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2022 Supreme(Raj) 296

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
Pushpendra Singh Bhati, J.
Jay Kumar Kothari and Ors. – Appellants
Versus
Kailash Chand Choudhary and Ors. – Respondents
S.B. Civil Writ Petition Nos. 4874 of 2015 and 4872 of 2015
Decided On : 06-01-2022

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Dhanesh Saraswat, Advocate.
For the Respondent:Vinay Jain, Advocate.

Headnote:

Civil Procedure Code,1973 - Order 6 Rule 17 - Rajasthan Public Trust Act, 1959 - Sections 21, 22 & 23 - Working trustee or person having interest in a public trust or in any property found to be trust property - Civil suit against entries - Bone of contention is management of a public trust, in which certain entries have been challenged under Section 22 of Rajasthan Public Trust Act, 1959 - Assistant Commissioner shall cause entries to be made in register in accordance with the finding recorded by him under section 19 or, if an appeal has been filed under Sec. 20 in accordance with decision of Commissioner on such appeal shall cause to be published on notice board of his office and at a conspicuous place in city, town or village where principal office or principal place of business of public trust is situate – Held, Respondent vehemently opposes on ground that if entries are excluded or if suit is allowed there shall be automatically an election and, thus, to avoid multiplicity of litigation it would be in interest of justice that application under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC - Court after looking into peculiar facts of case and also admitted position that suit is under Section 22 of Rajasthan Public Trust Act, 1959 for correction of entries of public Trust in-question as a specific remedy helds that same cannot be expanded beyond scope of Rajasthan Public Trust Act, 1959 - Learned trial court has failed to appreciate that Section 22 of the Rajasthan Public Trust Act, 1959 is for correction of entries made under Section 21 and Section 21 is regarding entries in register - Amendment was not required as if there was a correction in the entry, its consequences are bound to follow and it does not require any amendment in the prayer as it would expand the scope of remedy under Section 22 of the Rajasthan Public Trust Act, 1959 - petitions are allowed

JUDGMENT :

Pushpendra Singh Bhati, J.

1. In wake of instant surge in COVID-19 cases and spread of its highly infectious Omicron variant, the lawyers have been advised to refrain from coming to the Courts.

2. The petitioner has preferred these writ petitions claiming for the following prayers:-

SBCPW No. 4874/2015:

    "It is, therefore, host humbly and respectfully prayed that this writ petition may kindly be allowed and the order dated 28.01.2015 may kindly be quashed and set aside. The application filed under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC may kindly be dismissed with costs."

3. The bone of contention is management of a public trust, in which certain entries have been challenged under Section 22 of the Rajasthan Public Trust Act, 1959. The Trust is registered with Devsthan Department, Udaipur.

4. The petition is against order passed by the trial court allowing application filed under Order 6 Rule 17 of the respondents while adding fresh prayer of conducting fresh elections of the Trust.

5. Counsel for the petitioner Mr. Dhanesh Saraswat has drawn attention of this Court to Section 21, 22 & 23 of the Rajasthan Public Trust Act, 1959, which reads as follows:-

    "Sec. 21 - Entries in the Register:

1. The Assistant Commissioner shall cause entries to be made in the register in accordance with the finding recorded by him under section 19 or, if an appeal has been filed under Sec. 20 in accordance with the decision of the Commissioner on such appeal, and shall cause to be published on the notice board of his office and at a conspicuous place in the city, town or village where the principal office or the principal place of business of the public trust is situate, the entries made in the register.

2. The entries so made shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act and subject to any change recorded under any provisions of the Act or a rule made there under, be final and conclusive.

Sec. 22 - Civil suit against entries made under section 21:

1. Any working trustee or person having interest in a public trust or in any property found to be trust property aggrieved by any entry made under section 21 may, within six months from the date of the publication thereof on the notice board of the office of the Assistant Commissioner under sub-section (1) of section 21, institute a suit in a civil court to have such entry cancelled or modified.

2. In every such suit the civil court shall give notice to the State Government through the assistant Commissioner and the State Government, if it so desires shall be made a party to the suit.

3. On the final decision of the suit, the Assistant Commissioner shall, if necessary, correct the entries made in the register in accordance with such decision.

Sec. 23 - Changes:

1. Where any change occurs in any of the entries recorded in the register, the working trustee shall, within ninety days from the date of the occurrence of such change, or, where any change is desired in such entries in the interest of the administration of such public trust, the working trustee may, report in the prescribed form and manner such change or proposed change to the Assistant Commissioner.

2. For the purpose of verifying the correctness of the entries in the register or ascertaining whether any change has occurred in any of the particulars recorded in the register, the Assistant Commissioner may hold an inquiry.

3. If, after holding such inquiry as he may consider necessary under sub-section (2) either on receipt of a report under sub-section (1) or otherwise, the Assistant Commissioner is satisfied that a change has occurred or is necessary in any of the entries recorded in the register in regard to the particular public trust, he shall record a finding with the reasons therefore and the provisions of section 29 shall apply to such finding as they apply to a finding under section 19.

4. The Assistant Commissioner shall cause the entries in the register to be amended in accordance with the finding recorded under sub-section (3) or, if an appeal has been file

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