2014 Supreme(Raj) 1853
RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
Arun Bhansali, J.
Chairman, Municipal Board, Jetaran and another - Appellant
Versus
Takhatraj and others - Respondent
S.B. Civil Second Appeal No. 881 of 2011.
Decided On : 28-10-2014
Advocates:
For the Appellants:D.S. Rajvi, Advocate.
For the Respondents:Arvind Samdariya, Advocate.
Headnote:Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – order 1,Rules 8 & 100-Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956,Section 103-Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955, Section 5(24) and 207-Specific Relief Act, 1963 Section 38-Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956, Section 91- A suit was filed for permanent injunction. The plaintiff disposed off by the Municipality reasoning the disputed property was a part of Khasra No. 291 & 294,and the aforesaid property belongs to State Government, so the plaintiff is a trespasser over the property. The aforesaid property was beyond the jurisdiction of the civil court entertaining the matter.
The Rajasthan Tenancy Act, u\s 5(24) -The disputed property in this case was not tenable and situated in the Abadi Town of Jetaran. There were no documents on record which could prove the land in favour either of State Government or of Municipality.
The mere change in the situated area of property, can not award title in favour of State government on in municipality. Thus the dispossession of the plaintiff was arbitrary and unreasonable. The appeal was disposed off on well check grounds.
JUDGMENT
1. - This second appeal under Section 100 CPC is directed against the judgment and decree dated 01.09.2011 passed by Additional District Judge (Fast Track) No. 1, Pali, Headquarter-Jetaran, whereby, the judgment and decree dated 04.12.2006 passed by Civil Judge (Senior Division), Jetaran, has been confirmed.
2. The facts in brief may be noticed thus:- the plaintiffs-respondents filed a suit for permanent injunction on 24.07.1985, inter alia, with the averments that a Upasara belonging to the Tapegach Jain Samaj is situated at Jetaran, wherein, Sampat Raj Mathur was in possession of a Bagechi of said Upasara; the suit was being filed in representative capacity; the Patta of Samvat Year 1918 was given by the then Maharaja of Jodhpur Takhat Singh; $where after, in Samvat Year 1938 Patta of another land nearby was issued by the then Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur; the area of land was 2 bigha and was in possession of the Samaj for over 100 years; the disputed Bagechi was let out by Chiefs of the Samaj Anraj and Girdharilal in Samvat Year 1998 to Jugraj Khariwal and Nathmal for yearly rent of Rs. 15/-, where after, in Samvat Year 2008, the Bagechi was let out to Ganeshmal and Sohanlal and new rent-note was executed in Samvat Year 2030, after death of Ganeshmal; Sampatraj executed a fresh rent-note on 15.01.1983 and was operating a Petrol Pump; Tahsildar, Jetaran instituted proceedings under Section 91 of the Land Revenue Act again the plaintiffs tenant Ganeshmal in 1955-56, which was rejected by Tahsildar, Jetaran on 09.04.1957; the disputed land was recorded in the Revenue Records as Khasra No. 291 to 294; Tahsildar, Jetaran again registered Case under Section 91 of the Land Revenue Act on 15.05.1985, which was dismissed on 19.06.1985; Assistant Director, Land & Building Tax Department, Pali by his order dated 20.09.1979 decided that the disputed property was not liable to payment of Land And Building Tax; the defendants were attempting to dispossess the plaintiffs by claiming the land as Government Land and were attempting to trespass over the same for the purpose of auction and allotment, it was prayed that permanent injunction be issued against the defendants from auctioning or allotting the suit property to anyone and not to interfere in the physical possession of the plaintiffs.
3. A written statement was filed by the defendants, the existence of Bagechi was denied; the right of plaintiffs to file the suit was questioned. It was claimed that plaintiffs have not complied with provisions of Order I, Rule 8 CPC; it was claimed that the Bagechi was public and was property of the Municipal Board; the Patta does not pertain to the said land and the boundaries of the Patta does not match with the suit land; the Petrol Pump of Sampatraj was outside the Bagechi, which was divided by a wall; the land of Khasra No. 293 and 292 has been transferred to the Municipal Board, proceedings under Section 91 of the Land Revenue Act was initiated against Sampatraj and vide Mutation No. 928/1985, the land has been recorded in the name of the Municipal Board, Jetaran; the Municipal Board has removed the possession of Sampatraj on 25.06.1985 and has taken possession of land in question; where after, on 03.03.1986, Sampatraj sought permission for utilising the land in Khasra No. 291 and 294, which was granted and the keys were handed over on 20.03.1986, therefore, there is no question of dispossessing the plaintiffs; plaintiffs were not in possession; additional pleas were raised that the land belonged to the State Government and same has been transferred to the defendants and the State Government was a necessary party; the plaintiffs were neither having title nor possession and, therefore, the suit for permanent injunction was not maintainable without seeking possession.
4. The trial court framed as many as ten issues. On behalf of the plaintiffs, three witnesses were examined eight documents were exhibited. On behalf of the defendants, two
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