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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
K.R.MOHAPATRA
Prasanna Kumar Mohapatra – Appellant
Versus
Gokuli Bhoi – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to the order of trial court (Para 2) |
| 2. specific performance and delivery of possession (Para 3 , 5) |
| 3. ex parte decree and execution (Para 4) |
| 4. procedural issues regarding execution (Para 6 , 7) |
JUDGMENT :
1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.
2. Order dated 10th July, 2006 (Annexure-1) passed by learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), 1st Court, Cuttack in T.S. No.382 of 1993 is under challenge in this writ petition, whereby an application filed by the Petitioner praying inter alia to direct the Defendants to effect delivery of possession of the suit property through process of Court, has been rejected.
3. Mr. Mohanty, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that T.S. No.382 of 1993 was filed for declaration of title in respect of suit property and to direct the Defendants to transfer the ownership of the suit land in favour of the Plaintiff along with other consequential reliefs. Although the prayer was made for declaration of title in respect of the suit property, but the suit is in fact for specific performance of contract, which was also observed by learned trial Court in its order dated 1st March, 1995 by which the suit was disposed of ex p
The court retains jurisdiction to direct delivery of possession under a decree for specific performance, and such applications can be filed within the same suit instead of requiring separate executio....
The decree for specific performance inherently includes the right to possession, making separate requests for possession unnecessary unless specific circumstances require it.
The court established that relief of possession in specific performance cases can be claimed at any stage, including execution, and is not limited to the original decree.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the relief of possession can be granted without being specifically claimed in a suit for specific performance, as per Section 22(2) of the Spe....
(1) In suit for specific performance, possession is inherent in such suit – Relief of possession is ancillary to decree for specific performance and need not be specifically claimed.(2) Procedural la....
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