DEVADOSS
Nambi Veettil Tarwad Tavazhi – Appellant
Versus
Athikarath Vallappil Tarwad – Respondent
Devadoss, J.
1. The only point urged in this Second Appeal is that the Subordinate Judge was wrong in having given a decree in favour of the plaintiff in respect of the cists incurred in claim proceedings. In support of his order the learned Subordinate Judge relies upon Dwarkanath Kundu v. Mahendra Nath Roy (1913) 16 C.L.J. 437, I do not see how that case supports him. The suit contemplated by Order 21, Rule 63 is a suit for a declaration. Rule 63 is in these terms : Where a claim or an objection is preferred, the party against whom an order is made may institute a suit to establish the right which he claims to the property in dispute but subject to the result of such suit, if any, the order shall be conclusive." The order does not say that the claim order will be vacated by reason of the judgment in the suit. The suit which is contemplated by Rule 63 is a suit for declaration of the right either of the claimant or of the creditor, and the Court simply gives a decree declaring the right of the plaintiff or dismissing his suit. There is no precedent brought to my notice in which the coats of the claim petition wee allowed in favour of the successful plaintiff. Mr. Menon who
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