JUDGMENT : Hon'ble DR. KOTHARI, J.—These two revision petitions filed by the petitioners/defendants, Gordhan Singh and Veer Singh, against the respondent/plaintiff, Kanhaiylal (In C.R. No.182/2008) and the plaintiff, Ratanlal (In C.R. No.181/2008) are directed against the decree dated 02.05.2008 of learned trial court of Additional District Judge, Barmer, under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 (Act of 1963) directing possession of the plots of land in question to be handed over to the plaintiffs/respondents. 2. Brief facts of the case giving rise to the present revision petitions are like this. The two portions of plot of land were sold by the defendants, namely, Gordhan Singh and Veer Singh, by two separate registered sale-deeds on 25.10.1988 to the plaintiffs, Kanhaiyalal and Ratanlal respectively. The size of the residential plot in question was 58' x 19' each situated in Sardarpura, Barmer. The present suit was filed by the respondents/plaintiffs in the trial court on 16.12.2002 with the averments that after the sale in the year 1988, since the plaintiffs remained out of town in connection with their business away to Surat most of the times, taking advantage of their absence, the sellers (defendants) had taken back the forcible possession of the plots of land in question three months before the date of filing of the suit and the plaintiffs being the owners and in constructive and actual possession of the plots in question, were entitled to seek possession under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963.
The suit was contested by the defendants/petitioners, however, the learned trial court decreed the same vide its judgment dated 02.05.2008 with the following findings in favour of plaintiffs: ^^'kiFk i= ds ek/;e ls oknh ih-MCY;q- 1 us crk;k gS fd mldk ,d vkoklh; Hkw[k.M eksgYyk ljnkjiqjk ckM+esj esa fLFkr gSA ;g 58 xq.kk 19 QhV dk gSA fnukad 25-10-88 dks bl Hkw[k.M dks izfroknhx.k ls tfj;s jftLVMZ foØ; i= [kjhnk x;k FkkA izfrQy dh jkf'k 15500 :i;s vnk dh xbZ bldk dCtk izfroknhx.k us oknh dks lqiqnZ fd;k FkkA vkxs xokg us crk;k fd vkoklh; Hkw[k.M dh dher c<+ tkus ls izfroknhx.k ds eu esa csbZekuh vk xbZA izfroknhx.k xSj dkuwuh rkSj ij bl Hkw[k.M ij tcjnLrh dCtk dj fy;kA oknh O;kikj ds flyflys ls vDlj ckgj jgrk gSA Hkw&[k.M cspku dh jftLVªh izn'kZ ,&1 gS blds fu;eu ds fy, fu/kkZfjr 'kqYd tek djk;k x;k Fkk ftldh jlhn Øekad 7209 fnukad 18-5-92 gSA uxj ifj"kn ckM+esj us Hkou fuekZ.k dh Lohd`fr Hkh nh Fkh tks fd izn'kZ 3, gSA rFkk uD'kk izn'kZ 4, vkSj izn'kZ 5, gSA bl ij fuekZ.k dk;Z izfroknhx.k us dCtk djus ds ckn djok;k gSA blh fnu izfroknhx.k us ,d Hkw[k.M jruyky ds gd esa Hkh cspk FkkA ftjg esa xokg us crk;k gS fd mldk jgokl ljnkjiqjk esa gSA xokg dk dFku gS fd og lwjr esa O;kikj djrk gS fookfnr Hkw[k.M jgokl ls yxHkx Ms< fdyksehVj nqjh ij gS ftl le; 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i= jftLVªh izn'kZ 1, ij bl xokg dh lk[k Mkyh gqbZ gSA ftjg esa xokg us crk;k fd mldk edku fooknxzLr IyksV ls 2&3 fdyksehVj dh nqjh ij gSA bl IyksV dks 8 lky igys ns[kk Fkk blds uki dh tkudkjh ugha gS lk[k Mkyus ds fy, jktiwrksa us dgk FkkA xokg ds lkeus iSls ugha fn;sA vkxs ih-MCyq- 2 us crk;k gS fd bl ckr dh tkudkjh ugha gS fd izfroknhx.k bl IyksV esa jgrs gksA xokg ih-MCYkq- 4 xaxkjke us 'kiFk i= ds ek/;e ls crk;k gS fd og odkyr dk O;olk; djrs gS fookfnr Hkw[k.M ljnkjiqjk ekSgYyk esa okMZ la[;k 1 esa fLFkr gSA fnukad 25-10-88 dks bl IyksV dks oknh us izfroknhx.k ls 15500 :i;s dk izfrQy vnk djds [kjhnk FkkA jftLVªh izn'kZ 1 , ij bl xokg }kjk igpku Mkyh gqbZ gSA oknh O;kikj ds flyflys ls ckgj jgrk gSA ckn esa izfroknhx.k us bl ij tcju dCtk fy;kA ftjg esa xokg us crk;k fd og oknh dks ugha tkurk gS ysfdu mlds firk Hkxokunkl dks tkurk gS uojRu tSu VkbZfiLV xokg dk yM+dk gSA jftLVªh ds lEcU/k esa iSls bl xokg ds lkeus ugha fn;s gLrk{kj nksuksa ikfVZ;ksa ds :c: fd;s FksA xokg Mh-MCYkq- 1 xksj/ku flag us 'kiFk i= ds ek/;e ls dFku fd;k gS fd oknh us ;g eqdnek ljklj >qBk fd;k gS ekSds ij bl izdkj dk dksbZ IykWV ugha gS fnukad 25-10-88 dks oknh ds gd esa dksbZ cspku ugha fd;k u gh dher yh 2002 esa IyksV ij dCtk ugha fd;k vkxs xokg us dFku fd;k gS fd f'ko ekxZ ij 73 xq.kk 40 QhV dk mldk Hkq[k.M gSA fiNys 25 o"kksZ ls izfroknhx.k dk blesa dejk o pkSd cuk gqvk gSA 7&8 lky igys vkVk pDdh yxh gS jgoklh; edku dks gM+ius ds fy, oknh us >wBk eqdnek fd;k gSA ftjg esa xokg us crk;k gS fd ek/kksflag vkSj ohjflag mlds lxs HkkbZ gSA xokg dk dFku gS fd 'kiFk i= esa D;k fy[kk gS rks irk ugha gS HkkbZ us fy[kk;k Fkk 58 xq.kk 19 QhV dk IyksV oknh dks ugha cspk xokg dk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd og vui< gS ;g irk ugha fd oknh O;kikj ds flyflys esa vDlj ckgj jgrk gSA bl Hkw[k.M ds lEcU/k esa oknh us uxj ikfydk ls Hkou fuekZ.k dh Lohd`fr yh gks rks irk ughaA xokg Mh- MCyq- 2 Lo:i flag us vius 'kiFk i= ds ek/;e ls crk;k gS fd og izfroknhx.k dks 25 o"kksZ ls tkurk gS buds ekfydkuk gd o dCts dk ,d IyksV eksgYyk ljnkjiqjk esa fLFkr gSA ;g IyksV iq'rSuh gS rFkk 73 QhV xq.kk 40 QhV dk gSA blesa izfroknhx.k dk jgokl gS o muds dejs cus gq, gS ftjg esa xokg us crk;k fd og ljnkjiqjk esa jgrk gS bldk edku xksj/kuflag ds edku ds ihNs gSA xksj/ku flag ds ckM+esj esa fdrus IyksV gS bldh tkudkjh ugha gSA xokg dUgS;kyky o jruyky dks ugha tkurk gwaA xokg dk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd og 24 ?kaVs izfroknhx.k ds lkFk ugha jgrkA bl Lrj ij fo}ku odhy izfroknhx.k us nyhy fn;k gS og nkok dfFkr :i ls csn[ky fd;s tkus ds 6 ekg ds vUnj is'k ugha fd;k x;k gSA tcfd fof'k"V vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 6 ds vUrxZr bl izdkj dk nkok 6 ekg ds vUnj is'k fd;k tkuk vko';d gS mudk rdZ gS fd oknh ih-MCyq- 1 us ftjg esa dFku fd;k gS fd Hkw[k.M cspus ds 5&10 fnu ckn gh izfroknhx.k us ml ij dCtk dj fy;k Fkk bl vk/kkj ij nkok [kkfjt fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA viuh bl nyhy ds leFkZu esa mUgksaus fr:ekyk fx;yh nsoLFkku cuke ds ,e d`".kS;k ¼1998 Mh,uts dk gokyk fn;k½ ftldk eSaus llEeku voyksdu fd;kA Lohd`r :i ls ;g nkok fnukad 16-12-02 dks is'k fd;k x;k gSA bl fcUnq dks igys Hkh izfroknhx.k us mBk;k Fkk fo}ku iwoZ ihBklhu vf/kdkjh egksn; us bl lanHkZ esa fnukad 19-9-2005 dks fuEufyf[kr vkns'k ikfjr fd;kA tgka rd izfroknh ds tokc nkok dh in la[;k 6 ds vuqlkj okn oknh le; lhek esa ugha gksus ds rF; dk iz'u gS bl lEcU/k esa izfroknhx.k }kjk izLrqr tokc dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA izfroknh us vius tokc esa dsoy ;g dFku fd;k gS fd okLrfod dCts ds vHkko esa orZeku okn le; lhek esa ugha gksus ls pyus ;ksX; ugha gS tcfd okLrfodrk esa oknh us tks nkok is'k fd;k gS og fookfnr liafRr ds dCts ds laca/k esa is'k fd;k gS izfroknhx.k us ;g Li"V ugha fd;k gS fd fdl rjg ls oknh dk okn fu/kkZfjr le; lhek ds vUnj ugha gSA fQj Hkh ;g ,d fof/k dk iz'u gS fdlh Hkh Lrj ij bl ij fopkj fd;k tk ldrk gSA okn i= ds iSjk la[;k 4 esa oknh us dFku fd;k gS fd rhu ekg igys izfroknhx.k us Hkw[k.M ij dCtk dj fy;kA bl Hkw[k.M dks izfroknhx.k ls oknh us fnukad 25-10-88 dks [kjhnk Fkk oknh ds gd esa fnukad 10-2-1993 dks uxj ikfydk ckM+esj us Lohd`fr tkjh dh ;g bZ-,Dl- 3 , gSA blds lkFk dk uD'kk bZ-,Dl- 4 o bZ-,Dl 5, gSA bl rjg ls cspku ds rqjUr ckn dCtk djus okyh ckr lkfcr ugha gksrh gSA bZ-,Dl-1 cspkui= gS blesa mYys[k gS fd& bl iV~Vk dh tehu esa ls btktr uxj ikfydk ckM+esj ls feyh gqbZ gS vr% Åij fy[ks uki o ikMksl fcpyk IyksV geus vkidks vkt fnu eksy cktkj fcdrk :i;s 15500 v{kjs iUnzg gtkj ikap lkS :i;s esa eksy cspku dk dCtk tehu ij vkidk vkt ekSds ij djk fn;k gSA bldh iqf"V xokg ih-MCYkq- 3 o ih-MCyq- 4 us Hkh dh gSA bu xokgku us bl ij lk[k Mkyh gSA vr% ;g izekf.kr gS fd oknh us izfroknhx.k ls Hkq[k.M eqUntsZ in la[;k 1 okn i= dks [kjhn QjksDr dj dCtk izkIr fd;k izfroknhx.k us oknh ds bl Hkw[k.M ij ckn esa uktk;t dCtk dj fy;k vr% ;s nksuksa rudh;kr oknh ds i{k esa ,oa izfroknhx.k ds fo:) r; dh tkrh gSA rudh la[;k 3 bl rudh dks fl) djus dk Hkkj izfroknhx.k ij gS tokc nkok ds en la[;k 7 esa izfroknhx.k us dFku fd;k gS fd U;k; 'kqYd i;kZIr vnk ugha fd;k x;k gSA ijUrq bl lEcU/k esa fo'oluh; ,oa Bksl lk{; is'k ugha dh xbZ gS dsoy ek= ljljh rkSj ij dFku fd;k x;k gS vr% ;g rudh oknh ds i{k esa o izfroknhx.k ds fo:) r; dh tkrh gSA rudh la[;k 4 ;g rudh nknjlh ckcr gS fd Lohd`r :i ls nkok fof'k"V vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 6 ds vUrxZr is'k fd;k x;k gS vr% oknh dks rnuqlkj vuqrks"k fnyk;k tkuk mfpr izrhr gksrk gSA nkok oknh fo:) izfroknhx.k fMØh fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA vkns'k 1- oknh izfroknhx.k ds Hkw[k.M eqUntsZ en 1 okn i= dk dCtk izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gSA izfroknhx.k dks fgnk;r nh tkrh gS fd 2 ekg ds vUnj Hkw[k.M [kkyh djds bldk dCtk oknh dks lkSai nsA 2- oknh izfroknhx.k ls fnukad nk;jh nkok ls rk bUryk; rd 300@& :i;s ekgokj dh nj ls vUr%dkyhu ykHk izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gSA 3- oknh izfroknhx.k ls fu;ekuqlkj [kpkZ eqdnek izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gSA fMØh ipkZ blh izdkj ls cuk;k tkosA Sd/- vij ftyk ,oa ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] ckM+esj** 3.
Mr. R.K. Thanvi, Sr. Advocate assisted by Mr. Narendra Thanvi, learned counsel for the petitioners/defendants submitted that Section 6 of the Act of 1963 permits such suit to be filed only if the plaintiff has been dispossessed forcibly within six months prior to the date of filing of the suit and irrespective of the title of the plaintiff/s, person who establishes that he was in possession of the land in question, but has been so dispossessed forcibly, without due course of law, can file the suit for possession under Section 6 of the Act. He, however, submitted that in the present case, the plaintiffs had approached the court in 2002 and in the statement recorded by the learned trial court, they had admitted that soon after the purchase of the plot of land in question in 1988, the defendants had forcibly taken over the possession on account of bad intention and increase in the price of the land. He, therefore, submitted that the suit could not have been maintained under Section 6 of the Act of 1963 and it is not a suit for possession based on title of the plaintiff(s) and thus, the decree given by the court below deserves to be set aside. He relied upon the judgment of Andhra Pradesh High Court in the case of M. Narasimha Reddy & Ors. vs. Smt. K. Vinobha Devi & Ors. reported in 2003 AIHC 618 and judgment of this Court in the case of Ashok Kumar Gupta vs. Surindra Rakyan & Anr. reported in AIR 2007 (NOC) 932 (Raj.). 4. On the other hand, Mr. Shreyansh Mardia, on behalf of Mr. Sandeep Shah, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondents/plaintiffs vehemently submitted that the suit was competent and rightly maintainable before the learned trial court and the plaintiffs had proved before the court below that the defendants had forcibly taken the possession of the plots taking advantage of the absence of the plaintiffs from the town of Barmer in connection with their business at Surat and in view of undisputed fact of sale made by the defendants themselves by registered sale-deed (Ex.1) produced before the court below, the suit was not only within limitation but has rightly been decreed by the learned court below and the present revision petitions of the defendants are devoid of any merit and same deserve to be dismissed. 5.
5. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties at length and perused the record and judgments cited at Bar. 6. The learned trial court examined PW.1, Kanhaiyalal, PW.2, Ratanlal, both plaintiffs and purchasers of the suit land in question, and PW.3, Peerchand and PW.4, Gangaram, whereas the defendants examined defendant, Gordhan Singh as DW.1, and one Swaroop Singh as DW.2. From the statements recorded by the learned trial court, it is clear that the plot of land in question was sold by the defendants themselves to the plaintiffs by registered sale-deeds on 25.10.1988 and the plaintiffs had also obtained permission from the Municipal Council vide Exhibit-2A dated 18.05.1992 for raising construction thereon, which was given by the Municipal Council on 10.02.1993 vide Exhibit-3A and the maps were also approved by the municipal authorities. With the execution of the registered sale-deeds, it can be safely presumed that the plaintiffs were put in physical possession by the sellers (defendants themselves) in the year 1988 and there is a clear stipulation to this effect in the sale-deed also. The plaintiffs have also stated in the plaint as well as in their statements that they were dispossessed by the defendants taking advantage of their absence from the city of Barmer in connection with their business. In the cross-examination also, PW.2, namely, Ratanlal one of the plaintiffs have also stated that the forcible possession by the defendants was taken in the year 2002 when they put up the stone Patti/s on the said plot of land.
In the cross-examination also, PW.2, namely, Ratanlal one of the plaintiffs have also stated that the forcible possession by the defendants was taken in the year 2002 when they put up the stone Patti/s on the said plot of land. The relevant portion of the said cross-examination of PW.2, Ratanlal, is also quoted herein below for ready reference: - ^^eSaus eq[; ijh{k.k ds :i esa 'kiFk is'k fd;k gS ftlesa , ls ch pkj txg esjs gLrk{kj gSA mDr 'kiFk i= eSaus i<+dj gLrk{kj fd;s gSA ftjg }kjk odhy izfroknh&dUgSkyky th ds firkth rFkk esjs firkth lxs HkkbZ gSA gekjs ifjokj vyx&vyx jgrs gSA esjk jgokl dUgS;kyky th ds edku ds jgokl ds 20 edku nwj gSaA eSa Hkh lwjr esa /ka/kk djrk gwaA ge 1992&93 ls lwjr esa /ka/kk djrs gSA dUgS;kyky us tks Hkw[kaM [kjhnk tks eSaus ns[kk gqvk gS mldh lkbZt 19 Xkq.kk 58 QhV gSA dUgS;kyky ds IykV ds ikl esa esjk IykWV gSA eSa fn'kk,a ugha crk ldrkA eSa nloha ikl gwaA dUgS;kyky ds IykWV ds ikl ,d rjQ esjk IykV nwljh rjQ bUnzflag dk IykV gSA lh/ks dh rjQ izfroknh xksj/ku flag dk IykV gS rFkk vkxs vke jkLrk gSA vke jkLrk f'ko ekxZ gS tks fd fn'kk Hkw[k.M 25-10-1998 dks [kjhnk FkkA bl Hkw[kaM dks 15500@& esa [kjhnk Fkk bl Hkw[k.M ds iSls xksj/kuflag o ohjflag dks fn;s Fks mDr iSls dksVZ esa tgka jftLVªh gqbZ ogka fn;s FksA muds lkFk ek/kksflag Fks oks muds HkkbZ gS tks orZeku esa thfor ugha gSA rFkk ihjpan mn;pan Hkh FksA fy[kk i<+h uojRu us djokbZ Fkh] IykV [kjhnus ls iwoZ izfroknhx.k dks ugha tkurs FksA IykV [kjhnk Fkk rc geus ukik Fkk ml le; eSa] dUgS;kyky] xksj/kuflag og ohjflag FksA xksj/kuflag o ohjflag us yxHkx 2002 ds vklikl dCtk fookfnr Hkw[k.M ij dUgS;kyky o esjs Hkw[kaMksa ij fd;k ph.kksa ds VqdM+s dqy 8 VqdM+s yxk;s FksA izfroknhx.k us mDr fookfnr Hkw[k.M ij dCtk dj ph.kksa dk dejk cukdj vkVs dh pDdh yxkbZ o ikuh dh Vadh cuokbZ gSA izfroknhx.k dk jgokl fookfnr Hkw[kaM esa ugha gS oks dgka jgrs gS bldh tkudkjh ugha gSA esjs jgoklh edku ls fookfnr Hkw[k.M 20 edku vkxs ds ckn djhc 120 QqV jksM ds vkxs gSA gekjs jgokl edku esa esjh eka vdsyh jgrh gS ge vkrs tkrs jgrs gSA ge rhu HkkbZ gS tks ckM+esj esa gekjs lkFk gh jgrs gS rFkk lqjr esa ge vyx&vyx jgrs gSA 'kiFk i= ds in la[;k 5 esa fu;eu ckcr fy[kk gSA fu;eu esa eSa ugha le>rk gwa uxjikfydk ls dUgS;kyky us btktr yh Fkh lks 1992 esa ekaxh Fkh tks 1993 esa btktr feyh FkhA dUgS;kyky us fookfnr Hkw[k.M ij dksbZ fuekZ.k ugha djok;k gSA ;g ckr xyr gS fd izfroknhx.k us dUgS;kyky ds i{k esa cspku ugha fd;k gks vkSj u gh dCtk lqiqnZ fd;k gksA vkSj u gh okil dCtk fd;k bldh tkudkjh ugha gS D;ksafd eSa ;gka ugha FkkA esjh ekrk us eq>s crk;k fd vius Hkw[k.M ij izfroknhx.k us dCtk dj fy;k gS mDr ckr eq>s ckM+esj vkus ij crkbZ FkhA eSa ckM+esj fdl eghus vk;k Fkk ;g /;ku ugha gSA ;g ckr xyr gS fd dUgS;kyky esjk HkkbZ gksus ls eSa >wBs c;ku ns jgk gwaA iqu% ijh{k.k& fuYy 7.
A close perusal of Section 6 of the Act of 1963 would clearly show that dispossession of plaintiff(s) has to be established to be 'otherwise than in due course of law'. The plaintiff(s) in the present case are admittedly the registered owners of the suit land in question can be presumed in law to be in the possession of the suit land and thus the burden was upon the defendants to show that they were in possession of the suit land in question by adopting due process of law and not otherwise because they denied the registered sale-deeds and claimed to be in long possession of the suit land. The point time of dispossession within six months prior to the date of filing of the suit was also amply proved by the plaintiffs in the present case. Even if a deviation by any witness that the defendants dispossessed them soon after the sale was there that also does not dislodge the claim of the plaintiff(s) to claim back the possession under Section 6 of the Act of 1963, if they have proved that the defendants are in possession of the suit land without any due process of law adopted by them. In the present case, not only the plaintiffs' averments but the examination and cross-examination of the plaintiffs' witnesses have proved that they were dispossessed forcibly without any due process of law adopted by defendants within six months prior to filing of the suit. 8. The evidence of the defendants, DW.1 Gordhan Singh, himself and PW.2 Swaroop Singh, in the present case does not inspire any confidence. The defendants in the present case, even denied and disputed the registered sale-deeds of 25.10.1988 itself. Para 3 of the affidavit of defendant, namely, Gordhan Singh is quoted herein below for ready reference: - ^^3- fd oknh us xyr :i ls fy[kk;k gS fd Åij of.kZr IykWV esjs o esjs HkkbZ ls fnukad 25-10-1988 dks jftLVªh ls [kjhnk gSA eSaus os esjs HkkbZ ohjflag us ,slk dksbZ cspku ugha fd;k gSA geus ,sls IykWV dk dCtk oknh dUgS;kyky dks lqiqnZ ugha fd;k gSA eSaus os esjs HkkbZ us dUgS;kyky ls bl IykWV dh dksbZ dher ugha yh gSA oknh dUgS;kyky Åij fy[ks IykWV ij ekfyd ds :i esa dHkh dkfct ugha jgk gSA** In Para 8, the defendant, Gordhan Singh claimed to be in long possession of the suit land in question.
Para 8 of the affidavit of defendant, Gordhan Singh is also quoted herein below for ready reference: ^^8- fd Åij fy[ks bl IykWV esa esjk yxHkx 25 o"kksZ ls iqjkus cus dejs pkSd o NIijs esa jgokl gS rFkk jksM+ lkbZM ij Nh.kksa dk 10 xq.kk 15 QqV dk dejk cuk gqvk gS ftlesa djhc 7&8 lky ls vkVs dh pDdh yxkbZ gqbZ gS rFkk ikl esa Vkadyh ml le; dh cuh gqbZ gSA iqjk IykaV yxHkx 25 o"kksZ ls Nh.kksa dh ifV~V;ka ls ?ksjk gqvk gSA fctyh dusD'ku Hkh ys j[kk gSA oknh dUgS;kyky us esjs bl jgoklh edku dks gMius ds fy, ;g >wBk nkok fd;k gSA blfy, eq>s gtkZus ds 5000@& :i;s fnyk;s tkosaA** 9. Similarly, other witness viz. DW.2 Swaroop Singh, an acquaintance of the defendant in his cross-examination also denied the fact of sale-deeds. The relevant portion of the said statement is also quoted herein below for ready reference:- ^^ftjg }kjk vf/koDr oknh& ;g ckr lgh gS fd eSa ckM+esj 'kgj ds ljnkjiqjk esa fuokl dj jgk gwaA esjk jgoklh edku xksj/kuflag ds edku ds ihNs gSA xksj/kuflag oxSjk esjs tkfr HkkbZ og pwyh ds gS vkSj eSa yw.kq dk gwaA xksj/kuflag oxSjk vius ?kj esa dksbZ dke djrs gS rks eq>s ugha iwNrs gSaA ;g ckr xyr gS fd xksj/ku flag us fnukad 25-10-1988 dks dUgS;kyky dks IykWV cspk gksA ;g ckr xyr gS fd fookfnr Hkw[k.M ij fnukad 25-10-1988 ls dUgS;kyky dk dCtk pyk vk jgk gksA dUgS;kyky us dksbZ jftLVªh djkbZ gks rks eSa lkFk ugha FkkA xksj/kuflag ds ckM+esj esa fdrus IykWV gS bldh eq>s tkudkjh ughA eSa dUgS;kyky o jruyky dks ugha tkurk gwA ;g ckr lgh gS fd eSa xksj/kuflag o ohjflag ds lkFk 24 ?kaVs ugha jgrk gwaA ;g ckr xyr gS fd xksj/kuflag oxSjg us Hkw[k.M dUgS;kyky dks cspk ml ij iqu% xksj/ku flag oxSjk us dCtk dj fy;k gksA** 10. The defendants/petitioners thus failed to dislodge the claim and evidence of the plaintiff(s) that they were in legal and peaceful possession of plots of land in question and the defendants without any due process of law adopted by them dispossessed the plaintiffs and thus Section 6 of the Act of 1963 was clearly attracted in the present case. The judgments relied upon by Mr. R.K. Thanvi, Sr.
The judgments relied upon by Mr. R.K. Thanvi, Sr. Advocate, are not applicable to the facts of the present case, as the plaintiffs have amply proved their case of illegal and forcible dispossession from their own purchased plots by the sellers themselves within six months prior to filing of the suit in 2002. 11. This Court is, therefore, of the considered opinion that the plaintiffs are entitled to succeed and the decree passed by the learned court below in their favour deserves to be upheld. The present revision petitions of the defendants are thus found to be devoid of any merit and the same are hereby dismissed with costs, which is quantified at of Rs.10,000/- in each case. The defendants shall hand over the possession of the plots of land to the plaintiffs/respondents within three months from today i.e. on or before 10.06.2016 and they shall also pay mesne profit for the use and occupation @ 300/- per month from the date of filing of the suit till the actual possession is handed over, and in case there is any default in payment of mesne profit or costs, the period granted for handing over the vacant possession of the suit plots of land, shall stand reduced and the decree of possession would become executable forthwith. The appellants/defendants shall also clear all the arrears of mesne profit and pay the same to the plaintiffs/respondents, within three months from today, otherwise the same will bear interest @ 9% per annum. The appellants/defendants shall also not sub-let, assign or part with the possession of the suit land any part thereof in favour of any one else and would not create any third party interest in the same during the aforesaid period and if it is so done, the same would be treated as void and such third parties will also be bound by this decree. It is made clear that if the peaceful and vacant possession of the suit land is not handed over to the plaintiffs/respondents on or before 10.06.2016 or mesne profits are not paid as directed above, besides the expeditious execution of the decree in normal course, the plaintiffs/respondents shall also be entitled to invoke the contempt jurisdiction of this Court. A copy of this judgment be sent to both the learned courts below and both the parties forthwith.