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2018 Supreme(Mad) 3832

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
M.M. SUNDRESH, N. SATHISH KUMAR, JJ.
ONDIMUTHU @ N O MUTHU - Appellant
Versus
ARULMIGU MEENAKSHI SUNDARESWARAR DEVASTHANAM, MADURAI - Respondent
Civil Revision Petition No. 904, 905 of 2018; Civil Miscellaneous Petition No. 1455, 3065 of 2017, 3985, 3986 of 2018; Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition No. 52 of 2017
Decided on : 19-09-2018

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
S. Subbiah, Adv., AR L Sundaresan, Adv., K. Srinivasan, Adv., G. Prabhu Rajadurai, Adv., A.K. Baskara Pandian, Adv.

Headnote:

Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 227 - Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - Sections 47, 24 and 115 - Recovery Of Temple Properties - First respondent instituted a suit for recovery of temple properties against several defendants - Revision petitioner is also arrayed as 15th defendant as a legal heir of deceased first defendant in suit was decreed in favour of temple - Assailing decree sixth defendant filed an appeal - Similarly defendants 3 4 8 to 12 24 and 25 filed another appeal before this court - Both appeals were dismissed by this court by judgment and decree - Thereafter a review application was taken up by 6th defendant - In review application a compromise was entered between 6th defendant and decree holder - Based on memo of compromise recorded before this court 6th defendant agreed to decree holder and agreed to pay in installments with specific dates - It is also agreed that in event of default to pay installments as agreed for more than a year property must be surrendered to decree holder - It is to be noted that compromise was only in respect of specific property namely cinema theatre - As 6th defendant defaulted in payment of installments temple filed execution petition for recovery of possession – Held, We ourselves can direct delivery of property to decree-holder - Further this court also has power to transfer any of suits or proceedings pending from subordinate court to this court high court also in appropriate cases by invoking can withdraw any cases from any of court subordinate to it - Such power can be exercised on application or by own motion - Except present civil revision petitions execution petitions are now pending for delivery - To prevent further frivolous applications and also to prevent further delay in delivery of possession we are of view that it is a fit case where this court itself can order for delivery - Accordingly we direct judgment-debtors in both execution petitions to quit and deliver possession to decree-holder within one month from this day failing which executing court shall effect delivery - Decree holder shall pay necessary charges before execution court within seven days from date of receipt of a copy of this order - Commissioner of police is hereby directed to provide necessary police protection for effecting delivery by court officials - Petition is disposed of.

JUDGMENT

N. SATHISH KUMAR, J.

1. As per the Orders of the Honourable My Lord Chief Justice, dated 30.07.2018, these Civil Revision Petition (MD).Nos.904 and 905 of 2018 and Tr.C.M.P.(MD).No.52 of 2017 are placed before this Bench.

2. CRP(Md).No.904 of 2018 has been filed as against the order passed by the Execution Court in E.A.No.45 of 2006 in E.P.No.77 of 2006 in O.S.No.123 of 1970 on the file of the I Additional Sub-Court, Madurai.

CRP(MD).No.905 of 2018 has been filed as against the order passed in application No.143 of 2016 in E.P.No.440 of 1990 in O.S.No.123 of 1970 on the file of the I Additional Sub-Court, Madurai.

Similarly the respondent/Decree holder filed an application to transfer the Execution Petition in E.P.No.77 of 2006 in O.S.No.123 of 1970 from the file of the I Additional Sub-Court, Madurai to some other Court.

3. Both the Execution Petitions have arisen out of the decree and judgment passed in O.S.No.123 of 1970. Since the impugned orders in both the revision petitions are result of the applications filed by the revision petitioners in both the execution petitions, we are inclined to dispose of both the civil revision petitions and Transfer Civil miscellaneous petition by way of this common order.

4. The factual background leading to filing of these Civil Revision Petitions and Transfer Civil miscellaneous petition in nutshell is as follows:

(i)The first respondent Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Devasthanam, Madurai instituted a suit in O.S.No.123 of 1970 for recovery of temple properties against several defendants. The revision petitioner is also arrayed as 15th defendant as a legal heir of the deceased first defendant in the suit. The suit was decreed in favour of the temple on 23.12.1978. Assailing the decree, the sixth defendant one E.M.G.Soundarajan filed an appeal in A.S.No.209 of 1979. Similarly, the defendants 3 , 4, 8 to 12, 24 and 25 filed another appeal in A.S.No.9/1980 before this Court. Both the appeals were dismissed by this Court by judgment and decree dated 12.02.1986. Thereafter, a review application was taken up by the 6th defendant. In the review application, a compromise was entered between the 6th defendant and the decree holder. Based on the memo of compromise recorded before this Court, the 6th defendant agreed to pay Rs. 33,00,000/- to the decree holder and agreed to pay in installments with specific dates. It is also agreed that in the event of default to pay the installments as agreed for more than a year, the property must be surrendered to the decree holder. It is to be noted that the compromise was only in respect of specific property namely cinema theatre viz., Meenakshi Talkies. As the 6th defendant defaulted in payment of installments, the Temple filed Execution Petition in E.P.No.111 of 1994 for recovery of possession. However, the above execution petition was dismissed due to stay granted by this Court in CMP.No.5991 of 1994 in AAO No.435 of 1994. However, the said AAO was dismissed on 06.11.1995. Thereafter, the petitioner again filed an execution petition for recovery of possession, which was numbered in E.P.No.77 of 2006. It is curious to note that this execution petition No.77 of 2006 filed in view of the default committed by one of the defendants. In the mean while, the temple has already levied the execution in respect of other immovable properties in E.P.No.440 of 1990. In the above E.P, the present revision petitioner was the second respondent. Similarly, it is also to be noted that in execution petition No.77/06, this revision petitioner was not made as a respondent. As the temple filed second execution petition in E.P.No.77/2006, it was objected as time-barred by the respondents. However, the execution Court rejected their contentions. As against which, C.R.P.Nos.1982 and 1983 of 2009 were filed before this Court. This court, by an order dated 01.12.2009 disposed both the CRPs with a direction to execution Court to dispose E.P.No.77 of 2006.

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