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2021 Supreme(Raj) 1189

IN THE HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN
Arun Bhansali, J.
Suresh Kumar - Appellants
Vs.
Shree Satyanarayan Ji Mandir Dharmarth Trust, Post Sadulpur District Churu - Respondent
S.B. Civil Revision Petition No. 90 of 2019
Decided On : 09-04-2021

Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Manish Shishodia, Advocate
For the Respondents:Lalit Pareek for Sharad Kothari, Advocates

Headnote:

Transfer of Property Act, 1882 - Section 106 – Civil Procedure Code,1908 - Order VII Rule 11 - Notice - Tenancy - Alleged to have been accrued pursuant to the notice not maintainable. Learned counsel who has filed the suit on behalf of the Trust has no authority to file the suit and therefore, the same was liable to be rejected - Learned counsel submitted that a suit for eviction filed by the respondent was dismissed vide judgment and decree fresh suit filed is barred by the principle of res judicata - Application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC was filed with averments that the suit was barred by law as requisite notice under Section 106 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882 had not been given, the suit could not have been filed based on power of attorney and that documents as required have not been filed alongwith the plaint - trial court came to the conclusion that on the pleas raised by the defendant, already issues have been framed and that the said issues can only be determined after parties lead their evidence and consequently rejected the application - Petitioner attempted to make submissions that the trial court was not justified in rejecting the application filed by the petitioner as suit was on its face barred by law – Held, court is not competent to go into correctness or otherwise of the allegations contained in the plaint - Plaint can only be rejected if from bare perusal of the statement in plaint without any addition or subtraction it appears to be barred by law - New facts which are brought on record by the petitioner by way of written statement filed, cannot be taken into consideration for purpose of disposal of the application preferred under Order VII Rule 11 CPC. Obviously, all the contentious issues between the parties shall be decided by court on the basis of the evidence to be led by parties in accordance with law - Suit may be disposed of on an issue of law, arising in the matter, it is always open for him to make prayer before court to decide such an issue as preliminary issue at appropriate stage – Petition dismissed.

JUDGMENT :

Arun Bhansali, J.

1. This revision petition is directed against order dated 17.05.2019 passed by Civil Judge, Rajgarh, District Churu, whereby, the application filed by petitioner under Order VII Rule 11 CPC has been rejected.

2. The suit for possession was filed by the respondent-Trust against the petitioner.

3. An application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC was filed with the averments that the suit was barred by law as the requisite notice under Section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 ('the Act'), had not been given, the suit could not have been filed based on power of attorney and that documents as required have not been filed alongwith the plaint.

4. The application was contested by the plaintiff.

5. After hearing the parties, the trial court came to the conclusion that on the pleas raised by the defendant, already issues have been framed and that the said issues can only be determined after the parties lead their evidence and consequently rejected the application.

6. Learned counsel for the petitioner attempted to make submissions that the trial court was not justified in rejecting the application filed by the petitioner as the suit was on its face barred by law.

7. Learned counsel for the respondent with reference to order passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Sudesh Kumar Saini vs. Shri Satyanarayan Ji Mandir Dharmarth Trust : S.B. Civil Revision Petition No. 86/2017 decided on 05.07.2017, which order was passed in a similar nature suit filed against the same plaintiff-Trust by another tenant, made submissions that the similar pleas raised earlier were rejected in the said suit and the order has been upheld by this Court and, therefore, the revision petition deserves to be dismissed.

8. I have considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and have perused the material available on record.

9. This Court in Sudesh Kumar Saini (supra), in a case where similar pleas were raised, inter alia came to the following conclusion:

    "3. The application has been rejected by the court below observing that the objections raised by the petitioner can only be decided after framing the issues, on the basis of the evidence to be led by the parties. Hence, this petition.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner reiterating the stand taken before the court below submitted that the tenancy having been terminated w.e.f. 30.11.14, the suit filed on the basis of the cause of action alleged to have been accrued pursuant to the notice dated 11.12.15 is not maintainable. Learned counsel submitted that Mr. Laxminarayan Sharma who has filed the suit on behalf of the Trust has no authority to file the suit and therefore, the same was liable to be rejected. Learned counsel submitted that a suit for eviction filed by the respondent was dismissed vide judgment and decree dated 21.9.96 by the court of Munsif and Judicial Magistrate, Rajgarh and therefore, the fresh suit filed is barred by the principle of res judicata.

5. It is settled law that while deciding an application for rejection of the plaint under Order VII Rule 11(d), the court is not competent to go into correctness or otherwise of the allegations contained in the plaint. The plaint can only be rejected if from bare perusal of the statement in the plaint without any addition or subtraction it appears to be barred by law. The new facts which are brought on record by the petitioner by way of written statement filed, cannot be taken into consideration for the purpose of disposal of the application preferred under Order VII Rule 11 CPC. Obviously, all the contentious issues between the parties shall be decided by the court on the basis of the evidence to be led by the parties in accordance with law. Further, if according to the petitioner, the suit may be disposed of on an issue of law, arising in the matter, it is always open for him to make prayer before the court to decide such an issue as preliminary issue at the appropriate stage. But in any case, fro

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