IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
Ravi Malimath, C.J. and Vishal Mishra, J.
Shyamvati Bai (Smt.) & Others v. Chatra Singh & Others
Writ Appeal No. 694 of 2023 (Jabalpur): against the order dated 25.4.2023 passed in Review Petition No. 292 of 2023; Decided on 13.6.2023
Uchcha Nyayalaya (Khand Nyayapeeth Ko Appeal) Adhiniyam, 2005 (M.P.) -- S. 2(1) -- Constitution of India -- Art. 227 -- Civil P.C. 1908 -- O. 47 R.1 -- maintainability of writ appeal -- appeal against order originally passed under Art. 227 of Constitution, against which review petition was dismissed -- held -- Court passed order in exercise of power of O. 47 R. 1 -- it cannot be presumed that order was passed under Art. 226 of Constitution -- writ appeal not maintainable. AIR 1963 SC 1909 distinguished. [Paras 8 & 9]
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ORDER
1. This appeal is filed with a prayer to set aside the order dated 25.4.2023 passed in Review Petition No. 292 of 2023. In terms of the order passed in review petition, the same was dismissed.
2. The miscellaneous petition was filed by the plaintiffs being aggrieved by order dated 1.11.2022 passed in RCSA No.32A of 2015 by the learned Second Civil Judge, Senior Division, Dindori in terms whereof the objection raised by the plaintiffs as to the admissibility of the Batwaranama on the ground that it is not registered and, therefore, in terms of section 17 of the Registration Act is not admissible in evidence, was rejected. Questioning the same, the instant miscellaneous petition was filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. The learned Single Judge by order dated 14.3.2023 dismissed the miscellaneous petition. Aggrieved by the same, the plaintiffs filed the Review Petition No. 292 of 2023 under Order XLVII rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (for short "the CPC") seeking to review the order passed by the learned Single Judge in exercise of the powers under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. The review petition was dismissed. Thereafter the instant writ appeal is filed.
3. The office has raised an objection with regard to the maintainability of the appeal. The respondents support the office objection on the ground that the writ appeal is not maintainable against the order which is originally passed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India and thereafter the review petition was dismissed.
4. Shri A.K. Jain, learned counsel appearing for the respondents No. 1 to 15 pleads that against the order passed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the writ appeal would not be maintainable.
5. The learned counsel for the appellants disputes the same. He contends that the power exercised by the Court in dismissing the review petition is the power under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and therefore, the writ appeal is maintainable against the order passed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. In support of his case he relies on the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Shivdeo Singh and others v. State of Punjab and others reported in AIR 1963 SC 1909 with reference to para 8.
6. We have considered the contentions. Para 8 of the aforesaid judgment reads as follows :--
"8. The other contention of Mr. Gopal Singh pertains to the second order of Khosla, J., which in ef ect, reviews his prior order. Learned counsel contends that Article 226 of the Constitution does not confer any power on the High Court to review its own order and, therefore, the second order of Khosla, J., was without jurisdiction. It is suf icient to say that there is nothing in Article 226 of the Constitution to preclude a High Court from exercising the power of review which inheres in every Court of plenary jurisdiction to prevent miscarriage of justice or to correct grave and palpable errors committed by it. Here the previous order of Khosla, J., af ected the interests of persons who were not made parties to the proceeding before him. It was at their instance and for giving them a hearing that Khosla' J. entertained the second petition. In doing so, he merely did what the principles of natural justice required him to do. It is said that the respondents before us had no right to apply for review because they were not parties to the previous proceedings. As we have already pointed out, it is precisely because they were not made parties to the previous proceedings, though their interests were sought to be af ected by the decision of the High Court, that the second application was entertained by Khosla, J."
7. In the facts of the given case, the learned Single Judge entertained the second writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking to recall the earlier order passed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Therein a contention was raised that Article 226 of the C
An appeal would lie against an order passed in a review of the order under Article 226 of the Constitution, even if the original order is retained, once the review petition is entertained and the add....
An appeal would lie against an order passed in a review of the order under Article 226 of the Constitution, even if the original order is retained, once the review petition is entertained and the add....
The availability of an appellate remedy under the CPC prevents the maintainability of petitions under Article 227 of the Constitution.
A petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India is not maintainable if the conditions for appeal under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 are not met, emphasizing the need to adhere....
The judgment emphasizes the limitations and conditions for exercising supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India.
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