IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Vikramajit Sen, J.
Ravinder Singh Sandhu - Appellant
Versus
Ravneet Kaur Sandhu - Respondent
FAO (OS) No. 269-271/2010 & CM No. 7357/2010
Decided On : 23-09-2010
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - Section 96 and Order 39, R-1& 2 - Appeal - Ad interim ex-parte stay order - Challenged the order passed by the Ld. Single Judge, wherein the parties are directed to maintain status quo with regard to possession of title and construction of the suit property - Appellant filed a suit for a decree of declaration that he had purchased the suit property in the name of respondent 1 and also praying for partition - Court was of view, the ownership of property on entitlement of the portion is not the issue to be decided at this stage because that will have to be decided by Ld. Single Judge in the trial and reaffirmed the impugned order passed by Ld. Single Judge on basis of the fractural position of the case - Hence, court directed that respondent No. 1 will continue to be in exclusive possession of First Floor of the suit property and appellant will no manner interfere with the possession of the respondent No. 1 on first floor - Hence, appeal partly allowed.
[Paras 16 & 17]
Mukta Gupta, J.
1. This is an Appeal against the Order dated 18th March, 2010 passed by the learned Single Judge disposing of IA No. 14872/2009 (under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 CPC by the Appellant/Plaintiff), IA No. 16863/2009 (under Section 151 CPC by the Respondent/Defendant No. 1) and IA No. 16096/2009 (under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 read with Section 151 CPC by Respondent/Defendant No. 1). Vide the impugned order the learned Single Judge modified its Order dated 24th November, 2009 wherein the parties were directed to maintain status quo with regard to possession, title and construction till the pendency of the proceedings in the following manner:
"(i) Since the Local Commissioner has found that the two rooms on the ground floor at the rear end of the suit property are in use of Defendant No. 1, the Defendant No. 1 and the children, shall continue to use and occupy the two rooms on the ground floor at the rear end of the suit property during the pendency of the suit.
(ii) Since there is no doubt vis a vis the fact that the first floor is in possession of Defendant No. 2 and 3 the position as obtaining today shall continue.
It is made clear that in so far as remaining portion is concerned the Plaintiff shall continue to be in possession. Mr. Sharma says that in view of the modification made in the order dated 24.11.2009 he does not wish to press the other reliefs made in the captioned applications."
2. The Appellant filed a Plaint being CS (OS) No. 2187/2009 against the Respondents inter alia praying for a decree of declaration that he had purchased the 50% of the half undivided share of the property bearing No. K-16A, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi purchased in the name of Respondent No. 1 vide Sale Deed dated 25th March, 2008 and declaring him to be the absolute owner thereof. He also sought a preliminary decree of partition seeking 3/4th share in the entire Suit property and the Defendant No. 1, to the extent of 1/4th share in the Suit property and also a mandatory injunction directing the Respondents to withdraw themselves from the possession of the said so defined portion in favour of the Appellant. On 24th November, 2009 the learned Single Judge passed an ex parte ad interim order directing the parties to maintain status quo with regard to the possession, title and construction on the said Suit property.
3. The case of the Appellant is that the Appellant and the Respondent No. 1 were married on 16th November, 1997 and from the wedlock two children a daughter named Achint Kaur and a son namely Joban Singh were born on 9th December, 2001 and 15th September, 2006 respectively. It is the case of the Appellant that he and his brother had bought 50% share each of this property from its erstwhile owner in the year 1996. Initially, though after the marriage they were staying with the Appellant's father, however, to maintain peace and harmony in the matrimonial relationship he along with the Respondent No. 1 shifted to the ground floor of the Suit property. His younger brother along with his family resided on the first floor. The father of the Appellant though a widower continued staying in his own house. The property was, however, not partitioned by metes and bounds among the brothers. According to the Appellant due to the immense interference of the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 and the temperamental difference with Respondent No. 1, the life was never a smooth sailing one resulting in heavy loss in the business and thus, compelling the Appellant to start a new business from his own funds in August, 2004 at Noida. Since he did not have any place to start the business, the Respondent No. 2 offered him vacant premises in his factory at Noida wherein he started his business. However, soon thereafter he was allotted an industrial plot at Manesar. Since the Respondent No. 1 did not want the brother of the Appellant also to be living in the same house and wanted transfer of his share in her name there were constant problems whereby the Appellant's bro
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