IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADRAS
T. Ravindran, J.
Thamarai Selvi - Appellants
Vs.
Ashok Kumar - Respondent
S.A. No. 96 of 2016 and C.M.P. No. 2344 of 2016
Decided On : 15-07-2019
Code of Civil Procedure - section 151 - Suit for permanent injunction - For the sake of convenience - first defendant cancelled the sale deed executed - possession and enjoyment of the suit properties - oral and documentary evidence adduced – Bank - case of the plaintiff in brief is that he is the owner of the suit properties and he had purchased the same by way of a registered sale deed dated 19.06.1983 and after the purchase, he had put up a thatched hut and obtained service connection in his name and while so, due to family circumstances, the plaintiff left the suit village and he had been to Bihar and lived there for the past seven years and the first defendant is his aunt and accordingly, the plaintiff had permitted his aunt namely the first defendant to manage the suit properties and the plaintiff was under the impression that the first defendant has been looking after the suit properties in his absence and on coming to the village in the month of May 2010, he came to know that the first defendant had conveyed the suit properties to the second defendant and on obtaining the copy of the sale deed, the plaintiff came to know that the first defendant went to the extent of saying that the plaintiff had died and that she being his mother and legal heir, conveyed the suit properties and when the plaintiff questioning about the abovesaid illegal acts of the first defendant – Held, Complaining the violation of the Courts order, it is found that the plaintiff has also filed I.A. No. 318 of 2010 for punishing the defendants for their illegal acts and disobeying the orders of the Court passed in I.A. No. 276 of 2010. The trial court had taken the abovesaid I.A. along with the main suit and after determining that the defendants had created fictitious document and thereby trespassed into the suit property and put up the construction much against the order of the Court and accordingly further held that the abovesaid acts of the defendants are clearly made in willful disobedience of the Courts order and thereby held that the second defendant has committed an act of contempt and accordingly determined that she has rendered herself liable to be punished. However, the trial court considering the position that the second defendant is a women and accordingly taking a lenient view and instead of punishing her for the act of contempt committed by her, let her off with a severe warning by directing her not to commit any such act in the future and accordingly disposed of the abovesaid contempt application in I.A. No. 318 of 2010. The abovesaid factors are also found to have weighed with the mind of the trial court as well as the first appellate court in granting the appropriate reliefs in favour of the plaintiff and in my considered opinion, the Courts below are justified in taking into consideration the abovesaid factors also for moulding the reliefs and granting the same in favour of the plaintiff - In the light of the abovesaid discussions, it is found that the Courts below had properly taken into consideration the subsequent events which had arisen and had also accordingly applying the position of law with reference to the same, are found to have granted the proper reliefs in favour of the plaintiff as above pointed out and in my considered opinion, there is no reason warranting any interference with reference to the same – appeal dismissed
JUDGMENT :
T. Ravindran, J.
1. In this second appeal, challenge is made to the judgment and decree dated 10.04.2015 passed in A.S. No. 27 of 2014 on the file of the Principal Subordinate Court, Mayiladuthurai, confirming the judgment and decree dated 28.02.2014 passed in O.S. No. 181 of 2010 on the file of the Principal District Munsif Court, Mayiladuthurai.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their rankings in the trial court.
3. Suit for permanent injunction.
4. The case of the plaintiff in brief is that he is the owner of the suit properties and he had purchased the same by way of a registered sale deed dated 19.06.1983 and after the purchase, he had put up a thatched hut and obtained service connection in his name and while so, due to family circumstances, the plaintiff left the suit village and he had been to Bihar and lived there for the past seven years and the first defendant is his aunt and accordingly, the plaintiff had permitted his aunt namely the first defendant to manage the suit properties and the plaintiff was under the impression that the first defendant has been looking after the suit properties in his absence and on coming to the village in the month of May 2010, he came to know that the first defendant had conveyed the suit properties to the second defendant and on obtaining the copy of the sale deed, the plaintiff came to know that the first defendant went to the extent of saying that the plaintiff had died and that she being his mother and legal heir, conveyed the suit properties and when the plaintiff questioning about the abovesaid illegal acts of the first defendant, immediately the first defendant cancelled the sale deed executed in favour of the second defendant and the plaintiff is now in the possession and enjoyment of the suit properties and as the plaintiff had to leave again to Bihar, he had nominated Kavitha as his power agent by way of a registered power deed dated 09.06.2010 and the defendants are attempting to interfere with the plaintiff's possession and enjoyment of the suit properties and hence according to the plaintiff, he has been necessitated to institute the suit against the defendants and the suit has come to be laid by the plaintiff through his power agent, namely Kavitha.
5. The defendants resisted the plaintiff's suit contending that the plaintiff's suit is not maintainable either in law or on facts and further contended that the suit properties had not been properly described and further according to the second defendant, the first item of the suit properties was enjoyed by the first defendant for more than 60 years and the patta had been issued in favour of the first defendant on 31.05.2000 under Natham Land Scheme and accordingly, the first defendant had alienated the same in favour of the second defendant by way of a registered sale deed dated 12.08.2010 and handed over the possession of the same and accordingly, the second defendant had put up a thatched house in the suit property and living with her family and the abovesaid facts are known to the plaintiff and the power agent had suppressed the same and the suit has come to be laid as if the first item of the plaint schedule properties is in the possession and enjoyment of the plaintiff. The plaintiff has not given any power to the power agent to institute the suit on his behalf and therefore, on the strength of the power deed, the power agent is not entitled to lay a suit and on that sole ground the suit is liable to be dismissed and it is only the second defendant, who is paying the tax in respect of the thatched house put up by her and the plaintiff has no cause of action and therefore the suit is liable to be dismissed.
6. In support of the plaintiff's case, P.Ws. 1 to 3 were examined. Exs. A1 to A5 were marked. On the side of the defendants, D.Ws. 1 and 2 were examined. Exs. B1 to B4 were marked. Further, Exs. X1 and X2 and Exs. C1 and C2 were also marked.
7. On a consideration of the oral and do
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