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2023 Supreme(Del) 1315

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Mini Pushkarna, J.
Pankaj Bajaj – Appellant
Versus
Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors. – Respondents
W.P.(C) 4930 of 2023 & CM APPL. 19060 of 2023
Decided On : 19-04-2023

Advocates appeared:
Mr. Sameer with Mr. Vinod Kumar, Mr. Shashank Sharma and Mr. Kartikey Singh, Advocates, for the Petitioner.
Ms. Manpreet Kaur with Mr. Rohit, Advocates, for Respondent no. 2.
[Physical Hearing/Hybrid Hearing]

The main legal point established in the judgment is the principle that an order based on a judgment that has been set aside should be deemed inappropriate and set aside, leading to the remand of the matter for fresh consideration.

Headnote:

Exemption - Application under Section 151 CPC - The court allowed the petitioner's application seeking exemption from filing certified/original/typed/clear/dim copies of annexures, subject to just exceptions.

Fact of the Case:

The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking to set aside an order passed by the Financial Commissioner and affirm the mutation order in favor of the respondent. The petitioner argued that the impugned order was unjustified and relied on a judgment that had already been set aside by the Division Bench of the Court.

Finding of the Court:

The court found that the impugned order was based on a judgment that had been set aside, and therefore deemed it appropriate to set aside the impugned order and remand the matter back to the Financial Commissioner for fresh consideration.

Issues: The issues revolved around the validity of the impugned order, the reliance on a judgment that had been set aside, and the appropriate course of action to be taken in light of these findings.

Ratio Decidendi: The court's decision was influenced by the fact that the impugned order was based on a judgment that had been set aside, leading to the conclusion that the impugned order should be set aside and the matter remanded for fresh consideration.

Final Decision: The court disposed of the writ petition, directing the Financial Commissioner to hear final arguments, consider the documents filed by the petitioner, and make a fresh decision, without making any observation or finding on the merits of the case.

JUDGMENT

Mini Pushkarna, J. (Oral)

CM APPL. 19060/2023 (Application under Section 151 CPC on behalf of the petitioner seeking exemption from filing certified/original/typed/clear/dim copies of annexures)

1. This is an application under Section 151 CPC on behalf of the petitioner seeking exemption from filing certified/original/typed/clear/dim copies of annexures.

2. Allowed, subject to just exceptions.

3. Application is disposed of.

W.P.(C) 4930/2023

4. The present writ petition has been filed with the prayer for setting aside the order dated 14.03.2023 passed by the learned Financial Commissioner, with further prayer for affirming the mutation order dated 21.04.2006 passed by the Tehsildar in favour of respondent no. 3.

5. At the outset, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the impugned order dated 14.03.2023 passed by the learned Financial Commissioner is wholly unjustified. It is submitted that vide the impugned order, the learned Financial Commissioner has upheld the order of the learned ADM cancelling the mutation no. 686/2006 dated 21.04.2006 granted by the Competent Authority in favour of New Friends Colony Cooperative House Building Society, with respect to property bearing no. A-20, New Friends Colony.

6. It is submitted that the impugned order has been passed by relying upon judgment dated 01.07.2013 passed by this Court in CS (OS) No. 1114/2009, titled as Pankaj Bajaj Vs Meenakshi Sharma & Ors..

7. It is submitted that the said judgment as relied upon by the learned Financial Commissioner has already been set aside by the Division Bench of this Court vide its judgment dated 09.05.2014 in RFA (OS) No. 72/2013, titled as Pankaj Bajaj Vs Meenakshi Sharma & Ors..

8. It is submitted that the very basis of the impugned order, is erroneous, as the judgment relied upon by the learned Financial Commissioner, already stands set aside by the Division Bench of this Court.

9. Learned counsel appears on behalf of respondent no. 2 on advance notice. She submits that the order passed by the learned Financial Commissioner is justified. She further submits that besides the order in the case of CS (OS) No. 1114/2009 as relied upon by the learned Financial Commissioner, the impugned order has been passed on other grounds also.

10. This Court has heard the counsels for the parties.

11. This Court has perused the impugned order dated 14.03.2023 passed by the learned Financial Commissioner. This Court has specially perused para no. 12, 13 and 14 of the impugned judgment passed by the learned Financial Commissioner. Perusal of the impugned order of the learned Financial Commissioner shows that the learned Financial Commissioner has relied upon the judgment dated 01.07.2013 passed by this Court in CS (OS) No. 1114/2009. The said judgment has already been set aside by this Court by its judgment dated 09.05.2014 in RFA (OS) No. 72/2013, which judgment has been attached as Annexure-P12 along with the present writ petition.

12. Considering the fact that the impugned order passed by the learned Financial Commissioner is based upon a judgment, which already stands set aside by this Court, it is deemed appropriate to set aside the impugned order dated 14.03.2023 passed by the learned Financial Commissioner. The matter is remanded back to the learned Financial Commissioner.

13. It is directed that the learned Financial Commissioner shall hear the final arguments in the matter on the date as fixed by the learned Financial Commissioner. Thereafter, learned Financial Commissioner shall proceed to pass the order afresh, on the basis of the submissions as made by the respective parties.

14. It is further made clear that this Court has not made any observation or given any finding with respect to merits of the case.

15. The documents as placed on record on behalf of the petitioner along with the present writ petition may also be considered by the learned Financial Commissioner at the time of hearing of the matter.

16. Th

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