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2019 Supreme(Guj) 646

IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
A.J. SHASTRI, J.
Mrugen Atulkumar Trivedi - Appellant
Versus
Abhijat Parashar Mehd - Respondent
R/Appeal from Order No. 10 of 2019 and Civil Application No. 1 of 2019
Decided On : 18-10-2019

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : J.V. Japee
For the Respondent: Mehul Shah, Senior Counsel, Bhavesh B. Chokshi, Ishan Mihir Patel, Mihir Thakore, Senior Counsel, Salil M. Thakore and Zubin F. Bharda

Headnote:

Civil Procedure Code - Order XLIII Rule - section 104 – Appeal is filed against order rejecting notice of motion for interim injunction during pendency of Civil Suit filing of present Appeal from Order before this Court is that a suit property is situated in T.P. Scheme Cooperative Housing Society Limited admeasuring square meters out of which undivided half portion of said property is subject matter of the suit property said property was demolished and new construction has been commenced - It has been asserted by appellant - original plaintiff that this property bearing Plot of aforesaid society was originally held by grandfather of respondent and after his death sons name mutated in record of society and said property was treated as property after death, as stated above is transferred in joint name of respondent and they became joint owners and occupiers of suit property having equal right title or interest in suit property – Held, Court are in context of a situation prevailing before Court - Judgments related to effect of unregistered document of partition deed said will have to be examined at time of adjudication of suit and therefore when material is giving an effect that no case is made out by appellant - plaintiff to seek an injunction at this stage no much emphasize is possible to be given - As a result of this leaving it open for trial Judge to consider it at an appropriate stage Court is of the opinion that at this stage same are not possible of any assistance to appellant - Opinion of this Court appears that no error is committed of a nature which calls for any interference - Court also cannot unnoticed pendency of criminal case as civil suit filed by defendant resultantly to adjust equity between parties and considering principle of lies pendency any further transaction related to suit property is to be treated as subject to outcome of main suit and would bind parties and further looking to this peculiar liberty is kept open requesting trial Judge to expeditiously deal with and dispose of suit on merits independently – Appeal dismissed (Para 24)

JUDGMENT :

A.J. SHASTRI, J.

1. The present Appeal from Order under Order XLIII Rule 1 read with section 104 of the Code of Civil Procedure is filed against the order dated 13.11.2018 passed by the learned Chamber Judge, City Civil Court, Ahmedabad rejecting the notice of motion for interim injunction during the pendency of Civil Suit (CCC) No. 1119 of 2018.

2. The background facts which has led the filing of the present Appeal from Order before this Court is that a suit property is situated in T.P. Scheme No. 3/5 in Final Plot No. 709, Paiki sub Plot No. 21 (21/A and 21/B) in Shanti Sadan Cooperative Housing Society Limited, admeasuring 1106 square meters, out of which, undivided half portion of said property is the subject matter of the suit property. The said property was demolished and new construction has been commenced. It has been asserted by the appellant - original plaintiff that this property bearing Plot No. 21 of aforesaid society was originally held by grandfather of respondent Nos. 1 and 2 herein, and after his death, son's name mutated in record of society and the said property was treated as Paranjayray Vaikunthray Mehd, HUF property. This property after death, as stated above, is transferred in the joint name of respondent Nos. 1 and 2 herein and they became the joint owners and occupiers of the suit property having equal right, title or interest in the suit property.

    2.1. It is the case of the appellant - original plaintiff that respondent No. 1 undisputedly having his half portion of share in the property had decided to sell the said portion to the appellant for a sale consideration of Rs. 1,36,43,750/- and for that, it is the case of appellant that an amount of Rs. 11 lakhs have been paid and in response to which, the agreement to sell came to be entered into by respondent No. 1 with present appellant on 23.04.2015. As per the say of the appellant, certain clearances were to be effected by respondent No. 1 namely, to obtain title clearance certificate, to obtain NOC from the society and to obtain the signature of respondent No. 2 for partition of the land, since respondent No. 1 had started residing at Delhi.

2.2. It is the case of the appellant that since respondent No. 1 failed to undertake such steps, so as to give finality to sell transaction, a notice came to be issued by appellant on 06.04.2018 calling upon respondent No. 1 to execute sale document. Since no steps were taken by respondent No. 1 in response to the notice, evasive reply was given, and ultimately, the appellant - plaintiff was forced to file a Civil Suit in the Court of learned City Civil Judge, Ahmedabad for seeking declaration and permanent injunction, since before filing the suit in a reply to the notice, it was brought to the notice by respondent No. 1 that his brother i.e. respondent No. 2 erroneously deleted his name from the society by making misrepresentation, obtained the signature in confirmation deed, and simultaneously, respondent No. 2 and his family members have executed sale transaction in favour of respondent No. 5 herein. When that came to be noticed, the aforementioned suit was filed for seeking declaration to the effect that sale deed dated 20.06.2016 be declared as illegal and void and not binding upon the present appellant, as his agreement is much prior in point of time and further during subsistence of agreement, this transaction has taken place and as such, a relief was also sought to the effect to grant specific performance of agreement dated 23.04.2015, alongwith the suit. The appellant has also filed a notice of motion for seeking interim relief to protect the subject matter of suit and specific injunction is sought in terms of paragraph 16 of application inter alia praying to restrain the respondent, its servants and agents from in any manner dealing with the property, or not to create any third party interest and not to put up any construction. This detail interim relief can be referred to from paragraph No. 16 on

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