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2024 Supreme(P&H) 22

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Namit Kumar, J.
Hari Ram - Petitioner
Versus
Jagdeep Singh – Respondent
CR No. 6 of 2021
Decided On : 04-01-2024

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Kanwaljit Singh, Sr. Advocate with Mr. C.M. Munjal, Advocate
For the Respondent:Mr. Chetan Mittal, Sr. Advocate, with Mr. Kunal Mulwani, Advocate, Mr. Vikas Thakur, Advocate, and Mr. Daksh Uppal, Advocate

The dissolution of previous rights after land acquisition and the plaintiff's failure to challenge the acquisition proceedings.

Headnote:

Injunction - Property Dispute - Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - Order 39 Rules 1 & 2 CPC - The court discussed the existence of a public passage-in-dispute and the acquisition of the land by the government. The court found that the land had been acquired, and the possession had been transferred to the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA). The court held that the plaintiff's claim for usage of the passage was dissolved after the land was acquired by the government, and the plaintiff failed to challenge the acquisition proceedings. The court also cited the judgments in Jatinder Nath Sharma vs Chandigarh Administration and Lakhmeer Singh vs State of Punjab, which supported the dissolution of previous rights after land acquisition. The court dismissed the revision petition, finding no merit in the petitioner's claim for injunction.

Fact of the Case:

The plaintiff filed a suit for permanent injunction, claiming ownership and right to use a public passage-in-dispute. The defendant contested, stating that the land had been acquired by the government, and the plaintiff's claim was dissolved. The trial court granted the injunction, but the lower appellate court set it aside.

Finding of the Court:

The court found that the land had been acquired by the government, and the plaintiff's claim for usage of the passage was dissolved. The court dismissed the revision petition, finding no merit in the petitioner's claim for injunction.

Issues: The main issue was the ownership and right to use a public passage-in-dispute, and whether the plaintiff's claim was dissolved after the land was acquired by the government.

Ratio Decidendi: The court held that the plaintiff's claim for usage of the passage was dissolved after the land was acquired by the government, and the plaintiff failed to challenge the acquisition proceedings.

Final Decision: The court dismissed the revision petition, finding no merit in the petitioner's claim for injunction.

JUDGMENT :

Namit Kumar J.

The instant revision petition has been preferred by the petitioner/plaintiff impugning the order dated 23.12.2020 passed by the Court of learned Additional District Judge, Gurugram, whereby the order passed by the learned trial Court dated 16.09.2020, allowing the application under Order 39 Rules 1 & 2 CPC, filed by the petitioner/plaintiff has been set-aside. Parties to the lis, hereinafter, shall be referred to by their original position in the suit.

2. The brief facts as have been pleaded in the petition are that the petitioner/plaintiff filed a suit for permanent injunction along with an application under Order 39 Rules 1 & 2 CPC and it was pleaded in the suit that he is owner-in-possession of property, shown with letters ABCDEF in the site plan attached with the plaint, situated at village Jharsa. The property is part of khewat No.1302, khatuni No.1656, Rect. No.56 kila No.9/2 as per jamabandi for the year 2001-02. The plaintiff and his two brothers are recorded as owners of land comprised in Rect. No.56, Kila No.9/2. Bale Ram [father of plaintiff] was in possession of afore-mentioned property as a Gair Maurushi. Later on, it was purchased by plaintiff and their brothers. At the time of consolidation of holdings, the land measuring 2 Kanals 16 Marlas comprised in Khewat No.624, Khatoni No.758, Khasra No.179 was left as 'rasta a aam' (hereinafter to be referred as passage-in-dispute). The passage-in-dispute has been shown in aks-sijra and it has two karam width. It runs from North to South. Land comprised in Khasra No.26 kila No.9/2 abuts on the passage-in-dispute. The plaintiff has constructed his residential house and a shop which open in the passage-in-dispute. The plaintiff has right to access through passage-in-dispute which is public passage. The defendant has no right to cause interference in the use of passage-in-dispute by the plaintiff. The defendant threatened to interfere in the right of the plaintiff to use the passage-in-dispute. If the defendant succeeded in creating obstruction in the use of passage by plaintiff, then the plaintiff would suffer irreparable loss. With these pleadings, he has claimed the interim relief.

3. The respondent/defendant contested the suit by filing a detailed written statement wherein it was submitted that suit has been filed to extort money from the defendant as plaintiff is aware that school is required to be constructed over the land earmarked to the same within a limited period otherwise possession of the site would revert back to the government. Vide Award No.02 dated 07.06.2004, land comprised in khasra No.179 to the extent of 179/2 (014) and 179 /3 (0-5) was acquired by Land Acquisition Collector and was transferred to HUDA. M/s Pioneer Land infrastructure Ltd. purchased the land comprised in afore-mentioned khasra number as per sale deed bearing No.17265 dated 11.12.2009. Mutation No.5826 was entered and sanctioned in favour of the purchaser. M/s Pioneer Land Infrastructure amalgamated the land comprised in khasra No.179/2 and 179/3 with other land owned by it and constructed and developed a residential colony. It obtained various licenses from time to time from Director of Town and Country Planning, Haryana. The colony is known as Greenwood City. License No.74 of 2010 was granted by competent authorities regarding land comprised in khasra No.179/2 and 179/3 and the character of land has been changed. Part completion certificate was granted by Director of Town and Country Planning, Haryana on 03.04.2019. The land earmarked for construction of nursery school was allotted to defendant vide allotment letter dated 10.06.2019. Possession letter was issued in favour of the defendant on 21.12.2019. He purchased land as per conveyance deed dated 04.11.2019. He is owner-in-possession of said land and is entitled to use the land in any manner. No passage ever existed at spot after grant of license No.74 of 2010. The passage in question was never utilized by plai

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