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2019 Supreme(J&K) 452

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AT JAMMU
RAJESH BINDAL, SINDHU SHARMA, JJ.
Mani Ram - Appellants
Vs.
Janak Singh and Ors. - Respondent
LPAOW No. 82/2019 (O&M) in OWP No. 903/2018
Decided On : 09-04-2019

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :R.K.S. Thakur, Advocate
For the Respondents:K.L. Pandita, Advocate

Headnote:

Constitution of India, 1950 - Issue notice - Peaceful Possession - Cultivate Suit Property - Seeds Falling - Petition was filed by respondent concealing material facts from this Court - He claimed in writ petition that he was owner in possession of property as mentioned in writ petition - Prayer was made that he being owner in possession his possession needs to be protected - Whereas fact remains that respondent got revenue entries changed wrongly which was challenged by appellant before Revenue Authorities - Same were set aside vide order - Respondent filed appeal against same which is pending - There is no interim stay - He further submitted that for reliefs prayed for in writ petition filed by him he filed a Civil Suit which was dismissed in default and to his knowledge no application for restoration has been filed till date – Held, Second limb of submission is whether in obtaining factual matrix order passed by High Court discharging accused-respondent is justified in law - We have clearly stated that though respondent was fully aware about fact that charges had been framed against him by learned trial Judge yet he did not bring same to notice of revisional court hearing revision against order taking cognizance - It is a clear case of suppression - It was within special knowledge of accused - Anyone who takes recourse to method of suppression in a court of law is in actuality playing fraud with court and maxim suppressio veri expression suppression of truth is equivalent to expression of falsehood gets attracted - We are compelled to say so as there has been a calculated concealment of fact before revisional court - It can be stated with certitude that accused-respondent tried to gain advantage by such factual suppression - Appeal Is Dismissed.

JUDGMENT :

Rajesh Bindal, J.

1. The present appeal has been filed against order dated 09.05.2018 passed by the learned Single Judge. The appellant was impleaded as respondent No. 6 in the petition. Order was passed without issuing notice to the present appellant. The order reads as under:

    "In this petition, the petitioner, inter alia, seeks the following reliefs:

"Taking into account the order which this Court proposes to pass today, it is not necessary to issue notice to the respondent No. 6.

The petition is admitted for hearing. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard finally.

Writ of Mandamus commanding the official respondents to allow the petitioner to cultivate the suit property by sowing the seeds falling under Survey No. 382 measuring 48 Kanals and 9 Marias, Survey No. 671 measuring 3 Kanals and 15 Marias, Survey No. 671/1 measuring 17 Marias, Survey No. 596, 4 Kanals and 14 Marias, Survey No. 582, 5 Kanals 10 Marias, Survey No. 383, 1 Kanal and 3 Marias, Survey No. 610, 1 Kanal and 17 Marias, Survey No. 393 measuring 4 Kanals and 1 Marias, situated at Village Hubbi Tehsil Kotranka, District Rajouri which is absolutely and exclusively owned and possessed by the petitioner as the private respondents. In connivance with the official respondents are interfering in the peaceful possession of the petitioner and are not allowing him to cultivate the same.

Writ of Prohibition restraining the official respondents from interfering into the peaceful possession of the petitioner. With regard to the suit property falling under Survey No. 382 measuring 48 Kanals and 9 Marias, Survey No. 671 measuring 3 Kanals and 15 Marias, Survey No. 671/1 measuring 17 Marias, Survey No. 596, 4 Kanals and 14 Marias, Survey No. 582, 5 Kanals and 10 Marias, Survey No. 383, 1 Kanal and 3 Marias, Survey No. 610, 1 Kanal and 17 Marias, Survey No. 393 measuring 4 Kanals and 17 Marias, situated at Village Hubbi Tehsil Kotranka, District Rajouri, which is absolutely and exclusively owned and possessed by the petitioner as the official respondents in connivance with the private respondents are not allowing the petitioner to cultivate the same and are trying to dispossess the petitioner from the suit property."

When the matter was taken up today, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is the owner of land mentioned in Paragraph 1 of the petition. However, the respondents without any authority of law are trying to interfere with the possession of the petitioner over the land in question. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the official respondents submitted that no action for dispossession of the petitioner shall be taken except in accordance with law.

In view of the aforesaid submissions and in the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction that the respondents shall not interfere with the cultivation and possession of the petitioner over the land in question, except in accordance with law.

With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of along with connected MP."

2. Learned counsel for respondent No. 1/writ petitioner submitted that he has no objection if the aforesaid order is set aside and the writ petition filed by him is dismissed as withdrawn.

3. The aforesaid plea was raised by counsel for respondent No. 1 as the counsel for the appellant submitted that the writ petition was filed by respondent No. 1 concealing material facts from this Court. He claimed in the writ petition that he was owner in possession of property as mentioned in the writ petition. Prayer was made that he being owner in possession, his possession needs to be protected. Whereas the fact remains that respondent No. 6 got revenue entries changed wrongly, which was challenged by the appellant before the Revenue Authorities. The same were set aside vide order dated 22.09.2016. Respondent No. 1 filed appeal against the same, which is pending. There is no interim stay.

4. He

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