2008 Supreme(Del) 417
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI
S. Ravindra Bhat, J.
Ajit Singh Appellants
Versus
Adarsh Kaur GillRespondent
I.A. 1604/1999 in C.S. (OS) 2167/1993
Decided On: 07.04.2008
Advocate Appeared
For Appellant/Petitioner/Plaintiff: Madan Bhatia, Sr. Adv. and M.L. Bhargava, Adv.
For Respondents/Defendant: C.A. Sundaram, Sr. Adv., Malavika Rajkotia and Bandan Kumar, Advs.
Headnote:Civil Procedure Code, 1908
Order 7 Rule 11 - Rejection of plaint--At this stage, the Courts scrutiny, is confined to plaint averments and the list of documents filed with the suit--Court has to consider the plaint averments as a whole--Even if some of the causes pleaded by the suit are seemingly barred, yet court should not reject the plaint on the ground of the relief being time barred.
S. Ravindra Bhat, J.
1. This order will dispose off IA No. 1604/99 moved under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (hereafter "the CPC") through which the Defendants seek an order rejecting the plaint. The defendant has sought for rejection of this suit on the ground that it is barred in law, as the claims are time barred.
.2. The plaintiff, in the present suit, has sought the following reliefs:
.(a) Pass a preliminary decree of partition of the property bearing No. 3, south end Road, New Delhi, more particularly shown ion, the plan, and, thereafter, pass a final decree partitioning the said property by mete and bounds and put each of the parties to the suit in actual physical possession of the portion of the property allotted to him/her. If the partition of the property by metes and bounds is not feasible, then the property by metes and bounds is not feasible, then the property may ordered to be sold by public auction through Court and proceeds thereof be divided between the parties to the suit in accordance with their share and entitlement;
.(b) Pass a preliminary decree for partition of the movable assets belonging to the estate of Smt. Abnash Kaur, as mentioned in the Schedule to the plaint and, thereafter, pass a final decree and give to each of the party to the suit his/her share of the said property. In case it is not feasible to distribute the movable assets belonging to the estate of Smt. Abnash Kaur in the in the hands of defendants Nos. 1 & 2 to each of the beneficiaries, as per the share and entitlement, then the said movable assets may be ordered to be sold by public auction through this Honble Court and the proceeds thereto may be divided amongst the parties, as per their share and entitlement;
.(c) Pass a decree for rendition of accounts and enquiry into the same with respect to the rental income of the property received by defendant No. 1 from the tenant of property bearing No. 3, south End Road, New Delhi, w.e.f. 1.1.1980 to 30.11.1990;
.(d) Pass a decree for rendition of accounts and enquiry into the same with respect to the profits made by defendant Nos. 1 & 2 from the business which they have been carrying on by investing the funds from the estate of Smt. Abnash Kaur;
.(e) Pass a decree for declaration that there has been no lease deed executed by Smt. Abnash Kaur in favour of Defendant No. 1 and that defendant No. 1 is not a lessee in the property, 3, South End Road, New Delhi, and she is not entitled to give the said property to any person on sub-lease basis;
.(f) Pass a decree of declaration to the effect that defendant No. 1 is not a subrogatee of the mortgage deeds executed by late Smt. Abnash Kaur with respect to the property in favour of Smt. Sushila Daphtary and her son Mr. Anil Daphtary said mortgage deeds have been redeemed out of the estate left by Smt. Abnash Kaur.
.(g) Pass a decree of declaration to the effect that defendants Nos. 1 & 2 have dis-entitled themselves form getting any share in the estate left by Smt. Abnash Kaur and that the plaintiff and defendants No. 3, 4 and 5 are the only befeficiaries under the Will of Smt. Abnash Kaur and are entitled to get the entire estate left by Smt. Abnash Kaur divided and partitioned in four equal shares;
.(h) Pass a decree for permanent injunction against Defendant No. 1 restraining her permanently from transferring, alienating, letting out or parting with the possession of the property, 3 South End Road, New Delhi, or any part thereof and from making any additions and alterations in the same in any manner whatsoever.
.(i) Any relief which this Honble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case may also be granted to the plaintiff and other beneficiaries under the Will of Smt. Abnash Kaur.
3. The plaint may be summarized as follows. One Ms. Abnash Kaur was the Plaintiffs elder sister, as also of the first and third Defendants, mother of the fifth defendant and the aunt of the second and fourth defendant