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2010 Supreme(Del) 51

SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA
PRAKASH RATTAN LAL – Appellant
Versus
MANKEY RAM – Respondent


Advocates appeared:
Mr. S.P. Jha & Mr. B.K. Jha, Advocates.
Mr. Sunil Chauhan, Advocate.

JUDGMENT

1. By this petition, the petitioner has assailed order dated 7th July, 2007 passed by the learned trial court whereby the trial court allowed an application under Order XVI Rule 3 read with Section 151 CPC made by the defendant (respondent herein) and allowed the respondent to summon two more witnesses to prove land holding of the respondent being in excess of 25 bigha 1 biswa of the land.

2. It is submitted by counsel for the petitioner that the respondent, in the written statement, has taken specific stand that his total land holding was 25 bigha 1 biswa at village Bijwasan, Tehsil Mehrauli, New Delhi. An objection was taken about the maintainability of the suit filed by the petitioner (plaintiff before the trial court) on the ground that since the respondent had executed Agreement to Sell only in respect of the part of the land and not in respect of its entire holding, namely, 25 bigha 1 biswa, the Agreement was void and not maintainable. However, in the application made before the trial court for summoning additional evidence, the respondent took the stand that he has to prove his holding in another village showing that his holding was beyond 25 bigha 1 biswa and altho





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