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2017 Supreme(Del) 4425

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
VINOD GOEL, J.
SURESH GUPTA – Appellant
Versus
HARI KISHAN MADAN & ANR – Respondents
RFA No. 631 of 2016
Decided on : 13-12-2017

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Aditya Kala, Adv. with Mr.Satish Kumar, Adv.
For the Respondent: Mr. Atul Bandhu, Adv.

Headnote:

Contract Act, 1872 - Section 202 - Registered documents - Evidentiary value - Appellant had brought on record original registered documents in evidence - Vendor had executed sale documents - Sale consideration of Rs. 75,000/- was paid to vendor by the appellant - Possession of plot was delivered to him - Interest was created in favour of the appellant when the Power of Attorney is irrevocable on payment of entire sale consideration - Appellant has been able to show that by the documents he had acquired a valuable interest in the property - Appellant is entitled to a decree of permanent injunction - Suit is decreed - Appeal is disposed of.

Specific Relief Act, 1963 - Section 41(h)(i) - Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - Order 8 Rule 6A to 6G - Vacant plot - Ownership - Sale deed not proved - Consequences of - Appellant has no right, title or interest in the suit property - Sale Deed does not contain the boundaries of the plot - Sale Deed was never put to the witness - Respondents have failed to prove ownership of plot by purchasing the same - Possession of a vacant site goes with the title - Once the respondents failed to prove the ownership they cannot claim to be in possession of the property which is a vacant site - Finding of the trial court is perverse, same is set aside.

Judgement Key Points

No, the provided legal document does not indicate that a thumb impression alone can be obtained under the Right to Information Act.

  • The Right to Information Act is referenced among the acts cited in the judgment but without specific sections or discussion [judgement_act_referred].
  • An exhibit (DW1/25) consists of a copy of information supplied under the RTI Act, specifically a police inquiry report dated 01.03.2012 from the office of the Additional DCP (Central Public Information Officer), West District, regarding an inquiry by SI Ram Bhau [11000574110033] (!) [11000574110032].
  • Thumb impressions are mentioned solely in the context of signatures on the appellant's original registered documents (Ex.PW1/1 to PW1/5, including GPA, Agreement to Sell, Receipt, Possession Letter, and Will), where the court compared them to admitted signatures under Section 73 of the Evidence Act for authentication [11000574110044][11000574110047] (!) .
  • No connection is made between thumb impressions and RTI disclosures; the RTI exhibit pertains only to a police report, not personal biometric data like thumb impressions [11000574110033] (!) .
  • The judgment emphasizes proof of documents via registration, witnesses, and court comparison, not public disclosure under RTI [11000574110036][11000574110037][11000574110047].

JUDGMENT :

VINOD GOEL, J.

1. Challenge in this Regular First Appeal is the judgment and decree dated 30th July, 2016 passed by learned Additional District Judge, West District, Tis Hazari, Delhi whereby the suit of the appellant was dismissed and that of the counter claim of the respondents was decreed in respect of property bearing no.261A measuring 190 square yards consisting of Khasra no.5/25, Sainik Enclave, New Delhi.

2. The appellant filed suit for a Permanent Injunction claiming to be the absolute owner of plot bearing no.261A area measuring 190 (46”x 37”) square yards consisting of Khasra no.5/25, Sainik Enclave, New Delhi. He claimed that he had purchased the said property for a sum of Rs.75,000/- from Mr.Niyadar Singh s/o Rizak Ram on 11th November, 1998. Sale documents are comprising of: -

i. General Power of Attorney executed by said Niyadar Singh in favour of Appellant registered in the office of Sub-Registrar on 12.11.1998 (Ex.PW1/1),

ii. Agreement to Sale and Purchase dated 10.11.1998 attested by Notary Public on 11.11.1998 (Ex.PW1/2),

iii. Receipt of payment of entire sale consideration of Rs.75,000 dated 10.11.1998 executed by Niyadar Singh (Ex.PW1/3),

iv. Possession Letter dated 10.11.1998 Notarized on 11.11.1998 executed by Niyadar Singh (Ex.PW1/4); and

v. Will executed by Niyadar Singh in favour of the appellant dated 12.11.1998 (Ex.PW1/5) registered before the Sub-Registrar on 12.11.1998. This Will bears the photographs of the executants of the Will i.e. Niyadar Singh.

3. On 12th February, 2012, the respondents threatened to construct a boundary wall on the said plot and claimed to be the owner of the said property. The appellant informed the police immediately. He preferred the civil suit on 16.02.2012.

4. In their joint written statement, the respondents had taken several preliminary objections. It is alleged that the appellant has no cause of action to file the present suit; the suit is barred under Section 41(h)(i) of the Specific Relief Act, 1963; appellant has no locus standi to file the present suit as he is neither the owner nor in possession of the property. On merits the respondents had denied that the appellant is the absolute owner of the said property or that he purchased the same from Niyadar Singh on 11th November, 1998 for a sum of Rs.75,000/-. It is pleaded by the respondent that the appellant has forged and fabricated the documents. It is also claimed by the respondents that they are in actual physical possession of the suit plot and have raised the boundary wall up to DPC level. They pleaded to have collected building material on 31st December, 2011 to raise the boundary wall and further constructions and the appellant interfered in raising the constructions without right, title and interest.

5. It is also pleaded by the respondents that on 6th October, 1986, said Niyadar Singh being the attorney of Shri Bhagwan sold the suit land measuring 567 square yards out of Khasra no.5/25, Village Rajapur Khurd, which now forms part of Abadi of Mohan Garden, to one Sh. Khairati Lal. It is claimed that Sh. Khairati Lal sold plot no.261 measuring 567 square yards, Khasra no.5/25 on 20.06.1997 by sale documents to Sh. R.P. Aggarwal, who in turn sold 200 square yards of the land in the measurement of 45” x 40” out of khasra no.5/25 situated in village Rajapur Khurd, Sainik Enclave, Mohan Garden, Delhi to the respondent No.2 which is bounded as under:-

“East

Road 20 ft.

West

Remaining part of plot no.261 of Mukesh

South

Road 25ft

North

plot of Mukesh Sharma”

6. The respondents filed counter claim. It is alleged in the counter claim that respondent no.2 purchased plot no.261 measuring 200 square yards out of khasra no.05/25 situated in Village Rajapur Khurd for a total sale consideration of Rs.30,000/- from Sh. R.P. Aggarwal who executed sale documents consisting of GPA, Agreement to S























































































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