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2014 Supreme(Raj) 1342

RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
Arun Bhansali, J.
Umaid Mal - Appellant
Versus
Tej Raj & Ors. - Respondent
S.B. Civil Regular First Appeal No. 1 of 1990.
Decided On : 23-04-2014

Advocates:
For the Appellant:Pradhuman Singh, Advocate.
For the Respondent:Jitendra Chopra, Advocate.

Headnote:Civil Procedure Code, 1908 – – Order 20 Rules 4 and 5 – Contents and essentials of a valid judgment – Rules 4 and 5 reveal that provisions mandate the court that judgment shall contain concise statement of case, points for determination and the decision along with the reasons for such decisions – Order 20, Rule 5, Civil Procedure Code re-enforces the requirements contained in Order 20, Rule 4(2) requiring that in suits, in which, issues have been framed – Trial Court merely noted the contentions, pleadings, citations, and part of evidence of witnesses of the parties and not recording any reason on question of possession, delivery of Patta, Sale Agreement and Plea of adverse possession – No reason shown as to which version of the rival parties was going to be accepted or rejected – Such judgment cannot be sustained – Matter remanded to Trial Court for fresh consideration – Appeal allowed.

JUDGMENT

1. - This appeal under Section 96 CPC is directed against judgment and decree dated 18.11.1989 passed by District Judge, Balotra, whereby, the suit filed by the plaintiffs has been dismissed.

2. The facts in brief may be noticed thus: the plaintiffs filed a suit for declaration and possession, inter alia, with the averments that they were members of joint Hindu family; plaintiff No.1 is the widow of late Basti Ram alias Basti Mal and plaintiff No.2 is his adopted son; plaintiff No.2 is having his business in the south (Deshawar) and plaintiff No.1 mostly resides at her village Saila and often visits Siwana; in village Siwana (Padru Ka Bas, Hanutpura) the plaintiffs have got their patta-sud plot admeasuring 40x40 yards described in para 2 of the plaint; the Patta is in the name of late Shri Basti Ram and after his death, plaintiffs are owners and they remained in uninterrupted and peaceful possession of the plot upto the end of year 1982; in Samwat 2037 Harakchand owner of the plot on the southern side of the suit plot raised wall and its 50% expenses were borne by the plaintiffs; likewise Dhanraj neighbour on the northern side build a wall in Samwat 2038 and its 50% expenses were also borne by the plaintiffs; in Samwat 2038 itself the plaintiffs placed stone slabs on the eastern and western sides of their plot and also unloaded three trucks of stones, to which, the defendants did not raise any objection; the plaintiffs applied for permission to raise construction from the Municipal Board, Siwana on 05.01.1983 when they learnt that defendant No.1 has unauthorizedly and illegally obtained permission to raise construction on the suit plot by claiming plot of his ownership and possession; the defendant No.1 has obtained the said permission by giving a false affidavit; the plot was never sold to the defendants and its possession was never delivered to them, the Patta of the suit plot was also not in the name of defendants; it was then claimed in the plaint that as plaintiff No.2 is doing business in the south, the plaintiff No.1 sold southern half portion of the suit plot to Sumer Mal and northern portion to Bhanwar Lal and executed agreements to sell in their favour; application was made with the Municipal Board, Siwana, which declined to deposit the surcharge vide its letter received on 01.08.1983 on account of the objections raised by Mool Chand; the defendants have unauthorizedly and illegally committed trespass over the suit plot on 26.09.1983; when an application was filed before the Collector, Barmer, an FIR was also lodged with the police; the defendants are bent upon committing breach of peace and, therefore, proceedings under Section 145 Cr.P.C. were initiated and proceedings were filed in the Court of Sub Divisional Magistrate, Balotra; the police inspected the site on 30.09.1983 and prepared its report; on 21.10.1983 the plaintiff No.1 got unloaded lime in the suit plot, whereafter, the defendants put a lock on the door and also posted a person in the suit plot and have thus deprived the plaintiffs from using the suit plot; the agreements to sell entered into by the plaintiff No.1 with Sumer Mal and Bhanwar Lal have been cancelled by the purchasers; it was stated that the defendants have illegally and unauthorizedly taken possession of the plaintiffs' suit plot and they were liable to be evicted from the same; it was prayed that the plaintiffs be declared to be the owners of the suit plot and possession be delivered to them from the defendants.

3. The defendants contested the averments made in the plaint by filing their written statement; it was, inter alia, claimed that late Basti Ram executed agreement to sell the suit plot on 23.09.1948 in favour of defendant No.1 Mool Chand and the agreed consideration was also received by him; the possession of plaintiffs over the suit plot until 1982 was denied; unloading of stones and putting up of stone slabs was also denied; it was claimed that defendant No.1 has raised
































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