2017 Supreme(Mad) 4107
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
M.V. MURALIDARAN, J.
Joseph Arokiados Rep. by Power Agent T. Kasi - Petitioner
Versus
P. Pradeep - Respondent
CRP(PD)No.2109 of 2012 and M.P.No.1 of 2012
Decided On : 24-02-2017
For the Petitioner: Mr. B. Vijay
For the Respondent: Mr. A.K. Raghavulu
Headnote:
Civil Procedure Code,1908 - Order 7 , 6 and 2 - Rule 11 , 17 and 2 - Suit property - Possession - Permanent Injunction - Suit schedule of property and in said suit he enjoyed an order of Interim Injunction, preventing respondent to interfere with peaceful possession of the revision petitioner - In said suit in O.S.No. respondent herein admitting the possession of revision petitioner has filed an Interlocutory Application in I.A.No. to restrain revision petitioner from in any way altering or changing the physical structure of suit property - Said application though was erroneously dismissed by Learned trial Judge, the order was challenged before this Court and came to be set aside set aside in Civil Revision preferred by revision petitioner and thereby Plaint in O.S.No. came to be rejected - In said Civil Revision in CRP.No. it was held that suit was not maintainable, since it was hit by Order 2 Rule 2 of C.P.C. Further it was held that best course would have been only an application –Held, respondent has admitted that revision petitioner was in actual and physical possession in year in such circumstance respondent should have sought for relief of Declaration and Recovery of possession at very point of filing his suit in year itself - Whereas, respondent was not due diligent in claiming appropriate relief, it would be precise to say that respondent omitted to include a larger relief - Amendment sought by respondent would definitely alter the nature and character of suit - Besides above, respondent having admitted revision petitioner’s possession over suit property has filed suit in O.S.No. to recover vacant possession of suit property in such circumstance, this Court is of opinion that it would have been appropriate for respondent to include a larger relief of declaration and recovery of possession at an earlier point of time - In view of foregoing reasons and the facts involved in the case on hand this Court comes to conclusion that amendment sought by respondent is unsustainable, since barred by Order 2 Rule 2 of C.P.C - Hence, this civil revision petition is liable to be allowed and accordingly allowe - Civil revision petition is allowed by setting aside order passed - Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
1. The petitioner has filed this Civil Revision Petition to set aside the order passed in I.A.No.6 of 2012 in O.S.No.576 of 2008 dated 21.03.2012 on the file of the District Munsif, Ambattur.
2. The case of the revision petitioner is that in the year 2007, he filed a suit for Permanent Injunction against the respondent in O.S.No.435 of 2007 in respect of the suit schedule of property and in the said suit he enjoyed an order of Interim Injunction, preventing the respondent to interfere with the peaceful possession of the revision petitioner. In said suit in O.S.No.435 of 2007, the respondent herein admitting the possession of the revision petitioner has filed an Interlocutory Application in I.A.No.1745 of 2008 to restrain the revision petitioner from in any way altering or changing the physical structure of the suit property. Being so, in the year 2008, the respondent herein has filed the suit in hand in O.S.No.576 of 2008 for bare injunction on the ground that the revision petitioner has attempted to disturb his possession on 17.10.2008 by way of digging foundation in the suit property. While the above suit was pending, the respondent herein as plaintiff filed one another suit for declaration, in O.S.No.124 of 2009 before the learned Principal District Judge, Thiruvallur praying for the following reliefs namely,
1. Declaration of title over the suit property.
2. Directing the revision petitioner to vacate and handover the vacant possession of the suit property.
3. For Permanent injunction.
3. Thereupon the revision petitioner filed an application under Order 7 Rule 11 of C.P.C. before the trial Court to reject the plaint of the latter suit in O.S.No.124 of 2009. The said application though was erroneously dismissed by the Learned trial Judge, the order was challenged before this Court and came to be set aside set aside in the Civil Revision preferred by the revision petitioner and thereby the Plaint in O.S.No.124 of 2009 came to be rejected. In the said Civil Revision in CRP.No.2437 of 2010 it was held that the suit was not maintainable, since it was hit by Order 2 Rule 2 of C.P.C. Further it was held that best course would have been only an application under Order 6 Rule 17 of C.P.C. for amendment, whereas, the respondent cannot file a second suit in O.S.No.124 of 2009 for declaration, possession and injunction.
4. It is the further case of the revision petitioner that though there was no liberty or leave of this Court granted to the respondent to file any such application under Order 6 Rule 17 of C.P.C., an Interlocutory Application in above I.A.No.6 of 2012 came to be filed by the respondent for amending the suit in O.S.No.576 of 2008 with reliefs for Declaration and Recovery of Possession. Such amendment sought by the respondent is unsustainable and impermissible under law, as the same is hit by Order 2 Rule 2 of C.P.C. In the absence of specific direction or leave of this Court in the above civil revision, the above suit was sought to be amended by the respondent in the year 2012 for the relief of declaration, beyond the Limitation which commenced in the Year 2008 i.e. 26.09.2008 the date of filing of his Interlocutory Application in I.A.No.1745 of 2008 to restrain the revision petitioner from in any way altering or changing the physical structure of the suit property. That apart, the amendment sought by the respondent is inadmissible, since it would entirely change the nature and character of the suit. However, the learned trial Judge on misconception of Law and Fact, as well as erring that this Court has permitted the respondent herein to file an application to amend the suit in O.S.No.576 of 2008, allowed the above I.A.No.6 of 2012 filed by the respondent. The said order is impugned herein.
5. I heard Mr. B. Vijay, learned counsel appearing for the revision petitioner and Mr. A.K. Raghavulu, learned counsel appearing for the respondent and perused the entire records.
6. The learned counsel for the revision petitioner wo