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2019 Supreme(Raj) 969

IN THE HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA, J.
Pandit Jogeshwar Bohra - Appellant
Versus
Rajasthan Board of Muslim Waqf, Jodhpur and Ors - Respondent
S.B. Execution First Appeal No. 1 of 2018
Decided On : 05-08-2019

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Ravi Bhansali, Sr. Adv. assisted by Dhanesh Sarswat and Vipul Dharnia
For the Respondent: N.S. Acharya and Jitendra Chopra

The boundaries of the property, as mentioned in the decree, are required to be executed as per the decree and objections raised by the appellant needed to be adjudicated by the executing court before the decree could be satisfied.

Headnote:

EXECUTION OF DECREE - BOUNDARIES OF PROPERTY - OBJECTIONS UNDER ORDER 21 RULE 97 CPC - INTERPRETATION OF DECREE - EVIDENCE - WAQF ACT, 1995 - SECTION 85 - JURISDICTION OF WAQF TRIBUNAL.

Fact of the Case:

The appellant, an objector in execution proceedings, challenged the order of the executing court rejecting his objections under Order 21 Rule 97 CPC. The objections related to the boundaries of the property in question, which was claimed by the respondent-Rajasthan Board of Muslim Waqf under a decree passed in 1971. The appellant contended that the boundaries mentioned in the execution application were different from those specified in the decree and that he was not given an opportunity to prove his case.

Finding of the Court:

The High Court found that the executing court had erred in rejecting the objections without providing the appellant an opportunity to produce evidence and prove his case. The court held that the boundaries of the property, as mentioned in the decree, were required to be executed as per the decree and that the objections raised by the appellant needed to be adjudicated by the executing court before the decree could be satisfied.

Issues: 1. Whether the executing court erred in rejecting the objections raised by the appellant without providing him an opportunity to produce evidence and prove his case? 2. Whether the boundaries of the property, as mentioned in the decree, were required to be executed as per the decree? 3. Whether the objections raised by the appellant needed to be adjudicated by the executing court before the decree could be satisfied?

Ratio Decidendi: 1. The court held that the executing court had erred in rejecting the objections without providing the appellant an opportunity to produce evidence and prove his case. The court relied on its earlier order, in which it had directed the executing court to provide a reasonable and short opportunity to both sides to produce documents and decide the objections afresh. 2. The court held that the boundaries of the property, as mentioned in the decree, were required to be executed as per the decree. The court noted that the boundaries mentioned in the execution application appeared to be different from those of the original decree passed and that the executing court was required to factually record, after examining the evidence, whether the boundaries were the same or not. 3. The court held that the objections raised by the appellant needed to be adjudicated by the executing court before the decree could be satisfied. The court observed that the issue regarding the boundaries of the Kabristan was the main aspect that required adjudication by the executing court.

Final Decision: The High Court allowed the appeal and directed the executing court to re-examine the objections raised by the appellant and decide the same within a period of six months expeditiously. The court also allowed the appellant to raise all the submissions before the executing court, which would examine the same.

JUDGMENT :

SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA, J.

1. Learned Senior counsel appearing for the appellant submits that this Court earlier in S.B. Execution First Appeal No. 02/2016 dated 22.03.2017 set aside the earlier order passed by the executing court dated 09.02.2016, whereby the objections raised by the appellant were rejected and further directed the executing court to provide reasonable and short opportunity to both the sides for producing the documents upon which they want to rely and to decide the application/objections afresh.

It is submitted that after the aforesaid order, the appellant again submitted a detailed application alongwith the documents and also moved an application under Section 151 CPC seeking an interim order. However, while deciding the application under Section 151 CPC, the executing court again rejected the objections without giving any opportunity to the appellant to prove his case. The original documents which the appellant would have exhibited in terms of the objections raised under Order 21 Rule 97 CPC were not allowed to be exhibited and merely on the basis of the application which has been filed alongwith the xerox copies of the documents, the proceedings were closed and the objections were rejected.

Learned Senior Counsel further submits that before the executing court, the respondent-Rajasthan Board of Muslim Waqf has not even produced the original decree passed in their favour dated 30.01.1971 which was passed by this Court in D.B. Civil Regular First Appeal No. 32/1958.

It is submitted that the application for seeking execution mentions different boundaries other than what was mentioned in the decree dated 30.01.1971.

Learned counsel has passed on the certified copy of the original judgment and decree passed by this Court to submit that the original boundaries mentioned in the decree also mention that the appellant's property is on the west side of the Kabristan, which was required to be kept intact in the decree.

Learned counsel submits that in the application moved before the concerned executing court, the boundaries which have been mentioned in the application are different. He submits that the order passed by the learned executing court, therefore, does not take into consideration the submissions as raised by the appellant and as directed by this Court earlier.

2. Per contra, learned counsel appearing for Rajasthan Board of Muslim Waqf submits that the execution proceedings are pending since 1982 and relate to a decree passed with regard to properties of the Waqf Board. He also submits that the earlier execution proceedings has also been filed against one Daya Ram in relation to a decree passed against him.

Learned counsel submits that the property has been earmarked in a map which has been duly certified by the State Government, Urban Development and Housing Department, and by the Urban Improvement Trust, Jodhpur and marked as property of the Waqf Board. The judgment and decree could not be executed because of frivolous objections being raised from time to time. Learned counsel further submits that the present objectors are actually raising objections at the behest of one Daya Ram who earlier lost in the proceedings all the way upto this High Court in relation to the execution of the decree passed against him and in favour of Waqf Board. It is submitted that before the executing Court, the objectors have stated that they have no interest in common with the interest of Daya Ram. However, in separate proceedings it has been stated by the objector-appellant that he had handed over his part of property to Daya Ram. Thus, contrary stand has been taken in different proceedings by the appellant. Learned counsel has also asked this Court to go through the certified copy of the suit filed by the appellant separately wherein such stand has been taken.

Learned counsel has taken this Court to various orders passed by this Court in relation to the question regarding the earmarking of the land and submits that earlier i
















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