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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE
VANDANA KASREKAR, J.
Sajjan Singh - Appellant
Versus
Kantabai @ Baban Bai and others - Respondents
Miscallenous Petition No.3534 of 2018
Decided On : 12-02-2019

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Shri Vinay Zelawat, learned senior counsel with Shri Aashay Dubey, learned counsel.
For the Respondent: Shri L.R. Bhatnagar, learned counsel.

Impleadment of necessary parties in execution proceedings is essential to avoid non-joinder and mis-joinder of parties.

Headnote:

non-joinder and mis-joinder - Execution Proceedings - Section 151 of CPC - [Section 151 of CPC] - The court discussed the non-joinder and mis-joinder of parties in the execution proceedings and allowed the petition based on the lack of impleadment of necessary parties.

Fact of the Case:

The petitioner challenged the order dismissing the application for dismissal of execution proceedings due to non-joinder and mis-joinder of parties. The respondent initiated execution proceedings without impleading necessary parties.

Finding of the Court:

The court found that the execution proceedings suffered from non-joinder and mis-joinder of parties, leading to the allowance of the petition and setting aside of the impugned order.

Issues: Non-joinder and mis-joinder of parties in execution proceedings.

Ratio Decidendi: The execution proceedings lacked the impleadment of necessary parties, leading to non-joinder and mis-joinder of parties, which warranted the setting aside of the impugned order.

Final Decision: The present petition is allowed, and the impugned order is set aside.

ORDER :

1. The petitioner has filed this present petition challenging the order dated 19.04.2018 passed by learned II Civil Judge, Class-I, Dhar in Execution Case No.17/2017 whereby the learned Judge has dismissed the application filed by the petitioner regarding dismissal of the execution proceedings on the ground of mis-joinder and non-joinder of parties in the execution including the judgment debtor.

2. The facts of the case in brief are that on 15.12.1997 the respondent no.1 and Late Mrs. Ghisi Bai Wd/o Ramsingh filed a Civil Suit No.93-A/2000 for partition of the lands bearing Survey No.88/1,138/2,138/3/2,248,284/2 and 243 ad-measuring the total area of 4.144 Hectare. The suit was filed for equal partition of the said property among the plaintiffs and the defendants. The preliminary decree was passed deciding the shares of the parties. The petitioner being one of the 7 defendants whereas the present respondent being one of the 2 plaintiffs had their shares decided. Ghisibai and Umarobai were provided a share of 1/16th whereas the petitioner and respondent along with Ramkanya, Leelabai, Ahilyabai, Bholibai were awarded share of 1/8th. Being aggrieved by the said impugned judgment and preliminary decree the petitioner preferred an appeal. The learned appellate Court vide judgment and decree partially allowed the appeal whereby the shares of the parties defined by the learned trial Court was modified. The said judgment and decree was challenged by the petitioner in S.A.No.450/2005. The said appeal was dismissed by this Court.

3. In the meanwhile, the respondent no.1 and Ghisibai and plaintiff no.1 in the initial suit for partition initiated proceedings before the Tehsildar for partition and possession as per the decree passed by the first appellate Court. The same was decided vide order dated 29.04.2010 against which appeal was filed by the petitioner before the Collector and the same was also dismissed vide order dated 30.06.2011. Thereafter, respondent no.1 initiated execution proceedings before the learned Ist Civil Judge, Class-I, Dhar for the execution of preliminary decree. In the said execution case only the respondent no.2 and respective respondent no.3 were made parties by the respondent no.1. Neither the petitioner nor any judgment debtor or even Collector Dhar were made party to the execution of preliminary decree. The petitioner filed a stay application for restraining the compliance of the possession warrant. The objection was raised in the said applications so as to quash the said execution on the ground that it is initiated for the execution on the ground that it is initiated for the execution of the preliminary decree which is not permissible. The execution Court rejected both the applications of the petitioner.

4. Against the said order the petitioner preferred a W.P.No.9204/2014. The said writ petition was decided vide order dated 07.05.2015 and this Court directed the trial Court to decide the petitioner's objection in respect of executability of the preliminary decree. The respondent no.1 preferred a review petition against the said order which was also dismissed. The petitioner thereafter raised an objection before the executing Court and also filed application under Section 151 of CPC for non-joinder and mis-joinder of parties to the execution proceedings. The learned Judge vide order dated 19.04.2018 rejected the said application of the petitioner. Being aggrieved by the said order the present petition has been filed.

5. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the impugned order passed by the learned Court below is illegal, unjustified and erroneous. He further submits that the Court below has also erred in giving its finding on the non-joinder and mis-joinder of parties to the decree. The respondent no.2 and respondent no.3 were only impleaded parties to the execution proceeding which were not party to the initial suit against which the decree was passed. The respondent did not make any of t






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