1994 Supreme(Raj) 110
High Court Of Rajasthan
Judgename : M.C.JAIN
RAM CHANDER - Appellant
Versus
JUGAL KISHORE - Respondent
S. B. C. M. 224 Of 1990
Decided On : 03/23/1994
DINESH MAHESHVARI, H.D.Khatri
A plaintiff is entitled to an injunction if they can establish a prima facie case, that the balance of convenience is in their favor, and that they will suffer irreparable injury if an injunction is not granted.
Headnote:
INJUNCTION - SUIT FOR RENDITION OF ACCOUNTS AND DIVISION OF INCOME - ORDER 39, RULES 1 AND 2, C. P. C. - DISMISSAL OF APPLICATION - APPEAL - FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES - PRIMA FACIE CASE - BALANCE OF CONVENIENCE - IRREPARABLE INJURY - APPEAL ALLOWED.
Fact of the Case:
Plaintiffs filed a suit for rendition of accounts and division of income arising from a well, alleging that it was constructed by their ancestors and was being managed by them. After the death of one of the managers, the defendants took over the management and refused to pay the plaintiffs their share of the income. The plaintiffs filed an application for an injunction under Order 39, Rules 1 and 2, C. P. C., which was dismissed by the trial court.
Finding of the Court:
The appellate court found that the plaintiffs had established a prima facie case, that the balance of convenience was in their favor, and that they would suffer irreparable injury if an injunction was not granted. The court also found that the trial court had erred in dismissing the plaintiffs' application.
Issues: Whether the plaintiffs had established a prima facie case.
Ratio Decidendi: The appellate court held that the plaintiffs had established a prima facie case by showing that they were entitled to half of the income from the well, that the defendants had refused to pay them their share, and that they would suffer irreparable injury if an injunction was not granted.
Final Decision: The appellate court allowed the appeal and set aside the trial court's order dismissing the plaintiffs' application for an injunction.
M. C. JAIN, J.
( 1 ) THIS appeal has been filed under Order 39, Rule 1 (r), C. P. C. against the order of the learned District Judge, Bikaner dated Sept. 1, 1990 by which plaintiff-appellants application moved under Order 39, Rules 1 and 2, C. P. C. has been dismissed. The facts of the case giving rise to this appeal may be summarised thus.
( 2 ) THE plaintiff-appellants filed a suit for rendition of accounts and division of income arising from the well, popularly known as Budhrasar, situated in village Chandasar (Gajner) with the averments, in short as follows. The well was constructed by the ancestors of the parties Shri Budherji in Smvt. 1850. Previously, it was being managed and the account of its income was being maintained by Manoharlal and the plaintiff Dau Dayal. An account was opened in the Bank by them. Manoharlal died on 17/06/1988. Thereafter, the well is being managed and account is being maintained by the defendants Nos. 1 to 4. They are not paying their (plaintiffs) share. Along with the plaint, an application under Order 40, Rule 1, C. P. C. was moved. It was seriously opposed by the defendants. The learned District Judge dismissed it by his order dated 13/07/1990. Thereafter, the plaintiffs moved another application under Order 39, Rules 1 and 2, C. P. C. The defendants filed their reply, seriously opposing it. It has also been dismissed by the learned District Judge by his order under challenge.
( 3 ) IT has been contended by the learned counsel for the plaintiff-appellants that the learned District Judge did not at all consider the statement of the defendant No. 1 Jugal Kishore recorded in Suit No. 70/ 88 -Paliwal Samaj v. State on 10/04/1991 wherein he clearly admitted that the plaintiffs Ram Chander and Dau Dayal are entitled to get one half income of the well. He also contended, that the learned District Judge seriously erred to hold that the previous Suit No. 70/ 88 was of different nature, it was filed by Mundha family and the claim put forward by the plaintiffs in the present suit is quite different than put forward in the said Suit No. 70/ 88. He also contended that the learned District Judge seriously erred in dismissing the plaintiffs applications moved under Order 40, Rule 1 and Order 39, Rules 1 and 2, C. P. C. despite the fact that the defendants denied their possession and use of the suit well in their replies. He lastly contended that the learned District Judge did not at all consider the various documents including the photostat copy of the agreement, letter, cheque book and bank account which strongly corroborate the plaintiffs case.
( 4 ) IN reply, the learned counsel for the defendant-respondents contended that the appellate court should be very slow in interfering with such discretionary orders of the trial court, earlier application moved under Order 40, Rule 1, C. P. C. on similar ground was dismissed and no appeal was filed against it.
( 5 ) ADMITTEDLY, the disputed well was constructed by Budharji, ancestor of the parties, till recently it was being maintained by Manoharlal and the plaintiff Dau Dayal, Manoharlal died on 17/06/1988, and the income used to be deposited in the Bank. Statement of the defendant Jugal Kishore was recorded in Suit No. 70/88 Paliwal Samaj v. State of Rajasthan on 10/04/1991 wherein he admits that the plaintiffs have half share in the income of the disputed well. The Bank Account No. 869 of the State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, Gajner was in the names of Manoharlal and Daudayal Paliwal. Manoharlal sent a cheque of Rs. 25,000. 00 on 13/08/1986 to the plaintiff Daudayal Paliwal towards his share of income. A copy of the plaint of the previous Suit No. 70/88 has been filed. It shows that it was filed by Manoharlal and plaintiff Dau Dayal against the State of Rajasthan and Gram Panchayat, Gajner for declaration that the said well and attached land belong to Mundha family of Paliwal Samaj. Pedigree of Mundha family was attached with it. The plaintiffs c