IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
AJAY MOHAN GOEL, J.
Karam Chand - Petitioner
Versus
Shri Paras Ram - Respondent
C R No.: 158 of 2019
Decided On : 05-01-2021
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 – Section 115, Order 21, Rule 35 – Suit for Injunction – Demolition of Construction – Decree holder filed an application under Order 21, Rule 35 of Civil Procedure Code for execution of decree in issue before Executing Court – For setting aside of ex parte order, an application was filed by present petitioner before Executing Court in month of April, 2018, which stood dismissed by Executing Court vide order – Executing Court has ordered issuance of warrant of possession by demolishing whatever construction is found raised by judgment debtor over suit land – Feeling aggrieved, petitioner/judgment debtor has filed this petition under Section 115 of Civil Procedure Code against orders, praying for dismissing application for setting aside ex parte order, issuing warrant of possession by demolishing whatever construction is found raised and warrant of possession issued may kindly be recalled unexecuted – Held, There is no dispute with said preposition of law, however, petitioner has not been able to demonstrate that by issuance of a direction to execute warrant of possession by demolishing whatever construction is found raised by judgment debtor over suit land, Executing Court has gone behind decree. – This court say so for reason that decree which has been passed in favour of plaintiff by Court below, is for permanent prohibitory injunction as well as for mandatory injunction – None of three ingredients have been satisfied by petitioner. – Order whereby present petitioner was proceeded against ex parte obviously was a valid order passed by Executing Court because once judgment debtor despite valid service did not put in appearance before Executing Court, said Court had no option but to proceed against him ex parte. – Dismissal of application for setting aside ex parte order has been done by Executing Court by way of a reasoned order and there is no material irregularity in exercise of jurisdiction by Executing Court as valid reasons have been given while dismissing application for setting aside ex parte order, which reasons are supported by record. – As far as last order passed by Executing Court is concerned, this Court has already observed that as execution was within limitation, therefore, Executing Court was will within its domain to pass said order. – Court does not finds any merit in this petition, same is accordingly dismissed – Petition Dismissed
JUDGMENT :
AJAY MOHAN GOEL, J.
1. Brief facts necessary for the adjudication of this petition are as under:-
Respondent herein filed a suit for permanent prohibitory and mandatory injunction against the present petitioner, i.e. Civil Suit No. 175/1 of 2001, which was decreed by the Court of learned Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.) Arki, District Solan, H.P. on 09.06.2010 in the following terms:-
Copy of the decree sheet is appended with the petition as Annexure P-1.
2. Thereafter, the decree holder filed an application under Order 21, Rule 35 of the Civil Procedure Code for execution of the decree in issue before the learned Executing Court. As present petitioner/judgment debtor did not appear before the learned Executing Court despite service of summons, he was ordered to be proceeded against ex parte on 22.09.2015.
3. For the setting aside of ex parte order, an application was filed by the present petitioner before the learned Executing Court in the month of April, 2018, which stood dismissed by the learned Executing Court vide order dated 13.5.2019. Thereafter, on 31.10.2019, learned Executing Court has ordered issuance of warrant of possession by demolishing whatever construction is found raised by judgment debtor over the suit land.
4. Feeling aggrieved, the petitioner/judgment debtor has filed this petition under Section 115 of the Civil Procedure Code against orders dated 13.05.2019 and 31.10.2019, praying for the following reliefs:-
5. Learned Counsel for the petitioner has argued that the orders under challenge are not sustainable in the eyes of law for the following reasons:(a) the relief of mandatory injunction was granted in favour of decree holder subject to filing of requisite Court fee before the learned Trial Court within one month from the date of the judgment which was not done by the decree holder; (b) the execution petition was time barred as the same was not filed within the limitation provided under Article 135 of the Limitation Act; (c) the impugned order dated 31.10.2019 passed by learned Executing Court was bad in law as the same was passed by ignoring that there was no decree of possession passed in favour of the decree holder by the learned Civil Court. No other point was urged.
6. The stand of the learned Counsel for the respondent/Decree Holder has been that the Court fee w
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