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2009 Supreme(Guj) 624

HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT
K. A. PUJ, J.
JALARAM DEVELOPERS, PARTNER, BHIKHABHAI VIRAJBHAI
Versus
NILABEN MAHENDRAKUMAR VAIDYA
Civil Application No. 9884 of 2009 In Appeal from Order No. 335 of 2009 With Appeal From Order No. 336 of 2009 With Civil Application No. 9885 of 2009
Decided On : NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Advocates: A.R.ACHAR, L.R.PATHAN, M.A.SAPA, MIHIR THAKORE, Parthiv B.Shah, S.B.VAKIL,

Headnote:

Civil Law - Civil Suit - Mutation entries in properties - Challenging same order of learned Additional Senior Civil Judge passed on application in Special Civil Suit whereby Judge partly allowed application and directed parties to maintain status quo regarding the suit land - On ground that respondent nos.1 and 2 After demise their names came to be mutated in property card in respect of suit land despite they being legal heirs of deceased and though their names were mutated in property card - Held, Development Agreement and Agreement to Sale were executed along with others and possession was handed over during his life time - Order and in view of the fact appellant of Appeal and original Defendant No.5 is also respondent No.5 in Appeal From Order there is no need to keep Appeal From Order pending - He can either support or oppose cause of that appellant and even assert his own challenge to impugned order in that appeal - With this clarification and observation Appeal From Order and Civil Application preferred therein are accordingly disposed off - Respondent nos.1 and 2 and other respondents are yet to be served and before passing any final order in the appeal, they are required to be heard - Notice of admission of Appeal From Order and notice of Rule in Civil Application be issued to Respondent Nos. 3 to 6 reserving liberty to them to approach this Court, if they want an early hearing of Appeal and/or Vacation of interim relief - Appeal rejected.

K. A. PUJ, J.

( 1 ) SINCE both these Appeals From order are arising out of the same Civil suit and since they are heard together, they are being heard and common order is passed whereby Appeal From order No. 335 of 2009 is admitted and appeal From Order No. 336 of 2009 is disposed off.

( 2 ) WITH the consent of the parties, both the Appeals from Order are taken up for hearing.

( 3 ) APPEAL from Order No. 335 of 2009 is filed by the appellant- original defendant No. 4 challenging the order passed by the learned Additional Senior civil Judge, Vadodara on 18. 08. 2009 below an application Exhibit 5 in special Civil Suit No. 602 of 2008, whereby the learned Judge partly allowed the application Exhibit 5, and directed the parties to maintain status quo regarding the suit land.

( 4 ) APPEAL from Order No. 336 of 2009 is filed by the appellant original defendant No. 5 challenging the same order of learned Additional Senior Civil judge, Vadodara passed on 18. 08. 2009 below an application Exhibit 5 in special Civil Suit No. 602 of 2008.

( 5 ) MR. MIHIR Thakore, learned senior counsel with Mr. Parthiv Shah, learned advocate appears for the appellants and Mr. L. R. Pathan, learned Advocate with Mr. M. A. Sapa, learned Advocate for the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 original plaintiffs appears in Appeal from Order no. 335 of 2009. Mr. S. B. Vakil, learned advocate with Ms. A. R. Acharya. learned Advocate appears for the appellant and Mr. L. R. Pathan, learned advocate with Mr. M. A. Sapa, learned advocate for respondent Nos. 1 and 2-original plaintiffs appears in Appeal from Order No. 336 of 2009.

( 6 ) THE brief facts of the case are that the respondent Nos. l and 2 -original plaintiff Nos. 1/1 and 1/2 have filed special Civil Suit No. 602 of 2008 in respect of land bearing Survey No. 231, admeasuring 16911 sq mtr of Mouje daanteshwar, Tai. and Dist. Vadodara on the ground that respondent Nos. 1 and 2 are the daughters of Late Shri mahendrakumar A. Vaidya who expired on 26. 8. 2001. After the demise of Late shri M. A. Vaidya, their names came to be mutated in the property card in respect of suit land on 28. 1. 2008. Despite they being legal heirs of deceased Shri M. A. Vaidya and though their names were mutated in the property card and though late Shri M. A. Vaidya expired on 26. 8. 2001, the Power of attorney holder i. e. respondent No. 4-original defendant No. 3 Shri Dhananjay v. Patel executed registered sale-deed in favour of the appellant on 2. 5. 2008. Hence, the respondent No. 1 and 2-original plaintiffs filed Special Civil suit No. 602 of 2008 for cancellation of raja Chitthi granted by the respondent no. 6-defendant No. 6 i. e. Vadodara mahanagar Seva Sadan. The respondent nos. 1 and 2-original plaintiffs have also prayed for stay restraining all the original defendant Nos. 1 to 5 including the appellant from transfering the suit land. Along with the suit, the respondent nos. 1 and 2 also filed an application exhibit 5 for temporary injunction. The learned trial Judge after hearing both the sides passed the impugned order dated 18. 8. 2009 below an application Exhibit 5 whereby he partly allowed application and directed the parties to maintain status quo (qua) the suit land.

( 7 ) IT is this order which is under challenge in both these Appeals from order.

( 8 ) MR. MIHIR Thakore, learned senior counsel appearing for the appellant in appeal from Order No. 335 of 2009 has submitted that the appellant has got the registered agreement to sell on 10. 04. 2001 and admittedly, the said agreement to sell was signed by, late shri M. A. Vaidya, the father of the respondent Nos. l and 2 and also the respondent Nos. 4 and 5 along with respondent No. 3 an uncle of respondent nos. 1 and 2 and respondent No. 3. He has further submitted that by the said agreement to sell, the appellant was required to pay Rs. 31/- lacs and on the date of execution of the documents, rs. 3/- lacs were paid by cheque. Hence, during the life time of father of respondent N












































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