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1962 Supreme(Guj) 127

Gujarat High Court
Judgename :V.B.RAJU
ZANDARAM JOITARAM - Appellant
Versus
PRAHLADRAO VITHALRAO - Respondent
Civil Revision 789 of 1961
Decided On : 11/22/1962

Advocates Appeared: B.J.SHELAT, C.C.PATEL

Headnote:Evidence Act, 1872-Sec. 27 & Constitution of India Art. 20(3)-Statement of accused recorded by police.

       The mere fact of being in police custody at the time when the statement in question was made would not, by itself, as a proposition of law, lend itself to the inference that the accused was compelled to make the statement, though that fact, in conjunction with other circumstances disclosed in evidence in particular case, would be relevant consideration in an enquiry whether or not the accused person had been compelled to make the impugned statement".

V. B. RAJU, J.

( 1 ) THE opponent filed a suit being Suit No. 1147 of 1961 for a declaration that he was a lawful sub-tenant of the defendants and for a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from disturbing the plaintiffs possession of a cabin. An interim injunction was granted but was vacated. It was vacated on the ground that the plaintiff did not make out a prima facie case to show that he ever occupied the suit premises as the defendants tenant. After the temporary injunction was vacated it appears that the cabin was removed by the defendants. Against the order vacating the temporary injunction an appeal was filed and in appeal the learned Assistant Judge Ahmedabad ordered that in the interests of justice an injunction should be issued against the respondents that they should not obstruct the appellant-plaintiff in occupying the said `ota or putting up a cabin on the said `ota. A prayer for a mandatory injunction which was also made in the appeal was not pressed and was not considered by the appellate Court. The order of the appellate Court granting a temporary injunction against the respondents (defendants) restraining them from obstructing the appellant (plaintiff) from occupying the said `ota is now challenged in revision.

( 2 ) THE suit was for a permanent injunction to restrain the defendants from obstructing the alleged possession of the plaintiff of the ` Ota and the cabin on it. It was the case of the plaintiff that he was in possession of the `ota and the cabin and was a sub-tenant of the defendants. He prayed that the defendants should be restrained from disturbing his possession from the `ota and the cabin. When the suit is for A permanent injunction of a particular kind an interim injunction of the same kind can be issued but not of a different kind unless there is provision for such a thing in O. 39 C. P. Code. The suit is for a permanent injunction to restrain the defendants from interfering with the alleged position of the plaintiff but as the appellate Court granted an interim injunction without stating whether it was temporary or permanent to restrain the defendants from obstructing the plaintiff from occupying the said `ota in other words from taking possession of the `ota. The suit was not one for possession; and in the guise of a temporary injunction a party cannot be assisted in taking possession which at the time of the order was not with him. There is no finding of the appellate Court that the appellant (plaintiff) was in possession of the `ota in question. There is no finding of the appellate Court whether the cabin which existed at the time of the suit had been put up by the plaintiff or by the defendants.

( 3 ) UNDER 0. 39 R. 1 C. P. Code an interim injunction can be issued to restrain an act of the type mentioned in O. 39 R. 1 or to make such an order for the purpose of staying and preventing the waste. damage alienation sale removal or disposition of the property. In the instant case it is not the case of the either party that the order passed by the appellate Court was for the purpose of staying and preventing waste damage alienation sale removal or disposition of any property.

( 4 ) ORDER 39 Rule I reads as follows:where in any suit it is proved by affidavit or otherwise- (a) that any property in dispute in a suit is in danger of being wasted damaged or alienated by any party to the suit or wrongfully sold in execution of a decree or (b) that the defendant threatens or intends to remove or dispose of his property with a view to defraud his creditors the Court may by order grant a temporary injunction to restrain such act or make such other order for the purpose of staying and preventing the wasting damaging alienation sale removal or disposition of the property as the Court thinks fit until the disposal of the suit or until further orders. Order 39 R. 2 reads as follows:- (1) In any suit for restraining a defendant from committing a breach of contract or other injury of any kind wheth









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