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2023 Supreme(J&K) 682

RAJNESH OSWAL
Bashir Ahmed Bhat – Appellant
Versus
Bilal Ahmed – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : U.K. Jalali; Shivani Jalali
For the Respondent: Gagan Basotra; Sahil Gupta

JUDGMENT :

1. "As long back as in 1872 (when the CPC of 1859 was in operation), it was observed by the Privy Council that, "the difficulties of a litigant in India begin when he has obtained a decree". The situation, we are afraid, is no better even today. These observations have been made by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the year 2023 in case titled "Pradeed Mehra v. Harijivan J. Mehta", 2023 INSC 958. In the present case, the petitioner, who at the time of filing of this petition was 72 years of age (as mentioned in the petition), started his litigious journey in the year 1997 when he was 56 years of age but has not been able to taste the fruits of the decree earned by him in the year 2003 and upheld by the 1st Appellate Court as well as by this Court, till date when he has attained the age of 82 years.

2. The petitioner had filed a suit for recovery of possession of one single storeyed shop situated at Village Thanamandi, which as per the case set up by the petitioner had been illegally occupied by the respondents. It was pleaded in the plaint by the petitioner that he had constructed a shop measuring 16'x11' on the part of the land measuring one marla comprising survey No

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