RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT AT JAIPUR
NISHA GUPTA, J.
Shyam Singh – Appellant
vs
Bhanu Prakash Saxena & others – Respondents
S. B. Civil Second Appeal No. 266 of 1993
Decided On : 26/11/2014
Both the appeals allowed.
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” Both these second appeals under Section 100, CPC have been filed against the judgment and decree dated 20-10-1993 passed by Addl. District Judge, No. 7, Jaipur City, Jaipur in Civil Regular First Appeal Nos. 19/91, 18/91 reversing the judgment and decree dated 4-2-91 passed by Additional Civil Judge, No. 4, Jaipur City, Jaipur in Civil Suit Nos. 763/92 and 764/92 by which the suit has been dismissed. Since both these appeals raise common question of law and facts, they are decided by this common judgment. For convenience, the facts are taken from S.B. Civil Second Appeal No. 266/93.
2. The brief facts leading to filing of this second appeal are that the plaintiff-respondent filed a civil suit for injunction and demolition of constructions made by the defendant on the plot in question. It was alleged in the plaint that property has been purchased and possession of the property was also handed over to the plaintiff but in May, 1982 when plaintiff went on the plot, it was found that a room was constructed and a small gate has also been fixed, hence the suit for permanent and mandatory injunction has been filed. The contention of the appellant before the Court below was that the plaintiff is not in possession of the suit property, suit is not triable by civil Court. On the pleadings of the parties, four issues have been framed and the Court below has held that the civil Court has no jurisdiction to entertain the suit and also held that plaintiff is not in the possession of the suit property. The suit for injunction is not maintainable as he has not prayed for the possession of the property and suit has been dismissed but the appellate Court has held that as the plaintiff is the owner of the land and possession goes with the ownership, he is entitled for decree of permanent injunction and it was held that the civil Court has jurisdiction to entertain the suit and suit has been decreed, hence this appeal.
3. The appeal has ben admitted on the following substantial questions of law vide order dated 25-11-1993 :
' (i) Whether the disputed plot in question is an agricultural land according to the averment made by the plaintiff in the plaint and thereby this suit is exclusively triable by the Revenue Courts and the jurisdiction of civil Court is expressly barred by the provisions of Rajasthan Tenancy Act?
(ii) Whether the learned first appellate Court cannot interfere with the findings of fact recorded by the trial Court on issue Nos. 2 and 3 without analyzing evidence and without giving cogent reasons for holding that trial Court has erred in appreciation of pleadings as well as evidence of the parties or that the trial Court has not correctly applied the principles of law ?
(iii) When admittedly, the plaintiff is in possession of the disputed plot, whether a suit for injunction is maintainable?'
4. Heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the judgments and decree under appeal as well as the original record of the case.
Issue No. 1.
5. The main stress has been led on this issue that in the plaint it has been pleaded that disputed plot is an agricultural land and when land is agricultural one, only revenue Courts have jurisdiction to entertain suits in view of the provisions of Section 207 of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act and Court below was also of the opinion that only revenue Court is having jurisdiction to entertain such type of suits but the appellate Court has held that only narration in the plaint could not decide the jurisdiction of the Court and as land is situated in urban area, the civil Court has jurisdiction to entertain the suits.
The contention of the counsel for the appellant is that when land has not been converted into abadi land, it is an agricultural land and same has been stated in the plaint and also in the statement of plaintiff. The findings of the appellate Court are perverse and reliance has been placed on Rama Kant Khetan v. Sri Ram Het Gupta, RLR 1985 281.
Per contra, the contention of the respond
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