IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA, CUTTACK
D. DASH, J.
Leeladhar Kejariwal – Petitioner
Versus
Ghanashyamdas Tibrewal & another - Opp. Parties.
W.P.(C) NO. 5377 OF 2007
Decided On : 06-12-2016
2. CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908 - Sec. 47 - In a suit the plaintiff is either to stand on his own or fall and for his success, he cannot take advantage of the weakness of the defence or failure, has been made applicable execution proceedings in so far as the holder of the decree is concerned and that according to the executing Court is in view of Sec. 47 of the Code that whenever these questions arise, its as if the holder of the decree is under the legal obligation to show as to how he overcomes the legal hurdles in receiving answers in his favour.
3. CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908 - Order 7 Rule 3 - Provisions require where the subject matter of the suit is immovable property, the plaint shall contain a description of the property sufficient to identify it - Such descriptions enables the Court to draw a proper decree as required under Order 20 Rule 3 of the Code - Property if can be identified by boundaries or numbers in a record of settlement of survey, the plaint shall specify such boundaries or number - If plaintiffs committed an error the defendants should not objected to promptly - Default or carelessness of the parties does not absolve the Court of its obligation which should how, while scrutinising the plaint, pointed out the omission if any on the part of the plaintiffs - Details stated.
When the suit as to immovable property has been decreed and the property is not definitely identified, the defect in the court record can very well be cured. After all a successful plaintiff should not be deprived of the fruits of decree. Resort can be had to section 152 or section 47 of the Code depending upon the facts and circumstances of each case-which of the two provisions would be move appropriate, just and convenience to invoke. Being an inadvertent error not affecting the merits of the case, it can be corrected under section 152 of the Code by the court which passed the decree by supplying omission. Alternatively, the exact description of the decretal property may be ascertained by the Executing Court as a question relating to execution, discharge or satisfaction of the decree within the meaning of section 47 of the Code. A decree of a competent court should not as far as practicable, be allowed to be defeated on account of an accidental slip or omission.
JUDGMENT :
The petitioner by filing this application seeks quashment of an order dated 29.01.2007 passed by the learned Civil Judge (Jr. Division) 1st Court, Cuttack in I.A. No. 55 of 2006 allowing the petition filed by the opposite party no. 1 and 2 under section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure and thereby dismissing execution proceeding holding the decree passed in T.S. No. 176 of 2000 in favour of the petitioner (decree holder) as not executable against the opposite party no. 1 and 2 (judgment debtors) as it had been finally decreed by the judgment and decree in appeal in R.F.A. No. 06 of 2005 setting aside the order of dismissal of the suit by the trial court.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. None appears on behalf of the opposite parties despite opportunities being given in that regard. Perused the order in question.
3. The suit originally had been filed by the plaintiff-decree holder arraigning opposite party no. 1 to 8 as defendants for issuance of mandatory injunction against the defendant-opposite party no. 1 and 2 for removal of unlawful construction put up on the suit land. It has been alleged that on 21.07.2000, the opposite party no. 1 and 2 (defendants) forcibly entered over the suit land measuring an area of Ac. 0.030 decimals and began digging earth for raising construction. So a proceeding under section 144 of the Code Criminal Procedure was initiated and status-quo order was passed therein.
The plaintiff-petitioner further pleaded that the defendant no. 1 and 2 entered into the suit claiming to having the right to passes as such on the basis of tenancy agreement dated 10.07.2000 said to have been executed by defendant no. 3 in their favour and alleged that they had raised the construction blocking the skylight and demolishing the thatched room where Bhajan was being regularly held. It is stated that the tenancy agreement was not legally tenable since it had not been executed by all the marfatdars of the deity, Shri Satyanarayan Thakur. However, the agreement expired by afflux of time, when its life of five years came to an end. The defendant no. 1 and 2 continued to remain in unauthorized possession and acted in violation of the order of status-quo passed in the proceeding under section 144 of Cr.P.C. Thereafter, since the defendant no. 1 and 2 found to have been raising further construction by encroaching over a part of the plaintiff-petitioner’s premises and thereby obstructing free flow of light and air to the room of the hotel of the petitioner, the suit as above came to be filed.
The defendants-opposite parties entering appearance, contested the petitioner-plaintiff’s claim by disputing his tenancy. They also asserted that by virtue of the agreement between them and the opposite party no. 3 (landlord) through its marfatdars, they have so constructed the house and are in possession of the same. It is stated that their (defendant-opposite party no. 1 and 2) tenancy, is not having any clash with the interest to Mahadev Ram and his son Chiranjilal who are accepted as tenants with respect to the premises in O.S. No. 297 of 1950. They also pleaded to have never interfered with the tenancy of Mahadev Ram and to have never obstructed the free flow of light and air etc as alleged.
4. The trial court dismissed the suit.
The petitioner being the unsuccessful plaintiff filed appeal under section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The appeal has been allowed and his suit has been decreed. This judgment and decree passed by the appellate court thus having marched over the judgment and decree passed by the trial court which stood merged therein was been put to execution.
The defendant opposite party no. 1 and 2 (judgment debtors) in the said execution proceeding filed a petition under section 47 of the Code, attacking the decree to be ambiguous and not executable. The executing court has accepted the objection and hence the present move. As I find here the ambiguity is alleged to be with respect to the descriptio
Bhavan Vaja Vrs. Solanki Hanuji reported in AIR 1972 SC 1371
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