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2023 Supreme(P&H) 3154

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
NIDHI GUPTA, J.
Surender Singh – Petitioner
Versus
Mittal Tulip City & Ors. – Respondents
CIVIL REVISION NO.153 of 2023
Decided On : 11-01-2023

Advocates Appeared:
Mr. Ramesh Goyat, Advocate; For the Petitioner

Headnote:(A) Specific Relief Act - Sections 37 and 38 - Civil Procedure Code - Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 - Revision petition seeking urgent hearing for application regarding permanent injunction against obstruction to public path leading to a temple - The petitioner alleged damage and pollution from a nearby illegal factory. (Paras 2, 3, 5)

(B) Delay in proceedings - Court noted the delay was due to impleadment of a newly added defendant, and no urgent application was filed by the petitioner to expedite the hearing. Acknowledged that the lower court was properly apprised without any extraordinary delay. (Paras 5, 6)

(C) Interference in lower court’s decision - The court found no grounds to interfere with the Civil Court’s proceedings and denied the revision petition. (Paras 6, 7)

Findings of Court:
Delay was not extraordinary, and the lower court was adequately informed.

Issues: Whether the petitioner's application for temporary injunction should be heard on an urgent basis and whether the delay in proceedings warranted interference.

Ratio Decidendi: The court held that the petitioner did not show urgency nor file a prayer for expedited consideration, thus the lower court's decision was upheld.

Result: Civil Revision dismissed.

Table of Content
1. petitioner's application for urgent decision (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. court's assessment of case delay and actions (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
3. dismissal of civil revision (Para 7)

JUDGMENT

Nidhi Gupta, J.

Present Revision Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the learned Civil Court, Sonepat to consider and decide the petitioner's application under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 CPC (Annexure P2) in a time bound manner.

2. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner had filed a suit bearing No.CS-912-2021 for permanent injunction under sections 37 and 38 of SPECIFIC RELIEF ACT titled as " Surender Singh v. Mittal Tulip City & Others" seeking a direction restraining the respondents/defendants No.1 and 2 from causing obstacles and hindrances in the path leading to temple of "Jaharveer Baba and Gorakhnath Sthal" situated at Rewali, Sonepat and damage and pollution in the temple zone.

3. It is the petitioner's pleaded case that the petitioner is in-charge of the said temple since the past 25 years. However, respondents no.1 and 2 have started illegal factory of cemented bricks which is causing huge damage and pollution in the area and is causing damage to the plants and trees of the temple. It is stated that there is a path that leads to the temple which though is Government property however, as the said respondents have been continuously damaging the said path and blocking it from time to time by putting raw material on it and even keeping modifying the path according to their will, the petitioner had filed the above said suit along with an application under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 CPC. Learned counsel for the petitioner refers to Annexure P6 which are satellite images of the area to show how the respondents No.1 and 2 have modified the path from 2020 till 2022. It is accordingly submitted that in view of the continuing transgression on part of the respondents, a direction be given to the learned Civil Court to decide the petitioner's application under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 CPC at the earliest.

4. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

5. A perusal of the record shows that the petitioner's Civil Suit was registered on 29.07.2021. Vide order dated 04.08.2021, it was noted that the service was complete. Thereafter, the matter was adjourned on 02.09.2021, 06.09.2021 and 27.09.2021 at the request of the petitioner/plaintiff. Subsequently, an application under Order 1, Rule 10 read with section 151 CPC for impleading, along with an application under Order 6, Rule 17 for amendment of the plaint was filed on behalf of plaintiff-applicant-Surender/petitioner herein which was eventually allowed by the learned Court below vide order dated 23.11.2021, and notice was issued for 03.12.2021 to newly impleaded defendants i.e. Director of Mittal Tulip City, Nagar Nigam, Sonepat, and Forest Department/defendant Nos. 2 and 4 respectively/respondent Nos. 2 and 4 herein respectively. On subsequent dates proceedings are recorded as follows:- Vide order dated 12.1.2022 it is recorded that notice issued to newly impleaded defendants were not received back. Vide order dated 21.2.2022 it is recorded that memo of parties was filed on behalf of newly impleaded defendant No. 2. Vide order dated 22.3.2022 it is recorded that part of attorney was filed on behalf of defendant Nos. 2 and 3. Vide order dated 25.4.2022 it is recorded that written statement was filed on behalf of defendant Nos. 1 and 2 in the Civil Suit, as well as the application under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 CPC. Order dated 5.5.2022 records that written statement on behalf of defendant No. 3 Municipal Corporation, Sonepat, is not filed; and notice issued to defendant No. 4 is not received back. Vide order dated 17.10.2022, fresh notice was issued to newly-added defendant No. 4. Subsequently, written statement to the petitioner's suit was filed in December, 2022 by the respondent/defendant No. 3 Municipal Corporation, Sonepat, wherein it has inter-alia,

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