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2023 Supreme(Cal) 1603

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
AJOY KUMAR MUKHERJEE, J.
Binapani Maity and Another – Petitioners
Versus
Debashis Payra – Respondent
CO No. 972 of 2020
Decided On : 27-03-2023

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioners: Ramdulal Manna, Nirmalendu Patra, Debnarayn Patra, Sayan Mukherjee, Payel Khanra
For the Respondent: Sandip Das

Headnote:(A) Constitution of India - Article 227 - Amendment of plaint - Court upheld the amendment allowing plaintiffs to correct plot number discrepancies in the deed - Amendment necessary for effective adjudication of the suit without changing its nature - No evidence of malice or prejudice to defendants was found. (Paras 1-16)

(B) Legal principles - Admissions in pleadings cannot be withdrawn by amendment but may be clarified - The primary issue was whether the defendants encroached on the plaintiff's land. (Paras 12, 14)

(C) Background - The dispute arose from the alleged encroachment by defendants on the plaintiff's property. The original suit concerned land owned by both parties with conflicting claims and amendments sought to clarify property boundaries. (Paras 4-5)

(D) Findings of Court - The court ruled that the proposed amendment would not detract from the defendants' rights and was necessary to resolve the actual dispute effectively. (Paras 14-15) (E) Issues - Whether plaintiffs were allowed to amend the plaint to correct the plot number without withdrawing any admissions and if the defendants had encroached on the property. (Paras 4, 11) (F) Ratio Decidendi - Amendment aimed to clarify facts without prejudicing defendants; no irregularities were found in allowing the amendment, supporting the need for precise adjudication in property disputes. (Paras 15-16) (G) Result - Petition dismissed.

Table of Content
1. background of property ownership and disputes. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. arguments against the amendment of the plaint. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 10)
3. court's analysis on the proposed amendments. (Para 8 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14)
4. no material irregularity in the lower court's order. (Para 15)
5. dismissal of the application. (Para 16)

JUDGMENT :

AJOY KUMAR MUKHERJEE, J.

1. Being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the order no. 18 dated 06.02.2020 passed by learned Civil Judge (Senior Division) Kakdwip, South 24 Parganas in Title Suit No. 22 of 2019 present application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India has been preferred. By the impugned order learned court below has been pleased to allow plaintiff’s prayer for amendment of the plaint. In the prayer for amendment of the plaint plaintiff has sought to incorporate that in the plaintiff’s purchase deed schedule mentioned suit property, though the C.S. Plot No. has been correctly mentioned as 1529, being deed no. 4993 but corresponding to said plot no. 1529, the R.S. Plot no. has been wrongly written in the deed as 1796 instead of 1523. In fact said plot no. 1796 is owned by one Sneholata pyke and others and is non-suited property and said plot no. 1796 was never owned by Sachidananda Maity or his predecessor. In fact by the said deed, C.S. plot No. 1529 corresponding to R.S, plot No. 1523 in southern portion measuring 0.50 acres of land was transferred by Sachidananda Maity in favour of plaintiff’s father and in the LR. Record of Rights plaintiff’s name has been duly recorded.

2. Brief background of the plaint case is that the suit plot being C.S. Plot No. 1529 having an area of 0.98 acre of land originally belonged to two brothers namely Prasanna Kumar Maity and Biswanath Maity. Subsequently Biswanath Maity died as bachelor leaving behind said Prasanna Kumar Maity as his only heir. At the time of R.S. Settlement the said C.S. Plot No. 1529 having an area of 0.98 acre was renumbered as R.S. Plot no. 1523 having an area of 1.54 acre under R.S. Khatian No. 188. After the death of Prasanna Kumar Maity the said land have been inherited by his three sons Santosh, Satish, and Sachidananda as per the law of inheritance. Said land was partitioned in the year of 1959 among the said three heirs amicable by meats and bounds. By way of partition said Sachidnanda was allotted an area of 0.50 acre(southern part) out of 1.54 acre and Santosh was allotted rest 1.04 acre (northern part) and other heir Satish Kumar got non suited land.

3. Plaintiff’s further case is on 05.06.1963 by virtue of a registered deed of sale being no. 4993 for the year 1963, said Sachidananda transferred his share measuring 0.50 acre (southern part) in favour of father of the plaintiff. In the L.R. Record of rights the land being plot no. 1523 having an area of 0.50 acre has been duly recorded in favour of plaintiff’s father and after the death of plaintiffs’ father, the plaintiff became owner of said plot of land. Similarly the other heir Santosh Kumar Maity transferred 0.25 acre out of 1.04 acre in plot no. 1523 by virtue of registered deed of gift, in favour of Binapani Maity and in the L.R. record of rights, her name was duly recorded in khatian no. 2328 and she has been possessing the said land by constructing dwelling house. Santosh subsequently by another deed transferred 0.39 acre out of said 1.04 acre in favour of Satinath Maity and Santosh also transferred an area 0.20 acre out of 1.04 acre in favour of Rajesh Maity and another area of land measuring 0.02 acre in the eastern part out of said 1.04 acre in favour of said Rajesh Maity.

4. Plaintiffs further case is that said Santosh had no possession and had no right to transfer said 0.02 acre of land in eastern part out of 1.04 acre as pathway in favour of Rajesh Maity in the eastern part of the plot no. 1523. After death of Santosh rest area of 0.18 acre out of 1.04 acre has been inherited by his four sons. Plaintiffs further case is taking advantage of a

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