IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
Smt. Sunita Yadav, J.
Asharam and others v. Papuraja @ Raghvendra and others
Second Appeal No. 646 of 2022 (Gwalior); against the judgment and decree dated 20.2.2022 passed by the Additional District Judge, Pichhore, District Shivpuri in Civil Appeal No. 27/2017;
Decided on 19.9.2023
(1) Land Revenue Code, 1959 (M. P.) -- Ss. 257 (x) and 250 -- jurisdiction -- order passed under section 250 -- appeal against such order pending before competent revenue appellate authority -- civil suit barred in light of section 257.
Held : It is apparent that an appeal against the order of SDO passed under section 250 of MPLRC was pending before the competent revenue appellate authority. Therefore, learned Courts below rightly observed that the suit is barred by law in the light of provision of section 257 of MPLRC. [Para 12
(2) Civil P. C., 1908 -- O. 26 R. 9 -- commission report -- when cannot be called -- to ascertain possession -- parties required to prove their case by way of evidence -- plaintiffs and defendant already adduced evidence in respect of possession of suit land -- no error committed in dismissing application under order 26 rule 9. 2011 (2) MPLJ 576 and 2010 (3) MPLJ 345 referred to. [Para 13
(3) Civil P. C., 1908 -- S. 100 -- concurrent findings of facts -- based on appreciation of evidence -- cannot be interfered with unless and until they are perverse -- High Court not required to appreciate entire evidence on record -- findings of facts recorded by Courts below cannot be set aside in second appeal. (1996) 6 SCC 166 followed.
[Para 17
(4) Civil P.C., 1908 -- S. 100 -- substantial question of law -- entire gamut of matter is in realm of facts -- no question of law -- no interference called for -- appeal dismissed. 2018 (1) MPLJ 567 referred to. [Para 18
¼1½ Òw&jktLo lafgrk] 1959 ¼e-ç-½ & èkkjk 257 (x) rFkk 250 & vfèkdkfjrk & èkkjk 250 d¢ vèkhu vkns'k ikfjr & ,sls vkns'k d¢ fo#) vihy l{ke jktLo vihy çkfèkdkjh d¢ le{k yafcr & èkkjk 257 dh n`f"V ls flfoy okn oftZrA
vfÒfuèkkZfjr% ;g çdV gS fd mi[kaM vfèkdkjh }kjk e-ç- Òw&jktLo lafgrk dh èkkjk 250 d¢ vèkhu ikfjr vkns'k d¢ fo#) vihy l{ke jktLo vihy çkfèkdkjh d¢ le{k yafcr gSA blfy,] fo}ku fupys U;k;ky;¨a }kjk lgh leqfä dh xbZ gS fd e-ç- Òw&jktLo lafgrk dh èkkjk 257 d¢ micaèk dh n`f"V ls okn fofèk }kjk oftZr gSA ¼iSjk 12½
¼2½ flfoy çfØ;k lafgrk] 1908 & vk- 26 fu- 9 & deh'ku fji¨VZ & dc ugÈ e¡xkà tk ldrh & dCtk vfÒfuf'pr djus ds fy, & i{kdkj¨a }kjk lk{; ls viuk ekeyk lkfcr fd;k tkuk visf{kr & oknhx.k rFkk çfroknh igys gh okn Òwfe d¢ dCts d¢ fo"k; esa lk{; çLrqr dj pqd¢ & vkns'k 26 fu;e 9 d¢ vèkhu vkosnu [kkfjt djus esa d¨Ã xyrh ugÈA 2011 ¼2½ ,e ih ,y ts 576 rFkk 2010 ¼3½ ,e ih ,y ts 345 fufnZ"VA ¼iSjk 13½
¼3½ flfoy çfØ;k lafgrk] 1908 & èkkjk 100 & rF;¨a d¢ ,d&gh fu"d"kZ & lk{; d¢ ewY;kadu ij vkèkkfjr & tc rd foi;ZLr ugha g¨a] gLr{ksi ugÈ fd;k tk ldrk & mPp U;k;ky; }kjk vfÒys[kxr laiw.kZ lk{; dk ewY;kadu fd;k tkuk visf{kr ugÈ & fupys U;k;ky;¨a }kjk vfÒfyf[kr rF;¨a d¢ fu"d"kZ f}rh; vihy esa vikLr ugÈ fd, tk ldrsA ¼1996½ 6 ,l lh lh 166 vuqlfjrA ¼iSjk 17½
¼4½ flfoy çfØ;k lafgrk] 1908 & èkkjk 100 & fofèk dk lkjoku ç'u & ekeys dk laiw.kZ foLrkj rF;¨a ds {ks= esa & fofèk dk d¨Ã ç'u ugÈ & gLr{ksi visf{kr ugÈ & vihy [kkfjtA 2018 ¼1½ ,e ih ,y ts 567 fufnZ"VA ¼iSjk 18½
ORDER
1. Present second appeal under section 100 and 101 of CPC has been filed against the judgment and decree dated 22.2.2022 passed by Additional District Judge, Pichhore, District Shivpuri, (M.P.) in Civil Appeal No.27/2017 affirming the judgment and decree dated 8.12.2017 passed by the Civil Judge, Class-I, Khaniyadhana, District Shivpuri, in Civil Suit No.31-A/2015 by which the suit of appellants/plaintiffs was dismissed. The order relates to an application filed by the appellants/plaintiffs under Order 26 rule 9 of CPC.
2. Factual matrix of the case, in brief, are that the plaintiffs filed this suit stating therein that they are the owners of land in Village Aharwanpur, Tehsil Khaniyadhanna, District Shivpuri, bearing Survey No. 930, area 2.22 hectares . On this land 6 rooms are built. Three out of six rooms shown in the map annexed with the plaint, surrounded in red ink and the land on which the rooms are built is the disputed property/land. The said map annexed as 'A' is a part of the plaint. The said disputed property is adjacent to the Survey No.929 Area 0.50 Hectare which belongs to Defendant No. 1. The boundaries of both the survey numbers remained the same since the time of their ancestors and both the sides are in possession accordingly. The entire land of survey number 930 including the said disputed land is the ancestral property of plaintiffs and is under their possession.
3. The further pleading is that about a year ago, while constructing the said six rooms on the said disputed land for keeping the agricultural goods and crops etc. and for the security of the farm, the defendant no. 1-Pappu raja, got the demarcation done on the same spot. The construction was with the knowledge and consent of the said defendant. The plaintiffs have further pleaded in their plaint that after the construction, the defendant No.1 taking advantage of plaintiffs No. 1 to 4 being illiterate and belong to schedule caste grab the land under section 250 of M.P.L.R.C. in which after investigation, the unauthorized encroachment done by mistake on each other's land was removed from the spot and since there was no encroachment and therefore, matter was resolved vide order dated 9.9.2014.
4. It is further pleaded that defendant No. 1 in collusion with Patwari again filed an application before the Tehsildar and proposed that the action should be taken against the plaintiffs for sending them to civil jail and in this regard, Sub Divisional Officer, issued a notice to plaintiffs for sending them to civil jail. Against which a writ appeal is pending. However the appellate authority is not deciding the appeal. Thereafter on 30.8.2015, the defendant No.1 came on the field and threatened the plaintiffs to evict from the disputed property. Thereafter, in the compelling circumstances, plaintiffs filed the present suit for declaration that the notice of revenue authority/S.D.O. for civil jail dated 23.9.2017 be declared as null and void and injunction against the defendant be granted to restrain them to evict the plaintiffs under the said notice.
5. That, defendant No. 1 filed his written statement denying all averments in the plaint and stated that all the old boundaries are altered by the plaintiffs and same has been gathered with proceeding initiated under section 250 of MPLCR therefore plaintiffs have no concerned with the disputed land therefore pray for dismissal of suit.
6. That, defendant No. 3 filed separate written statement and denied all the averments made in the plaint as all the proceeding concluded as per the provision of law therefore pray for dismissal of the suit.
7. On the basis of the aforesaid pleadings, the learned trial Court framed as many as eight issues in the matter and parties lead evidence to prove the said issues in their favour. The learned trial Court after appreciation of the evidence made available on record, vide its judgment and decree dated 8.12.2017 dismissed the suit filed by the appellants/plaintiffs.
8. Being aggrie
The High Court should not interfere with the concurrent finding of fact in a routine and casual manner by substituting its subjective satisfaction in place of lower Courts.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the scope of Order 41 Rule 27 of the CPC, which allows the appellate court to permit additional evidence in exceptional circumstances, and the part....
Login now and unlock free premium legal research
Login to SupremeToday AI and access free legal analysis, AI highlights, and smart tools.
Login
now!
India’s Legal research and Law Firm App, Download now!
Copyright © 2023 Vikas Info Solution Pvt Ltd. All Rights Reserved.