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2023 Supreme(Raj) 2316

IN THE HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH
MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL, J.
Ram Prasad Avasthi and others - Appellants
Versus
Ram Babu Sharma - Respondent
S.B. Civil Second Appeal No. 366 of 2019
Decided on : 15-02-2023

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellants :Mr. Alok Chaturvedi, Advocate
For the Respondent:Mr. Rahul Agarwal, Advocate

Headnote:(A) Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Order 1, Rule 10 - Civil Procedure Code - Section 100 - Appeal against judgment and decree of lower courts - Mandatory and permanent injunction - Defendants raised construction in setback area without approval - Municipal Corporation not a necessary party - Concurrent findings of fact affirmed by appellate Court. (Paras 4, 7, 8)

(B) Civil Appeal - Appellate jurisdiction - The court should not interfere with concurrent findings of fact unless there is a substantial question of law or a clear error in judgment. (Paras 5, 6)

Facts of the case:
A suit was filed by the plaintiff against the defendants for mandatory and permanent injunction regarding unauthorized construction in the setback area. Defendants contended that the Municipal Corporation was necessary as a party due to a notice issued in relation to the complaint.

Findings of Court:
The appellate Court upheld the trial Court's findings, confirming that the defendants had raised construction contrary to building norms as no appropriate approvals were presented.

Issues: Whether the Municipal Corporation was a necessary party and if the findings of the trial Court were valid.

Ratio Decidendi: The court upheld that the presence of the Municipal Corporation was not required for an effective resolution, affirming the lower courts' findings based on available evidence.

Result: Civil second appeal dismissed.

Table of Content
1. background of the dispute regarding construction. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. arguments regarding necessity of party defendant. (Para 4 , 5)
3. court's reasoning on the necessity of municipal corporation. (Para 6 , 7)
4. dismissal of the second appeal. (Para 8)

ORDER :

Mr. Mahendar Kumar Goyal, J. - This civil second appeal is preferred against the judgment and decree dated 23.05.2019 passed by learned Additional District Judge No.2, Ajmer (for brevity, "the learned appellate Court") in Civil Appeal No.4/2015 (63/2015) whereby, while dismissing the appeal, the judgment dated 25.04.2015 passed by learned Civil Judge (South), Ajmer (for brevity, "the learned trial Court") decreeing the suit filed by the respondent/plaintiff (for brevity, "the plaintiff") for mandatory and permanent injunction, has been affirmed.

2. The relevant facts in brief are that the plaintiff filed a suit against the appellants/defendants (for brevity, "the defendants") stating therein that they have raised construction in the setback area situated towards western side of his house meant to be left open. It was further averred that the defendants have raised the construction without any permission or approval of the building plan from the Municipal Council, Ajmer. Therefore, a decree of mandatory and permanent injunction was prayed for. The defendants in their written statement denied construction covering setback.

3. On the basis of the pleadings of the parties, learned trial Court framed four issues. After recording evidence of the respective parties, the learned trial Court decreed the suit vide judgment dated 25.04.2015 which was initially affirmed by the learned appellate Court vide judgment dated 29.10.2015; but, the matter was remanded back to the learned appellate Court by this Court vide order dated 26.02.2019 in S.B. Civil Second Appeal No.522/2015 with a direction to decide the appeal afresh taking into consideration the application filed by the defendants seeking impleadment of the Municipal Corporation, Ajmer as party-defendant. After remand, the learned appellate Court again dismissed the appeal vide judgment and decree dated 23.05.2019.

4. Assailing the impugned judgment and decree, learned counsel for the defendants submits that the learned Court erred in failing to appreciate that Municipal Corporation, Ajmer was necessary party to the litigation inasmuch as the learned trial Court has decided the issue no.1 in favour of the plaintiff relying exclusively upon the notice dated 08.05.2007 (Ex.1) issued by it. He submits that to demonstrate that the notice was issued by the Municipal Corporation, Ajmer on a complaint made by the plaintiff, its presence was necessary in the suit. He, therefore, prays that the civil second appeal be allowed, the judgment and decree dated 23.05.2019 be quashed and set aside and the suit be dismissed.

5. Per contra, learned counsel for the plaintiff would submit that the learned appellate Court did not err in rejecting the application filed by the defendants under Order 1, Rule 10 CPC seeking impleadment of the Municipal Corporation, Ajmer as a party-defendant. He submits that there are concurrent findings of fact which require no interference by this Court in its appellate jurisdiction under section 100 CPC. He, therefore, prays for dismissal of the second appeal.

6. Heard. Considered.

7. The learned appellate Court has rejected the prayer of the defendants for impleadment of the Municipal Corporation, Ajmer as defendant inasmuch as after appreciating the material on record and looking to the nature of the suit, it did not find the same either to be necessary or proper party. This Court has gone through the judgment dated 25.04.2015 passed by the learned trial Court and finds that the findings on the issue no.1 have been returned in favour of the plaintiff appreciating the entire oral as also the documentary evidence on record and not on the basis of the notice dated 08.05.2007 as contended by the learned counse

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