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2021 Supreme(Jhk) 439

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
RAJESH SHANKAR, J.
Bimal Karak – Petitioner
Versus
Bidyut Kumar Laskar – Respondent
W.P. (C) No. 4752 of 2019
Decided On : 23-08-2021

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Bhaiya Vishwajeet Kumar.

Headnote:

Criminal Procedure Code,1973 - Section 144 and 145 - Civil Procedure Code,1908 - Order VI Rule 17 read with Section 151 - Evidence Act – Section 74 - Decree of recovery and confirmation of possession - Recovery and confirmation of possession - Suit for permanent injunction - Petitioner along with one purchased a piece of land under Khata - Petitioner came in possession of western portion of land measuring an area whereas mother of respondents came in possession of eastern portion of land measuring an area of 34 feet x 50 feet and they were continuing in exclusive possession over their respective portion of land - respective portion of land. However, relationship between them subsequently got strained when petitioner started construction over his portion of purchased land and respondents started obstructing him - Plaintiff/petitioner over land in question. It was, however, observed that parties may approach court of competent jurisdiction for declaration of their right, title and interest with respect to land in question, as same was recorded in name of State of Bihar leased said order of Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Dhalbhum was also confirmed by learned Sessions Judge – Held, amendment petition filed by petitioner before learned court below which has been annexed as Annexure-1 to present writ petition. petitioner had contended that when no order was passed on application for ad-interim injunction, defendants/respondents forcefully dispossessed petitioner from suit land. However, he did not mention exact date of dispossession in said petition. Moreover, petitioner also did not mention as to whether he had filed any other case against his alleged dispossession, so as to prima facie suggest said fact - Court any such evidence of his dispossession during pendency of suit in absence of which said factual contention of petitioner cannot be adjudged - Court is of view that said application for amendment cannot be allowed with a vague plea at such a belated stage - Recovery and confirmation of possession as has been sought to be incorporated in plaint goes contrary to initial prayer seeking permanent injunction - Cogent evidence to suggest that petitioner has been dispossessed during pendency of suit and has preferred application for amendment immediately after such dispossession, prayer for amendment cannot be allowed at stage of argument in view of proviso to Order VI Rule 17 CPC incorporated by Civil Procedure Code (Amendment) Act, 2002 in mandatory form - Writ petition dismissed.

JUDGMENT :

RAJESH SHANKAR, J.

1. The present writ petition is taken up today through Video conferencing.

2. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 22nd April, 2019 passed in Title Suit No. 33 of 2008 by the Civil Judge (Junior Division), Jamshedpur (Annexure-3 to the writ petition), whereby the petition dated 16th January, 2019 filed by the petitioner seeking amendment in page no. 1, cause title and in page no. 9, in the prayer portion of the plaint was rejected. Further prayer has been made for quashing the order dated 24th July, 2019 (Annexure-4 to the writ petition) passed in the said title suit, whereby the petition dated 26th April, 2019 filed by the petitioner for review of the order dated 22nd April, 2019 has also been rejected.

3. The factual background of the case as stated in the writ petition is that the petitioner along with one Shanti Rani Laskar (mother of the respondents) purchased a piece of land under Khata No. 24, Plot No. 1668 (a) and 1668 (b), Ward No. 16 J.N.A.C. Mouza-Gagun Nagar, P.S. Sidhgora Jamshedpur from one Smt. Durga Rani Bose. As per the agreement dated 27th May, 1984, the petitioner came in possession of the western portion of the land measuring an area of 34 feet x 60 feet, whereas the mother of the respondents came in possession of the eastern portion of the land measuring an area of 34 feet x 50 feet and they were continuing in exclusive possession over their respective portion of the land. However, the relationship between them subsequently got strained when the petitioner started construction over his portion of purchased land and the respondents started obstructing him. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Dhalbhum, Jamshedpur on the basis of the report of the Sidhgora Police Station, initiated a proceeding under Section 144 of the Cr.P.C. vide Misc. Case No. 811 of 1992 which was subsequently converted into a proceeding under Section 145 of the Cr.P.C. and vide order dated 27th September, 2006, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Dhalbhum confirmed the physical possession of the plaintiff/petitioner over the land in question. It was, however, observed that the parties may approach the court of competent jurisdiction for declaration of their right, title and interest with respect to the land in question, as the same was recorded in the name of State of Bihar leased to Tisco in Khatiyan. The said order of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Dhalbhum was also confirmed by the learned Sessions Judge, Jamshedpur vide order dated 1st March, 2007 passed in Cr. Revision No. 263 of 2006. Thereafter, the petitioner filed a suit being Title Suit No. 33 of 2008 before Civil Judge (Junior Division)-V, Jamshedpur for a decree of permanent injunction restraining the respondents from interfering with the possession of the petitioner over the land in question. The said suit proceeded in the learned court below and the evidence of the petitioner was closed on 15th February, 2014 whereas the evidence of respondents was closed on 16th December, 2017. The petitioner claimed that during pendency of the said suit, the respondents started making construction over the land in question and as such, a petition dated 05th May, 2016 was filed by the petitioner praying inter-alia to restrain the respondents from making any construction over the same, however, the respondents denied the said claim of the petitioner by filing the rejoinder affidavit. The petitioner again filed a petition dated 20th May, 2016 along with police report and requested to appoint a Survey Knowing Pleader Commissioner at his cost to verify the said fact. However, the learned court below rejected the said petition of the petitioner. As such the petitioner filed a petition dated 16th January, 2019 under Order VI Rule 17 read with Section 151 of the CPC and prayed for amendment of the plaint to the extent of amending page no. 1, cause title in the middle portion as “suit for permanent injunction, recovery and confirmation of possession

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