IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
ARUN KUMAR JHA, J.
Civil Misc. Jur. No.1868 of 2018
(18.3.2025)
Sita Ram Sah ... Petitioner
vs.
Prem Paswan ... Respondent
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Order 6, Rule 17 read with Section 114 and Order 47, Rule I – Amendment of pleading – Plaintiff-petitioner, by way of amendment of plaint wants to correct the typographical mistake in boundaries at the execution stage – From the provisions of Order 6, Rule 17 of the CPC, it is clear that the words "at any stage of the proceedings" is wide enough to include proceedings pending at the execution stage also – Since the boundary of the suit property was wrongly mentioned in the plaint, the same boundary came to be mentioned in the decree – Now the description of the property in the sale deed in what the plaintiff/petitioner wants to bring through the amendment in the plaint and, for this reason, no malafide could be imputed to the plaintiff/petitioner – only because of wrong mentioning the boundaries of the suit land, it may not a ground to deprive the plaintiff/decree holder/petitioner from the fruit of the decree – Learned Trial Court committed error of jurisdiction in fusing to exercise its jurisdiction vested in it and there would also be a failure of justice – Instant petition allowed. (Paras 8, 11, 12 and 15)
Arun Kumar Jha, J. – Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.
2. Despite valid service of notice, none has entered appearance on behalf of the respondent.
3. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 05.09.2018 passed by the learned Munsif, Begusarai in Misc. Case No. 02 of 2018 whereby and whereunder the learned Munsif has rejected the aforesaid miscellaneous case filed on behalf of the plaintiff/petitioner under Section 114 read with Order 47 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Code’) to review the order dated 28.11.2017 passed by the learned Munsif, Begusarai in Title Eviction Suit No. 07 of 2009 whereby and whereunder amendment petition dated 02.12.2016 filed on behalf of the plaintiff/petitioner under Order 6 Rule 17 read with Section 152 of the Code has been rejected. The petitioner is also aggrieved by the aforesaid order dated 28.11.2017.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the plaintiff/petitioner filed Title Eviction Suit No. 07 of 2009 on 27.06.2009 before the learned trial court against the defendant/respondent for a decree of eviction with respect to the suit land mentioned in Schedule 1 of the plaint as well as other reliefs. In the aforesaid title eviction suit, summons were issued to the defendant/respondent by the learned trial court, but he did not appear even after receipt of summons. Thereafter, registered notice was also issued to the defendant/respondent and even substituted service by way of publication through newspaper has been made for appearance of the defendant/respondent in the suit, but he did not appear, as such, the said eviction suit was fixed for ex-parte hearing by the learned trial court. Thereafter, the learned Munsif vide judgment dated 02.02.2011 and decree dated 18.02.2011 decreed the suit in favour of the plaintiff/petitioner against the defendant/respondent with direction to the defendant/respondent to vacate the suit premises within sixty days and also to hand over the delivery of possession of the suit premises to the plaintiff/petitioner and the reliefs sought for by the plaintiff/petitioner with regard to arrears of rent of the suit premises mentioned in Schedule-II of the plaint has been discarded by the learned trial court.
Learned counsel further submits that when the defendant/respondent/judgment debtor did not comply the direction of the learned trial court passed in the judgment dated 02.02.2011 and decree dated 18.02.2011, the plaintiff/decree-holder/ petitioner filed Title Execution Case No. 08 of 2011 before the learned trial court on 25.06.2011 for execution of the decree dated 18.02.2011 passed in Eviction Suit No. 07 of 2009. Thereafter, the learned executing court proceeded with the execution case and even after issuance of summons, notices and substituted service of notice by way of publication through newspaper, the defendant/judgment debtor/respondent did not appear in the execution proceeding. Accordingly, the execution case was fixed for ex-parte hearing vide order dated 03.06.2013. Thereafter, on 22.06.2013, the judgment debtor/respondent appeared in Execution Case No. 08 of 2011 and filed a petition under Order 21 Rule 106 r/w Section 151 of the Code and another petition under Order 21 Rule 26 & 29 r/w Section 151 of the Code to object the execution proceeding. After hearing the parties, the aforesaid both petitions were dismissed by the learned executing court vide order dated 27.11.2015. Thereafter, the learned executing court issued writ of delivery of possession after depositing cost etc. by the decree holder/petitioner in the execution case. After that, the authorized person/Nazir went to the suit premises on 23.10.2016 for effecting the delivery of possession, but the same could not be effected due to error in mentioning the boundary of the suit premises and the writ of delivery of possession was returned by the Nazir to the learned executing court on 10.01.2017.
The learned counsel further submits tha
Anirudh Singh vs. Krishna Bihari Singh, 1985 PLJR 797 and Puja Mishra vs. Ram Dutt Mishra
Ex-Servicemen Enterprises Ltd. Vs. Sumey Singh
Decrees regarding immovable property must be upheld despite minor identification errors, allowing for amendments under CPC to ensure proper execution.
Amendments to pleadings under Order VI Rule 17 of CPC can be permitted even post-delay if they facilitate effective adjudication and do not cause injustice to the opposing party.
The main legal point established is that amendments to pleadings should be allowed if imperative for proper adjudication and do not cause prejudice, in line with principles from Chander Kanta Bansal,....
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