; u dj ,sls izdj.kksa esa mnkj n`f"Vdks.k viukrs gq, izdj.k dk esfjV ij fuLrkj.k djuk pkfg;s vkSj rduhdh vk/kkjksa ij vihy dks vcsV u djus dks lkekU; fu;e ,oa vcsVesaV ds vk/kkj ij vihy dks lkekU; fu;e ^^exception** dk ds :i esa ykxw fd;k tkuk pkfg;sA 9- mijksDr foospu ds ifj.kkeLo:i ;g fuxjkuh Lohdkj dh tkrh gS rFkk Hkw izca/k vf/kdkjh ,oa insu jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh] lhdj ds fu.kZ; 20-11-1999 dks fujLr fd;k tkrk gSA e`rdksa ds dk;e eqdkekr dks jsdkMZ ij fy;k tkrk gS vkSj izdj.k Hkw izca/k vf/kdkjh ,oa insu jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh] lhdj dks bl funsZk ds lkFk izfrizsf"kr fd;k tkrk gS fd os vihy dks iqu% uEcj ij ysdj izkFkhZ }kjk vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 212 ds rgr izLrqr izkFkZuk i= ij lquokbZ dj vknsk ikfjr djsa ,oa vihy dk fu.kZ; Hkh xq.kkoxq.k ij djsaA fu.kZ; [kqys U;k;ky; esa lquk;k x;kA