IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
Amarnath (Kesharwani), J.
Suneel Kumar v. Ghanshyam & Another
Miscellaneous Appeal No. 566 of 2015 (Jabalpur): against the judgment dated 5.2.2015 passed by the 2nd Additional District Judge, Gadarwara, District Narsimhpur in Regular Civil Appeal No. 29-A/2014; Decided on 21.2.2024.
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(1) Civil P. C., 1908 -- O. 41 Rr. 23A, 24 and 25 -- remand of matter -- when cannot be done -- finding of trial Court that issues No. 4 to 8 not necessary for adjudication of dispute -- first appellate Court wrongly remaded matter to trial Court for giving findings on issues No. 4 to 8 -- in absence of fulfilment of requirement of remand, matter cannot be remanded -- impugned order of remand set aside -- matter remanded to appellate Court for deciding appeal on merits. 2013 (1) MPLJ 480 relied on. M. A. No. 3336 of 2017 decided on 7.3.2019 and M. A. No. 2421 of 2017 decided on 18.12.2023 referred to. [Paras 11, 14 & 15
(2) Civil P. C., 1908 -- O. 41 R. 27 -- application for additional evidence in appeal -- when can be considered -- firstly, evidence already on record has to be considered -- documents filed along with application should be considered at time of final hearing of case, not at preliminary stage. [Para 14
ORDER
1. This Miscellaneous Appeal under section 43 Rule 1(u) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, which shall be referred here-in-after as "CPC", has been filed against the judgment dated 5.2.2015 passed by II Adiditional District Judge, Gadarwara, District Narsinghpur (M.P.) in Regular Civil Appeal No.29-A/2014, whereby learned Appellate Court has interfered with the judgment and decree dated 31.10.2012 passed by IInd Civil Judge Class-II, Gadarwara, District Narsinghpur (M.P.) in Civil Suit No.58-A/2010 and remitted the matter back to the trial Court for retrial with certain directions under Order 41 rule 23 of the CPC.
2. Brief facts of the case are that the appellant/plaintiff filed a Civil Suit against respondents for declaration of title and permanent injunction in respect of land bearing Khasra No.90/5 area 0.025 Aare, Patwari Halka No.18/1 situated at Mauja Gadarwara, Tahsil Gadarwara, District Narsinghpur (M.P.). Respondent No.1 / defendant No.1 has filed his written statement. Considering the pleadings of the parties, learned trial Court has framed the issues and after recording the evidence as adduced by the parties and after hearing the arguments of learned counsel for the parties, passed the judgment and deceree dated 31.10.2012 in favour of appellant/plaintiff as title holder of the suit property and issued permanent injunction against respondent No.1 directing him not to create any interference in the suit property and shall not raise any construction on suit property. Being aggrieved with the judgment of trial Court respondent No.1/defendant No.1 filed an Appeal under section 96 of the CPC before the Second Additional District Judge, Gadarwara, District Narsinghpur (M.P.), which was registered as Regular Civil Appeal No.29-A/2014 and was disposed of by the impugned judgment dated 5.2.2015 by remitting back the matter to the trial Court for fresh adjudication. Being aggrieved by the impugned judgment, this appeal has been filed.
3. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that the impugned judgment is bad in law and perverse to the evidence and the other material substance gathered with the case. Learned Appellate Court has not applied proper application of mind in not going through the evidence and other material available on record. Learned Appellate Court has failed to take into consideration the pleadings made by appellant in the case. Learned Appellate Court has ignored the settled principle of law in remitting the case to the trial Court for fresh adjudication. Hence, prayed to set aside the impugned judgment and to affirm the judgment and decree passed by learned trial Court or send the matter back to the Appellate Court to decide the appeal on merit. In support of his arguments learned counsel placed reliance on the judgment in the case of Vipin Kumar & Others v. Sarojani, 2013 (1) MPLJ 480, judgment dated 7.3.2019 passed by coordinate Bench of this Court in M.A.No.3336/2017 (Ratanlal Chandani v. State of M.P. & Another) and order dated 18.12.2023 passed in M.A.No.2421/2017 (Akhilesh (Dead) through His Legal Representatives v. Smt. Madhuri & Others).
4. Per contra, learned counsel for the respondent No.1 opposed the prayer and submitted that the learned Appellate Court after due appreciation of evidence available on record, has passed the impugned judgment, which requires no interference. It is prayed that the appeal be dismissed.
5. I have heard the arguments advanced by the learned counsel for the parties, perused the record and gone through the citations upon which reliance is placed by learned counsel for the appellant.
6. It reveals from the record that the learned First Appellate Court while deciding the appeal has not considered the evidence available on record and simply allowed the application filed under Order 41 rule 27 of the CPC on behalf of respondent and remitted the matter back to the trial Court for fresh adjudication. While allowing the application under Order 41 rule 27 of the CPC the
The appellate court must provide cogent reasons for remanding a case, and it should decide based on existing evidence if sufficient, rather than remanding without due justification.
Point of law: Rule 23- A it is evident when the suit is decreed otherwise than on a preliminary issue and retrial is considered necessary, it is only then that the case has to be remanded. In other w....
The appellate court must decide cases based on available evidence and cannot remand without necessity, as doing so prolongs litigation without serving justice.
The appellate court has the authority to decide cases based on available evidence and should only remand cases when necessary, providing clear reasons for such decisions.
Remand orders must adhere to strict procedural requirements; mere routine remanding without due diligence in evidence withholding is impermissible.
The first appellate court must provide points for determination and adequate reasoning when reversing a trial court's decree, as per Order 41 Rule 31 of CPC.
The Appellate Court cannot remand a case without meeting the specific criteria outlined in the Civil Procedure Code, particularly under Order 41, Rules 23, 23-A, or 25.
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