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1949 Supreme(Cal) 32

HIGH COURT OF CALCUTTA
R. P. Mookerjee, J. P. Mitter
KARTIK CHANDRA PAL - Appellant
Versus
DIBAKAR BHATTACHARJEE - Respondent
A. F. O. O.  119  Of  1948
Decided On : FEBRUARY 24, 1949

Advocates Appeared:
Apurba Charan Mukherjee, GANGA NARAYAN CHANDRA, PURUSHOTHAM CHATTERJI, R.B.PAL

The right to recover possession springs from the contract being enforced, and the executing court has the authority to issue necessary directions in a decree for specific performance.

Headnote:

Specific Performance - Execution of Sale Deed - Section 47, Civil P. C. - 37 Cal. 57, 14 C. L. J. 159, 5 Pat. L. J. 314, A. I. R. (18) 1931 Pat. 179, 59 Cal. 501 - The court discussed the scope and function of a suit for specific performance, emphasizing the right to recover possession springs from the contract being enforced. It referenced various legal provisions and interpretations, highlighting the authority of the executing court to issue necessary directions in a decree for specific performance.

Fact of the Case:

The plaintiff brought a suit for specific performance of a contract for the sale of land against the defendants. The suit was decreed, and after the decree, a joint application was filed for execution of the document and possession of the properties.

Finding of the Court:

The court overruled the objections raised by the judgment-debtor and directed the execution to proceed.

Issues: The issues raised included the interpretation of the joint petition filed by the plaintiff and defendant, and the authority of the executing court to issue necessary directions in a decree for specific performance.

Ratio Decidendi: The court emphasized the right to recover possession springs from the contract being enforced and discussed the authority of the executing court to issue necessary directions in a decree for specific performance.

Final Decision: The appeal was dismissed with costs.

R. P. MOOKERJEE, J.

( 1 ) THIS is an appeal on behalf of the J.-D. against an order passed by the Additional Subordinate Judge, Burdwan dismissing an objection filed under Section 47, Civil P. C.

( 2 ) THE plff.-respondent had brought a suit for specific performance of a contract against the defts. The suit was decreed on 21-2-1948 in the following terms: Claim for"properties mentioned in the Schedule below belonged to one Raman Dhara and defts. became owners of the same after the death of said Raman Dbara Defts. on different dates took Rs. 600 as earnest money from the plff. and executed a bainanama in favour of the plff. and promised to sell those properties to plff. by executing and registering s sale deed. A deed of sale was dratted on proper stamps on the advice of the deft. 1, But as defts. subsequently refused to execute and register the said deed, plff's claims are for a decree of specific performance of contract in respect of the said deed against the deft. and on deft, fail- ing to execute and register the deed within the same limit prescribed by the Court to have the deed executed and registered by the Court and to have coats of this suit from the defts. and if claim of specific performance of contract be refused to the Court then to have tbe amount of money raid by the defts. with interest. Claims valued for Rs 9024 Rupees nine thousand twenty four only. (Schedule omitted)This suit coming on this day for final disposal before Sreejut Jyotindra Mohan Bir Sub-Judge in the presence of Babu Haradas Banerjee, pleader for plff. and of Babu Durga Pada Choudhury pleader for the deft. It is ordered and decreed that the suit be decreed on contest with cost?. Deft, do execute and register the sale deed Ex. 3 within one month from today upon plff's. depositing in Court, the sum of Rs. 2998-less costs of the present suit awarded in plff's favour in defenoe the plff. may have valid and proper kobala through Court and that the sum of Rs. 1071 4-9 paid by the deft, to the plff. on account of the costs of this suit. "

( 3 ) A Her the decree had been passed, a joint application was filed on behalf of the plff. and deft, l (deft. 2 having died in the meantime leaving deft, l as the sole legal representative) stating inter alia that the deft. intended to have the document registered and that he "amicably gives up khas possession from this day to the properties sold out" and the plff. also"amicably paid to the deft, the balance of the consideration money getting the kobala duly executed and registered in respect of property included in Ex. 3 and getting khas possession this day of the property sold. "the prayer was in the following terms:"it is accordingly prayed that in tbe aforesaid circumstances a proper order, may be passed directing due execution and registration of the said deed on the deft's acknowledging receipt of the balance of the consideration money and for granting khas possession to the plff. "the document was accordingly returned on a joint receipt by the lawyers of both the parties.

( 4 ) ON 10-8 1948 the D. H. filed an application in execution of the decree aforesaid with a prayer for khas possession of the properties mentioned in the schedule by evicting the J.-D. therefrom under 0. 21, r. 32, Civil P. C. The J.-D. filed an objection under Section 47 of the Code raising various points in opposition. We need refer only to those which are relevant for the present appeal. They are: (l) That after the execution of the document in terms of the decree there is nothing further which can be put into execution. (2) That even if the D. H. was entitled to pray for delivery of khas possession in execution of the decree he is not entitled to do so in as much as the D. H. had admitted in the joint petition filed in Court on 21. 2. 1948 that possession had been delivered on that day.

( 5 ) THE learned Subordinate Judge overruled the objections raised and directed the execution to proceed.

( 6 ) ON behalf of the appellant the co








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