IN THE HIGH COURT OF GAUHATI (AGARTALA BENCH)
Utpalendu Bikas Saha, J.
Bahar Miah (Md.) & Ors. – Appellants
Vs.
Manu Miah (Md.) & Ors. – Respondent
CRP No. 83 of 2012
Decided On: 04.08.2012
Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 136 – Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - Sections 152, 11 and 47 - Transfer of Property Act - Section 52 - Partition of Joint Property - Title Suit was filed by Predecessor in interest of respondent Nos - 1 to 8 in instant revision petition against present petitioners as defendants along with respondents Nos - 9 to 13 - In said suit Plaintiff predecessor in interest of respondent Nos - 1 to 8 asked for partition of joint property and also for passing a decree allocating him share of joint property - Aforesaid suit was contested by present petitioner Nos - 1 and 2 who were proforma defendant Nos - 10 and 11 in suit and no other defendant including petitioner Nos - 3 to 5 contested suit - On contest suit was decreed with a preliminary decree - As parties in suit would not affect partition by themselves in terms of preliminary decree plaintiff filed a petition for passing final decree and consequent thereto trial Court passed final decree taking into consideration report of Survey Commissioner and in said final decree it is mentioned that report of Survey Commissioner would be a part of decree - Decree of trial Court was never challenged by judgment debtors-petitioners herein in any higher forum - Thus decree became final - For ready reference it would be proper on our part to reproduce final decree passed by learned trial Court – Held, There is no doubt that learned executing Court has unlimited power to correct clerical error or mistake to give effect to decree but question is as to whether subsequent application can be filed by a party for second time on same ground for amendment of decree even when on earlier occasion a similar prayer for amendment of decree was rejected by executing Court affirmed by revisional Court - According to this Court executing Court very rightly rejected second application for amendment of decree filed by petitioner Nos - 1 and 2 - At this stage it should be noted that petitioner No - 3 to 5 neither filed any subsequent petition for correcting decree by way of amendment nor challenged order of revisional Court passed in CRP - Thus those petitioners cannot have any right for questioning impugned order passed by learned executing Court in subsequent petition filed by petitioner Nos - 1 and 2 - If a judgment debtor is allowed to file one after another application either then decree holder would be deprived from fruits of decree - Revision petition is rejected.
Utpalendu Bikas Saha, J.
1. Title (Partition) Suit 23 of 1999 was filed by one Md. Bajlu Mian (Plaintiff) Predecessor in interest of respondent Nos. 1 to 8 in the instant revision petition against the present petitioners as defendants along with the respondents Nos. 9 to 13. In the said suit, the Plaintiff, predecessor in interest of the respondent Nos. 1 to 8 asked for partition of the joint property and also for passing a decree allocating him 23.44% share of the joint property. The aforesaid suit was contested by the present petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 who were proforma defendant Nos. 10 and 11 in the suit and no other defendant including the petitioner Nos. 3 to 5 contested the suit. On contest the suit was decreed with a preliminary decree dated 11.07.2001. As the parties in the suit would not affect partition by themselves, in terms of the preliminary decree, the plaintiff Md. Bajlu Mian filed a petition for passing final decree and consequent thereto, the trial Court passed final decree on 27.11.2004 taking into consideration the report of the Survey Commissioner, namely, Tushar Kanti Dasgupta and in the said final decree it is mentioned that the report of the Survey Commissioner would be a part of the decree. The decree of the trial Court was never challenged by the judgment debtors-petitioners herein in any higher forum. Thus, the decree became final. For ready reference it would be proper on our part to reproduce the final decree passed by the learned trial Court, which is as follows:--
The suit coming on 23rd day of August, 2004 for final disposal before Shri B. Majumdar, Civil Judge (Sr. Division), West Tripura, Agartala in presence of Shri Debabrata Chakraborty, learned Advocate for the plaintiff and of Shri D.R. Choudhury, learned Advocate for the Defendants. This Court doth order:--
Final decree is hereby passed in terms of the report of the survey commissioner dt. 8.1.2004 and 24.7.2004 along with map and field book etc. which shall form a part of the decree.
And it is decree that property specified in the schedule hereunto annexed be allotted as per terms of the preliminary decree and according to the report of the Survey Commissioner.
Dated, the...day of November, 2004 A.D.
The plaintiff-decree holder (since deceased) preferred a petition before the Executing Court for execution of the final decree and the said petition was numbered as Title Execution Case No. 16/2005 and ultimately the Court which passed the decree as executing Court issued notice to the judgment debtors including the petitioners in the instant revision petition who were defendants in the suit. Some of the judgment debtors, defendants in the suit including the present petitioners filed an objection under Section 47 of the CPC and ultimately, the executing Court rejected the objection raised by them and consequent thereto dismissed the objection under Section 47 of the CPC.
2. When the execution case was pending the present petitioners filed an application before the learned executing Court, i.e. the Civil Judge, Sr. Div. under Section 152 of the CPC for amending the final decree and the said application was registered as Misc. Case No. 38 of 2008. On hearing the learned counsel for the respective parties the learned executing Court passed an order on 22.07.2008 which is as follows:--
Only clerical or arithmetical mistakes in judgment, decrees and orders or errors arising therein from any accidental slip or omission may be corrected by the Court as per Provision of 152 of the Code and as per decisions the power to rectify decree is not a power to give second thought over the matter. Power under Section 152 is confined to something initially intended by the Court but left out or added against such intention (AIR 2001 SC 1084).
Orders dated 11.07.2001, 25.08.2003 and 23.08.2004 find total reflection in the final decree passed on 27th November, 2004 and there is nothing to hold that anything was left out in the said decree so as to term the same as '
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