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2009 DIGILAW 1565 (RAJ)

Badri Prasad v. Kamla

2009-07-08

PAWAN CHANDRA, RAKESH HOOJA

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Mk- gqtk] v/;{k-&;g vihy Hkw izcU/k vf/kdkjh ,oa insu jktLo vihy vf/kdkjh t;iqj dSEi nkSlk ds fu.kZ; o fMØh fnukad 13-12-2002 ds fo:) jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e] 1955 ¼la{ksi esa vf/kfu;e½ dh /kkjk 24 ds vUrxZr izLrqr dh xbZ gSA 2- izdj.k ds rF; la{ksi esa bl izdkj gS fd oknhx.k vihykFkhZx.k us fopkj.k U;k;ky; lgk;d dysDVj nkSlk ds U;k;ky; esa izfroknh izR;FkhZ la[;k 1 ds fo:) ,d okn bLrdjkj vf/k?kks"k.kk gqDe bErukbZ bl vk'k; dk is'k fd;k d vkjkth [kljk uEcj 1303 jdck 1 ch?kk 6 foLok] 1304 jdck 2 foLok] 1305 jdck 2 ch?kk 17 foLok] 1309 jdck 8 foLok] 1310 jdck 4 ch?kk 5 foLok] 1311 jdck 1 ch?kk 5 foLok xzke jkek xhtx< esa fLFkr gS ftldh [kkrsnkjh izfroknh izR;FkhZ la[;k 1 ds uke ls gS tks 'kadj dh QkSrxh ij ntZ gqbZ gSA mä Hkwfe oknhx.k la[;k 1 o 2 o oknhx.k la[;k 3 yxk;r 9 ds firk }kjk yxHkx 40-50 o"kZ iwoZ [kkrsnkj 'kadj iq= x.ks'k uk;d ls [kjhn dj dCtk oknhx.k us izkIr dj vkt fnukad rd dkfct dk'r pys vk jgs gS ftldk rgjhjh bdjkjukek rdkLek Hkh ckn esa lu~ 1979 esa djok fy;k Fkk fdUrq ml le; jftLVªh ugha djokbZ xbZ vkSj ckn esa izfroknh ua- 1 }kjk jftLVªh djkus ls bUdkj gksus ds dkj.k ;g nkok is'k fd;k x;kA vr% oknhx.k dks fooknxzLr vkjkth dk [kkrsnkj ?kksf"kr fd;k tkos o izfroknh dks tfj;s LFkkbZ fu"ks/kkKk ikcUn fd;k tkos fd og oknhx.k ds dCts dk'r esa gLr{ksi ugha djsaA 3- fopkj.k U;k;ky; us nkok ntZ jftLVj dj izfroknh dks tfj;s lEeu ryc fd;kA izfroknh ij rkehy ekurs gq;s vkSj izfroknh i{k ds mifLFkr ugha gksus ds dkj.k fopkj.k U;k;ky; us vius fu.kZ; fnukad 6-10-2000 ds }kjk oknhx.k dk okn fMØh dj fn;kA blls O;fFkr gksdj izfroknh izR;FkhZ us Hkw izcU/k vf/kdkjh ,oa insu jktLo vihy vf/kdkjh t;iqj dSEi nkSlk ds U;k;ky; esa vihy nk;j dhA izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; us oknhx.k vihykFkhZx.k ij rkehy i;kZIr ekurs gq;s muds fo:) ,d i{kh; dk;Zokgh vey esa ykdj vius fu.kZ; fnukad 13-12-2002 ds }kjk fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; o fMØh fnukad 6-10-2000 dks fujLr dj fn;k blls O;fFkr gksdj ;g f}rh; vihy e.My ds le{k is'k dh xbZ gSA 4- mHk; i{k ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kdx.k dh cgl lquh xbZA 5- vihykFkhZx.k ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd us vihy eheksa esa vafdr rF;ksa dks gh cgl ds nkSjku nksgjkrs gq;s vihy Lohdkj djus dk vkxzg fd;k vkSj dFku fd;k fd izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk vihykFkhZx.k dks uksfVl dh izksij rkehy ugha djkbZ xbZ gSA vkns'k 5 fu;e 20 tk-nh- ds rgr rkehy dks i;kZIr ugha ekuk tk ldrk gSA vihykFkhZx.k ds nkos dk lEeu izfroknh izR;FkhZ la[;k 1 dks O;fä'k% izkIr gqvk fQj Hkh og nkos esa iSjoh djus vFkok ,rjkt djus gsrq fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa mifLFkr ugha gqbZA mlus vihykFkhZx.k ls jkthukek dj fy;k ijUrq fQj dqN yksxksa ds cgdkos esa vkdj mlus vihy is'k dj nh rFkk vihy esa mlus ;g xyr mtz mBk;k fd mls nkos dk lEeu izkIr ugha gqvkA vkns'k 9 fu;e 13 tk-nh- ds rgr bl ,rjkt dks fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa gh mBk;k tk ldrk FkkA vihy dh LVst ij bl izdkj dh vkifÙk ugha dh tk ldrhA vius dFku ds leFkZu esa mUgksaus 1994¼1½ vkj-,y-vkj- 257] 2002¼1½ vkj-vkj-Vh- 581 ds U;kf;d n`"VkUr is'k fd;sA 6- fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd us ;g Hkh rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd mudk nkok vu jftLVMZ bdjkjukesa ds vk/kkj ij ugha gS cfYd mudk nkok rks ipkl o"kZ ls Hkh vf/kd le; ls uktk;t dCtk gksus ds dkj.k ,MolZ its'ku ds vk/kkj ij gSA 12 o"kZ ls vf/kd le; ls dCtk eq[kkyQkuk gksus ds dkj.k /kkjk 63¼4½ jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e ds vuqlkj izR;FkhZ la[;k 1 ds leLr vf/kdkj lekIr gks x;s vkSj ,MolZ its'ku ds vk/kkj ij oknhx.k vihykFkhZx.k dks leLr vf/kdkj izkIr gks x;sA ;g lgh gS fd vuqlwfpr tkfr dk O;fDr lo.kZ ds i{k esa —f"k Hkwfe dk cspku ugha dj ldrk ijUrq oknhx.k dk okn foØ; i= ds vk/kkj ij u gksdj ,MolZ its'ku ds vk/kkj ij gSA 7- blds foijhr fo}ku mi jktdh; vfHkHkk"kd us v/khuLFk U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; dk leFkZu djrs gq;s vihy [kkfjt djus dk fuosnu fd;kA 8- geus mHk; i{kks ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kdx.k dh cgl ij euu fd;k ,oa v/khuLFk U;k;ky;ksa dh i=kofy;ksa ij miyC/k leLr lk{; dk xgurk ls v/;;u fd;k rFkk fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd vihykFkhZ }kjk izLrqr U;kf;d n`"VkUrksa dk Hkh llEeku xgurk ls v/;;u fd;kA 9- tgkW rd i{kdkjku~ ij ewy okn ,oa vihy ds uksfVlst dh rkehyksa dh folaxfr;ksa dk iz'u gS ;fn dqN nsj ds fy;s bl rdZ esa cy gksuk Hkh eku fy;k tkos rks Hkh ge ikrs gS fd deyk us izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; ds le{k vihy mifLFkfr nsdj fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds ,d rjQk fu.kZ; dks pqukSrh iznku dj nh gS tgkW mls lQyrk Hkh gkfly gqbZ FkhA vr% fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk rkehy ds lEcU/k esa cjrh xbZ f'kfFkyrk ds vk/kkj ij eq- deyk dks dksbZ ykHk ugha fn;k tk ldrk gSA 10- vc tgkW rd izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; ds le{k orZeku vihykFkhZx.k ij uksfVl rkehy dh folaxfr dk iz'u gS] geus jktLo vihy vf/kdkjh ds U;k;ky; dh i=koyh dk /;kuiwoZd v/;;u fd;k gSA ge ikrs gS fd fnukad 29-11-2002 dh QnZ vgdke vuqlkj mu ij uksfVl dh rkdhy ekuh xbZ gSA i=koyh esa fnukad 22-11-2002 dh rkjh[k ds lEeu layXu gS ftuesa fjiksVZ gS fd ifjokj okyksa us lEeu ysus ls bUdkj fd;k vr% muds [kqys edku ij pLik fd;sA 11- gekjs er esa vihykFkhZx.k dks U;k;ky; ds izkslsl dk vknj dj lEeu@ uksfVl dh izfr izkIr dj vihy esa vius vki dks defend djuk pkfg;s Fkk ijUrq mUgksaus ,slk ugha dj U;kf;d izfØ;k dk nq:i;ksx fd;k gSA bl fLFkfr esa ge bl izdj.k ds xq.kkoxq.kksa ij fopkj djuk mfpr le>rs gSA ge ekurs gS fd ;fn izdj.k dks vfUre :i ls fuLrkj.k djus ds fy;s i=koyh ij i;kZIr lk{; gS rks vihyh; U;k;ky; Hkh izdj.k dk vfUre fuLrkj.k djus ds fy;s l{ke gSA vr% fo}ku vf/koäk vihykFkhZ ds bl rdZ esa ge cy gksuk ugha ekurs gS fd uksfVlst dh rkehyksa dh folaxfr ds dkj.k izdj.k dks fjek.M d;k gh tkosA 12- tgkW rd ekeys ds xq.kkoxq.k dk iz'u gS geus fopkj.k U;k;ky; dh i=koyh dk vk|ksikUr voyksdu fd;k gS rks ge ikrs gS fd fooknxzLr vkjkth dk ewy [kkrsnkj 'kadj uk;d FkkA mlds QkSr gksus ds mijkUr fooknxzLr vkjkth izR;FkhZ deyk iq=h 'kadj ds [kkrsnkjh esa ntZ gqbZ gSA fopkj.k U;k;ky; dh i=koyh esa ,d vu jftLVMZ bdjkjukek tks <kbZ :i;s ds LVkEi ij vfHkfyf[kr gS] jsdkMZ ij ekStwn gS tks izR;FkhZ ds firk 'kadj }kjk fy[kk tkuk crk;k x;k gSA gekjs er esa bl bdjkjukesa ds vk/kkj ij vihykFkhZx.k dks ewy [kkrsnkj dh ,ot esa [kkrsnkjh vf/kdkj iznku ugha fd;s tk ldrs gS D;ksafd izFke rks gtkjksa vFkok yk[kksa :i;s dh dher dh tehu ds [kkrsnkjh vf/kdkjksa dks <kbZ :i;s ds vu jftLVMZ bdjkjukesa ds vk/kkj ij gLrkUrfjr ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA f}rh; 100@& :i;s ls vf/kd dher dh vpy lEifÙk dk gLrkUrj.k dsoy fu;ekuqlkj iath—r vfHkys[k ds vk/kkj ij gh gks ldrk gSA bl fcUnq ckcr~ fo}ku jktLo vihy vf/kdkjh us Hkh vkykSP; fu.kZ; ds i`"B la[;k 2 ds iSjk ua- 2 esa dkuwuh fofu.kZ;ksa ds vk/kkj ij O;k[;k dh gS ftlls ge lger gSA 13- blds vfrfjä Hkh ewy [kkrsnkj 'kadj ftlls vihykFkhZx.k Hkwfe Ø; djuk crkrs gS og tkfr ls uk;d gS tks vuqlwfpr tkfr dk lnL; gSA /kkjk 42ch jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e esa Li"V vk'k; dk izko/kku gS fd dksbZ Hkh vuqlwfpr tkfr tu tkfr dk O;fDr xSj vuqlwfpr tkfr vFkok tu tkfr ds O;fDr dks viuh [kkrsnkjh dh Hkwfe dk cspku vFkok c[lh'k ugha dj ldrk gS vkSj ;fn djrk gS rks ,sls vUrj.k dks /kkjk 175 jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e ds rgr voS/kkfud ekuk x;k gSA ;gh ugha /kkjk 175 jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e ds rgr ,sls vUrj.k ij cspkudrkZ ,oa [kjhndrkZ nksuksa dks mDr mYyaa?ku ds vk/kkj ij csn[ky djus dk Hkh izko/kku fn;k x;k gSA ge ;ksX; vf/koäk vihykFkhZ ds bl rdZ ls lger ugha gS fd mudk okn vu jftLVMZ LVkEi ds vk/kkj ij ugha gS cfYd ,MolZ its'ku ds vk/kkj ij gSA bl fcUnq ckcr~ Hkh fo}ku jktLo vihy vf/kdkjh us vius fu.kZ; ds i`"B la[;k 3 ds iSjk ua-1 esa ;g er vfHkO;Dr fd;k gS fd ^^vihykFkhZ vuqlwfpr tkfr dk lnL; gS tks fd tkfr ls uk;d gSA jktLFkku esa uk;d tkfr vuqlwfpr tkfr esa 'kqekj dh tkrh gSA jktLFkku VhusUlh ,DV dh /kkjk 42 ds rgr vuqlwfpr tkfr dk O;fDr viuh Hkwfe dks vuqlwfpr tkfr ds O;fDr dks gh foØ; dj ldrk gSA bl lkekftd oxZ ls ckgj fdlh O;fDr dks Hkwfe dk foØ; ugha fd;k tk ldrk blfy;s vuqlqfpr tkfr ds O;fDr }kjk vuqlwfpr tkfr ds lnL; ds vfrfjä fdlh lnL; ds i{k esa fd;k x;k bdjkjukek ewyr% voS/k gS rFkk ,sls voS/k nLrkost ds vk/kkj ij fdlh i{kdkj dks dksbZ vuqrks"k ugha fn;k tk ldrk gSA** ftlls Hkh ge lger gSA 14- fo}ku vf/koäk vihykFkhZ ds bl rdZ ls Hkh gd lger ugha gks ikrs gS fd mls yEch vof/k ds izfrdwy dCts ds vk/kkj ij [kkrsnkjh vf/kdkj izkIr djus dk vf/kdkj gSA tc ewy [kkrsnkj dh ,dek= lUrku iq=h jsLiks- thfor gS rks fojklr ds vk/kkj ij ogh vius firk dh vpy lEifÙk izkIr djus dh vf/kdkjh gS ,slh lEifÙk ij izfrdwy dCts ds vk/kkj ij rhljs O;fDr dks [kkrsnkjh vf/kdkj vkSj og Hkh vu jftLVMZ <kbZ :i;s ds bdjkjukesa ds vk/kkj iznku ugha fd;s tk ldrsA 15- ge ;gkW ij ;g Hkh mYys[k djuk mfpr le>rs gS fd bl fu.kZ; esa fd;s x;s foospu dks e/; utj j[krs gq;s rFkk bl fu.kZ; ds rF;kRed ,oa dkuwuh fLFkfr dks e/; utj j[krs gq;s ge rkehyksa dh rduhdh [kkfe;ksa ds vk/kkj ij lEiw.kZ ekeys dk iqu%fopkj.k djkuk mfpr ugha le>rs gS D;ksafd ,slk djus ij Hkh vUrrksxRok ,slk gh fu.kZ; gksuk vo';EHkkoh fn[kkbZ iM+rk gSA 16- ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; us izgykn jk; /kUn cuke Jherh lkfo=h nsoh 2003¼3½ MCY;w-,y-lh- jktLFkku ist 575 esa izfrikfnr fd;k gS fd& "Where the evidence on record is sufficient to decide the matter and controversy in between the parties, the Appellate Court should not remit the case to the trial Court. It should itself decide the matter." blh izdkj ih-iq:"kksre jsM~Mh o vU; cuke izrki LVhy fyfeVsM ¼2002½ 2 ,l-lh-lh- ist 686 esa ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; us izfrikfnr fd;k gS fd& An appellate Court should be circumspect in ordering a remand when the case is not covered either by Rule 23 or Rule 23-A or Rule 25 CPC. An unwarranted order of remand gives the litigation an undeserved lease of life and, therefore, must be avoided." cspu ik.Ms o vU; cuke nqYghu tkudh nsoh o vU;] ,-vkbZ-vkj- 1976 ,llh 866 esa ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; us izfrikfnr fd;k gS fd& "To remand a suit to the trial Court would necessarily have the effect of keeping alive the strife between the parties and prolonging this long drawn litigation by another round of legal battle in the trial Court and thereafter in appeal. It is time that the final curtain is drawn and the long meandering course of litigation between the parties is put an end to. The Court should be loath to entertain a plea, which would have the effect of condemning succeeding generation of families to spend major part of their lives in the protracted litigation." 17- mijksä lEiw.kZ foospu ds vk/kkj ij ge blh fu"d"kZ ij igqWp ikrs gS fd fo}ku jktLo vihy vf/kdkjh us ftl dkuwuh n`f"Vdks.k ls jsLiks- la[;k 1 dh vihy dks Lohdkj fd;k gS mu fu"d"kksZ ,oa fu.kZ; esa fdlh izdkj dh rF;kRed vFkok dkuwuh =qfV fo|eku gksuk ugha ekuk tk ldrk gSA 18- ifj.kkeLo:i vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr vihy vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; Hkw izcU/k vf/kdkjh ,oa insu jktLo vihy vf/kdkjh t;iqj dSEi nkSlk }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 13-12-2002 dh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA 19- vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk nksuksa v/khuLFk U;k;ky;ksa dk jsdkMZ rqjUr ykSVk;k tkosA fu.kZ; [kqys U;k;ky; esa lquk;k x;kA