IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
SUBBA REDDY SATTI, J.
Gajula Sobha Rani, W/o. Late Vivekananda - Petitioner
Versus
Sunilreddy Satya Venkata Sivarama Krishna, S/o. Late SSVS Ramayya - Respondent
Civil Revision Petition No. 525 of 2022
Decided On : 08-11-2022
Constitution of India,1949 – Article 227 – Civil Procedure Code,1908 – Section 151 – Order VII Rule 14 – Special provisions as to financial bills – Saving of inherent power of court – Suit filed above revision against order on file of I Additional Senior Civil Judge, Visakhapatnam – Plaintiff filed suit against respondents/defendants for permanent injunction – Held, Court while considering case that even prior to filing of suit legal notices were exchanged and defendants did not dispute regarding transaction between parties and eventually allowed application to receive documents on payment of costs defendant – Court observed that matter is coming for defendants evidence defendants yet to begin their evidence and in those circumstances, learned single Judge allowed petition – Case plaintiff that those documents sought to be filed are not available with them at time of filing of the suit – Narrated supra – Documents now intended to be filed would totally introduce new case to that of the case plaintiff which is impermissible – Order of trial Court dismissing petition does not call for interference of this Court under Article 227 of Constitution of India – Petition dismissed.
ORDER :
Plaintiff in the suit filed the above revision against the order dated 22.02.2022 in I.A.No.54 of 2022 in O.S.No.961 of 2015 on the file of I Additional Senior Civil Judge, Visakhapatnam.
2. Plaintiff filed suit O.S.No.961 of 2015 against the respondents/defendants for permanent injunction.
3. (a) Plaintiff pleaded in the plaint that she is the absolute owner of plaint schedule property; that Mosalikanti people filed SR No.15(1)174/VSP before the Assistant Settlement Officer, Anakapalli and the said claim was disallowed; that prior to 30.09.1958, plaintiff has been in peaceful possession and enjoyment of the schedule property and its appurtenant property; that during the lifetime of plaintiff’s husband, he filed LGC No.43 of 2000 before the Special Court, wherein commissioner was appointed and it was established that S.No.51/1, Ac.1.86 cents and other lands are in possession of the plaintiff and her husband; that plaintiff constructed asbestos roofing shed in the plaint schedule property and the same was completely damaged due to Hud Hud cyclone and phonographs and CD were submitted; that defendants are nothing to do with the schedule property and defendants with the assistance of their henchmen came to the schedule property on 11.07.2015 and 12.07.2015 and tried to trespass into the schedule property and hence, filed the suit for injunction.
(b) The plaint schedule property is described as 650 square yards of vacant house site in S.No.51/1. Boundaries of the property shown in the plaint are –
| EAST | Property of Plaintiff. |
| SOUTH | Machinery, compound wall. |
| WEST | Road. |
| NORTH | Vacant Land of plaintiff. |
4. Defendants filed written statement and are contesting the suit.
5. Pending the suit, when the suit is coming for arguments, I.A.No.54 of 2022 was filed under Order VII Rule 14(3) r/w Section 151 of CPC to receive document filed along with petition. I.A.No.53 of 2022 was filed under Order XVIII Rule 17 r/w Section 151 of CPC to recall P.W.1 for the purpose of marking documents. I.A.No.52 of 2022 was filed under Order Section 151 of CPC to reopen the suit for the purpose of recalling P.W.1
6. In the affidavit filed in support of I.A.No.54 of 2022, it was contended inter-alia that one M. Satyanarayana, Advocate, who prosecuted the case on behalf of plaintiff died due to ill-health in the year 2019 and later, the matter was entrusted to P.V.N. Reddy Naidu, Advocate; that while verifying the record, plaintiff came to know that D.W.1 was not cross examined by the earlier advocate and the cross examination of D.W.1 was treated as nil; that interlocutory application was filed to recall D.W.1 and the same was allowed and while cross examining D.W.1, photographs of schedule property and other adjacent properties were shown; that D.W.1 admitted some photographs and the same were marked as Exs.A-5 to A-9; that D.W.1 gave evasive replies in respect of some other photographs, which go to the root of the matter and hence, the application is filed to receive the remaining photographs, power bills and license to prove the fact that restaurant is being run in the plaint schedule property and other adjacent property.
7. Counter was filed by respondents opposing the application. It was contended inter-alia that no plea was raised in the plaint regarding running of restaurant by the plaintiff in the schedule property; that plant schedule and other adjacent property as a single compact bit is new version; that no evidence can be received beyond pleadings and absolutely there is no explanation why the plaintiff did not file document along with the plaint or at least at the time of her evidence and eventually, prayed the Court to dismiss the petition.
8. Trial Court by order dated 22.02.2022 dismissed the application. Aggrieved by the same, the present civil revision petition is filed.
9. Heard Sri G. Nikhil, learned counsel repres
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The court established that procedural delays should not prevent the introduction of relevant evidence, prioritizing substantial justice.
Post-trial amendments to pleadings are generally not favored by courts and may be rejected if they are barred by limitation, would cause prejudice to the opposite party, change the nature of the suit....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the delay in filing documents can be condoned to meet the ends of justice, and the court may allow the filing of documents with necessary cost....
The Court may allow amendment of pleadings at any stage of the proceedings for just decision of the case and to determine the real questions in controversy between the parties.
The validity of unregistered agreements and the maintainability of suits for perpetual injunction based on possession were central to the judgment.
A party seeking a temporary injunction must establish lawful possession, a prima facie case, balance of convenience, and irreparable injury.
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