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2009 Supreme(Jhk) 1253

D.G.R. PATNAIK, J.
Md. Hanif Khan ...Petitioner
vs.
Naresh Prasad ... Respondent
WP (C) No. 1502 of 2005
Decided On : 11.9.2009

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: M/s Satya Narayan Prasad, Sujeet Narayan Prasad.
For the Respondent M/s V. Shivnath, Mis Sweety Topno. Anita Sinha.

Headnote:Specific Relief Act, 1963—Sections 16 and 28—Code of Civil Procedure,1908—Sections 47,148 and 151—Agreement for sale of land—prayer for dismissal of execution case rejected—period of one month was stipulated for performance of contract as per agreement—plaintiff-decree holder neither obtained extension of time nor filed execution proceeding within stipulated time, instead he filed after more than four years from the date of decree—not only that, the execution proceeding was not filed in the same Court which passed decree—Court had no jurisdiction to grant any extension of time, when petitioner had raised several objections for initiation and continuance of execution proceedings—impugned order set aside—appeal allowed.

Order

Challenge in this writ application is to the order dated 13.1.2005 passed by the Sub-Judge-IX, Ranchi in Miscellaneous Case No. 1/2000 filed by the petitioner/defendant whereby the prayer of the petitioner made under Section 47 read with Section• 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure for dismissing the Execution Case No. 9/98, was rejected.

2. Counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents.

3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondent.

4. Facts of the petitioner's case III brief is as follows.-

An agreement dated 9.11.1988 was entered into by and between the plaintiff/ respondents and the petitioner/defendant alongwith his sister under which the plaintiff had agreed to purchase 231/2 decimals of land in Plot No. 115 and 11 decimals in Plot Nos. 163, 164 and 166, total measuring 341/2 decimals situated under Khata No. 21 at Village-Samlong, P.S.-Namkum, District-Ranchi.

The plaintiff filed Title Suit No. 94 of 1990 in the "Court of Sub-judge-V, Ranchi against the defendant/petitioner for specific performance of contract and to excute and register the deed of sale.

During the pendency of the suit, the parties had effected a compromise between themselves and on the basis of the compromise petition, had jointly approached the trial court for a decree in terms of the compromise.

The trial court, after considering the terms contained in the compromise petition and the statements of the parties decreed the suit on compromise by making the compromise-petition as part of the decree. The terms and conditions of corn• promise as noted in the decree, included inter-alia-

(i) That the plaintiff had agreed to purchase 201/2 decimals or and from the defendant @ Rs. 13,500 - per katha of land and the defendant fwd agreed to execute the sale deed and get the same registered.

(ii) That the parties had agreed that the sale deed be executed pursuance of the agreement within one month from the date of decree and the purchaser shall get the sale deed executed by the defendant within period stipulated.

The decree was signed and declared by the trial court on 22.9.1994

5. The plaintiff/decree holder, filed an Execution Case No. 9/98 in the Court of the Sub-Judge-V at Ranchi or execution of the compromise decree against the defendant/petitioner, on 27-08-1998. Alongwith the petition for execution, the plaintiff/decree holder had also filed draft copy of the purposed sale deed for a total of 0.121/2 acres of land in Plot No. 115 of Khata No. 21 for a total consideration of Rs. 87,750/-

6. In the execution proceeding, one Amulya Ratan Manjhi had appeared as an intervener claiming trial he having entered into an agreement for sale of part of the suit land with the plaintiff and having paid the consideration amount in advance, is entitled for the sale deed to be executed in his favour by the defendant/judgment debtor. The executing court allowed his intervention petition in spite of the objections raised by the plaintiff/decree holder and had also allowed the intervener to file the draft sale deed, and deposit the proportionate consideration amount.

7. The defendant/judgment debtor appeared in the execution proceeding and filed his petition under Section 47 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure praying for dismissal of the execution proceeding on the ground that it was barred by limitation and that the plaintiff/decree holder, did not show his readiness and willingness to purchase the suit property within the period stipulated in the compromise decree and on the further ground that the execution case is inconsistent with the compromise decree in as much as in the execution case the plaintiff/decree holder had claimed for execution and registration of sale deed in respect of 24 decimals of land whereas in the compromise decree the area of total land was 201/2 decimals.

8, The plaintiff/decree holder/respondent contested the petitioner's prayer by filing his rejoinder, After considering the rival submi


































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