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2022 Supreme(UK) 137

IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
SHARAD KUMAR SHARMA, J.
Col. Anil Kumar Kak - Appellant
Vs.
Nagar Nigam Dehradun & others - Respondents
Second Appeal No.55 of 2022
Decided on : 08-06-2022

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Siddhartha Sah, Advocate
For the Respondent:Mr. Vinayak Pant, of Mr. Dharmendra Barthwal, Mr. Ashish Johi, Advocate

The suit was not tenable due to the bar created by Section 571(1)(b) of the U.P. Nagar Nigam Act, as it was instituted beyond the prescribed period of limitation.

Headnote:

U.P. Nagar Nigam Act - Impleadment of Defendant - Section 571(1)(b) - U.P. Municipal Corporation Act, 1959

Fact of the Case:

The plaintiff sought a decree of mandatory injunction for the removal of a structure and possession, based on a notice issued in 2013 and a suit instituted in 2017. Defendant no.1 invoked Order 7 Rule 11 of the C.P.C. citing the legal restrictions under the U.P. Nagar Nigam Act, 1959.

Finding of the Court:

The court found that the suit was not tenable due to the bar created by Section 571(1)(b) of the U.P. Nagar Nigam Act, as the suit was instituted beyond the prescribed period of limitation.

Issues: Interpretation of implications of Section 571(1)(b) of the U.P. Nagar Nigam Act, 1959 and the applicability of Order 7 Rule 11 of the C.P.C.

Ratio Decidendi: The suit was barred by the provisions of Section 571(1)(b) of the U.P. Nagar Nigam Act, as it was instituted beyond the prescribed period of limitation.

Final Decision: The second appeal was dismissed, and the substantial question of law was answered against the plaintiff/appellant.

JUDGMENT :

A very peculiar, but a very interesting question, which has been argued by the learned counsel for the appellant in the present second appeal would precisely be based upon the plaintiff’s own case, which was developed by him in Original Suit No.585 of 2017 Col. Anil Kumar Kak vs. Nagar Nigam Dehradun & Ors. Particularly the reference here would be required, would be as to what impact would the impleadment of defendant no.2, would have for the purposes of interpreting the implications of Section 571(1) Sub Section (b) of U.P. Municipal Corporation Act, 1959 as now applicable in State of Uttarakhand, under the provisions of the Regularization Act.

2. The modulation of the relief, which is foundationed of the suit; is based on the pleadings raised in the plaint, admittedly and as per the pleadings raised by the plaintiff himself in para 8, the notice for taking an action was issued by him against defendant no.1 & 3 only on 03.05.2013, through his Advocate, in relation to the disputed property, which was lying in Khasra No.198/B (198/168), Rajpur Road, Block-1, Dehradun. In case if the said part of the pleading of the said para of plaint is taken into consideration, in fact, the notices of 03.05.2013, which has been reiterated in the pleadings in para 9, the cause of action is shown to have been issued to defendant nos.1 to 3, is contrary to the pleadings itself raised in para 8. In the suit in question, the plaintiff has formulated the relief in the following manner. The relief as sought for before the court below is extracted hereunder, including the description of property given at the foot of the plaint:-

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d& izfroknhx.k la[;k 1 rk 3 dks vknsf’kr fd;k tkos fd dze'k% izfroknh la[;k 1 o 3 oknh ,oa vkSipkfjd izfroknh la[;k 4 ds LokfeRo dh lEifRr Hkkx ftldk iw.kZ fooj.k okn i= ds vUr esa fn;k x;k gS] ls fufeZr lMd dUdzhV] iRFkj] jksMh] lksfyax bR;kfn gVkdj mDr Hkw&Hkkx dk okLrfod fjDr dCtk oknh ,oa vkSipkfjd izfroknh la[;k 4 dks lkSai ns vkSj izfroknh la[;k 2 dks vknsf'kr fd;k tkos fd og voS/kkfud :i ls yxk;s x;s fctyh ds [kEcks dks oknh ,oa vkSipkfjd izfroknh la[;k 4 ds LokfeRo dh Hkwfe ls f'kV djsa] ,slk djus esa foQy jgus ij ekuuh; U;k;ky; }kjk voS/k :i ls fufeZr lMd dUdzhV] iRFkj] jksMh] lksfyax bR;kfn gVkdj ,oa fctyh ds [kEcs gVkdj lwph lEifRr esa of.kZr mDr Hkw&Hkkx dk okLrfod fjDr dCtk oknh ,oa vkSipkfjd izfroknh la[;k 4 dks fnyk;k tkosA

[k& izfroknhx.k la[;k 1 rk 3 dks LFkk;h fu"ks/kkKk }kjk oknh ds LokfeRo dh lEifRr la[;k 198@ch ¼198@168½] jktiqj jksM CykWd&1 ¼mRrj½ nsgjknwu ds Hkkx tks fd 12 QhV pkSMs izkbZosV ,izksPk jksM ds :i esa fo|eku gS] ij Øe'k% fdlh Hkh izdkj dk iqu fuekZ.k djus] lMd fodflr djus ,oa fctyh ds [kEcs yxkus o fctyh ykbZu lwph lEifRr esa of.kZr Hkwfe ls gksdj vkxs ysdj tkus ls LFkk;h fu"ks/kkKk }kjk fuf"k) fd;k tkosA

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Lkwph lEifRr Okknh ,oa vkSipkfjd izfroknh la[;k 4 ds LokfeRo dh lEifRr la[;k 198@ch ¼198@168½] jktiqj jksM CykWd&1 ¼mRrj½ nsgjknwu ds Hkkx tks fd 12 QhV pkSMs izkbZosV ,izksPk jksM ds :i esa fo|eku gS] ftls fd layXu ekufp= esa vaxzth v{kj A, B, C, D ls n'kkZ;k x;k gS] ftldh lhek,a fuEuor gSa&

Ikwjc es & eq[; lMd] jktiqj jksMA

Ikf'pe es& lEifRr vU; tks fjDr voLFkk es gSA

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nf{k.k es & lEifRr vU;A^^

3. The suit was instituted only on 27.11.2017, and for the aforesaid relief of granting a decree of mandatory injunction for the removal of the structure, as well as for possession. The suit was instituted on 27.11.2017. These two dates i.e. about issuance of notice on 03.05.2013 and the cause of action which was described by the plaintiff itself in para 13 of the plaint being 0

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