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2017 DIGILAW 852 (MP)

Angoori Devi v. Ramesh

2017-07-21

VIVEK AGARWAL

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ORDER 1. Petitioner has filed this petition under Article 227 of Constitution of India being aggrieved by the order dated 4.5.2016 passed by the Court of Second Civil Judge, Class-II, Morena whereby an application filed by the plaintiff under the provision of Order 26 rule 9 read with section 151 of CPC has been rejected only on the ground that plaintiff has filed the said application for the demarcation merely to collect the evidence and she is required to stand on her own legs and prove her case. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner's husband had purchased the said land from one Harilal s/o Ghansu vide sale deed dated 14.9.2007 situated at Village Higona Khurd out of Survey No.2624 min 2 rakwa admeasuring 0.355 hectare, i.e, 1 bigha 14 biswa. In the sale deed itself, boundaries of the property which was purchased by Soneram s/o Ghansu is mentioned. He submits that respondent No.7 Laxman Singh Gurjar had purchased some property from Naresh s/o Soneram vide sale deed dated 28.6.2012 and in this sale deed though it is mentioned that land contained in Survey No.2624/1/15 admeasuring 0.067 hectare and land contained in Survey No.2625/2 admeasuring 0.006 hectare totaling 0.073 hectare was purchased but there is a dispute of the boundaries inasmuch as none of the boundaries of the property as was sold by Naresh s/o Soneram in favour of respondent No.7 has been mentioned and therefore in the garb of such discrepancy in the sale deed dated 28.6.2012, respondent No.7 is trying to encroach the land of the petitioner and is trying to push her towards the Government land which will be illegal. Therefore, she made an application for seeking appointment of commissioner for demarcation of her property. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has relied on the judgment of Supreme Court in case of Shreepat v. Rajendra Prasad and others, as reported in 2000(6) Supreme 389 , and submits that when defendant disputing identity of the property then Court should have got identity of property established by issuing survey commission and accordingly decree passed without issuance of commission was set aside. Similarly, petitioner has placed reliance on the judgment of this Court in case of Madanlal v. Devilal, as reported in 1996(1) MPWN 9, wherein is has been held that when there is dispute as to area, boundaries, location and possession same can be decided by appointing commission when document of title is on record. Placing reliance on such judgments, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since there is document of title of the petitioner on record but the dispute is in regard to boundaries and location inasmuch as sale deed which was executed by Naresh s/o Soneram in favour of the respondent No.7 does not disclose any boundaries to identify that property rendering petitioner's property vulnerable, the Court below erred in dismissing the application under Order 26 rule 9 of CPC. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the respondent submits that it is the plaintiff who is required to prove her own case and in the return statement as well as in reply to application under Order 26 rule 9 of CPC he has taken a specific plea that plaintiff is trying to collect evidence which she is required to prove in regard to her possession and location of her property, therefore, the trial Court has rightly passed the impugned order and has rightly rejected the application under Order 26 rule 9 of CPC. He also submits that the aforesaid application under Order 26 rule 9 of CPC has been filed seeking determination of the boundaries in the garb of an averment that defendant No.7 had approached the plaintiff and her sons and had entered into quarrel with a view to encroach her land on 28.6.2015 and, therefore, she had moved an application for injunction on 26.2.2015. He submits that no case is made out for such demarcation and appointment of commissioner and therefore the application has been rightly dismissed. 5. It is true that no boundaries have been mentioned in the sale deed which was executed by Naresh s/o Soneram in favour of respondent No.7 Laxman Singh Gurjar. He submits that no case is made out for such demarcation and appointment of commissioner and therefore the application has been rightly dismissed. 5. It is true that no boundaries have been mentioned in the sale deed which was executed by Naresh s/o Soneram in favour of respondent No.7 Laxman Singh Gurjar. In absence of there being any information as to the boundaries in the sale deed dated 28.6.2012, it is difficult to ascertain the boundaries of the property of the plaintiff and the defendant No.7, therefore, in the opinion of this Court, when there is a document of title in favour of the plaintiff on record which establishes her title over the said property of land it is necessary to appoint commission to properly decide the case in just and fair manner. It is correct that learned Courts below have erred in not taking into consideration the ratio of law laid down by this Court in case of Madanlal (supra), and arbitrarily rejected the application without appointing commission when document of title in regard to plaintiff's property is already on record showing clear boundaries as have been given in the said demarcation of title, therefore, the order impugned is set aside. Thus, the petition is allowed. Application under Order 26 rule 9 of CPC is allowed. 6. Learned trial Court shall appoint the commission within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the order passed today. 7. With the aforesaid, petition stands disposed of.