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2023 Supreme(UK) 695

IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
Vivek Bharti Sharma, J.
Narayan Singh – Petitioner
Versus
Madan Singh – Respondent
Second Appeal No.186 of 2016
Decided On : 19-08-2023

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr.Sudhir Kumar, learned counsel
For the Respondent: Mr.M.S.Tyagi, Sr.Counsel assisted by Mr.R.S.Bisht

Headnote:(A) Relevant laws include principles of property law governing ownership and possession of land.

(B) Legal principle established that a claimant must prove the specific boundaries and identification of suit property to seek permanent injunction.

(C) Identification of property through relevant documentation is essential for establishing ownership.

Facts of the case:
The appellant claimed ownership of certain land based on a sale deed made by his father, while the respondent contended that ownership claims were incorrectly framed regarding the boundaries and clarity of the land in question. The trial court noted the appellant failed to specify the land boundaries in the plaint and site plan, rendering the property non-identifiable.

Findings of Court:
The trial court concluded the appellant did not adequately identify the property, justifying the dismissal of the suit.

Issues: The case involved whether a joint khatedar could file suit against another and the requirements for claiming permanent injunction on identifiable property.

Ratio Decidendi: The court affirmed that clear identification of property is critical for granting injunctions, and ownership requires demonstration through documentation.

Result: Second appeal dismissed in limine.

Table of Content
1. appeal against previous judgments. (Para 1)
2. contentions regarding ownership and joint khatedar issues. (Para 2 , 3)
3. defense against ownership claims based on land area. (Para 4)
4. trial court's observations on property identification. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11)
5. dismissal of appeal; no substantial question of law. (Para 12)

JUDGMENT :

Vivek Bharti Sharma, J.

Present second appeal is being preferred against the judgment and decree dated 26.09.2016 passed by the District Judge, Nainital in Civil Appeal No.36 of 2015, "Narayan Singh Vs. Madan Singh", whereby the judgment and decree dated 11.08.2015 passed by Civil Judge (S.D.), Nainital in Suit No.114 of 2011, dismissing the suit of the appellant/defendant, has been upheld.

2. Learned counsel for the appellant/plaintiff would submit that the learned trial court had framed 11 issues out of which issue Nos.1, 2 & 7 are important; that, the learned trial court and the First Appellant Court grossly erred in not deciding the issue No.1 in favour of the appellant/plaintiff despite the fact that the property situated in Khasra No.6575 (wholly) and Khasara No.6576 (in part) was purchased in the name of the appellant/plaintiff on 20.10.1986 by his father from Pooran Singh, the original tenure holder. He would further submit that while deciding issue No.1 the trial court erred in law in not considering the fact that the appellant/plaintiff is the owner and in possession of the disputed property i.e. the land situated in Khasara No.6575 (whole) and Khasara No.6576 (partly) and decided issue Nos.1, 2 & 3 together against him.

3. Learned counsel would further submit that the issue No.7 was framed as to whether the appellant/plaintiff and the respondent/defendants are the joint Khatedar in the disputed land and, if yes, whether one joint Khatedar of a Khata has any right to file a suit against the another joint Khatedar of the same Khata or not? He would further submit that the trial court and the First Appellate Court again erred in deciding this issue against the appellant/plaintiff and in favour of the respondent/defendants.

4. Learned senior counsel for the respondent/defendant would vehemently oppose the contention of the counsel for the appellant/plaintiff and would support the judgment of the trial court and the First Appellate Court with submissions that the appellant/plaintiff is not the owner of whole Khasra No.6575 because the total area of the land, as per his sale deed, in his name is, for the area of 0.424 hectare whereas the Khasara No.6576, as per the record, is of more than 0.760 hectare. He would further submit that meaning and notion of Khata is different from that of Khasara number; that, the Khata number keep on changing, however the Khasra number remains the same; that, in one Khata there can be many tenure holders, therefore, being joint Khatedar of one Khata does not mean that these two persons shall have any share in same Khasra number because in one Khata there can be many Khasras.

5. In light of the respective submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, this Court perused the record.

6. The learned trial court while deciding issue Nos.1, 2 and 3 observed that the appellant/plaintiff has utterly failed to show the specific boundaries in the plaint and even in the site plan attached therewith, therefore, the suit property is not identifiable; that, the appellant/plaintiff when pressed for the relief of injunction in respect of the suit property then the details of boundaries should be very clear and identifiable so that there is no doubt to identify the suit property.

7. The learned trial court further observed that on the basis of the site plain attached, the suit property is not identifiable; therefore, it cannot be said that where the Khasra No.6575 and Khasra No.6576, which the appellant/plaintiff alleges to have purchased, is situated. It is further observed by the trial court that the appellant/plaintiff even did not make any applicatio

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