2006 Supreme(Jhk) 1331
Jharkhand High Court
M.Y.Eqbal, J.
Uma Mishra - Appellant
Versus
Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. - Respondent
WP(C) No. 3783 Of 2006
Decided On : 17 November, 2006
Headnote:Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Section 47 – dismissal of execution case – instead of challenging the order filed fresh execution case which is not maintainable – application dismissed. (Para 6)
M.Y. Eqbal, J.
1. This application filed by the petitioner decree holder is directed against the order dated 21.2.2006 passed by Munsif-I, Dhanbad whereby he has allowed the objection petition filed by the judgment-debtor under Section 47 of the CPC and dismissed the execution case being Execution Case No. 21/05 holding that Execution case being barred by limitation is not maintainable.
2. The facts of the case lie in a narrow compass: The predecessor-in-interest of the petitioner filed Title Suit No. 5/96 in the Court of Munsif, Dhanbad for declaration that plaintiff is entitled to appointment of his sons in the defendant/Company as land looser under rehabilitation scheme. The aforesaid suit was decreed by Munsif-I, Dhanbad against the respondent-Bharat Coking Coal Limited and direction was is, sued for giving employment to at least one son of the plaintiff. Defendant-respondent, aggrieved by the said Judgment dated 11.10.2002 filed Title Appeal, which was ; eventually dismissed by District Judge, cum-Fast Track Court V, Dhanbad in terms f of Judgment and decree dated 11.10.2002., During the pendency of the appeal the. plaintiff-decree holder died and in his place present petitioners were substituted by order dated 30.8.2002 in the said Title Appeal, Petitioners, thereafter, filed execution case being Execution Case No. 9/02 for execution of the decree passed in Title Suit No. 5/96 and affirmed in Title Appeal No. 12/99. The respondents-judgment debtor raised objection against the maintainability. of the aforesaid execution case and the Executing Court by order dated 26.2.2004. dismissed the Execution Case as not maintainable. Petitioners then challenged the. said order by filing writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India being WPS No. 2626/2004. The said application was, therefore, dismissed by this Court, i Petitioners then again filed execution application which was registered as Execution Case No. 21/05. In that execution case the respondent- judgment debtor filed objection under Section 47 of the CPC challenging the maintainability of the~eXeeution case. The Court below after hearing the parties dismissed the execution case in terms of order dated 21.2.2006.
3. A counter affidavit has been filed by the respondent stating inter alia that the Appellate Court by its judgment passed in Title Appeal No. 12/99 modified the judgment of the trial Court holding that plaintiff decree holder is only entitled to a declaration. It is stated that Executing Court therefore, rightly dismissed the execution case holding the same not maintainable.
4. I have heard learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the parties.
5. As noticed above, in Title Suit No. 5 of 1996, the Court of Munsif passed a decree declaring that the plaintiff is entitled to employment and the defendant-respondent was directed to give employment to one son of the plaintiff. In appeal, the judgment and decree passed by the Munsif was modified to the extent that the plaintiff is entitled to declaration only. The petitioner filed Execution case being Execution case No. 9 of 2002 and the Executing Court dismissed the same holding that the decree cannot be executed. Instead of challenging the said order, the petitioners filed writ application being WP (S) No. 2626 of 2004. This Court disposed of the writ application on 17.5.2004 by passing the following orders: Heard the counsel for the parties. The petitioners father had filed a suit for declaration that one of his sons is entitled to get employment. The trial Court decreed the suit and directed the respondents to give employment to one of the sons of the plaintiff. Against the said judgment and decree, the respondent-Management filed appeal and the judgment was confirmed with the only modification that the plaintiff is entitled to employment to one of his sons. When the judgment and decree was not complied with, the petitioner has In my view, the petitioner should challenge the said order passed by th