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1993 Supreme(SC) 1106

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
G.N.Ray : K.Jayachandra Reddy
Zahurul Islam
Versus
Abul Kalam
Case No. : 232 of 1993
Date of Decision : 11/23/93

Headnote:

Peaceful possession – Circumstances evidence - Permanent injunction - It was inter alia held by learned Assistant District Judge that the Urdu receipt filed by in support of his tenancy right was mutilated document with so many and interpolations that it led to suggest that it was a spurious document - Learned Assistant District Judge not only dismissed the title Suit but he also initiated the proceedings being Misc. Judicial Case against for filing said forged rent receipt in the suit - Said miscellaneous judicial case is stated to be pending in the Second court of the Assistant District Judge – Held, Court make it clear that the executing court will direct for delivery of the peaceful possession of the entirety of the disputed premises covered by the decree under execution to the petitioner, if necessary, by the assistance of the police - Although prima facie we are not satisfied with the bona fides of the contentions made by Respondents in their title suits and it appears to us that they were not entitled to any interim order by which the execution of decree by delivering vacant possession of premises covered by the decree under execution is interfered with, we make it clear that we have not expressed any firm opinion on the merits of the title suits instituted by Respondents 13 to 15 and the same should be disposed of on their merits – Court also keep on record our disapproval of the interim order passed by the learned District Judge as referred to hereinbefore and manner in which the application for vacating interim order was dealt with by the learned District Judge. It appears to us that in view of reported decisions of this court as indicated hereinbefore, the learned District Judge should not have passed the interim order and in any event should have vacated the same when the petitioner apprised him of the facts and circumstances of the case. It was unfortunate that the learned District Judge postponed the hearing of the application for interim injunction to a very distant date with inexplicable stubbornness - It may be indicated here that very recently in. similar circumstances, this court hauled up both the applicants for interim order and the presiding Judge passing interim order despite the direction of this court to hand over peaceful and vacant possession in Contempt Applications in Special Leave Petitions disposed of the contempt proceeding after the applicant and the Judge appeared in person and tendered unqualified apology – Appeal disposed of

(1) MR Zahurul Islam, petitioner, in this contempt application instituted a suit being title Suit No. 112 of 1982 in the Second court of learned Subordinate Judge, Alipore, against Respondent I, Abul Kalam for declaration of title, recovery of khas possession of the suit property being premises No. 70, Beck Bagan Row, Calcutta, and for permanent injunction. The said Abut Kalam also instituted a title suit in the Second court of learned Munsif being title Suit No. 123 of 1983 against the petitioner, Zahurul Islam, for permanent injunction restraining the said Zahurul Islam for interfering with the possession of the said Abul Kalam in respect of the disputed property. The aforesaid Suit No. 123 of 1983 instituted by Abul Kalam was transferred to the Second court of learned Subordinate Judge and was renumbered as Suit No. 209 of 1982. Both the suits were analogously heard and the suit instituted by Abul Kalam was dismissed with costs and the suit instituted by Zahurul Islam was decreed with costs on 9/12/1987. It was inter alia held by the learned Assistant District Judge that the Urdu receipt (Ext. A) filed by Abul Kalam in support of his tenancy right was mutilated document with so many tamperings and interpolations that it led to suggest that it was a spurious document. The learned Assistant District Judge not only dismissed the title Suit No. 209 of 1982 but he also initiated the proceedings being Misc. Judicial Case No. 2 of 1988 against Abul Kalam for filing the said forged rent receipt in the suit. The said miscellaneous judicial case is stated to be pending in the Second court of the Assistant District Judge, Alipore.

(2) THE said Abul Kalam thereafter preferred two appeals before the High Court at Calcutta against the judgment and decree passed in Suit No. 12 of 1982 and Suit No. 209 of 1982 which were numbered as F.A. No. 78 of 1989 and F.A. No. 97 of 1990. The division bench of the Calcutta High court dismissed both the said appeals on 17/9/1990 and the High court inter alia came to the finding that the rent receipts filed by Abul Kalam were tampered and the name of the original tenant, Abdul Shakoor, was erased out in the receipt and the High Court also came to the finding that Abul Kalam was not the tenant. The High Court also negatived the contention of Abul Kalam that he had perfected his title by adverse possession.

(3) THE petitioner, Zahurul Islam, put the decree for eviction into execution which is numbered as title execution case No. 2 of 1988. The said title execution case was, however, stayed during the pendency of the appeal before the Calcutta High court and after the disposal of the said appeals, the proceedings of the said execution case were commenced. Abul Kalam preferred two special leave petitions before this court against the decree passed by the High court in the said first appeals which were numbered as Special Leave Petition (Civil) Nos. 9452-53 of 1992. Both the said special leave petitions were heard on 26/8/1992 and were dismissed on the finding that there was no ground for interference. This court, however, on the prayer of the petitioner in the said special leave petitionsgranted time till 31/3/1993 to vacate the disputed premises subject to the condition of his filing the usual undertaking within four weeks. It was also indicated in the order that if there were any arrears of rent the same should be paid within two months from the said date,

(4) ALTHOUGH on the prayer of Abul Kalam, time to vacate till 31/3/1993 was given by this court, and although the contemner. Respondent I, Abul Kalam, enjoyed the benefit of extended time to vacate, he did not file any undertaking before this court and he also failed and neglected to pay the arrears of rent up to 31/3/1993 at Rs. 1,500.00 per month as directed by this court. The decree-holder Zahurul Islam, however, made an application on 20/11/1992 before the executing court to the effect that in view of the direction of th












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