IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi, J.
Gurukrupa Tenali - Appellant
Versus
Narra Kamala - Respondent
Civil Revision Petition No. 2170 of 2016
Decided On : 26-07-2023
Irregularity - Impleadment of Parties - Order I Rule 10 CPC - 2170 sq. yards of site - Declaration of title - Permanent injunction
Fact of the Case:
The plaintiff filed a suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction over a property, claiming to be the absolute owner of a part of a 2170 sq. yards site. The defendants contested the claim, stating that there was no partition of the property.
Finding of the Court:
The trial Court allowed the application to implead the proposed parties as plaintiffs No.2 and 3, holding that they had an interest in the disputed property and their inclusion was necessary for effective adjudication of the issues.
Issues: The main issue was whether the trial Court committed any material irregularity in allowing the application filed by the plaintiff under Order I Rule 10 CPC.
Ratio Decidendi: The Court's decision was based on the interpretation of Order I Rule 10 CPC, which allows the addition of parties to enable the Court to adjudicate upon and settle all the questions involved in the suit effectually and completely.
Final Decision: The Civil Revision Petition was dismissed, upholding the trial Court's decision to implead the proposed parties as plaintiffs No.2 and 3.
JUDGMENT
B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI, J. - Heard Sri N.Srirama Murthy, learned counsel for Revision Petitioners and Sri M.R.K.Chakravarthy, learned counsel for Respondents.
2. This Revision Petition is directed against the order dtd. 5/2/2016 passed in I.A.No.923/2015 in O.S.181/2014 on the file of Prl.Senior Civil Judge's Court, Tenali. The I.A.923/2015 was filed by the 1st respondent/plaintiff under I Rule 10 C.P.C. to implead the respondents No.2 and 3 as plaintiffs No.2 and 3 in the suit.
3. The learned counsel for revision petitioners would submit that the respondents No.2 and 3 are not necessary parties, as the plaintiff is contending that the plaint schedule property is her absolute property, fell to her share in the partition, and further, no application was filed by the proposed parties to implead them as plaintiffs or defendants in the suit.
4. The learned counsel for 1st respondent/plaintiff would submit that the disputed property is a part of 2170 sq. yards of site, wherein the proposed parties are also having 2/5 share, and the suit was filed for declaration of title of the plaintiff and for permanent injunction, and the defendants contending that there was no partition between the plaintiff, her sister and brothers, and the plaintiff is having no right over the plaint schedule property, and in the said circumstances, it is necessary to implead the proposed parties as plaintiffs No.2 and 3 for effective adjudication of the issues involved in the suit, and as there is no conflict of interest between the plaintiff and the proposed parties, the plaintiff filed the application to implead them as plaintiffs No.2 and 3 in the suit and they did not oppose the application, and in the said circumstances, the defendants cannot raise any objection as the nature of the suit will not change and no prejudice would be caused to the defendants, if the proposed parties are impleaded as plaintiffs No.2 and 3 in the suit.
5. In the light of above rival contentions the point that would arises for consideration in this Revision Petition is as under: "Whether the trial Court committed any material irregularity in allowing the application filed by the plaintiff U/o.I Rule 10 C.P.C.?"
6. POINT: The copy of plaint would show that the 1st respondent was the plaintiff in the suit and the revision petitioners are the defendants No.1 and 2 respectively in the suit. It is the contention of the plaintiff that she is the absolute owner of the property described in the plaint schedule and that it is a part of 2170 sq. yards of site, which originally belongs to her father, and that he died intestate on 10/8/1999 leaving behind his wife, two sons and two daughters; While so, one of the sons Mr.Subhash Babu pre-deceased his father on 2/3/1998; The plaintiff purchased the shares of her mother and deceased-brother; Therefore, the plaintiff is having 3/5 share in 2170 sq. yards of site; The proposed plaintiffs i.e., 2nd and 3rd respondents are having one share each in the said property; The defendants and others encroached the plaint schedule site belonging to the plaintiff and they laid a passage and therefore, the plaintiff filed the suit for declaration of title and for permanent injunction.
7. The plaint schedule would show that the plaint schedule property is shown as site in an extent of 15 feet width, 236 feet length, out of 2170 sq. yards of house site, located within four boundaries mentioned in the plaint schedule.
8. The revision petitioners in the counter filed by them before the trial Court contended that the plaintiff, her brother and her sister did not partition the property, and therefore, the contention of the plaintiff that the plaint schedule property fell to her share, is false.
9. The learned trial Court held that, the plaintiff herself came forward submitting that the proposed parties having 2/5 share in the total extent of 2170 sq. yards of site, and the schedule property is a part of the said property and therefore, the proposed parties
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