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2025 Supreme(Jhk) 2311

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
PRADEEP KUMAR RIVASTAVA, J.
Most. Dewanti Devi, aged about 72 years, daughter of Bhola Ram – Appellant
Versus
Saroj Devi, wife of Surendra Sharma – Respondent
Civil Revision No. 42 of 2024
Decided On : 08-07-2025

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioners:Mr. Rahul Kumar Gupta, Advocate
For the Respondent:Mr. Sandeep Verma, Advocate

Execution proceedings cannot be challenged on grounds of property vagueness or lack of identification when such issues have been previously settled by judicial adjudication up to the highest appellate level.

Headnote:(A) Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Section 47 and Order XXI Rule 35 - Execution of decree - Challenge to executability on grounds of property vagueness and non-identification - Where the extent of land and its entitlement are settled through judicial findings up to the highest level, the executing court is duty-bound to proceed with the execution - Repeated attempts to obstruct the process through repetitive objections regarding property description, which have been consistently adjudicated and rejected by appellate courts, do not provide valid grounds for interference in revision. (Paras 5, 6, 7 and 8)

(B) Appeal - Scope and ambit - Courts must ensure that the decree-holder receives the fruits of the litigation without unnecessary procedural impediments where substantive title is confirmed and the area of land is clearly defined in registered instruments. (Paras 6 and 7)

Facts of the case:
The decree-holder sought execution of a judgment regarding a specified area of land purchased via registered sale deeds. Although initial proceedings involved disputes over the total acreage, judicial intervention clarified the entitlement to the exact area mentioned in the sale deeds. The judgment debtors filed multiple objections citing the vagueness of the property description and seeking various modifications, all of which were rejected by the lower courts and affirmed by the highest appellate forum. The present revision challenges the executing court's order to proceed with the execution of the original decree.

Findings of Court:
The court found that the area of the property was clearly established by the registered documents and identified through the process of law. Previous challenges by the judgment debtors, particularly concerning the ambiguity of the decree and the identity of the land, had been thoroughly examined and dismissed at various procedural stages. Consequently, no illegality or infirmity was found in the order of the executing court.

Issues: The primary issue was whether the executing court erred in issuing a writ for the delivery of possession of the suit property despite repeated assertions by the judgment debtors that the description was vague and the land unidentifiable.

Ratio Decidendi: The court held that where the subject matter of the decree has been clearly determined by the prevailing judicial orders and the extent of the land is derived from valid, registered titles, the executing court is correct in dismissing objections that attempt to re-litigate settled matters regarding the identity or description of the suit property.

Result: Civil revision stands dismissed.

Table of Content
1. procedural history and background of the title suit and subsequent appeals. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. arguments concerning the enforceability and precision of the decree description. (Para 5 , 6)
3. court confirms valid execution of the modified decree for actual land area. (Para 7 , 8 , 9)

JUDGMENT :

Present Civil Revision is directed against the order dated 04.05.2024 passed in Execution Case No. 01 of 2008 by Civil Judge, Senior Division-III, Chatra whereby and whereunder the learned executing Court has accepted the report of Nazir, Civil Court, Chatra to the effect that the decree has been executed, accordingly, execution proceeding was disposed of after rejecting the objection dated 02.05.2024 raised by petitioners/judgment debtors.

2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as respondents.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that earlier the petitioners have moved before this Hon’ble Court by filing C.M.P. No. 968 of 2022 which was dismissed on 16.02.2024 and which was challenged before the Hon’ble Supreme Court by filing Special Leave Petition (C) No. 9663 of 2024 which was also dismissed. It is further submitted that the manner in which the decree has been executed and the execution case was finally dropped, the petitioners had filed earlier a Civil Revision No. 26 of 2024 against the same impugned order but due to substantial typing errors crept in the said revision, it was withdrawn with liberty to file afresh revision application, accordingly, present Civil Revision was filed.

4. It is further submitted that initially the Title Suit No. 03 of 1988 was filed by the plaintiff/decree holder for declaration of their right, title and interest in respect of 17.5 decimal lands pertaining to Plot No. 622 and 623 under Khata No. 34 as described in Schedule A to the plaint which was obtained through two registered sale deeds bearing No. 1348 and 1349 dated 04.03.1985. It is further submitted that the suit of the plaintiff was decreed on contest and it was held by the learned trial Court that the plaintiff is entitled for declaration of his right, title and interest over the 15.5 decimal lands in stead of 17.5 decimal land in the aforesaid Khata and Plots of Schedule A property through registered sale deeds. The petitioners/defendants preferred an appeal against the decree passed by learned Sub Judge II Chatra (Hazaribag) in the aforesaid suit bearing No. 56 of 1994 before the Learned District Judge, Hazaribag which was also dismissed on contest but with modification in the decree to the extent of adding two decimal lands to the decree passed by the Trial Court. Thereafter, the petitioners preferred a Second Appeal No. 329 of 2004 on 29.06.2004 before the Hon’ble High Court challenging the decree passed by the Trial Court as well as First Appellate Court. While pendency of the S.A. No. 329 of 2004, pleader commissioner report as well as sketch map was submitted on 19.06.2007, thereafter, decree holder/respondent herein filed a petition under Section 152 of the CPC for amendment of Judgment/Decree before the First Appellate Court in Title Appeal No. 56 of 1994 and without hearing the petitioners, the decree was amended to the extent of including the suit property measuring 17.5 decimal land from the northern half in stead of 15.5 decimal as mentioned in the original decree as well as for the first time the direction of the land was included which is silent in the sale deeds as well as in the plaint. Accordingly, learned trial Court was also directed to prepare the final decree. It is further submitted that the aforesaid development was brought to the notice of the Hon’ble High Court by filing I.A. No. 1222 of 2008 in the S.A. No. 329 of 2004. The final decree was drawn by the Learned Trial Court in Title Suit No. 3 of 1988 including the modification of the amendment vide order dated 03.12.2007 and the pleader commissioner report dated 19.06.2007 along with map was directed to form

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