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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SASHIKANTA MISHRA
Jitendra Narayan Dash – Appellant
Versus
Swayamsiddha Singhsamant – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background facts of the case (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments regarding maintainability and limitation (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. analysis of power of attorney and suit legitimacy (Para 9 , 12 , 13 , 15) |
| 4. refusal of rejection of plaint (Para 16) |
| 5. final dismissal of civil revision (Para 17) |
JUDGMENT :
SASHIKANTA MISHRA, J.
The petitioner is Defendant No.2 in C.S.No. 6 of 2021 in the Court of learned Senior Civil Judge, Khandapara, wherein the present Opposite Party Nos. 1 to 3 are the substituted Plaintiffs and Opposite Party No. 4 is Defendant No.1. The present revision is directed against order dated 09.02.2025 passed by the said Court rejecting the application filed by the Petitioner-Defendant No.2 for rejection of the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 of C.P.C.
2. The facts, briefly stated are that one Bibhuti Narayan Singhsamant filed a suit for partition against the deceased Plaintiff and Defendant No.1 registered as C.S. No.82 of 2004 in the Court of learned Senior Civil Judge, Nayagarh. The suit was decreed on compromise on 16.12.2014, inter alia, on the condition that if any of the parties intended to sell his share of the property, he shall give preference to the other co-sh
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A suit challenging a sale deed executed prior to 20.12.2004 is barred by limitation and cannot be maintained under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.
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Limitation is a mixed question of law and fact, requiring resolution of factual disputes before determining the applicability of limitation in specific performance suits.
The court's decision emphasized that suits should not be permitted to circumvent the rigors of Order 7 Rule 11(d) of CPC by clever drafting, and that the exercise of powers by the learned Trial Court....
The court has the authority to reject suits under Order 7 Rule 11(d) of CPC if they are manifestly vexatious and grossly delayed, even in the absence of a plea of limitation.
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