Andhra Pradesh High Court
Judges : V.ESWARAIAH
K.Bhaskaram - Appellant
Versus
Mohd. Moulana - Respondent
C.M.A.No.587/05
Decided On : 07-25-05
Advocates Appeared :
Mr.T. Venugopal Reddy, Mr.Mohammed Imran Khan
JDRs.
JDRs contend that alleged affidavits not at all served on them, would not amount to transfer of interest of other DHRs in favour of 4th DHR alone and that assignment must be in writing and must be registered - Executing Court allowed application holding that under Or.21, R.16 no particular form of assignment is required and that other DHRs transferred their rights by executing affidavits-cum-declarations in favour of 4th DHR and as such he is to be treated as transferee of decree and is entitled to execute same and that assignment of decree in respect of immovable property does not require any registration as what is required is only for assignment of decree by way of writing.
U/Sec.17 (1)(e) and (f) of Registration Act, assignment and transfer of decree relating to immovable property of value of Rs.100/- and upwards is compulsorily registerable - In this case, all DHrs are having a right jointly in respect of decree passed by trial Court - It is not case of 4th DHR that he alone got right to exclusion of other DHRs to get sale deed executed and registered from JDRs - Rule 15 only gives a power to one of joint DHRs to file application to execute decree for benefit of all DHRs, but not for exclusion of any one of DHRs - Even if one of DHRs dies, interest of survivors and legal representatives of deceased DHR are to be protected.
In instant case, there is no assignment of decree in eye of law in favour of 4th DHR - By mere filing of affidavits-cum-declarations, decree in respect of immovable property cannot be transferred by way of assignment - Findings of trial Court that decree in immovable property can be assigned by way of affidavits-cum-declarations - Erroneous and contrary to operation of law - 4th DHR not entitled to get sale deed executed and registered in his favour - Impugned order of executing Court, set aside - CMA, allowed.
( 2 ) THE suit O. S. No. 641 of 1994 was initially filed by the respondents 1 and 2 herein, who are the wife and husband. During the pendency of the said suit, the first plaintiff died, and therefore, his legal representatives were brought on record as plaintiffs 3 to 8, who are the respondents 3 to 8 in the appeal. The suit is filed for specific performance of agreement of sale and the same was decreed by the trial Court, which was also confirmed by this Court in the appeals. There is no dispute that the decree is joint and indivisible. During the pendency of the C. C. C. A. on the file of this Court, the second plaintiff, who is the wife of the first plaintiff, died and therefore, the plaintiffs 3 to 8 were also shown as her legal representatives. There is no dispute that the respondents 3 to 8 herein are the plaintiffs 3 to 8, who are the legal representatives of the plaintiffs 1 and 2. When the decree was passed by the trial Court, there were 7 decree holders and after the death of the second plaintiff, during the pendency of the appeal before this Court, they remained only 6 decree holders, who are the respondents 3 to 8 herein. The appeals filed on the file of this Court in c. C. C. A. Nos. 206 of 1994 and 158 of 1995 were dismissed on 31-3-2003 confirming the judgment and decree passed by the trial court. The plaintiffs-respondents 3 to 8 herein are therefore entitled to get the execution of the decree passed for specific performance. Therefore, E. P. No. 107 of 2003 on the file of the III Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court secunderabad, was filed by the respondents 3 to 8 herein against the judgment debtors, who are the appellants herein. The relief claimed in the said E. P. is to direct the judgment-debtors to execute the sale deed in favour of the decree holders jointly in their names under Sections 47, 51 and Order 21 rule 35 C. P. C. and in case the judgment- debtors refuse or fail to execute and register the sale deed, a request was also made to execute the sale deed by the Court itself and register the same in favour of all decree holders jointly and severally.
( 3 ) THE suit schedule property was admeasuring 125. 50 Sq. mtrs. in plot No. 8, situated at Padmarao Nagar (Zamistanpur), secunderabad. The E. P. was filed on 17-9-2003 signed by all the decree holders. One year thereafter, an application in e. A. No. 14 of 2004 in E. A. No. 107 of 2003 in o. S. No. 641 of 1994 was filed underorder21 rules 15 and 16 C. P. C. to directthe judgment- debtors to execute and register the sale deed relating to the suit schedule property in favour of the plaintiff No. 4-Decree holder No. 4. In the said petition, the names of all the decree holders were shown and an affidavit was filed in support of the petition by the plaintiff no. 4-Decree holder No. 4 alone stating that he is filing the said affidavit on his behalf and also on behalf of the other decree holders. It is stated that the said suit was filed by their parents for specific performance of agreement of sale entered into by the judgment debtors in favour of their parents. After the death of their parents, they were brought on record as legal representatives. Against the judgment and decree of the trial Court in the suit, the appeals in C. C. C. A. Nos. 206 of 1994 and 158 of 1995 were filed on the file of this Court and both the appeals were dismissed confirming the judgment and decree of the trial Court. The judgment debtors did not execute and register the sale deed in favour of the Decree holders. Therefore, the decree holder No. 4 got issued a legal notice through his lawyer calling upon the judgment debtors to execute and register the sale deed in favour of the decree holders. Having received the notice, the judgment debtors did not either reply to the
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