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1999 Supreme(Pat) 721

PATNA HIGH COURT
Nagendra Rai, S.N.Jha and R.N.Sahay JJ.
Dulhin Sundarpati Devi
Versus
Ram Surat Koeri
Miscellaneous Appeal No. 159 of 1984 ;
Civil Revision No. 1163 of 1984 ;
Decided On : AUGUST 5, 1999

Headnote:Code of Civil Procedure, 1908-Order 21 Rule 58 (as amended by Act of 1976)-All questions including question of right, title or interest have to be gone into while deciding the claim or objection in a full fledged manner and not in a summary manner-The remedy to file a suit where an order is passed under Order XXI Rule 58, as provided under the unamended provision has been taken away and a right of appeal has been provided and only in case of non-entertainment of claim or objection, remedy of suit has been provided-Thus the claim and objection filed under the unamended provision of the Code but disposed of after coming into force of the amending Act, the provision of the Amending Act would apply-Hence appeal before the first appellate Court held maintainable. (Paras 15 & 30)

       AIR 1985, Patna 59-Over-ruled.

       1993 BBCJ 546, AIR 1996 SC 1068-Ref.

       AIR 1979 Delhi 40, AIR 1986 AP 16, AIR 1979 AP 70-Dist.

       Interpretation of Statutes-If the Statute takes away or effects a vested right, acquired under the existing law or creates a new obligation or imposes a new duty in respect of transactions already passed, it would be presumed to be intended not to have retrospective effect unless the intention is manifested by the provision of the Act either expressly or impliedly-So far as the Statute dealing with procedure is concerned, it is presumed to be retrospective unless a different inference appears from the same. (Para 18)

       General Clauses Act, 1897-Section 6-In a case of repeat of any Central Act, the appeal will not affect the rights mentioned in the said section unless the different intention appears from the relevant provision. (Para 25)

       

Judgment

NAGENDRA RAI, J. :-

1. Both the Misc. Appeal and the Civil Revision have been filed against the judgment dated the 26th of May, 1984, passed by the Subordinate Judge, Bhabhua, in Misc. Appeal No. 7 of 1980, allowing the appeal filed by the respondents Ram Surat Koeri and others against the order dated 30-1-1980, passed by the Munsif, Bhabhua, in Misc. Case No. 106 of 1974 by which the Munsif had allowed the claim of the appellant under Order XXI, Rule 58 of the Code of Civil Procedure (hereinafter referred to as the Code).

2. Both the cases were admitted. Civil Revision was placed for hearing before a learned single Judge and he, by order dated 18-11-1987 referred the matter to a Division Bench. Misc. Appeal was also ordered to be heard along with the said Civil Revision and, accordingly, both the matters were placed before a Division Bench and the Division Bench heard the matter and by order dated 11-9-1995 referred the matter before a Full Bench for a decision on the following issue :-

"Whether with regard to claim or objection under Order 21, Rule 58 of the Code disposed of after coming into force of the amended provision but filed before the commencement of amended provision the unamended provision of Order XXI, Rules 58 to 63 or Amended Provision of Order XXI, Rule 58 will apply."

3. Shorn of details, the facts necessary for disposal of the present matter are as follows : There was a dispute between Ram Surat Koeri and others, who are respondents and opposite parties in the Misc. Appeal and the Civil Revision respectively (who will be referred hereinafter as the respondents) on the one hand and Tapasi Singh, Ram Nihora Singh and others on the other hand with regard to the land of plot No. 931, measuring 1.13 acres under khata No. 290 situated in village Raipur Baraj, district Bhabhua. Said Tapasi Singh and Ram Nihora Singh are the brother and nephew of Brij Mohan Singh, whose widow Darba Kuer and daughter Dulhin Sundarpati Devi had filed a claim under Order XXI, Rule 58 of the Code. Darba Kuer died in the year 1976 and her daughter Dulhin Sundarpati Devi is the appellant and petitioner in the Misc. Appeal and the Civil Revision, respectively (who will be hereinafter referred to as the appellant).

4. In the year 1969, a proceeding under Sec. 145 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as the Cr. P. C.) was initiated between respondents on the one hand and aforesaid Ram Nihora Singh and others on the other with regard to the said land. The said proceeding was decided in favour of respondent-Ram Surat Koeri and others. Tapasi Singh, Ram Nihora Singh and others, filed Title Suit No. 81 of 1959 for declaration of their title and recovery of possession over the disputed land against respondent-Ram Surat Koeri and others. The said title suit was decreed on 29-6-1963. Aggrieved by the aforesaid judgment and decree, respondent-Ram Surat Koeri and others filed Title Appeal No. 42 of 1963, which was allowed by the first appellate Court on 25-7-1970. Aforesaid Tapasi Singh and others filed Second Appeal No. 457 of 1970 before this Court, which was dismissed on 26-7-1974. While the appeal was pending before the first appellate Court, aforesaid Ram Nihora Singh and others levied Execution No. 40 of 1968 for delivery of possession on the basis of the decree rendered by the trial Court and they were given the delivery of possession through the process of the Court on 9-9-1968. When the decree of the trial Court in the aforesaid suit was set aside by the first appellate Court, respondent-Ram Surat Koeri and others filed an application under Sec. 144 of the Cr. P. C. for recovery of possession, which was allowed on 10-9-1974. Thereafter, they levied Execution Case No. 89 of 1974 against Tapasi Singh and others for delivery of possession of the disputed land. On 26-11-1974, the executing Court issued an order for delivery of possession. Thereafter, Darba Kuer and Dulhin Sundarpati Devi (appellant), widow and daugh













































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