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1986 Supreme(Raj) 699

RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
Kishore Singh Lodha, J.
Smt. Chandi And Anr. - Appellant
Versus
Nana Lal And Anr. - Respondent
S.B. Civil Revision Petition No. 195 of 1986.
Decided On : 20-09-1986

A suit for injunction restraining the defendants from interfering with the plaintiff's possession over the land in dispute, where the plaintiff's title is not disputed and the relief for declaration of the sale deeds is not necessary, is governed by Section 92 and Item 8(A) of the Third Schedule appended to the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 and is triable by a Revenue Court.

Headnote:

JURISDICTION - SUIT FOR INJUNCTION - REVENUE COURT - CIVIL COURT - Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 - Section 92 and Item 8(A) of the Third Schedule - Where the main relief sought in the suit is for injunction restraining the defendants from interfering with the plaintiff's possession over the land in dispute, such a suit is governed by Section 92 and Item 8(A) of the Third Schedule appended to the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 and is clearly triable by a Revenue Court.

Fact of the Case:

Plaintiff filed a suit for cancellation of two sale deeds and declaration that they are void against him, and for an injunction restraining the defendants from interfering with his possession over the land in dispute. The defendants contended that the suit was exclusively triable by a revenue court and moved an application under Order 7, Rule 11, Civil Procedure Code for rejection of the plaint.

Finding of the Court:

The court held that the real relief sought in the suit was for injunction restraining the defendants from interfering with the plaintiff's possession over the land in dispute, and that the relief for declaration of the sale deeds was not necessary as the plaintiff could have ignored those documents and established his own title to obtain the injunction. Therefore, the suit was governed by Section 92 and Item 8(A) of the Third Schedule appended to the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 and was triable by a Revenue Court.

Issues: Whether the suit was exclusively triable by a revenue court or a civil court.

Ratio Decidendi: The court relied on a series of authorities which held that in order to ascertain the real nature of the suit and determine whether it is triable by a revenue court or a civil court, the court must look at the relevant averments in the plaint and not be misled by the mere fact that the plaint has been couched in a manner to show that some of the reliefs are such as can only be granted by a civil court. If the real relief sought in the suit is such as can be granted by the revenue court, the suit must be deemed to be triable by it, irrespective of the fact that some ancillary reliefs have been sought which could only be granted by a civil court.

Final Decision: The court allowed the revision petition, set aside the order of the lower court, and directed that the plaint be returned to the plaintiff for presentation before a competent Revenue Court.

JUDGMENT

1. - This is a defendants' revision against the order of the learned Munsif and Judicial Magistrate, Nimbahera dated 17-3-1986, by which he dismissed the defendants' application under Order 7, Rule 11, Civil Procedure Code and held that the suit was triable by it.

2. The brief facts giving rise to this revision are that the plaintiff Nana Lal instituted the suit against Smt. Chandi and others for the cancellation of two sale deeds and declaring them void against the plaintiff and further praying that the defendants may be restrained from interfering with the plaintiff's possession over the land in dispute. The case of the plaintiff was that Khasras No. 330 measuring 2 bighas, 2 biswas, No. 950 measuring 2 bighas, 8 biswas. No. 962 measuring 2 bighas, 4 bishwas and No. 963 measuring 1 bigha, 17 biswas were in 'Khatedari' of Madan Lal, Moti Lal and Ramjas sons of Ram Dayal. Moti Lal died leaving behind his widow Jawer Bai. Before the death of Moti Lal all three brothers Moti Lal, Ramjas and Ram Dayal had sold Khasras No. 330 and 962 to the plaintiff's father Nandaji in Samvat 2017-18 and had handed over the possession thereof to him. The sale deed is alleged to be in a 'bahi'. The plaintiff further Against order dated 17-3-1985 passed by Shri Megha Ram Choudhary, Munsif and Judicial Magistrate, Nimbahera alleged that his father died about 15 years back leaving behind the plaintiff and his brother Prabhu. The case of the plaintiff further was that his brother Prabhu improperly wanted to deprive the plaintiff of his share of the land and with this intention he joined hands with Ramjas and Madan Lal and taking advantage of the fact that the land continues to be recorded in the names of Jawer Bai, Madan Lal and Ramjas he manipulated to show that the land belonged to Ramjas and Madan Lal alone and got a sale deed of the land executed by them in favour of his wife Smt. Chandi. He conveniently concealed the fact that the land had already been sold by Madan Lal, Ramjas and Ram Dayal to Nandaji. Further, it was alleged that earlier in 1975, there had been a family settlement between the plaintiff and his brother Prabhu and Khasra No. 330 came to the share of the plaintiff and Khasra No. 962 fell to Prabhu's share and they had been cultivating the land according to their shares, still these facts were also concealed and the sale deed was got executed in favour of Smt. Chandi. The plaintiff further goes on to allege that Smt. Chandi had further sold one third share of the property in dispute by a bogus sale deed got registered in the name of defendant No. 3 Fateh Mohd. The plaintiff alleged that these sale deeds are not binding on him and he continues to be in possession of khasra No. 330, which had fallen to his share on account of the family settlement in 1975. He, therefore, prayed that these two sale deeds may be declared to be void and ineffective against the plaintiff and for an injunction restraining the defendants from interfering with the plaintiff's possession over khasra No. 330. The defendants contested the suit and raised objection to the suit being entertained by the civil court. Their case was that the suit was exclusively triable by a revenue court and, therefore, the plaint should be rejected by the civil court. They moved an application under Order 7, Rule 11, Civil Procedure Code in this respect and after hearing the parties, the learned Munsif rejected that application on the ground that since declaration to the effect that the two sale deeds were void and ineffective against the plaintiff had been asked for in the suit, the suit was triable by a civil court because such a relief can only be granted by a civil court and not by a revenue court. Aggrieved of this order of the learned Munsif dated 17-3-86, the defendants have come up in revision.

3. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the record.

4. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the learned Munsif ha




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