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2008 Supreme(Bom) 292

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
N. A. Britto, J.
HARCHARANJIT SINGH THIND (Capt.) - Appellant.
vs.
DEEKSHA THIND and others - Respondents.
Appeal from Order No.89 of 2006
Decided on 22-02-2008

Advocates appeared:
For appellant:S. K. Kakodkar, Senior Advocate with Rama Rivenkar
For respondent No.1:A, D. Bhobe For respondents No.2 to 5: Guru Shirodkar, Addl. Government

Headnote:Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - Order XLI, Rules 1 and 2-Injunction-Grant of-Relief of injunction-Discretionary and equitable-Sale transaction on basis of plaintiffs power of attorney-Suppressed fact regarding relevant date of revocation and revalidation of power of attorney-Party suppressing from Court, material facts not deserves grant of any discretionary relief-Party not coming with clean hands, not entitled to help of Court.-As rightly pointed out by Shri Bhobe, the substratum of the case of the plaintiff, even if the plaint is read as a whole, was that defendant pursuant to the said power of attorney, sold the said properties of 6.10.2005, in spite of the revocation of the said power of attorney on 12.10.2005. The plaintiff suppressed the fact that the said power of attorney was revalidated on 10.12.2005. The averment that the execution of the sale deeds took place on 16.10.2005, cannot be considered as a simple typing mistake since the crux of the case of the plaintiff was that the properties were sold on 16.10.2005 in spite of revocation of the power of attorney on 12.10.2005, when indeed the said properties were sold on 6.10.2005 and presented for registration on 7.10.2005, and were accordingly registered on 16.10.2005. The defendant had clearly stated in her reply that the plaintiff had obtained ex parte order by making misleading statement and suppressing material documents. The defendants had also stated that the plaintiff had even gone to the respondent for giving her address at Torda, Britona, Bardez, Goa when in fact the plaintiff well knew that the defendant was residing in Bombay and only after the summons were returned unserved at the said Torda address, that they published in a newspaper, and the defendant came to know about the filing of the suit through the said publication. A relief of injunction is discretionary and equitable. It is well settled principle that the party who suppresses from the Court, material facts, does not deserve the grant of any discretionary relief, much less a temporary injunction. It is also well settled that a Court will not help a party who has not come with clean hands. In this view of the matter also, the application ought to have been rejected. There is no merit in this appeal and, accordingly, the same is hereby dismissed.

       Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - Section 96, Order XXXIX, Rules 1 and 2-Appeal-Against order dismissing application for temporary injunction filed by plaintiff-Plaintiff and defendant divorced by a decree-Plaintiff executed a power of attorney in favour of defendant- Pursuant to said power of attorney defendant executed 6 sale deeds of properties selling same to herself of plaintiff’s share- Presented same for registration-Sale price not paid to plaintiff-Plaintiff sought a direction to maintain status quo-Plaintiff gave power to defendant to sell properties to anyone including herself-Plaintiff entitled only to receive consideration for which properties sold-No temporary injunction required to be granted for that-Application ought to have rejected-Appeal dismissed-Prayer for stay of operation of this judgment rejected.

ORAL JUDGMENT:-

Admit. By consent, heard forthwith.

2. This appeal is directed against order dated 9-11-2006 by which the application for temporary injunction, filed by the plaintiff has been dismissed.

3. Some facts are required to be stated to dispose of the present appeal.

4. The appellant is the plaintiff in C.S. No. 47/2006 and shall be referred to as plaintiff, hereinafter. The plaintiff and defendant no. 1 (defendant, for short) were divorced by a decree dated 20-6-1998. The plaintiff executed a power of attorney in favour of the defendant on 13-9-2005, but revoked the same by a notice published on 12-10-2005, and again revalidated the same by another notice dated 10-12-2005.

5. The said power of attorney, had amongst others, the following clauses:

"9. To negotiate, agree to sell, dispose off or transfer by way of exchange, lease (whether permanent, for long or short period) the entire property or any part thereof, at such terms which may said lawful general attorney at her sole discretion deems fit and proper, with any person, whatsoever including herself and to enter into any agreement with the purchaser, to receive earnest money in her own name and to issue receipts thereof.

12. To execute, sign and present for registration, before the proper Registering Authority, proper Sale/Conveyance Deed, for conveying my rights, interests, liens and titles in the property of the said Properties, and the land beneath the same, or any part thereof, in favour of the intended purchaser(s) or her nominee(s) and to do all other acts, deeds and things which are necessary for the purpose i.e. to receive the consideration and to admit the receipt thereof, and to deliver the possession to the said purchaser(s) or her nominee(s) either physical or constructive as may be feasible." Reference to the above clauses has been made in particular by the learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the plaintiff.

6. Pursuant to the said power of attorney, the defendant on 6-10-2005 executed six sale deeds of properties selling the same to herself, out of eighteen properties mentioned on the said power of attorney. It appears that the said properties belonged to the plaintiff and the defendant, and it is the plaintiffs share which the defendant sold to herself by virtue of the said sale deeds and presented the same for registration on 7-10-2005, but they were actually registered on 16-10-2005. There is also no dispute that the sale price for which the said properties were sold by the defendant through the said power of attorney to herself, has not been paid to the plaintiff and in fact a submission was made by Shri Bhobe, the learned Counsel on behalf of the defendant, that the defendant was ready and willing to deposit the said amount in Court.

7. The first submission of Shri Kakodkar, the learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the plaintiff is that minimum which was expected by the trial Court was a direction to maintain a status quo, considering the plaintiff's allegation that the properties sold were under valued, and consideration was not paid to the plaintiff. In this context, Shri Kakodkar, the learned Senior Counsel has placed reliance on Maharwal Khewaji Trust (Regd.), Faridkot vs. Baldev Dass, 2005(1) Mh.L.J (SC) 1043 = 2004 (8) SCC 488, wherein the Apex Court observed that :

"Unless and until a case of irreparable loss or damage is made out by a party to the suit, the Court should not permit the nature of the property being changed which also includes alienation or transfer of the property which may lead to loss or damage being caused to the party who may ultimately succeed and may further lead to multiplicity of proceedings." In the facts and circumstances of that case, the Apex Court also observed that:

"The High court was not justified in permitting the respondent to change the nature of the property by putting up construction as also by permitting the alienation of the property, whatever may be the conditions on which the same is done,

























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