SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
S.C. AGRAWAL AND FAIZAN-UDDIN, JJ.
P. Udayani Devi, Appellant
Versus
V.V. Rajeshwara Prasad Rao and another, Respondents.
Civil Appeal Nos. 3030-31 of 1995, (arising out of S.L.P. (Civil) Nos. 21339-21340 of 1994)
Decided on 24-2-1995.
Civil Procedure Code1908 - Order 21 - Rules 90 and 91 - Sale Certificate - Revisional jurisdiction - Petitions was that respondent share in property and further that property and was too low- Along with said petitions respondent also filed a schedule which gave description of property in same terms as mentioned in sale proclamation and sale certificate- said petitions were dismissed by executing court by order sale was confirmed and sale certificate was granted appellant- In pursuance of sale certificate appellant obtained possession of entire property within boundaries as mentioned sale certificate delivery of possession filed a court of Subordinate Judge Rajahmundry for a declaration that sale certificate issued in of appellant does not pass title to property bearing and relates only to terraced building and for a permanent restraining appellant from interfering with peaceful possession and enjoyment of respondent in respect other building- During pendency said suit respondent filed a petition in execution proceedings Wherein he prayed for a declaration that sale certificate does not pass title to appellant in respect of property mentioned in schedule to said application hereinafter referred to as petition schedule property" on ground that even though there was no attachment and sale of said property and even though appellant did not purchase same and even though sale certificate does not contain it appellant had taken delivery of possession of said property in execution proceedings- boundaries -Held case court find that in sale certificate boundaries of property that was sold have been clearly indicated- In addition sale certificate also gives description of property bearing mention of words "terraced house" in description cannot be construed to mean that only a part of property falling within boundaries was sold and a part of said property was left out- expression "terraced house" is not an expression of precise connotation as pointed out by Subordinate Judge- main building having terrace and a room on first floor can properly be described as terraced house and other structures and land within boundaries are part of said property- There is no dispute that possession of entire property including house having room on first floor was delivered to appellant after sale certificate has been issued in his - What respondent wants is to divide property mentioned in sale certificate in two portions having following boundaries what was sold in execution of decree is a question present case Subordinate Judge after an examination of sale certificate and other documents has recorded a finding that entire property falling within boundaries mentioned in sale certificate has been sold- That was finding of fact- High Court in exercise of its jurisdiction was not justified reopening finding of fact recorded by Subordinate Judge- judgment of High Court cannot therefore be upheld and must be set aside - Appeals allowed
JUDGMENT
S. C. AGRAWAL, J. : —Leave granted.
2. We have heard learned counsel for the parties.
3. These appeals are by the auction purchaser of a property sold to him in execution proceedings. A money decree was passed against respondent No. 1 in O.S. No. 148 of 1970 filed by respondent No. 2. In execution of the said decree the property of respondent No. 1 was sold by auction on March 26, 1985 to the appellant whose bid of Rs. 3,01,000/- was the highest. In the sale certificate dated April 8, 1987 the property that was sold was thus described in the Schedule:
"East Godavari District, Rajahmundry Taluk, Gandhi-nagaram, Block No. II, Rajahmundry belonging to the judgement debtors and named as "Chandrika Nilayam" in S.S. No. 67 and present No. 21-6 terraced house, situated within the following bounderies -
East : House of M. V. Reddy
South : Main Road
West : Park
North : House of Mullapudi Satyanarana"
4. The same description was given in the sale proclamation. Before issuance of the sale certificate respondent No.1 had filed petitions, E.A. Nos. 387 of 1985 and 506 of 1985 under Order 21 Rules 90 and 91, C.P.C. for setting aside the sale which was held on March 26, 1985. One of the grounds that was urged for setting aside the sale in the said petitions was that respondent No. 1 had only 1/4th share in the property and further that the property was worth Rs. 5 lakhs and the bid was too low. Along with the said petitions respondent No. 1 also filed a schedule which gave the description of the property in the same terms as mentioned in the sale proclamation and sale certificate. The said petitions were dismissed by the executing court by order dated April 21, 1986 and the sale was confirmed on April 8, 1987 and the sale certificate was granted to the appellant. In pursuance of the sale certificate the appellant obtained possession of the entire property within the boundaries as mentioned in the sale certificate on April 22, 1987. After the delivery of the possession respondent No. L filed a suit, O.S. No. 107/87, in the court of Subordinate Judge, Rajahmundry for a declaration that the sale certificate dated April 8, 1989 issued in favour of the appellant does not pass title to the property bearing Door. No. 14/7 and relates only to the terraced building and for a permanent injuction restraining the appellant from interfering with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of respondent No.1 in respect of the other building. During the pendency of the said suit respondent No.1 filed a petition, E.A. No. 478 of 1990, in the execution proceedings, under Section 47 read with Section 151 C. P. C. Wherein he prayed for a declaration that the sale certificate does not pass title to the appellant in respect of the property mentioned in the schedule to the said application, hereinafter referred to as "the petition schedule property," on the ground that even though there was no attachment and sale of the said property and even though the appellant did not purchase the same and even though the sale certificate does not contain it the appellant had taken the delivery of possession of the said property in the execution proceedings. The boundaries by respondent No. 1 in the said petition (
East : House belonging to M. V. Reddy
West : Terraced building now taken delivery by the first respondent (appellant herein)
South : Main Road
North : House belonging to Mullapudi Satyanarayan
5. The said petition was contested by the appellant as well as by the decree holder (respondent No.2) who asserted that the petition schedule property was also brought to sale after attachment and was in fact sold by the court and it is also covered by the sale certificate. The Subordinate Judge, by order dated November 5, 1991, dismissed the said petition of respondent No. 1. It was held that the petition schedule property is located within the boundaries mentioned in the schedule to the execution petition as well as in the schedule attached to the sale certificate. The subordinate Jud
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