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2014 Supreme(P&H) 661

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
Before
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain
ESA No. 45 of 2012 (O&M)
Avtar Singh
v.
Raghbir Singh & Ors.
{Decided on 14/11/2014}

Advocates:
For the Appellant:Mr. Mandeep Singh Sachdeva, Advocate.
For the Respondent No.1:Mr. O.P. Hoshiarpuri, Advocate.

Headnote:Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O.21 R.58--Execution of decree--Objections-- Where the objector has also came to the Court with some documentary evidence, it was incumbent upon the Executing Court to have framed appropriate issues and allowed the parties to lead their respective evidence to prove the factum that whether the objector is a tenant in the demised premises or is in forcible possession. (Para 7)

JUDGMENT

Mr. Rakesh Kumar Jain, J. (Oral) - The appellant is aggrieved against the orders dated 13.02.2012 and 13.10.2012 passed by the Courts below, dismissing his objection filed in the execution.

2. In short, Civil Suit No.297 of 2009 was filed by Raghbir Singh against his son Gurmukh Singh-defendant no.1 and his family. It was a suit for possession in respect of ½ share of the house no.84, ward no.9, i.e. one shop, bathroom, WC, kitchen, covered verandah, room at ground floor and room, verandah, toilet along with terrace at the first floor, shown in red colour in the site plan. The total area of the house comes to 28' 9" x 73' 4". It is alleged that the defendants are in illegal possession of the portion of ground floor, first floor and the terrace to the extent of 5 marlas approximately. The plaintiff also claimed recovery of Rs.2,88,000/- for use and occupation of the demised premises. The suit was hotly contested by the defendnats and the trial Court decreed the suit with costs holding the plaintiff entitled to take possession in respect of ½ share in the house in dispute, shown in red colour in the site plan, from the defendants but the suit for recovery of Rs.2,88,000/- for use and occupation of the suit property was dismissed. It was made clear by the Court that if the defendants would not vacate the premises within 3 months from the date of the decree, the plaintiff would be entitled to recover use and occupation charges at the rates prevalent in the area. The said decree dated 21.01.2010 was challenged by the defendants by way of appeal but could not succeed.

3. Accordingly, the decree passed by the trial Court attained finality between the parties. The plaintiff filed the execution for recovery of possession. At that stage, the appellant, who alleges himself to be the tenant in the shop which is a part of the demised premises, filed objection that the decree has been passed without impleading him as a party and as both the plaintiff and the defendnats are in collusion with each other, the decree has been obtained by the plaintiff fraudulently to dispossess the objector from lawful occupation of the shop in dispute as a tenant.

4. The contention raised by the appellant was denied by the respondents rather the plaintiff had alleged that the appellant is in connivance with the defendnats. Although the Executing Court did not frame any issue on the pleadings of the parties yet the appellant placed on record the receipts of rent executed filed by the plaintiff and defendnat no.1 and also the receipt of the electricity charges of the demised premises paid by the appellant but the Courts below, after appraising those documents and without giving opportunity to the appellant to lead his oral as well as documentary evidence, dismissed the objection. It was recorded by the Courts below that the signatures of plaintiff Raghbir Singh do not tally on the receipts of rent with the documents available on record which he had filed.

5. Counsel for the appellant has argued that though he had filed the objection on the ground that both father and son, i.e. plaintiff and defendant no.1, are in collusion with each other, yet the plaintiff has alleged in his reply that the objector is in collusion with the judgment debtors. Thus, it is submitted that it is a pure question of fact which could not have been decided by the Courts below without framing appropriate issues and allowing the parties to lead their respective oral as well as documentary evidence. In support of his submission, he has relied upon a decision of this Court in the case of Bhagwan Bai v. Chiranji Lal and another, [2009(2) Law Herald (P&H) 1099] : 2009(3) Civil Court Cases 139 (P&H) in which the same view has been expressed.

6. Counsel for respondent no.1 has vehemently argued that the collusion, if any, is on the part of the objector and the judgment-debtors as the judgment-debtors are trying to retain the possession of the property in dispute, though the decree has a








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