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2011 DIGILAW 2224 (RAJ)

Shaitan v. Mohan Lal

2011-10-14

MOOL CHAND MEENA, PRAMIL KUMAR MATHUR

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ekFkqj] lnL;-&jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e] 1955 dh /kkjk 224 ds vUrxZr ;g vihy U;k;ky; jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh] t;iqj }kjk vihy la[;k 33@2006 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 31-10-2006 ds fo:) izLrqr dh x;h gSA 2- vihy eheksa ds vuqlkj izdj.k ds rF; la{ksi esa bl izdkj gS fd oknh-izR;FkhZ la[;k 1 eksguyky }kjk ,d nkok okLrs vf/kdkj ?kks"k.kk o fu"ks/kkKk U;k;ky; mi[k.M vf/kdkjh] lkEHkjysd ¼ijh{k.k U;k;ky;½ esa bu vfHkopuksa ds lkFk izLrqr fd;k fd fookfnr vkjkth [kljk la- 332@1@1 jdck 21 ch?kk 17 fcLok esa ls 1@2 fgLlk vFkkZr~ 10 ch?kk 10 fcLok Hkwfe ij dkfct gS vkSj 'ks"k nf{k.k Hkkx dh Hkwfe ij gjcDl iq= cDlk dkfct gSA mDr 10 ch?kk 10 fcLok Hkwfe oknh }kjk jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e ykxw gksus ls igys gh fnukad 11-7-1955 dks ukjk;.k] yknw o HkS: ls Ø; dh gSaA nkos ds izfroknh la[;k 1 ls 6 tks orZeku f}rh; vihy esa rjrhch izR;FkhZ 2 ls 7 gSa] gjcDl ds mRrjkf/kdkjh gS rFkk izfroknhx.k 7 ls 14 tks fd orZeku vihy esa vihyk.V rFkk rjrhch jsLiks.MsUV~l 8 ls 12 gSa] cspku drkZ ukjk;.k] yknw ,oa HkS: ds mRrjkf/kdkjh gSaA mDr nkos esa izfroknhx.k }kjk tokcnkok izLrqr ugha fd;k x;k vfirq flfoy izfØ;k lafgrk] 1908 ds vkMZj 7 fu;e 11 ds rgr izkFkZuk i= izLrqr fd;k ftlds vk/kkj ij ijh{k.k U;k;ky; }kjk oknh-izR;FkhZ dk nkok fn- 30-1-2006 dks [kkfjt dj fn;k x;kA bl vkns'k fn-30-1-2006 ds fo:) jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh t;iqj ds U;k;ky; ¼izFke vihyh; U;k;ky;½ esa izLrqr dh x;hA mDr izFke vihy dks izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk vkns'k fnukad 31-10-2006 }kjk Lohdkj fd;k x;k vkSj izdj.k dks ijh{k.k U;k;ky; dks izfrizsf"kr fd;k x;kA bl fu.kZ; fn- 31-10-2006 ds fo:) gh izfroknhx.k-vihyk.V }kjk gLrxr f}rh; vihy izLrqr dh x;h gSA gLrxr f}rh; vihy esa vihykUVx.k }kjk tks vk/kkj fy;s x;s gSa] rnuqlkj izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk bl rF; dks utjUnkt dj fn;k x;k gS fd oknh eksguyky }kjk ftl Hkwfe ds lEcU/k esa ?kks"k.kkRed nkok izLrqr fd;k gS og jktLo fjdkWMZ esa vuqlwfpr tutkfr ds [kkrsnkjku ds uke ntZ gS vkSj oknh lo.kZ tkfr dk gksus ls ;g nkok jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 42 ds izko/kkuksa ls oftZr gksus ds dkj.k nkok pyus ;ksX; ugha gSA oknh }kjk ftl dfFkr cspku fnukad 11-7-1955 dks vk/kkj cuk;k x;k gS og viathd`r nLrkost gS vkSj viathd`r cspkui= ds vk/kkj ij oknh ?kks"k.kkRed nkok ugha yk ldrk gSA fdUrq izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk bl rF;kRed fLFkfr ij xkSj fd;s fcuk gh vkyksP; fu.kZ; ikfjr fd;k x;k gS tks fd fujLr fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA 3- nksuksa i{kksa dh cgl lquh x;hA vihyk.V i{k dh rjQ ls fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd Jh ujs'kdqekj tSu us vihy eheksa ds rF;ksa dks nksgjkrs gq, vfHkdFku fd;k fd oknh-izR;FkhZ ftl nLrkost dk lgkjk ysdj jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e ds ykxw gksus ls iwoZ fookfnr Hkwfe Ø; djus dh ckr djrk gS og ,d viathd`r nLrkost gksus ls mlds vk/kkj ij ?kks"k.kkRed nkok ugha py ldrk gSA bl rdZ ds leFkZu esa fo}ku Jh tSu }kjk 1984 RRD 227 & 230, 1989 RRD 750 vkSj 1992 RRD 414 & 421 ds ds U;k; n`"VkUrksa dk lgkjk fy;k x;k gSA blh izdkj 2008(3) DNJ 1343 Raj. vkSj 2003(1) DNJ 107 SC ds U;k; n`"VkUrksa dk lgkjk ysrs gq, Jh tSu dk rdZ gS fd tc nkok fof/k ls oftZr gks rks mlesa tokcnkok izLrqr fd;k tkuk vko';d ugha gS vfirq vkMZj 7 fu;e 11 ds rgr nkok [kkfjt fd;k tk ldrk gS vkSj ,slk djrs le; ijh{k.k U;k;ky; }kjk dksbZ vfu;ferrk ugha dh x;h gSA blds vykok fo}ku Jh tSu us ;g Hkh rdZ fd;k gS fd izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; ds le{k vihy ds fopkjk/khu jgrs gq, jsLiks.MsUV la[;k 2 NksVw dh e`R;q gks pqdh Fkh fdUrq vihyk.V eksguyky }kjk mlds okfjlku dks i{kdkj ugha cuk;k x;k vkSj bl dkj.k mldh vihy izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; esa vcSV gks pqdh FkhA bl dkj.k Hkh izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; dk fu.kZ; fujLr fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA 4- tokch cgl esa izR;FkhZ i{k dh rjQ ls fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd Jh Kkus'oj ck<+nkj dk rdZ gS fd oknh-izR;FkhZ eksguyky }kjk fookfnr Hkwfe ml le; Ø; dh x;h Fkh tc uk rks jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e ykxw gqvk Fkk vkSj uk gh /kkjk 42 jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e vfLrRo esa FkhA vr% foØ; i= fnukad 11-7-1955 dks fof/k ls oftZr ekuk tkuk ijh{k.k U;k;ky; dh fof/kd Hkwy Fkh vkSj bl lEcU/k esa izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; dk fu.kZ; mfpr gSA [kjhn fnukad 11-7-1955 ij vk/kkfjr oknh dk nkok lQy gksxk ;k ugha] ;g fu.kZ; tokcnkok izkIr gksus ij rufd;kr cuk dj i{kdkjku }kjk izLrqr dh tkus okyh ekSf[kd o nLrkosth lk{; ds vk/kkj ij gh fd;k tk ldrk FkkA vkWMZj 7 fu;e 11 ds izkFkZuk i= ds vk/kkj ij nkos dks [kkfjt fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha FkkA tgka rd jsLiks.MsUV la[;k 2 NksVw dh e`R;q dk iz'u gS] mldh e`R;q dh tkudkjh izFke vihy ds nkSjku dHkh Hkh fjdkWMZ ij ugha vk;h FkhA izFke vihy esa NksVw ds uke tkjh fd;k x;k lEeu mlds Hkrhts }kjk izkIr fd;k x;k gS vkSj ml ij e`R;q lEcU/kh dksbZ tkudkjh vafdr ugha gSA orZeku vihyk.Vx.k }kjk f}rh; vihy izLrqr djus ij tks uksfVl tkjh fd;k x;k mldh rkehy ds nkSjku ;g tkudkjh lkeus vk;h fd NksVw dh e`R;q gks pqdh gSA vr% ;g vfHkdFku Lohdk;Z ugha gks ldrk fd NksVw dh e`R;q ds dkj.k izFke vihy vcSV gks pqdh FkhA orZeku esa dsoy izFke vihy U;k;ky; ds vkns'k fnukad 31-10-2006 ds xq.kkoxq.k ds vk/kkj ij gh f}rh; vihy dk fu.kZ; fd;k tkuk gSa vkSj /kkjk 42 jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e ykxw gksus ls iwoZ dh [kjhn gksus ds dkj.k izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; dk fu.kZ; iw.kZr% fof/k lEer gS vkSj gLrxr f}rh; vihy [kkfjt fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA 5- nksuksa i{kksa ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kdx.k dh cgl ij euu fd;k x;k vkSj nksuksa v/khuLFk U;k;ky;ksa dks i=kofy;ksa dk vk|ksikUr voyksu o v/;;u fd;k x;kA 6- ijh{k.k U;k;ky; esa izfroknh-vihyk.Vx.k }kjk tks izkFkZuk i= flfoy izfØ;k lafgrk] 1908 ds vkMZj 7 fu;e 11 ds rgr izLrqr fd;k x;k Fkk] mlesa nks vk/kkj fy;s x;s FksA izFke ;g fd fookfnr Hkwfe jktLo fjdkWMZ esa vuqlwfpr tutkfr ds [kkrsnkj ds uke ntZ gksus ds dkj.k Lo.kZ tkfr ds oknh }kjk yk;k x;k ?kks"k.kkRed nkok pyus ;ksX; ugha gS] D;ksafd /kkjk 42 jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e ds izko/kkuksa ds rgr Lo.kZ tkfr ds fdlh Hkh O;fDr dks vuqlwfpr tu tkfr ds O;fDr dh fookfnr Hkwfe dh [kkrsnkjh ugha fey ldrh gSA f}rh; vkifRr ;g yh x;h Fkh fd oknh }kjk ftl foØ; i= fnukad 11-7-1955 dks vk/kkj cuk dj ?kks"k.kkRed nkok izLrqr fd;k x;k gS og viathd`r nLrkost gS vkSj viathd`r nLrkost ds vk/kkj ij ?kks"k.kkRed nkok ugha py ldrk gSA vihyk.V dh rjQ ls izLrqr U;k; n`"VkUr 1984 RRD 227 esa vkMZj 7 fu;e 11 ds rgr izLrqr izkFkZuk i= ds izdj.k esa gh lEifRr gLrkUrj.k vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 53 , ds lanHkZ esa jktLo e.My dh [k.MihB }kjk fuEu izdkj O;oLFkk nh x;h gS& "No right in an immovable property is transferred by an agreement to sale and the plaintiff-appellant could not have sought declaration of his rights only on the basis of such an agreement. Even if a sale deed was executed by the defendants, no right would have been transferred by the document unless it was registered. In the case of S.F. Munuswami Gounder vs. Erusague Grounder (AIR 1975 Madras 25) the Madras High Court expressed the view that a transferee could not seek a declaration of title on the basis of an unregistered document under the provisions of Section 53-A of the Act. The High Court of Rajasthan in the case of Stoneware Pipe & Sanitary Fitting Manufacturing Co. Ltd. vs. The State of Rajasthan and another (AIR 1972 Rajasthan 83) while examining the provisions of Section 53A of the Act held that this section did not give the transferee the right of action for a suit including so called defensive suit for restoration of possession forcibly taken by the transferor or for injunction. As already mentioned, no sale deed was executed between the plaintiff and the defendants and Section 53A of the Act was not attracted. As already mentioned, no sale deed was executed between the plaintiff and the defendants and Section 53A of the Act was not attracted. Even if there had been a sale deed and it was not registered even then according to these two decisions the plaintiff-appellant could not have brought a suit for declaration of his rights or for grant of an injunction...In the circumstances we find that the plaintiff appellant's plaint was rightly rejected by the Trial Court under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC and there is no reason to interfere with the orders of the lower Courts." pwafd orZeku izdj.k esa Hkh oknh ds ?kks"k.kkRed nkos dk vk/kkj ,d viathd`r nLrkost gS] vr% ekuuh; [k.MihB }kjk mijksDr vuqlkj nh x;h O;oLFkk ds vuqlkj izfroknhx.k }kjk vkMZj 7 fu;e 11 lh-ih-lh- lifBr /kkjk 42 jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e ds lUnHkZ esa yh x;h vkifRr ds fo:) fnukad 11-7-1995 ds dfFkr viathd`r [kjhn nLrkost iathd`r gksrk rks fQj lk{; vkfn ls bl fcUnq dk ijh{k.k fd;k tk ldrk Fkk fd dfFkr cspku /kkjk 42 ¼ch½ jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e ykxw gksus ls iwoZ dk gksus ls oknh dks dksbZ vf/kdkj feyrk gS vFkok ughaA ij pwafd nLrkost viathd`r gS vr% 1984 RRD 227 vkSj mlesa ppkZ fd;s x;s AIR 1975 Madras 25 rFkk AIR 1972 Rajasthan 83 esa /kkfjr U;k; fl)kUrksa ds vuqlj.k esa gekjk ;g er gS fd dfFkr viathd`r nLrkost fnukad 11-7-1955 ds vk/kkj ij oknh-izR;FkhZ ?kks"k.kkRed nkok ugha yk ldrkA oLrqr% mDr viathd`r nLrkost fof/kd n`f"V ds ^^vfLRkRo esa ugha** ¼non-exist½ Js.kh dk gS vkSj bl dkj.k fookfnr Hkwfe ds lEcU/k esa nkok ykus dh rkjh[k dks ekStwn jktLo fjdkWMZ dks gh ns[kk tk;sxkA pwafd nkok ykus dh rkjh[k dks fookfnr Hkwfe jktLo fjdkWMZ vFkkZr tekcUnh lEor~ 2055-58 vuqlkj vuqlwfpr tutkfr ds O;fDr ds uke ntZ gS vr% mDr fnukad dks izHkkoh /kkjk 42¼ch½ jktLFkku dk'rdkjh vf/kfu;e ds dkj.k ,slk nkok fof/k ls oftZr ekuk tk;sxkA 7- blh izdkj fo}ku Jh ujs'k dqekj tSu }kjk viuh cgl ds nkSjku 2008(3) DNJ 1343 Raj. vkSj 2003(1) DNJ 107 SC ds U;k; n`"VkUrksa dk lgkjk fy;k x;k gSA oLrqr% 2008 (3) DNJ 1343 Raj. vkSj 2003(1) DNJ 107 SC ds U;k; n`"VkUrksa dk lgkjk fy;k x;k gSA oLrqr% 2008 (3) DNJ 1343 Raj. esa ekuuh; jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; us loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk 2003 (1) DNJ 107 SC esa lyhe HkkbZ cuke egkjk"Vª jkT; ,oa vU; ds izdj.k esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr dk gh vuqlj.k fd;k x;k gSA jksfgrk'kflag ds mDr ds izdj.k esa ekuuh; jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; fnukad 12-8-2008 ds iSjk la[;k 7 o 8 dks mn~/k`r fd;k tkuk lehphu gksxk] tks fd fuEu izdkj gS& "7. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in Sleem Bhai & Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra, 2003(1) DNJ (SC) 107, considered the provisions of the Order 7 Rule 11 CPC, and held that filing of written-statement is not necessary to decide the application for rejection of the plaint, Para Nos. 7 to 10 of the aforesaid judgment are reproduced as under:- "7. The short common question that arises for consideration in these appeals is, whether an application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC ought to be decided on the allegations in the plaint and filing of the written statement by the contesting defendant is irrelevant and unnecessary. 8. Order 7 Rule 11 CPC reads as under:- "11. Rejection of plaint.-The plaint shall be rejected in the following cases:- (a) where it does not disclose a cause of action; (b) where the relief claimed is undervalued, and the plaintiff, on being required by the Court to correct the valuation within a time to be fixed by the Court, fails to do so; (c) where the relief claimed is properly valued, but the plaint is returned upon proper insufficiently stamped, and the plaintiff, on being required by the Court to supply the requisite stamp paper within a time to be fixed by the Court, jails to do so. (d) where the suit appears from the statement in the plaint to be barred by any law; (e) where it is not filed in duplicate; (f) where the plaintiff fails to comply with the provisions of Rule 9; Provided that the time fixed by the Court for the correction of the valuation or supplying of the requisite stamp paper shall not be extended unless the Court, for reasons to be recorded, is satisfied that the plaintiff was prevented by any cause of an exceptional nature from correcting the valuation or supplying the requisite stamp-paper, as the case may be, within the time fixed by the Court and that refusal to extend such time would cause grave injustice to the plaintiff." 9. A perusal of Order 7 Rule 11 CPC makes it clear that the relevant facts which need to be looked into for deciding an application thereunder are the averments in the plaint. The trial Court can exercise the power under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC at any stage of the suit-before registering the plaint or after issuing summons to the defendant at any time before the conclusion of the Trial. For the purposes of deciding an application under Clause (a) of Rule 11 of Order 7 CPC, the averments in the plaint are germate; the pleas taken by the defendant in the written statement would be wholly irrelevant at this stage, therefore, a direction to file the written statement without deciding the application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC cannot be procedural irregularity touching the exercise of jurisdiction by the Trial Court. The order, therefore, suffers from non-exercising of the jurisdiction vested in the Court as well as procedural irregularity. The High Court, however, did not advert to these aspects. 10. We are, therefore, of the view that for aforementioned reasons the common order under the challenge is liable to be set aside and we, accordingly, do so. We remit the cases to the Trial Court for deciding the application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC on the basis of the averments in the plaint, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the parties in accordance with Law." 8. We remit the cases to the Trial Court for deciding the application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC on the basis of the averments in the plaint, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the parties in accordance with Law." 8. The Hon'ble Apex Court in Saleem Bhai's case (supra) has categorically held that filing of written-statement is not necessary to decide the application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC for rejection of the plaint." ekuuh; jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; }kjk vuqlfjr loksZPp U;k;ky; ds mijksDr U;k; n`"VkUr dk vuqlj.k djrs gq, gekjk fu"d"kZ gS fd oknh izR;FkhZx.k }kjk izLrqr ;g rdZ Lohdk;Z ugha gks ldrk fd izfroknhx.k }kjk vkWMZj 7 fu;e 11 dk izkFkZuk i= izLrqr djus ds ctk; viuk tokcnkok izLrqr dj mDr tokcnkos ds ek/;e ls gh nkos dh iks"k.kh;rk ckcr vkifRr izLrqr djuh pkfg;s FkhA bl fcUnq ij izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; dk fu"d"kZ Hkh fof/k ds foijhr gSA vkWMZj 7 fu;e 11 dk izkFkZuk i= izLrqr djus vkSj ml ij fu.kZ; gsrq tokcnkok izLrqr djk;k tkuk vko';d ugha gSA 8- tgka rd izR;FkhZx.k esa ls ,d izR;FkhZ NksVw ds fu/ku i'pkr mlds okfjlku dks fjdkWMZ ij ugha ysus ls izFke vihyh vcSV gksus dk iz'u gS] izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; ds le{k dHkh Hkh NksVw ds fu/ku dk rF; fjdkWMZ ij ugha vk;kA orZeku esa f}rh; vihy dh i=koyh esa miyC/k izek.k i= vuqlkj NksVw dh e`R;q fnukad 20-5-2006 dks vFkkZr izR;FkhZ eksguyky dh vihy jktLo vihy izkf/kdkjh ds le{k fopkjk/khu jgrs gks pqdh FkhA ;g orZeku izR;FkhZ o izFke vihy ds vihykFkhZ eksguyky dk nkf;Ro Fkk fd e`rd NksVw ds okfjlku dks fjdkWMZ ij ykus dh dk;Zokgh dh tkrhA fdUrq ,slk ugha fd;k x;kA fQj Hkh vxj NksVw dh e`R;q dk dksbZ vlj izdj.k ij gS rks ek= bruk fd izFke vihy vkSj f}rh; vihy dsoy NksVw ds gd rd gh vcSV ekuh tk ldrh gS D;ksafd nksuksa gh vihyksa esa NksVw ds vykok Hkh dbZ izR;FkhZx.k gSA vr% vihy dks iw.kZr% vcSV ugha ekuk tk ldrk gSA 9- mijksDr iSjk 6 ls 8 esas fd;s x;s foospu vkSj mn~/k`r U;kf;d uthjksa ds vk/kkj ij ijh{k.k U;k;ky; dk fu.kZ; o fMØh fnukad 31-1-2006 fof/k vuqdwy gS vkSj izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 31-1-2006 fof/kd izko/kkuksa ds foijhr gksus ls fujLr fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA 10- ifj.kker% gLrxr vihy Lohdkj dh tkrh gS vkSj izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; dk vkyksP; fu.kZ; fnukad 31-10-2006 dks vikLr fd;k tkrk gS vkSj ijh{k.k U;k;ky; dk fu.kZ; o fMØh fnukad 31-1-2006 dks cgky j[kk tkrk gSA fu.kZ; [kqys U;k;ky; esa lquk;k x;kA