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Gattu Devi @ Laxmi Devi Pujari v. Pyare Lal (D) through his LRs

2015-03-02

VINEET KOTHARI

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JUDGMENT : Vineet Kothari, J. The appellant/plaintiff, Gattu Devi @ Laxmi Devi, having lost before the two courts below, has preferred the present second appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, assailing the impugned judgment and decree dated 08.04.2005 passed by learned Additional District Judge No.1, Udaipur, dismissing plaintiff's Appeal No.35/2004-Gattu Devi @ Laxmi Devi v. Pyarelal, and upholding the judgment and decree dated 23.03.2000 passed by learned Civil Judge (Sr. Division), Vallabhnagar, District: Udaipur, in Civil Original Suit No.48/1997- Gattu Devi @ Laxmi Devi v. Pyarelal, whereby the suit filed by the appellant/plaintiff against the respondent/defendant for possession and permanent with respect to disputed property situated in front of Satyanarayanji Temple, was dismissed and the counter claim filed by the respondent/defendant, Pyarelal with respect to suit property was allowed. 2. The learned trial court vide judgment and decree dated 23.03.2000 dismissed the suit filed by the plaintiffs/appellants. 2. The learned trial court vide judgment and decree dated 23.03.2000 dismissed the suit filed by the plaintiffs/appellants. The relevant para/s of the judgment dated 23.03.2000 reads as under: - vk;k okn&i= ds lkFk izLrqr CywfizaV esa n'kkZ;k ekdZ ¼ch&1½ dejk xzkm.M ~yksj dk oknh dks olh;r ls feyk\----------¼oknh½A mDr fook|d dks lkfcr djus dk Hkkj oknh ij FkkA oknh us bl lEcU/k esa rhu xokgku ds c;ku djok;s ftlesa xokg ih0MCY;w&1 ghjkyky tks bl olh;r dk ys[kd gS] tks vius c;ku esa olh;r izn'kZ 1 dks fy[kuk crkrk gs rFkk bl ij lk[k ,0ih0 uheMh;ko txnh'k [kVhd dh gksuk crkrk gSA bl olh;r ds fu"iknu ds ckcr dFku djrk gS fd , ls ch vEckyky ds gLrk{kj gS rFkk lh ls Mh ghjkyky ds gLrk{kj gSaA bl xokg ls tks ftjg dh xbZ gS mlesa olh;r vEckyky }kjk ugha dh xbZ gks ds ckcr dFku djkus esa izfroknh vleFkZ jgk gS vkSj ftjg dh xbZ gS mlesa Hkh ,slk dksbZ rF; ugha ik;k x;k tks fd olh;r ds fu"iknu dks fookfnr djrk gksA bl olh;r ds fu"iknu ds crkSj xokg ih0MCY;w0 2 vthrizlkn uheMh;k] ih0MCY;w0&3 txnh'k [kVhd us vEckyky ds dgus ij bl olh;r dks fu"ikfnr djuk dgrs gSa rFkk bu lk{khx.k us vEckyky }kjk olh;r dh xbZ olh;r ij ftjg esa dksbZ rkfRod rF; izfroknh ds i{k esa ugha ik;k tkrk gS ftlesa fd izn'kZ 1 olh;r ds fu"iknu dk rF; fookfnr gksrk gksA bu rhuksa gh xokgku ds c;kukr ls oknh olh;r ds fu"iknu dk rF;k lkfcr djus esa lQy jgk gSA ftl olh;r izn'kZ 1 ds fu"iknu dks izfroknh vius }kjk is'k xokgku ds c;ku ls fookfnr Hkh ugha dj ik;k gSA vr% izn'kZ 1 esa fooknkLin lEink ds lEcU/k esa fd;s x;s izko/kku dk voyksdu fd;k tkuk mfpr gksxkA olh;r izn'kZ 1 dks voyksdu djs rks mlesa Li"V ntZ gS fd bl cjkens esa nf{k.k dh rjQ ls tks nks edku nks iDdh iV~Vh iksl o vkxs cjkenk mŸkj njokts ds gSa os ge nksuksa ifr iRuh ds jgus ds fy, j[ks gSa] lks ge tc rd ftUnk jgsaxs ge mi;ksx esa yk;saxs gekjs 100 o"kZ iwjs gksus ds i'pkr~ bu edkukr dks tks Hkh yM+dk gekjh lsok lqJk ¼pkdjh½ djsxk oks gh ekfydkuk gd o dkfct gksxk bu nksuksa gh dejksa o cjkens esa esjs o esjh iRuh ds thrs th fdlh dks n[kyUnkth djus dk vf/kdkj ugha gksxk] bu dejksa ds vUnj nf{k.k rjQ tks njokts yxk;s gSa os eSaus yxk;s gSaA bl rjg olh;r izn'kZ 1 ds voyksdu ls Li"V gS fd oLrqr% fooknkLin lEifRr dk ¼ch&1½ Hkkx dejk izn'kZ 1 ds eqrkfcd olh;r oknh dks fn;k x;k gks] ;g rF; Li"V ugha gS cfYd mlesa rks ;g ntZ gS fd tks yM+dk lsok lqJk pkdjh djsxk mldks gh ekfydkuk gd izkIr gksxkA ,slh fLFkfr esa bl olh;r ds eqrkfcd ¼ch&1½ xzkm.M yksj dk oknh dks olh;r esa feyk gks] ;g lkfcr ugha ekuk tk ldrk gSA gkWa bruk rF; vo'; gS fd ;fn oknh us lsok pkdjh dh gks rks mls dCtk fey ldrk gSA bl lEcU/k esa oknh }kjk izLrqr'kqnk lk{; dk voyksdu djs rks tks rhuksa gh xokgku is'k gq;s gSa muesa ls fdlh Hkh xokg us ;g rF; ugha dgk gS fd oknh }kjk dksbZ lsok pkdjh vEckyky o mldh iRuh dh gks] tcfd izfroknh }kjk is'k'kqnkxokgku Mh0MCY;w0&1 I;kjsyky] Mh0MCY;w&2 ca'khyky] Mh0MCY;w0&2 uwjeksgEen] Mh0MCY;w0&3 dslwyky] Mh0MCY;w0&4 os.khjke] Mh0MCY;w0&5 xksVwyky o Mh0MCY;w0&6 jgeuk [kkWa us vEckyky dh lsok pkdjh I;kjsyky }kjk djuk vius c;ku esa dfFkr fd;k gSA Li"V gS fd ,slh fLFkfr esa lsok ds vk/kkj ij Hkh oknh dks mDr xzkm.M yksj dk ch&2 dejk izkIr gqvk gks ;g lkfcr ugha ekuk tk ldrk gSA mijksDr foospukuqlkj oknh fook|d la[;k 1 dks vius i{k esa lkfcr djus esa dkflj jgk gSA vr% mDr fook|d oknh ds fo:) fofu'p; fd;k tkrk gSA vkns'k vr% oknh;k Jherh xVqnsoh mQZ y{eh nsoh iRuh ijes'ojyky iqtkjh ikoj vkWQ ,VksZuh okLrs Jh ijes'kojyky iq= vEckyky tkfr iqtkjh fuokl oYyHkuxj dk ;g okn fo:) izfroknh Jh I;kjsyky iq= vEckyky tkfr iqtkjh fuoklh oYyHkuxj ckcr dCts;kch ,oa LFkk;h fu"ks/kkKk vLohdkj fd;k tkdj [kkfjt fd;k tkrk gSA ijUrq lkFk gh izfroknh I;kjsyky dk vkmUVj Dyse fo:) okn&i= ds lkFk layXu uD'ks esa ekdZ ch&1 dejk ekdZ lh cjkenk esa dCtk oknh us dj j[kk gS vkt fu.kZ; dh fnukad ls 40 fnu ds vUnj izfroknh dk lqiqnZ dj ns lkFk gh ekdZ ch&1 dejs ds mRrjh njoktk dk rkyk Hkh [kksy ns rFkk Hkfo"; esa tk;nkn lEcU/k esa izfroknh ds mi;ksx o miHkksx esa ck/kk dkfjr ugha djs] u rks og Lo;a djs o u gh vius fdlh izfrfuf/k ls djok;sA i{kdkjku [kpkZ viuk viuk Lo;a ogu djsaxsA mijksDrkuqlkj gh fMdzh ipkZ eqfrZc fd;k tkosA lgh ¼deypUn ukgj½ flfoy U;k;k/kh'k o0[k0 oYyHkuxjA^^ 3. The first appeal filed by the appellants/plaintiffs was also dismissed by the learned Additional District Judge No.1, Udaipur, vide judgment and decree dated 08.04.2005. The first appeal filed by the appellants/plaintiffs was also dismissed by the learned Additional District Judge No.1, Udaipur, vide judgment and decree dated 08.04.2005. The relevant portion of the judgment and decree dated 08.04.2005 reads as under :- (ii) Lo;a okfn;k Jherh xVwnsoh U;k;ky; esa ijhf{kr ugha gqbZ gSA ;gkWa rd fd okfn;k ds ifr ijes'ojyky dks Hkh U;k;ky; esa crkSj lk{kh ijhf{kr ugha djok;k x;k gSA u gh rFkkdfFkr ikoj vkWQ ,VksZuh gh izLrqr dj iznf'kZr djok;h gSA bl izdkj ;g iw.kZr;k Li"V gks tkrk gS fd orZeku okn esa okfnuh Jherh xVwnsoh o mls ifr ijes'ojyky ds ijhf{kr gksus ds vHkko esa vfHkys[k ij ,slh dksbZ lk{; ugha gS tks ;g bafxr djs fd olh;r izn'kZ 1 ds fu"iknu ds ckn e`rd vEckyky dh lsok pkdjh ijes'ojyky o mlds ifjokj us dh gksA oLrqr% okfn;k Jherh xVwnsoh o mldk ifr ijes'ojyky dk U;k;ky; ds le{k ijhf{kr ugha gksuk bl rF; dk ifjpk;d gS fd olh;r izn'kZ 1 ds fu"iknu ds ckn ijes'ojyky o mlds ifjokj us e`rd vEckyky dh lsok pkdjh ugha dh FkhA vxj izn'kZ 1 olh;r ds fu"iknu ds ckj ijes'ojyky o mlds ifjokj ds }kjk e`rd vEckyky o mldh iRuh dh lsok pkdjh dh xbZ gksrh rks fuf'pr :i ls ,slk dksbZ dkj.k ugha Fkk fd ijes'ojyky o mldh iRuh okfn;k Jherh xVwnsoh U;k;ky; esa crkSj lk{kh mifLFkr ugha gksrsA (iii) okfn;k ds fo}ku vf/koDrk us olh;r izn'kZ 1 ds izFke i`"B ds fuEu Hkkx dh vksj U;k;ky; dk /;ku vkdf"kZr djrs gq, ;g nyhy nh gS fd ijes'ojyky us gh vius firk vEckyky dh lsok pkdjh dh Fkh%& bl oDr ge nksuksa ifr iRuh dh lsok pkdjh rFkk chekjh vkfn esa [kpkZ oxSjk Jh ijes'ojyky gh dj jgk gS rFkk Hkfo"; esa Hkh djrk jgsxk ,slh eq>s mEehn gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk okfn;k ds vuqlkj olh;r izn'kZ 1 dh mDr bZckjr dks /;ku esa j[krs gq, ;g izekf.kr gks tkrk gS fd okfn;k ds ifr ijes'ojyky us gh vEckyky dh lsok pkdjh dh FkhA olh;r dh bl nLrkosth lk{; ds vk/kkj ij Hkkjrh; vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 91 ds vUrxZr izfroknh I;kjsyky dh vksj ls izLrqr bl vk'k; dh ekSf[kd lk{; dk iw.kZr;k viotZu gks tkrk gS fd izfroknh I;kjsyky us e`rd vEckyky dh lsok pkdjh dh FkhA esjs fopkj esa olh;r izn'kZ 1 esa vafdr mDr bcjkr ls ;gh rF; izekf.kr gksrk gS fd olh;r ds fu"iknu dh fnukad 23-5-1991 rd ijes'ojyky us e`rd vEckyky dh lsok pkdjh dh FkhA ;g fufoZokn gS fd vEckyky dh e`R;q fnukad 4-5-1995 dks gqbZ FkhA esjs fopkj ls olh;r izn'kZ 1 ds fu"iknu dh fnukad 23-5-1991 ls vEckyky dh e`R;q dh fnukad 4-5-1995 rd dh vof/k ds nkSjku ijes'ojyky }kjk e`rd vEckyky dh lsok pkdjh fd;s tkus dk rF; olh;r izn'kZ 1 dh mDr bZckjr ls drbZ izekf.kr ugha gksrk gSA dsoy ek= e`rd vEckyky }kjk lsok pkdjh ijes'ojyky }kjk Hkfo"; esa djrs jgus dh mEehn O;Dr fd;s tkus dk ;g rkRi;Z dnkfi ugha gS fd olh;r ds fu"iknu dh fnukad 23-5-1991 ls vEckyky dh e`R;q gksus dh frfFk 4-5-1995 ds e/; ijes'ojyky }kjk e`rd vEckyky dh lsok pkdjh fd;s tkus ds rF; dks lkfcr djokus ds fy, u rks ijes'ojyky U;k;ky; esa ijhf{kr gqvk gS u gh ijes'ojyky dh iRuh Jherh xVwnsoh ;kfu okfn;k ijhf{kr gqbZ rFkk u gh vU; dksbZ lk{kh is'k fd;k x;kA vxj e`rd vEckyky olh;r ds fu"iknu drkZ fnukad 23-5-1991 ls viuh e`R;q gksus dh fnukad 4-5-1995 rd dh vof/k ds nkSjku fuf'pr :i ls ;g vk'oLr gksrk fd ijes'ojyky gh mldh lsok pkdjh djsxk rks fQj olh;r izn'kZ 1 ds i`"B la[;k 4 ds izFke isjkxzkQ dh nwljh o rhljh ykbZu esa ;g fy[ks tkus dh vko';drk gh ugha Fkh fd esjk tks Hkh yM+dk ;kfu ijes'ojyky ;k I;kjsyky gekjh lsok pkdjh djsxk oks gh ekfyd o dkfct gksxkA esjs fopkj ls olh;r izn'kZ 1 ds i`"B la[;k 4 ij e`rd vEckyky }kjk mDr rF; fy[k fn;s tkus ds ckn U;k;ky; dks lk{; ls ;g r; fd;k tkuk gS fd e`rd vEckyky dh lsok pkdjh olh;r ds fu"iknu dh fnukad 23-5-1991 ls ysdj mldh e`R;q dh fnukad 4-5-1995 rd dh vof/k esa ijes'ojyky us dh ;k I;kjsyky us dhA olh;r ds fu"iknu dh fnukad 23-5-1991 ls vEckyky dh e`R;q gksus dh fnukad 4-5-1995 dh vof/k esa e`rd vEckyky dh ijes'ojyky vFkok mlds ifjokj ds }kjk lsok pkdjh fd;s tkus dh vfHkys[k ij fdlh izdkj dh dksbZ lk{; gh ugha gSA izfroknh dh vksj ls ijhf{kr lk{khx.k ds dFkuksa ls ;g lkfcr gks tkrk gS fd e`rd vEckyky dh lsok pkdjh izfroknh I;kjsyky o mlds ifjokj }kjk gh dh xbZ FkhA esjs fopkj ls fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; us bl lEcU/k eas vfHkys[k ij vk;h lk{; dk leqfpr ewY;kaduu djds ;g lgh fu"d"kZ fudkyk gS fd izfroknh I;kjsyky uss gh e`rd vEckyky dh lsok pkdjh dh FkhA (iv) ;fn e`rd vEckyky bl rF; ls vk'oLr gksrk fd olh;r izn'kZ 1 ds fu"iknu ds ckn mldk iq= ijes'ojyky gh mldh lsok pkdjh djsxk rks fQj og olh;r izn'kZ 1 ds tfj;s fooknxzLr lEifRr ij ijes'ojyky dk ekfydkuk gd fy[k nsrk rFkk ;g ugha fy[krk fd nksuksa yM+dksa ijes'ojyky o I;kjsyky esa ls tks Hkh mldh o mldh iRuh dh lsok pkdjh djsxk] oks gh fooknxzLr lEifRr dk ekfyd gksxkA (v) olh;r izn'kZ 1 ds i`"B la[;k 5 ds izFke isjkxzkQ dh vksj U;k;ky; dk /;ku vkdf"kZr djrs gq, okfn;k ds fo}ku vf/koDrk us nyhy nh gS fd vEckyky us bl isjkxzkQ ls fooknxzLr dejk ch&1 dk ekfydkuk gd ijes'ojyky dks ns fn;k FkkA eSa okfn;k ds fo}ku vf/koDrk ds mDr rdZ ls vius vkidks lger ugha ikrk gwa fd olh;r izn'kZ 1 ds i`"B 5 ds izFke isjkxzkQ esa ek= ;gh ntZ fd;k x;k gS fd vEckyky ds mRrj dh rjQ okys edku dh rjQ I;kjsyky dks dksbZ fudkl ugha jgsxkA bl isjkxzkQ ds tfj;s e`rd vEckyky us fookfnr dejk ekdZ ch&1 dk LokfeRo ijes'ojyky esa fufgr ugha fd;k Fkk] cfYd olh;r izn'kZ 1 ds i`"B la[;k 3 ds vfUre isjkxzkQ o i`"B la[;k 4 ds izFke isjkxzkQ dks ,d lkFk i<+s tkus ij ;g HkhyhHkkafr Li"V gks tkrk gS fd fookfnr dejs ch&1 dk ekfydkuk gd o vkf/kiR; izkIr djus dk vf/kdkj ijes'ojyky o I;kjsyky esa ls ml O;fDr dks gS] ftlus e`rd vEckyky dh lsok pkdjh dh FkhA olh;r esa ntZ lsok pkdjh dh bl Li"V bZckjr dks ns[krs gq, dsoy ek= I;kjsyky dk mRrj fn'kk dh rjQ okys edku dh rjQ dksbZ fudkl ugha djus ds vk/kkj ij ;g lkfcr ugha gksrk gS fd e`rd vEckyky us fooknxzLr dejk ch&1 dk LokfeRo olh;r izn'kZ 1 ds tfj;s ijes'ojyky esa fufgr dj fn;k FkkA iwoZ ds dkj.kksa esa fn;s x;s lk{; ds ewY;kadu esa ge ;g ns[k pqds gS fd lsok pkdjh ds vk/kkj ij okfn;k fooknxzLr dejs ch&1 dk vkf/kiR; izkIr djus dh gdnkj ugha gSA mij fd;s x;s lk{; ds lexz ewY;kadu ds vk/kkj ij fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; us fook|d ;a[;k 1 dks okfn;k ds fo:) o izfroknh ds i{k esa fofuf'pr fd;s tkus esa fdlh izdkj dh dksbZ =qfV ugha dh gSA vr% bl U;k;ky; }kjk fook|d la[;k 1 ds fofu'p; esa fdlh izdkj ds gLr{ksi dk dksbZ U;k;ksfpr vk/kkj ugha gSA vr% fook|d la[;k 1 ij fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; ds fofu'p; dh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA vkns'k vihykFkhZ & okfn;k }kjk izLrqr vihy [kkfjt dh tkrh gSA flfoy U;k;k/kh'k o0[k0 oYyHkuxj }kjk izdj.k la[;k 48@97 bZ0nh0 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; o fMdzh fnukad 23-3-2000 dh iqf"V dh tkrh gS] bl la'kks/ku ds lkFk fd v/khuLFk U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; ds i`"B la[;k 12 ds vkns'k dh lkaroh ykbZu esa ekdZ ch&1 dejk ds LFkku ij ekdZ ch dejk i<+k tkosxk ,oa rnuqlkj fMdzh esa Hkh ekdZ ch&1 dejk ds LFkku ij ekdZ ch dejk i<+k tkosxkA [kpkZ i{kdkjku viuk viuk ogu djsaxsA fu.kZ;kuqlkj fMdzh&ipkZ rS;kj fd;k tkosA lgh vkseizdk'k xqIrk vij ftyk U;k;k/kh'k la[;k 1 mn;iqj jkt0^^ 4. Mr. Ravi Bhansali and Mr. Dhanesh Saraswat, learned counsel for the appellant/plaintiff submits that the learned courts below have erred in rejecting plaintiff's suit and in allowing the defendant's counter claim. They further submitted that the although the courts below have accepted the execution of the Will dated 23.05.1991 by late Sh. Ambalal, however, the courts below have erred in refusing to grant decree as prayed for. Therefore, the findings of the court below while not granting any relief to the plaintiff is absolutely unjust, improper and the same deserve to be quashed and set aside. 5. On the other hand, Mr. Mridul Jain, learned counsel for the respondent/defendant, supported the impugned judgments and decrees of the courts below and submitted that no substantial question of law arises in the present second appeal. He further submitted that the plaintiff despite the opportunity available to her did not appear before the trial court to lead evidence and the learned courts below considering the material placed before them evaluated the same and rightly proceeded to reject the suit filed by the appellant/plaintiff. 6. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, and upon perusal of the judgments and decree of the two courts below, this Court is of the opinion that no substantial question of law arises in the present second appeal of the appellant/plaintiff under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and the present second appeal deserves dismissal. Both the courts below after discussing the relevant evidence led by the parties have rightly and concurrently dismissed the suit filed by the appellants/plaintiffs for permanent injunction and mandatory injunction against the respondents/defendants. This Will was to operate in favour of beneficiary i.e. the son who served the executor of the Will. These are findings of facts that defendant was entitled to get the willed property on account of his living with Ambalal in his later years and serving him. Thus he will get the property and not the plaintiff, who did not even appear in the witness box before the learned trial court. This Court does not find any ground to upset the judgments and decree passed by the two courts below. 7. Resultantly, the present second appeal filed by the appellants/plaintiffs assailing the concurrent judgment and decree of the courts below dismissing the suit filed by the plaintiff/appellant is dismissed. No costs. This Court does not find any ground to upset the judgments and decree passed by the two courts below. 7. Resultantly, the present second appeal filed by the appellants/plaintiffs assailing the concurrent judgment and decree of the courts below dismissing the suit filed by the plaintiff/appellant is dismissed. No costs. A copy of this judgment be sent to the concerned parties and the courts below forthwith. Appeal Dismissed.