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2003 Supreme(AP) 689

Andhra Pradesh High Court
Judges : V.ESWARAIAH
C.Arjun Rao - Appellant
Versus
T.Ramamohana Rao - Respondent
CRP.No.2388/02
Decided On : 06-10-03
Advocates Appeared :
Mr.Mahmood Ali,Mr.K.V. Chalapathi Rao

Headnote:CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, Sec80, OrVII, R11(d) - Suit for recovery of damages for malicious prosecution - Defendant filing petition to reject plaint for want of notice under Sec80 CPC - Contention that defendant having waived issuance of notice, innovated application after lapse of 9 years when suit was ripe and evidence of plaintiff closed and that does not go to root of jurisdiction - Whether defendant waived notice u/S80 or not has to be decided based on evidence adduced by both parties and by conduct of party after a regular trial alone - Notice u/S80 only procedural for protection of public officer and if such officer waives of his right of protection, he cannot be granted protection of bar of suit of law as contemplated under OrVII Rule 11(d) CPC - Plaint cannot be rejected - Order of trial Court rejecting application - Justified - Civil Revision Petition, dismissed

V. ESWARAIAH, J.

( 1 ) THIS Civil Revision Petition is filed against the order dated 03/04/2002 in dismissing the petitioner s/ 1st defendant s application filed in i. A. No. 1593/2001 in O. S. No. 654/1993 on the file of the VII Senior Civil judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad to reject the plaint for want of notice under Section 80 Code of Civil Procedure. The 1st respondent herein is the plaintiff who filed the said suit for recovery of the damages of rs. 5,00,000/- against the 1st defendant (petitioner herein) for malicious prosecution of the plaintiff in C. C. No. 1/1990 under different heads along with interest and costs. For the sake of convenience, the parties herein are referred to as they are arrayed in the suit.

( 2 ) THE brief facts of the case are as follows. The plaint was filed on 10/06/1993. Defendant No. 1 filed written statement on 09/04/1994. It is the case of the plaintiff that he has submitted a plan for construction of his house to the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad for sanction in the year 1986 but the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad rejected the same. Then the plaintiff applied to the Government for relaxation of the rules. At the relevant point of time, the 1st defendant who was working as secretary to the Municipal Administration. As his application was not processed by the 1st defendant and another person Sri G. V. Ramana Reddy,who was working as Special Architech:cum:additional Secretary to Government, municipal Administration, Secretariat, he had to make applications before the Ministers and the Hon ble Chief Minister. On 24/02/1987, the petitioner made a representation to the Hon ble Chief Minister and the said application was endorsed by the Hon ble Chief Minister on 17/03/1987 and he directed the 1st defendant to put up a note in a week and send the file to him. But the 1st defendant directed Sri G. V. Ramana Reddy to put up a note and on 21/06/1987 by side tracking the issue of the plaintiff s appeal stating that certain allegations have been made against him which are defamatory and accordingly obtained orders in G. O. Ms. No. 653 Municipal administration dated 15/07/1987 granting permission to himself and his subordinate to prosecute the plaintiff on their behalf for making alleged defamatory allegations without considering whether the allegations of the plaintiff are reasonable and probable. It is stated that the allegations made in his applications are that he is a medical graduate and he is in need of a shelter for his self occupation and, therefore, he wanted to construct a house in the place of his old house but the Municipal corporation refused to approve the house plan filed on 19/12/1985 and, therefore, he had to approach the Government and accordingly made a representation before the concerned Municipal Administration Minister on 29/09/1986 but there was no reply. It is stated that there was indifferent and callous attitude of bureaucracy forcing him to chase the file from time to time and he had to visit more than 20 times to the office of the 1st respondent. In that context, it is stated that the 1st respondent owns a palatial building at Visakhapatnam while his tenure as district Collector and he was not a member of the Jubilee Hills Housing society when it was formed and his wife was made a member of the society after he became Special Officer of Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad. He claims that it was under VIP quota. There is no such VIP quota in Housing society s Bye-laws. He managed to get 1500 Sq. Yds to his wife and constructed another palatial building at Hyderabad. He has possessed several houses leave alone his source of income by abuse of his authority.

( 3 ) WHILE possessing a house constructed with the public exchequer having obtained loan from the Government he is enjoying the said premises also. He made allegations against the concerned Ministers and Additional secretary to the Municipal Administration also. It is stated that the 1st defendant managed to get t










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