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2018 Supreme(P&H) 961

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
AMIT RAWAL, J.
Ramphal and another – Petitioners
Vs.
Santosh Bhagana and another – Respondents
C.R. No.264 (O&M), 854 of 2016, 958 of 2018
Decided On : 26-03-2018

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Ajay Jain, Advocate
For the Respondents:Dr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Senior Advocate with Mr. Raghav Gulati, Advocate

IMPORTANT POINT
Injunction – Disobedience of Order-Court ought to have exercised inherent powers in providing police assistance to restore the possession and should not relegate the party to avail the remedy under S.6 of Specific Relief Act.

Headnote:(A) Civil Procedure Code, 1908, S.151 & O.39 R.2 – Injunction – Disobedience of Order – Inherent Powers – Police Assistance – Admittedly, petitioners were in possession when temporary injunction directing status quo was granted – Once there was a willful and intentional disobedience of injunction order, Court ought to have exercised inherent powers in providing police assistance to restore the possession and should not relegate the party to avail the remedy under S.6 of Specific Relief Act – Specific Relief Act, 1963, S.6. (Para 17)

       (B) Civil Procedure Code, 1908, S.151 & O.39 R.2 – Injunction – Disobedience of Order – Inherent Powers – Police Assistance – Whenever parties violate order of injunction or stay order or act in violation of the said order, the Court can, by exercising its inherent power, put back the parties in the same position as they stood prior to issuance of the injunction order or give appropriate direction to the police authority to render aid to the aggrieved parties for due and proper implementation of the orders passed in the suit and also order police protection for implementation of such order. (Para 13)

       (C) Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O.6 R.17 – Amendment of Written Statement – Amendment sought to be incorporated would change and alter the defence taken in the written statement and would tanatamount to withdrawing of the admission – Such amendments cannot be permitted. (Para 19)

JUDGMENT :

AMIT RAWAL, J.

1. This order of mine shall dispose of three revision petitions. Civil Revision No.264 of 2016 at the instance of the petitioners-plaintiffs is against the order dated 23.12.2015 (Annexure P-8) whereby the application seeking police help for implementation of the order dated 2.9.2015 (Annexure P-4) has been dismissed. C.R. No.958 of 2018 at the instance of the petitioner-defendant No.1, is against the order dated 2.9.2015 (Annexure P-6) and 21.12.2017 (Annexure P-16) whereby the interim application under Order 39 Rule 1 and 2 CPC filed by the respondents-plaintiffs has been allowed and upheld by the lower Appellate Court. C.R. No.854 of 2016 at the instance of the petitioner-defendant No.1 has been preferred against the order dated 23.12.2015 (Annexure P-10) whereby the application dated 13.10.2015 seeking amendment of the written statement by adding certain paragraphs on account of occurrence of subsequent event has been dismissed. The outcome of all the three revision petitions hinges upon the decision of C.R. No.264 of 2016, therefore, the facts are enumerated from the same.

2. The petitioners-plaintiffs have approached this Court by challenging the order dated 23.12.2015 on the ground that the petitioners-plaintiffs on 09.12.2011 instituted the suit for symbolic possession by way of specific performance of agreement to sell dated 18.11.2010 in respect of house bearing No.1111 measuring 160 sq. yards situated at Urban Estate II, Hisar (hereinafter called the suit property) by directing the defendant No.1 to execute and register the sale deed in favour of plaintiff No.2 namely Virender Kumar, petitioner No.2 herein with consequential relief of permanent injunction seeking restraint order against defendant No.1 from forcible interference and dispossession, much less, alienation of the property. Along with the aforementioned suit, an interim application under Order 39 Rule 1 and 2 CPC was also filed. It was averred that the agreement to sell was for a sum of Rs. 25 lacs and the entire sale consideration in the presence of witnesses had been paid to the defendant No.1. It is in that background, the possession was handed over. In July, 2011, plaintiff No.1 requested defendant No.1 to register the sale deed in favour of plaintiff No.2 but the same was not executed. Plaintiff No.2 in consultation with defendant No.1 fixed the date for execution and registration of the sale deed as 21.11.2011 and in order to facilitate the registration of the sale deed purchased stamp paper of Rs.1,95,300/- and also deposited a sum of Rs.15,000/- as registration fee in the treasury and the sale deed was also drafted at the instructions of defendant No.1 but defendant No.1 did not appear before the Sub Registrar and slipped away, leaving the petitioner-plaintiff No.2 in lurch. The plaintiff No.1 continued in possession of the property and thereafter he assigned his right under the agreement in favour of plaintiff No.2 in June, 2011. The electricity charges were also being paid by plaintiff No.2, much less, the water and sewerage charges. An interim prayer was also made for restraining the defendant No.1 from alienating the property in dispute or dis-possessing the plaintiff No.2 from the house till final order.

3. Mr. Ajay Jain, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners-plaintiffs submitted that defendant No.1 is very clever and cunning lady. In order to wriggle out from the agreement, she involved the petitioners in a criminal case and got registered false FIR bearing No.803 dated 9.12.2011 under Sections 365/420/448/506/120B IPC registered with Police Station Civil Lines, Hisar by hiding her husband Virender Singh. The police investigated the matter and found the complaint to be false and recommended cancellation of the same. A case of cheating under Sections 420/406 IPC was also registered against defendant No.1 vide FIR bearing No.42 dated 17.1.2012. Even the anticipatory bail filed by her was also dismissed by


































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