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2015 Supreme(AP) 895

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
R. Kantha Rao, J.
B. Bal Reddy - Appellant
Vs.
B. Ram Reddy and Ors. - Respondent
CRP No. 3629 of 2010
Decided On : 17-12-2015

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : P. Chandrasekhara Reddy
For the Respondent: M. Praveen Kumar

Headnote:

Civil Law – Civil Suit – Registration Act, 1908 – Section 17 – Perpetual injunction – Revision petitioner filed a suit before trial Court for perpetual injunction against respondents in respect of suit scheduled property – Revision petitioner plaintiff raised an objection to mark document contending that the document is a gift deed or sale deed and therefore, it cannot be received in evidence, as it was not registered – Contended by respondents that document can be sent to District Registrar for collection of stamp duty and penalty, so that it can be marked after impounding – Trial Court overruled the objection raised by plaintiff, passed an order sending the document to the District Registrar for impounding same, holding that admissibility and probative value of document are two different aspects and that even if document is admitted in evidence, Court has to still examine its probative value in the light of the rival contentions at the time of trial and saying so, allowed petition – Challenged – Held, document is titled as consent declaration, contents of document indicate that the property was conveyed by father of the 1st defendant in favour of the 1st defendant after receiving consideration of Rs. 30,000/- for purpose of construction of the rooms – Document is an outright sale deed, though titled as consent declaration – Since immovable property was conveyed by receiving consideration as per Section 17 of Act, 1908, document shall be registered and the document cannot be received in evidence, except as evidence of any collateral purpose not required to be effected by registered instrument – Trial Court therefore committed manifest error in sending the document to the District Registrar for impounding – When admissibility of document is challenged, trial Court is not supposed to postpone decision on the issue of admissibility – It has to examine document and pronounce its opinion upon admissibility of the document before marking the same – Therefore, view taken by the trial Court that admissibility and probative value of document can be decided at time of trial is totally erroneous – Document cannot be let in evidence as it is an unregistered sale deed relied upon by the respondents for main purpose of proving their possession and title – Order passed by the trial Court is set aside – Civil revision petition is allowed. (Paras 4 and 5)

ORDER :

R. Kantha Rao, J.

1. Heard Sri P. Chandrasekhara Reddy, learned Counsel appearing for the revision petitioner and Sri M. Praveen Kumar, learned Counsel appearing for the respondents. This revision petition arose out of the order dated 6.7.2010 made in IA No. 355 of 2010 in OS No. 1633 of 2006 on the file of the II Additional Senior Civil Judge, Ranga Reddy at L.B. Nagar. The revision petitioner is the plaintiff and the respondents herein are the defendants before the trial Court.

2. The revision petitioner filed a suit before the trial Court for perpetual injunction against the respondents in respect of the suit scheduled property, which is an extent of 80 square yards. In the course of trial of the suit, the respondents sought to mark a document titled as 'Consent Declaration dated 3.4.1989' executed by the father of the 1st respondent in favour of the 1st respondent. The revision petitioner plaintiff raised an objection to mark the document contending that the document is a gift deed or sale deed and therefore, it cannot be received in evidence, as it was not registered. On the other hand, it was contended by the respondents that the document can be sent to the District Registrar for collection of stamp duty and penalty, so that it can be marked after impounding. After hearing both sides, the learned trial Court overruled the objection raised by the plaintiff, passed an order sending the document to the District Registrar for impounding the same, holding that the admissibility and probative value of the document are two different aspects and that even if the document is admitted in evidence, the Court has to still examine its probative value. In the opinion of the trial Court, if the document is sent for impounding for the purpose of collecting stamp duty and penalty, no prejudice will be caused to the plaintiff. The learned trial Court further held that the contents of the document, admissibility and its probative value can be decided at a later stage having regard to the circumstances of the case in the light of the rival contentions at the time of trial and saying so, allowed the petition. The said order is challenged in the present revision by the plaintiff.

3. To arrive at a proper decision as to the issue involved in the present revision, the contents of the document are required to be looked into. In the document, it is mentioned that the land of an extent of 120 square yards belongs to the father of the 1st defendant and that the father of the 1st defendant started construction in a portion of the said land, but was unable to continue the construction due to the insufficient funds. At that time, the 1st defendant rendered financial assistance of Rs. 30,000/- to his father and that with the said amount, his father constructed six rooms in a portion of 120 square yards. It is also mentioned in the document that the father of the 1st defendant decided to give 80 square yards to the 1st defendant for his use and enjoyment forever and the 1st defendant accepted the said property and the father of the 1st defendant delivered possession of 80 square yards in favour of the 1st defendant. It is also mentioned that the 1st defendant will be the exclusive owner, possessor and enjoyer of the said 80 square yards, without any interruption from the persons claiming through his father. It is further mentioned that the father of the 1st defendant's consent decision of giving 80 square yards to the 1st defendant, out of 120 square yards in the schedule land, was made unconditionally, voluntarily and freely in a sound state of mind, without any coercion, intimidation, influence or pressure from any quarter. The father of the 1st defendant stated that the property settled in favour of the 1st defendant is free from all encumbrances and the 1st defendant is having every right, absolute authority and power by virtue of the consent declaration to sell, grant, mortgage or settle the property as per his discretion and wishes and the 1st



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