JUDGMENT lgkj.k] lnL;-&;g fuxjkuh /kkjk 230 jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e] 1955 ds vUrxZr mi[k.M vf/kdkjh] eq.Mkoj ds fu.kZ; fnukad 26-6-04 ds fo:) izLrqr dh xbZ gSA 2- izdj.k ds rF; la{ksi esa bl izdkj gSa fd izkFkhZ-oknh ,oa vizkFkhZx.k-izfroknhx.k ds e/; ,d okn ckcr LFkkbZ fu"ks/kkKk fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa fnukad 21-10-1987 ls fopkjk/khu py jgk FkkA bl nkos esa fnukad 26-2-2004 dks izkFkhZ-oknh us ,d izkFkZuk i= izLrqr dj fuosnu fd;k fd ekStwnk okn LFkkbZ fu"ks/kkKk dk gS vkSj fookfnr vkjkth feu oknh dks n;kjke iq= jkew ls tfj;s olh;r izkIr gqbZ Fkh] ftldk fooj.k oknh us okn ds iSjk la[;k 3 esa fd;k gqvk gSA oknh bl fookfnr vkjkth dh ckcr vius gd esa fMDysjs'ku pkgrk gS] blfy, vc u;k okn nk;j djuk pkgrk gS vr% okn oknh e; nLrkostkr foMªk ¼okil½ dj Qzs'k 'kwV nk;j djus dh btktr iznku dh tkosA fopkj.k U;k;ky; us bl izkFkZuk i= ij nksuksa i{kksa dh cgl lqu dj vius fu.kZ; fnukad 26-6-2004 ds }kjk [kkfjt dj fn;k] ftlls {kqC/k gksdj oknh-izkFkhZ us ;g fuxjkuh izLrqr dh gSA 3- geus mHk; i{k ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kdx.k dks lquk ,oa i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;kA 4- fo}ku vf/koDrk izkFkhZ dk dFku gS fd fooknxzLr vkjkth ds laca/k esa ;fn LokfeRo ,oa dCts ds ckcr dksbZ cnyko vkrk gS] rks oknh vkns'k 23 fu;e 1 tk-nh- ds izko/kkukuqlkj iwoZ okn dks izR;kfgr dj u;k okn yk ldrk gSA mudk dFku gS fd pwafd fooknxzLr Hkwfe oknh dks n;kjke iq= jkew ls tfj;s olh;r izkIr gqbZ gSA vr% og ?kks"k.kk [kkrsnkjh dk u;k okn yk ldrk gSA vius dFku ds leFkZu esa mUgksaus 2001 vkjvkjMh 267 dh uthj izLrqr dhA 5- fo}ku vf/koDrk vizkFkhZx.k dk dFku gS fd izkFkhZ-oknh }kjk nkok fnukad 23-11-87 dks LFkkbZ fu"ks/kKk gsrq fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa is'k fd;k x;k] ftlesa olh;r ds rF; dks mtkxj fd;k x;k gS vkSj ftldk tokcnkok fnukad 2-12-87 dks izfroknhx.k-vizkFkhZx.k }kjk izLrqr fd;k x;kA rRi'pkr~ rudh;kr dk;e dh tkdj] dkuwuh rudh ua- 5 ij cgl gsrq i=koyh fu;r py jgh FkhA vr% bruh nsjh ls nkos dks foMªk dj u;k okn ykus dh vuqefr ugha nh tk ldrhA mudk rdZ gS fd oknh }kjk iwoZ esa fnukad 11-12-2003 dks vkns'k 6 fu;e 17 lhihlh ds vUrxZr izkFkZuk i= izLrqr dj olh;r ds vk/kkj ij nkos esa la'kks/ku pkgk x;k Fkk] tks fopkj.k U;k;ky; us fu.kZ; fnukad 23-1-2004 }kjk vLohdkj dj fn;k x;kA mDr ls tkfgj gS fd rFkkdfFkr olh;r dk Kku izkFkhZ-oknh dks izkjaHk ls gh nkok nk;j djrs le; Fkk vkSj mls blds vk/kkj ij ?kks"k.kk [kkrsnkjh dk okn igys gh lkFk lkFk ykuk pkfg;s FkkA izkFkhZ-oknh egt vizkFkhZx.k -izfroknhx.k dks gSjku o ijs'kku djus dh uh;r ls ;g izkFkZuk i= is'k fd;k gS] ftlds vk/kkj ij mls orZeku nkok] nkok ykus dh 'krZ ij] izR;kg.k djus dh btktr ugha nh tk ldrhA vius dFku ds leFkZu esa mUgksaus vkj,yMCY;w 2003¼2½ jkt- ist 1345 dh uthj izLrqr dhA 6- geus fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd mHk; i{k dh cgl ij euu fd;k ,oa i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;kA 7- i=koyh ds voyksdu ls tkfgj gS fd orZeku nkok fnukad 23-11-87 dks oknh-izkFkhZ }kjk izLrqr fd;k x;k] ftldk tokcnkok fnukad 2-12-87 dks vizkFkhZx.k-izfroknhx.k }kjk izLrqr fd;k x;k vkSj rRi'pkr nkos esa vko';d rudh;kr dk;e dh tkdj i=koyh dkuwuh rudh la- 5 ij cgl gsrq fu;r py jgh FkhA izkFkhZ-oknh }kjk iwoZ esa fnukad 11-12-2003 dks izkFkZuk i= izLrqr dj rFkkdfFkr olh;r ds vk/kkj ij nkos esa la'kks/ku djkuk pkgk] tks fopkj.k U;k;ky; us vius fu.kZ; fnukad 23-1-2004 ds }kjk vLohdkj dj fn;kA oknh-izkFkhZ ds blesa vlQy jgus ij mlus ;g u;k izkFkZuk i= vUrxZr vkns'k 23 fu;e 1 tk-nh- izLrqr dj] u;k nkok ykus dh 'krZ ij] orZeku okn izR;kfgr djus dh btktr pkgh gSA vkns'k 23 fu;e 1 ¼3½ tk-nh- esa fuEukuqlkj izko/kku gS& Order 23 Rule 1 C.P.C. 1—Withdrawal of suit or abandonment of part of claim- (3) Where the Court is satisfied- (a) that a suit must fail by reason of some formal defect, or (b) that there are sufficient grounds for allowing the plaintiff to institute a fresh suit for the subject matter of a suit or part of a claim, it may, on such terms as it thinks fit, grant and plaintiff permission to withdraw from such suit or such part of the claim with liberty to institute a fresh suit in respect of the subject-matter of such suit or such part of the claim. mDr izko/kku dks ns[krs gq, ;g lgh gS fd nkok izR;kfgr rks fd;k tk ldrk gS] ijUrq blds fy, ,sls mfpr ,oa i;kZIr dkj.k fo|eku gks] ftlls U;k;ky; larq"V gksA 8- fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd vizkFkhZx.k }kjk izLrqr uthj vkj-,y-MCY;w- 2003¼2½ jkt- ist 1345 esa ekuuh; jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; }kjk ;g er O;Dr fd;k x;k gS fd& C.P.C., Order 23 Rule 1(3), Sec. 115 - Permission to withdraw suit with the liberty to file fresh suit if need be arise- Assigned no sufficient grounds- Rejected - Suit filed on 28.5.76 - Dismissed on 1.6.96- Filed appeal and application for withdrawal in 2001- Held - Suit can be withdrawn even at the appellate stage, but it is not permissible to defect the accrued right of the other party by withdrawing suit - It is discretion of the court which can be exercised on "sufficient grounds"- Litigation in 25 years old-Parties stood exhausted of their resources in fighting the case- Permission to withdraw litigation would force opposite party to face another order of litigation." 9- izLrqr izdj.k esa ftl olh;r dk dFku izkFkhZ dj jgk gS] mldk dFku o"kZ 1987 esa nkok izLrqr djrs le; nkos ds en la- 3 esa Hkh fd;k x;k gS] ftlls Li"V gS fd olh;r dk izkFkhZ dks izFke fnol ls gh Kku FkkA mls bl ckcr orZeku nkos esa gh ?kks"k.kk dh bLrnqvk djuh pkfg, FkhA izkFkhZ-oknh us vius izkFkZuk i= esa ;g mYys[k ugha fd;k gS fd bl ckcr nkos esa ?kks"k.kkRed fMØh dh bLrnqvk igys D;ksa ugha dh vkSj vc o"kZ 2004 esa yxHkx 17 o"kZ ds yEcs le; ckn ,slk D;ksa fd;k tk jgk gSA vr% izkFkhZ-oknh }kjk tks izkFkZuk dh xbZ gS] og fcuk fdlh i;kZIr ,oa leqfpr dkj.k ds dh tk jgh gS] ftls Lohdkj fd;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr ugha gksrk gSA vr% bl laca/k esa fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; fof/klEer gksus ls ge mlesa fdlh izdkj dk gLr{ksi djuk U;k;ksfpr ugha le>rs gSaA 10- mijksDr foospu ds ifj.kkeLo:i ;g fuxjkuh [kkfjt dh tkrh gS ,oa fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; 26-6-2004 dk;e j[kk tkrk gSA fu.kZ; [kqys U;k;ky; esa lquk;k x;kA