IN THE HIGH COURT OF GAUHATI
Prasanta Kumar Deka, J.
Narottam Barman - Appellant
Versus
Sumi Sutradhar And Others - Respondent
Civil Revision Petition No. 50 of 2020
Decided On : 04-12-2020
Specific Performance - Execution of Decree - Order 21 Rule 32(5) CPC - Sections 47, 151, 152 CPC - Pratibha Singh and Another Vs. Shanti Devi Prasad and Another, (2003) 2 SCC 330 - Ramankuthy Guptan VS- Avara, (1994) AIR SC 1699
Fact of the Case:
The petitioner filed a suit for specific performance of a sale agreement for a plot of land. The suit was decreed, and the execution court was directed to deliver possession of the land. However, the executing court faced difficulties in executing the possession warrant due to discrepancies in the description of the land.
Finding of the Court:
The executing court failed to exercise its jurisdiction in passing the impugned order, and the court set aside the order, directing the executing court to proceed with the execution proceeding and execute the possession warrant after formal orders are passed by the court in its original side.
Issues: Discrepancies in the description of the decreetal land, jurisdiction of the executing court, and the application of Sections 47, 151, 152 CPC.
Ratio Decidendi: The executing court has the power to invoke the jurisdiction under Section 47 of the CPC to determine the exact description of the decreetal property. The court retains control over the decree even after it has been passed, and any changes in the decreetal property must be accepted after a formal order is passed by the court in its original jurisdiction.
Final Decision: The revision petition is allowed, and the impugned order is set aside. The executing court is directed to proceed with the execution proceeding and execute the possession warrant after formal orders are passed by the court in its original side.
JUDGMENT
Prasanta Kumar Deka, J. - Heard Mr. D Chakrabarty, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. N Haque, learned counsel for the respondent.
2. Order dated 16.03.2020 passed in T.Ex. case No. 03/2009 by the learned court of Civil Judge, Barpeta is under challenge in this revision petition. The present petitioner filed T.S. No. 26/2006 in the court of learned Civil Judge, Barpeta against the present respondents as defendants for specific performance of contract in respect of a sale agreement for a plot of land measuring 15 Lechas covered by Dag No. 1342 of KP Patta No. 158 of village Barpeta Road under Mouza Gobardhan. The suit was decreed. The respondents filed first appeal and second appeal and both the courts upheld the judgment and decree thereby granting enforcement of agreement for sale of the said plot of land. In T.Ex. No. 03/2009, the said decree was put to execution and the learned executing court executed the registered sale deed No. 527/2015 in terms of the decree covering the decreetal land. The petitioner filed a petition under Order 21 Rule 32 (5) of the CPC seeking for delivery of khas possession of the entire land measuring 15 Lechas sold in favour of the petitioner in the said execution case No. 03/2009. The Schedule of the suit land is specifically mentioned in the sale deed, which is reproduced hereinbelow:
" Schedule of the suit land
A plot of land measuring 15 Lechas covered by Dag No. 1342 under KP Patta No. 158 at Barpeta Road Town, Mouza-Gobardhana, District-Barpeta, Assam situated within the following boundaries:-
North- Municipal Road
South- Niranjan Sutradhar and others
East- Sri Narottam Barman
West- Asutosh Sutradhar, Madusudhan Sutradhar and Mantosh Sutradhar"
3. The learned court below vide order dated 19.08.2016 allowed the said petition under Order 21 rule 32(5) of the CPC by holding that possession can be granted by the executing court in a decree for specific performance of contract for sale as the same is incidental to the execution of a document of sale. Being aggrieved by the said order dated 19.08.2016 passed in T.Ex. No. 03/2009, one of the respondents Smt. Sumi Sutradhar preferred CRP 386/2016 which was dismissed by this court vide order dated 13.03.2018. The learned executing court issued warrant to the bailiff of the court of Barpeta to put the petitioner decree holder in exclusive khas possession of the land covered by registered sale deed No. 527/2015 by evicting the respondent judgment debtors, removing their houses, other structures standing thereon. The said warrant was issued on 18.04.2018 fixing 16.05.2018 for report. The bailiff of the court took assistance of the concerned Lat Mandal in order to execute the said warrant, but the Lat Mandal submitted his report dated 10.05.2018 and 11.05.2018 in the execution case No. 03/2009 informing the court that there were some anomalies in respect of possession over the decreetal property. Due to such anomalies purportedly done at the instance of Lat Mandal, the petitioner filed an application which was registered as Misc case No. 16/2019 in T.EX. 03/2009 seeking for direction from the executing court to the Circle Officer, Bornagar Revenue Circle to conduct a de-novo field enquiry in respect of the decreetal land in furtherance of execution of the decree dated 20.02.2009.
4. The learned court below vide its order dated 16.03.2019 allowed the said petition with a direction to the Circle Officer, Bornagar Revenue Circle to hold field enquiry in respect of the decreetal land in his presence and ensure delivery of khas possession of land measuring 15 Lechas covered by Dag No. 1342 of K P Patta No. 158 in compliance of the decree passed in TS No. 26/2006. In pursuance of the said order another warrant was issued to the bailiff of the court of Barpeta on 29.04.2019 directing the bailiff to put the petitioner in exclusive khas possession of the land described in the warrant itself. The Lat Mandal informed through his report dated 03.05.2019 that
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