IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
BANDARU SYAMSUNDER, J.
Kommalapati Madhavi Another – Appellants
Versus
Byrapuneni Vijaya Lakshmi 7 Others – Respondent
C.R.P.No.2163 of 2015
Decided on : 09-09-2022
Constitution of India, 1949 – Article 227 – Civil Procedure Code, 1908 – Order XXVI Rule 9 – General Power of Attorney – Civil Revision Petition is filed petitioners against orders passed by learned III Additional District Judge learned trial Judge allowed petition filed by plaintiffs of Civil Procedure Code appointed an advocate - commissioner for purpose of localization of land – Held, Court is of opinion that appointment of an advocate commissioner is necessary to determine real question in controversy – Nature of dispute between parties and their pleadings and evidence adduced on both sides learned advocate for revision petitioners, which contains evidence – Court opinion that there is no error of jurisdiction committed by Court below impugned order warranting interference by Court – Civil Revision Petition is accordingly dismissed.
ORDER:
This Civil Revision Petition is filed by the petitioners/R1, R2/D1, D2 under Article 227 of Constitution of India against the orders passed by the learned III Additional District Judge, Ongole, in I.A.No.269 of 2013 in O.S.No.130 of 2011 wherein and whereby the learned trial Judge allowed the petition filed by R1, R2/plaintiffs under Order XXVI Rule 9 read of Civil Procedure Code (in short “CPC”) and appointed an advocate - commissioner for the purpose of localization of the land bearing Sy.No.284 to an extent of Ac.2.68 cents.
2. The case of R1, R2/petitioners/plaintiffs in brief before the trial Court is that they filed suit for cancellation of agreement of sale –cum- General Power of Attorney dated 07.06.2010 executed by D3 to D8 in favour of petitioners/D1, D2 and for permanent injunction in respect of plaint schedule property. They submit that they are relying on sale deed dated 10.02.2010 under which they said to be purchased plaint schedule property and they have been enjoying the same, whereas petitioner/D1, D2 have been contending that they are the owners of suit schedule property.
They submit that the petitioners are contending that they are the owners of the suit property, due to that, it is necessary for them to locate property purchased by them and also to locate the property purchased by petitioners/D1, D2. It is the contention of R1, R2/plaintiffs that if advocate commissioner is appointed, he will localize the property purchased by them and also the property purchased by petitioners/D1, D2 and as both parties are claiming the suit property, it is necessary to appoint an advocate commissioner to identify the property to know whether the property purchased by them and property purchased by the revision petitioners/R1, R2 is one and the same and whether it is in single plot which helps the Court to dispose of the suit effectively. They pray to appoint an advocate commissioner to measure Ac.2.68 cents of land in Sy.No.284 and to fix the boundaries with reference to the sale deeds of both sides.
3. For which revision petitioners/R1, R2 filed counter denying averments in the affidavit of R2/2nd petitioner/2nd plaintiff. It is the contention of revision petitioners that R1, R2 are not in possession and enjoyment of plaint schedule property as they are only the general power of attorney holders and they have no title over the plaint schedule property. They submit that vendors of R1, R2 also have no title over the plaint schedule property, who colluded with R1 and R2, fabricated General Power of Attorney – cum – sale deed dated 10.02.2010 without delivery of possession. They further submit that R1 and R2 cannot file petition to locate their property through an advocate commissioner, which is against their pleadings in the suit and petitioners could not succeed in their Civil Miscellaneous Application filed before this Court, now came up with a petition to appoint an advocate commissioner only to drag on the proceedings. It is also the contention of revision petitioners that R1, R2 can get Mandal Surveyor appointed by paying required challan to measure their property for which, there is no need to appoint an advocate commissioner for survey the land to identify the property and to localize the plots. They pray to dismiss the petition.
4. The learned trial Judge after hearing both sides, allowed the petition filed by R1 and R2/plaintiffs ordered for appointment of advocate commissioner for the purpose of localization of the land bearing Sy.No.284 to an extent of Ac.2.68 cents.
5. Aggrieved by the orders passed by learned trial Judge, the petitioners have filed present revision petition stating that orders passed by Court below are illegal, irregular and vitiated by incorrect exercise of jurisdiction vested in it. They submit that appointment of an advocate commissioner by the trial Court with an observation that both parties disputing plaint schedule property and localizing the property is necessary, is not legally corre
Badana Mutyalu and another Vs. Palli Appalaraju
The discretion of appointing an Advocate Commissioner under CPC does not equate to gathering evidence; it serves to resolve disputes of property boundaries effectively.
The Advocate Commissioner's report is non-adjudicatory and serves only to assist the court, not to bind it in decision-making.
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