IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
Mithan Lal, J.
J.P.OJHA - Appellant
Versus
FIRM R.R.TANDAN - Respondents
Civil Revn. 920 Of 1958
Decided On : 10/10/1961
CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908 - ORDER III RULE 4 - VAKALATNAMA - INTERPRETATION - SCOPE OF AUTHORITY - RIGHT TO FILE REVISION - INCLUSION IN THE TERM 'APPEAL' - WIDE INTERPRETATION - REVISION DEEMED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE LAST EXPRESSION - PLEADER AUTHORIZED TO FILE REVISION.
Fact of the Case:
The plaintiff filed a suit in the court of the Judge Small Cause Court, Aligarh, for recovery of Rs. 1,000/-. The suit was partly decreed and thereafter a revision was filed by the same counsel who had filed the suit without filing a fresh vakalatnama. The counsel made a note on the petition of revision that his vakalatnama was already on record in the original suit. The learned Judge passed an order that the revision was not properly presented because the vakalatnama filed in the lower court does not provide an express right to the learned counsel to file a revision on behalf of the applicant and Order III Rule 4 (3) does not confer such a right.
Finding of the Court:
The court held that the view of the learned Judge that the counsel is not authorized to file a revision as the word revision is not embodied as such in the vakalatnama is too technical and that the right to file an appeal included a right to file a revision.
Issues: Whether the vakalatnama filed in the lower court authorized the counsel to file a revision on behalf of the applicant.
Ratio Decidendi: The court interpreted Order III Rule 4 (3) of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, which provides that a pleader has been authorized to file any appeal from a decree or order in the suit and any application or act, to include the right to file a revision. The court also held that the word 'appeal' should be deemed to include the word 'revision' as the Code has not purposely used the word revision and has used a wider term appeal.
Final Decision: The court allowed the revision and set aside the order of the learned District Judge, Aligarh, directing that the revision shall be treated to be properly presented and dealt with according to law.
( 1 ) THIS civil revision filed by the plaintiff arises out of an order passed by the learned District judge, Aligarh, holding that the revision was not properly presented.
( 2 ) THE facts are that the plaintiff filed a suit in the court of the Judge Small Cause Court, Aligarh, for recovery of Rs. 1,000/ -. The suit was partly decreed and thereafter a revision was filed by the same counsel who had filed the suit without filing a fresh vakalatnama. The counsel made a note on the petition of revision that his vakalatnama was already on record in the original suit. The learned Judge passed an order that the revision was not properly presented because the vakalatnama filed in the lower court does not provide an express right to the learned counsel to file a revision on behalf of the applicant and Order III Rule 4 (3) does not confer such a right. This order passed by the learned Judge in this case and several other cases, which are all fixed for hearing today, is totally erroneous.
( 3 ) IT will appear from the vakalatnama filed in these cases that there is a clause permitting the lawyer to file an appeal, to make applications and to act on behalf of the client in all proceedings arising out of the suit. There are a number of other powers given in the vakalatnama. The view of the Judge appears to be that as the word revision is not embodied as such in the vakalatnama the counsel is not authorised to file a revision. This view of the learned Judge appears to be too technical and in his own words there may not be any express right to the counsel to file a revision yet the right to file an appeal included a right to file a revision.
( 4 ) THE powers of a pleader appointed in a Court are given in Order III Rule 4, C. P. C. , which reads as follows :
4 (1) No pleader shall act for any person in any Court, unless he has been appointed for the purpose by Such person by a document in writing signed by such person or by his recognised agent or by some other person duly authorized by or under a power-of-attorney to make such appointment.
2. Every such appointment shall be filed in Court and shall be deemed to be in force until determined with the leave of the Court by a writing signed by the client or the pleader, as the case may be, and filed in Court, or until the client or the pleader dies; or until all proceedings in the suit are ended so far as regards the client.
3. For the purposes of Sub-rule (2) an application for review of judgment, an application under section 144 or Section 152 of this Code, any appeal from any decree or order in the suit and any application, or act for the purpose of obtaining copies of documents or return of documents produced or filed in the suit or of obtaining refund of monies paid into the Court in connection with the suit shall be deeded to be proceedings in the suit.
4. The High court may, by general order, direct that, where the person by whom a pleader is appointed is unable to write his name, his mark upon the document appointing the pleader shall be attested by such person and in such manner as may be specified by the order.
( 5 ) NO pleader who has been engaged for the purpose of pleading only shall plead on behalf of any party, unless he has filed in Court a memorandum of appearance signed by himself and stating:
(a) the names of the parties to the suit, (b) the name of the party for whom he appears, and (c) the name of the person by whom he is authorised to appear : provided that nothing in this sub-rule shall apply to any pleader engaged to plead on behalf of any party by any other pleader who has been duly appointed to act in Court on behalf of such party. " a particular reference may be made to Sub-rule (3) in which for purposes of Sub-rule (2) a pleader has been authorised to file any appeal from a decree or order in the suit and any application or act. . . . . . . . ". The Code has not purposely used the word revision and has used a wider term appeal which would mean that in case
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