Andhra Pradesh High Court
Judges : D.S.R.VERMA
Tax Payer Welfare Association, Nalgonda - Appellant
Versus
Pullemla Yadamma - Respondent
Decided On : 12-21-00
Gram Panchayat Act - Section 3 - Land case - Suit for relief - Perpetual injunction - Tax Payers Welfare Association - Suit was filed for the relief of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from occupying the plaint schedule land - Whether the plaintiff is entitled for perpetual injunction? - Whether the plaintiff s association is competent to file the suit and the suit as framed is maintainable? - Whether the plaintiff is not entitled for perpetual injunction and the lower Court is not right in granting the relief in favour of the plaintiff? - Held, In my view the lower appellate Court had considered all the material aspects, in detail-and rightly allowed the appeal filed by the defendants - appellants - Except the above questions of fact, which were discussed and. answered above, Court does not find any question of law much less a substantial question of law for interference in this second appeal - Second appeal dismissed
( 1 ) THIS appeal is filed against the judgment and decree dated 11-8-1999 passed by the court of I Additional District Judge, nalgonda in A. S. No. 26/1995. By the said judgment and decree, the lower appellate court reversed the judgment and decree dated 27-3-1995 rendered by the Junior civil Judge,nalgonda in O. S. No. 1103/1990 and allowed the appeal filed by the respondents-defendants. Aggrieved by the judgment and decree of the lower appellate court, the original plaintiff filed this second appeal. For the sake of convenience, the parties hereinafter would be referred to as plaintiff and defendants as per their ranking\ in the trial Court.
( 2 ) THE plaintiff is the Tax Payers Welfare association, Nalgonda. The President of the said association in a representative capacity filed the suit. The suit was filed for the relief of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from occupying the plaint schedule land in an extent of 1,600 Sq. yards in Sy. No. 1255 situated at Shivajinagar, nalgonda.
( 3 ) THE plaint pleadings in brief are that it is a registered body under the Societies registration Act and functioning for the welfare of taxpayers of Nalgonda to protect their interests against the municipality, other body corporates and private individuals who attempt to usurp their rights and interests and also to provide them necessary amenities. As per the master Plan of the year 1951, the suit schedule property was earmarked for public park and as per the said approved master Plan, the public is using Sy. No. 1255 as a playground, park etc. While so, on the strength of some fictitious document, attempts were started to occupy about 800 sq. yards in the said survey number, which was earmarked for playground and park; It is further stated in the plaint that the 1st defendant purchased the suit property which is a public place under the colour of a registered sale deed; that the park and playground are highly essential in a developing town and no construction shall be permitted in violation of the Town planning Act and hence the plaintiff sought for the relief of perpetual injunction from raising any structures on the suit property.
( 4 ) THE defendants denied the registration of the society and contended that the President is not entitled to sue or defend that suit on behalf of the association; that the suit lands are situated in Arjalabavi Gram Panchayat and they were never within the jurisdiction of nalgonda Municipality; that no Master plan or layout has been prepared and approved by the Director of Municipal administration; that no prohibition was levied as per that Master Plan; that sy. No. 1255 of Pangal village is not within the perview of the so called Master Plan; that the area of 1600 Sq. yards in sy. No. 1255 was never earmarked in the so- called Master Plan as village playground; that the extent of 847 Sq. yards which was purchased by the defendant No. 1 is not part of said 1600 Sq. yards, and that the permission granted by the Gram Panchayat for the construction is perfectly valid; that the defendant No. l has got title to the said 847 Sq. yards in Sy. No. 1255 under a registered sale deed, executed by the original owner and that the land was never acquired by the Government for any park or playground, nor it was used for that purpose; that the defendant No. l having purchased the said land, has got valid title and hence she cannot be restrained from making constructions on the said land. The further case of the defendants it that the defendant No. l is the wife of the defendant no. 2 and she purchased 847 Sq. yards in sy. No. 1255 of Pangal Village from the original owners of the land Mohd. Zahid farooqui, Mohd. Abid Farooqui, smt. Mohd. Abdul Farooqui, Mujahid farooqui, Mairajunnisa Begum, fatimunnisa Begum and Nazimunnisa begum for a valuable consideration through a registered sale deed dated 11-8-1989 within the specified measurements and upon such purchase, on 5-5-1990 defendant no. l obtai
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