IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
SURESHWAR THAKUR, J.
Bhagwan Dass - Appellant
Versus
Chaman Lal and Others - Respondents.
Regular Second Appeal No. 423 of 2009
Decided on : 23-09-2021
Suit for possession by demolition of construction - Suit for issuance of permanent injunction - Plaintiff also instituted another civil suit, before trial judge, and in afore suit, plaintiff claimed makings of hereinafter extracted decree(s), vis-à-vis, suit, against defendants - Whether statements of parties with respect to demarcation in a suit for injunction would automatically make later suit for possession based on title redundant and such findings are unsustainable - Whether without clubbing the two suits involving different subject matter can be legally disposed of by a common judgment, more particularly when issues in both suits are distinct and specific and Courts below have committed an error of law in holding that both suits have become redundant - Whether statement of parties with regard to getting demarcation of their land in an injunction suit would take away the right of another party to file suit for possession of his land against others – Held, Court deems it fit to remand, lis to first appellate Court to, enable it to, within two weeks, hereafter, appoint a demarcating officer, for conducting, a valid demarcation of suit - Demarcating Officer concerned shall, within three weeks, thereafter, submit his report before first appellate Court - Court, shall ensue stepping into witness box, of author of demarcation report, and shall also, ensure his being cross-examined, by counsel for aggrieved - Obviously, thereafter first appellate Court, shall within four weeks, thereafter, record fresh findings upon issues, which fell for contest, in, suit for possession (supra), as became instituted, by plaintiff and, also shall record fresh findings, upon the civil suit (supra), for injunction, as became instituted by plaintiff against defendants - Substantial questions of law are accordingly answered in favour of plaintiff and against defendants – Appeal allowed.
JUDGMENT :
SURESHWAR THAKUR, J.
The plaintiff instituted civil suit No. 232 of 1999, before the learned trial Judge. In the suit (supra), he claimed the making of the hereinafter extracted decrees:
(B) Suit for issuance of permanent injunction restraining the defendants from raising any further construction taking further forcible possession and changing the nature of the land measuring 0-08-59 Hects, comprised in Khewat No. 204 min, khatauni No. 511 min and khasra No. 2531 and 2554, as entered in the Jamabandi for the year 1996-97, situate in village Kathiari, Tehsil Amb, District Una, under Sections 5 and 38 of the Specific Relief Act.”
2. The plaintiff also instituted another civil suit bearing No. 128 of 1999, before the learned trial judge, and in the afore suit, the plaintiff claimed the makings of the hereinafter extracted decree(s), vis-à-vis, the suit khasra No. 1556 and 1557, and, against the defendants.
3. Both the afore civil suits, through a common verdict, recorded thereons, on 29.8.2006, became decided in the hereinafter extracted manner:
4. The aggrieved plaintiff carried there against Civil Appeal No. 27/2006, before the learned First Appellate Court. The learned first Appellate Court, upon Civil Appeal No. 27 of 2006, made thereon a decision of dismissal. Obviously, hence, the judgments and decrees, as became rendered by the learned trial Judge, became affirmed, and, maintained.
5. The aggrieved plaintiff, is led, to constitute there against, the instant appeal, before this Court. When the instant appeal, came up before this Court, on 26.3.2010, it came to be admitted, on the hereinafter extracted substantial questions of law:
2. Whether without clubbing the two suits involving different subject matter can be legally disposed of by a common judgment, more particularly when the issues in both the suits are distinct and specific and the learned Courts below have committed an error of law in holding that both the suits have become redundant?
3. Whether the statement of the parties with regard to getting the demar5cation of their land in an injunction suit would take away the right of another party to file suit for possession of his land against others?
4. Whether admission made by the Local Commissioner while appearing as a witness and contradicting his own report is sufficient evidence to discard the report of the Local Commissioner and the learned Courts below have committed an error in relying upon such report which is Ext. CW1/A?
6. Though, the concurrent verdicts, as made respectively by the learned trial Judge concerned, and later by the learned first appellate Court, draw sustenance, from a compromise, which is reflected in the order, made by the learned trial Judge, on 29.8.2006, order whereof is extracted hereinafter:
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