2002 Supreme(Raj) 1345
RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
Prakash Tatia, J.
Mahendra Ku. - Appellant
Versus
Kanwarlal - Respondent
S.B. Civil Second Appeal No. 213/2001.
Decided On : 18-02-2002
For the Appellant:Mr. N.K. Rastogi, Advocate.
For the Respondent:Mr. D.S. Shishodia, Mr. Ravi Bhansali, Advocates.
Headnote:
Rajasthan Premises (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1950, Section 13(1)(a) - Suit was filed for eviction of tenant from suit premises on the ground of bonafide requirement – Tenant raised the plea of partial eviction in second appeal – Plea rejected as it was not raised before Trial Court and Appellate Court.
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 41, Rule 27 - Application filed seeking production of additional evidence at the stage of second appeal – Dismissed as petitioner did not provide any satisfactory reason for not producing before Trial Court or First Appellate Court.
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 100 - Application was filed seeking interference in finding of fact by Trial Court at the stage of Second Appeal – Rejected as the merely because a different view can be taken of a finding of fact does not raise any substantial question of law.
Rajasthan Premises (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1950, Section 13(1)(a) - Landlord filed application for eviction of tenant from his premises on the ground of necessity of premises for his brother – Application allowed as it can be treated as necessity of family and hence bonafide requirement.
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Perused the record.
2. By this appeal the defendant-tenant has challenged the judgment and decree of the trial Court dated 18th May, 1994 and the judgment and decree of the Appellate Court dated 13th April, 2002 by which the first appeal of the appellant was dismissed by the First Appellate Court.
3. The suit was filed by the plaintiff Kanwarlal for eviction against the defendant-appellant on the ground that the suit premises is required for the personal necessity of the family member of the plaintiff. The family member for whose necessity the eviction was sought is, admittedly, the real brother of the plaintiff. Both the courts below found the personal bona-fide necessity of the plaintiff for use of the premises for the family member of the plaintiff. Both the courts below decided the issue of comparative hardship in favour of the plaintiff.
4. Learned counsel for the appellant vehemently submitted that the very basis of the suit is wrong and the plaintiff has filed the suit by submitting that the disputed shop is the only shop of the plaintiff whereas the appellant-tenant obtained the copies of certain documents, which show that adjoining shop to the shop in dispute is the ownership property of the plaintiff. Defendant-appellant submitted an application under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC before this Court on 10th October, 2001 stating therein that after the decision by the First Appellate Court by judgment dated 13th July, 2001, the appellant- defendant obtained the certified copy of the license from the Municipal Board on 19th July, 2001 and wants to put this document in evidence. It is relevant to mention here that in entire application it has not been stated how and when the fact of having another shop by the plaintiff came to the notice of the defendant-appellant. The suit was filed in the year 1989. The trial Court decided the suit in the year 1994. Thereafter, the appeal remained pending for about more than six years and ultimately the First Appellate Court decided the appeal on 13th July, 2001. From 1989 when the litigation was pending the defendant, who is in occupation of the shop in dispute and defendant, who wants to submit the document with respect to the adjoining shop after about 13 years by submitting application under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC without disclosing the material particulars in the application and without formulating any of the grounds provided under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC, the application of the appellant then the same deserves to be dismissed only on the ground of delay. The Order 41 Rule 27 CPC permits taking on record the evidence when the party after due diligence failed to produce the evidence. Here in this case, if application itself is looked into, filed by the appellant under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC, then it appears that the appellant wanted to suppress the facts, rather to disclose the facts, otherwise there was no reason for appellant for not disclosing the date on which he got the knowledge of the documents, which now he wants to produce. The appellant submitted an affidavit in support of the application and the requirement of affidavit is that the deponent should not only disclose the true and correct facts but should also not hide anything in the affidavit. Therefore, there is no force in the application under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC.
5. The respondent submitted reply to the application under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC upon which another application under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC was filed by the appellant wherein instead of making out any case under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC, the defendant-appellant raised several new questions of facts, which appear to be nothing but the reply to the reply filed by the respondent under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC.
6. Learned counsel for the appellant relied upon number of judgments under Order 41 Rule 27 C.P.C. One of the judgments is delivered in the case of Parbhudayal v. Ramswaroop and others, reported in 1988 (2) RLR 36 wherein this Cou
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