IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
ARUN KUMAR JHA, J.
Civil Misc. Jur. No.118 of 2022
(3.4.2024)
Pappu Singh ... Petitioner
vs.
Chandra Prakash Arya ... Respondents
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 – Order XXI, Rule 97, 99 & 101 – Challenging order of Court below who has stayed the proceeding of execution case till determination of right, title and possession of respondent no.1/objector – When there is resistance to delivery of possession to decree holder or purchaser under Order 21 Rule 97 and Rule 99, all questions (including the question relating to right, title or interest in the property) arising between the parties to a proceeding on an application under Rule 97 or Rule 99 or their representatives, and relevant to the adjudication of the application, shall be determined by the Court dealing with the application and not by a separate suit and for this purpose, the Court shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force, be deemed to have jurisdiction to decide such questions, as prescribed under Rule 101 of Order 21 of the Code – Objector has got a right and objection being made by the objector, executing court is duty bound to decide the objection – Objector is in possession of the five plots for which delivery of possession has been sought – Making hurry in matters of execution proceeding under certain conditions could even be detrimental to the cause of justice – Whatever might be the situation from the perspective of decree-holder, but the law, is it stands, has to be given effect whether the court likes the result or not – Do not find any infirmity in the impugned order as objector/respondent no.1 has got every right to agitate his claim before executing Court – However, as the objector has laid his claim only against five plots, stay of execution proceeding against other plots was simply unwarranted and executing court exceeded its jurisdiction – Impugned order is affirmed with modification that the stay granted by the learned executing court would operate only against five plots – Petition stands dismissed. (Paras 21 to 25)
Arun Kumar Jha, J. – The decree-holder/petitioner has filed the instant petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India seeking following reliefs: –
“(i) For issuance of an appropriate writ/order/direction, for quashing the order dated 08.04.2021 passed by Learned Sub Judge 2nd, Kaimur (Bhabua)/ Learned Executing Court in Execution case No.03 of 2017 (Pappu Singh vs. Sheo Narayan Mallah and others) whereby the Learned court below has accepted the objection/petition filed by Respondent no.1/objector Under Order 21 Rule 97 C.P.C. by which the Learned Court below has stayed the proceeding of Ex. Case no.03/2017 till determination of Right, title and possession of respondent no.1/objector.
(ii) For issuance of an appropriate writ/order/direction, for directing the Learned Executing court to decide the Execution case No.03/207 filed by petitioner within short span of time and as well as within Time limit framed by larger bench of Hon’ble Apex court in Civil Appeal No.1659-1660 of 2021 (Rahul S Shah vs. Jitendra Kumar Gandhi and others) reported in 2021(3)BLJ 414 (SC) vide judgment dated 20.04.2021 by which Hon’ble Apex court has directed to the Executing courts to decide the execution case within six month.
(iii) For grant of any relief (s) the petitioner would be entitled to in the facts and circumstances of the case”.
2. The shorts facts of the case, as it appears from the record, are that Title Suit No.301/1999 was filed by the plaintiff/ decree-holder/petitioner and subsequent thereto Title Appeal No.24/2011 was filed which was decided vide judgment dated 09.11.2016 in favour of the decree-holder/petitioner. The Title Suit No.301/1999 was filed with a prayer that title and possession of plaintiff be declared over the suit land and in case the plaintiffs were found to be out of possession, the possession be restored through the process of the court. However, learned Sub Judge, 2nd, Kaimur at Bhabua dismissed the title suit vide judgment and decree dated 28.02.2011 and 15.03.2011, respectively. Against the dismissal of the title suit, the plaintiff preferred title appeal before the learned District Judge, Kaimur at Bhabua and the said appeal was decreed in favour of the decree-holder/petitioner by the learned Additional District Judge-5, Kaimur at Bhabua vide judgment and decree dated 09.11.2016 and 21.11.2016, respectively whereby the learned first appellate court set aside the judgment and decree of the learned trial court by declaring the title and possession of the decree-holder/petitioner over the suit land and further directed the defendant nos. 4 and 5 to remove the encroachment within one month. The said judgment and decree of the learned first appellate court remained unchallenged. After filing of the Execution Case No.03 of 2017, the objector/respondent no.1 filed objection under Order 21 Rule 97 of the Code of Civil Procedure (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Code’) with averment that the land mentioned in the Execution Case No.03/2017 was purchased land of his grandmother, namely, Ramvarti Kuer, vide Sale Deed No.4328 dated 16.07.1943. Further averment was made that out of entire purchased land, the grandmother of objector/respondent no.1 has exchanged some part of land with Gajadhar Mallah vide Exchange Deed No.1294 dated 05.06.1944. However, the learned first appellate court disbelieved the existence and legality of Sale Deed dated 16.07.1943 in its judgment dated 09.11.2016 passed in Title Appeal No.24/2011. It also appears from the record that the objector/respondent no.1 claimed title and possession over Plot Nos.272, 273, 276, 277 and 278 on the basis of entry made in the municipal Khatiyan. Thereafter, the learned executing court heard both the sides and passed the order dated 08.04.2021 admitting the objections of the objector/respondent no.1 and stayed the execution proceeding. Aggrieved by the said order of the learned Sub Judge, 2nd, Kaimur at Bhabua, the decree-holder/ petitioner has approached this Co
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