2008 Supreme(MP) 1142

Subhash Samvatsar and Mrs. Indrani Dutta, JJ.
Ram Babu Vaishya (d) through LRs v. Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya and another
First Appeal No.15 of 2006 (Gwalior) : against the judgment and
decree of I Additional District Judge to the Court of District Judge,
Gwalior, passed in Civil Suit No. 22-A of 2003; Decided on 17.11.2008.

Headnote:(1) Civil P.C., 1908 -- S.33 -- decree in civil suit can be passed in favour of plaintiff -- defendant who has not filed any suit or counter-claim -- no decree in his favour can be passed.

        Said reliefs are claimed by the plaintiff in favour of defendant No.3 State of Madhya Pradesh which has not filed any separate suit or counter-claim, hence, in the absence of any suit on behalf of defendant State, decree in favour of defendants State of Madhya Pradesh declaring the land delineated in green lines cannot be granted in favour of the plaintiff. Similarly, no decree can be passed in favour of defendant No.3 State of Madhya Pradesh for taking possession of the land from defendants No.1 and 2 as defendant No.3 is not the plaintiff in the suit.

        It is a well settled principle of law that decree in civil suit can be passed only in favour of plaintiff who has approached the Court by filing suit. In the present case, defendant State of Madhya Pradesh had neither filed civil suit nor any counter-claim. Hence, that part of the impugned decree is totally without jurisdiction and cannot be sustained in the eyes of law and as such, the impugned decree in respect of the land shown in green ink in the plaint map deserves to be set aside and is hereby set aside. [Paras 12 & 14

        (2) Transfer of Property Act, 1882 -- S.1 -- Act was made applicable since 1.1.1953 vide notification No. 285-VI issued by Madhya Bharat Government -- gift-deed executed on 13.4.1959 -- is governed by the provisions of the Act. [Paras 21 & 22

        (3) Transfer of Property Act, 1882 -- Ss.122 and 123 -- Will and gift -- consideration in these transfers is not necessary -- legislature has put proof of these documents in more strict manner. [Para 23

        (4) Transfer of Property Act, 1882 -- Ss.123 and 3 -- gift-deed -- should be attested by two witnesses as provided under S.3 -- Registrar cannot dispense with requirement of two witnesses provided under S.123. AIR 1969 SC 1147 followed. [Paras 25 & 27

        (5) Transfer of Property Act, 1882 -- S.123 -- gift-deed attestation by two witnesses -- requirement is mandatory -- in absence of this requirement document does not convey any title in donee. AIR 1975 Pat. 140, AIR 1932 All. 527 and AIR 1985 All. 160 relied on. [Paras 30 & 31

        (6) Transfer of Property Act, 1882 -- S.123 -- plaintiff seeking decree of declaration of title on the basis of gift-deed -- will have to prove that gift-deed is valid -- else no decree can be given to him. (1970)3 SCC 802, AIR 1951 SC 469 and AIR 1997 H.P. 48 distinguished. [Para 36

        (7) Specific Relief Act, 1963 -- S.38 -- plaintiff not in settled possession -- no decree of perpetual injunction can be granted in his favour. AIR 1968 SC 1167 and 2004(II) MPWN 25 (SC) distinguished. [Paras 37, 38 & 42

        (8) Evidence Act, 1872 -- S.90 -- Transfer of Property Act, 1882 -- S.123 -- presumption under S.90 -- is of signature on a document which is 30 years old -- it does not dispense with requirement of attestation by two witnesses of gift-deed prescribed under S.123 of TP Act.. [Para 44

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        mDr vuqrks"kksa dk nkok oknh }kjk] Áfroknh dz- 3 e/; Áns‘k jkT; ds i{k esa fd;k x;k gS ftlus dksbZ i`Fkd~ okn vFkok Áfrnkok ugha fd;k gS] blfy,] Áfroknh jkT; dh vksj ls fdlh okn ds vHkko esa gjh js[kk esa js[kkafdr Hkwfe oknh e/; Áns‘k jkT; ds i{k esa ?kks"k.kk dh fMdzh oknh ds i{k esa Ánku ugha dh tk ldrhA mlh Hkk¡fr Áfroknhx.k dz-1 rFkk 2 ls Hkwfe dk dCtk ÁkIr djus dh fMdzh Áfroknh dz- 3 e/; Áns‘k jkT; ds i{k esa Ánku ugha dh tk ldrhA

        fof/k dk ;g lqLFkkfir fl)kar gS flfoy okn esa fMdzh dsoy oknh ds i{k esa ikfjr dh tk ldrh gS tks okn Qkby dj ds U;k;ky; igq¡pk gSA ÁLrqr ekeys esa Áfroknh e/; Áns‘k jkT; us u rks flfoy okn vkSj u dksbZ Áfrnkok gh Qkby fd;k gSA blfy, vk{ksfir fMdzh dk og Hkkx iw.kZr% vf/kdkfjrk jfgr gS vkSj fof/k dh n`f"V ls dk;e ugha j[kk tk ldrk vkSj bl Hkk¡fr okn ds u{ks esa gjh L;kgh ls nf‘kZr Hkwfe ds ckjs esa vk{ksfir fMdzh vikLr fd, tkus ;ksX; gS vkSj ,rn~ }kjk vikLr dh tkrh gSA

       ¼iSjk 12 ,oa 14

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        ¼3½ laifRr varj.k vf/kfu;e] 1882 && /kkjk 122 rFkk 123 && ^^foy** rFkk ^^nku** && bu varj.kksa ij fopkj fd;k tkuk vko‘;d ugha gS && fo/kkf;dk us bu nLrkostksa dk lcwr vfrfu;efuBk ls fn;k gSA ¼iSjk 23

       ¼4½ laifRr varj.k vf/kfu;e] 1882 && /kkjk 123 rFkk 3 && ^^nkui=** && /kkjk 3 esa ;Fkk fofgr nks lkf{k;ksa }kjk vuqÁekf.kr gksuk pkfg, && /kkjk 123 esa fofgr nks lkf{k;ksa dh vis{kk esa jftLVªkj U;k;ky;ksa }kjk NwV ugha nh tk ldrhA , vkb vkj 1969 ,l lh 1147 vuqlfjrA ¼iSjk 25 ,oa 27

        ¼5½ laifRr varj.k vf/kfu;e] 1882 && /kkjk 123 && ^^nkui=** && nks lkf{k;ksa }kjk vuqÁek.ku && vis{kk vkKkid gS && bl vis{kk ds vHkko esa nLrkost }kjk nkux`ghrk dks dksbZ gd ÁkIr ugha gksrkA , vkb vkj 1975 iVuk 140] , vkb vkj 1932 byk- 527 rFkk , vkb vkj 1985 byk- 160 voyafcrA ¼iSjk 30 ,oa 34

        ¼6½ laifRr varj.k vf/kfu;e] 1882 && /kkjk 123 && oknh }kjk nkui= ds vk/kkj ij gd dh ?kks"k.kk dh fMdzh dh bZIlk && nkui= fof/kekU; lkfcr djuk gksxk && vU;Fkk mldks dksbZ fMdzh Ánku ugha dh tk ldrhA ¼1970½3 ,l lh lh 802] , vkb vkj 1951 ,l lh 469 rFkk , vkb vkj 1997 fg-Á- 48 ÁHksfnrA ¼iSjk 36

        ¼7½ fofufnZ"V vuqrks"k vf/kfu;e] 1963 && /kkjk 38 && oknh LFkkfir dCts esa ugha && mlds i{k esa ‘kk‘or vkns‘k dh fMdzh Ánku ugha dh tk ldrhA , vkb vkj 1968 ,l lh 1167 rFkk 2004¼2½ e-Á- ohDyh uksV~l 25 ¼mPpre U;k-½ ÁHksfnrA ¼iSjk 37] 38 ,oa 42

        ¼8½ lk{; vf/kfu;e] 1872 && /kkjk 90 && laifRr varj.k vf/kfu;e] 1882 && /kkjk 123 && /kkjk 90 ds v/khu mi/kkj.kk && ml nLrkost dh gS ftl ij 30 o"kZ iqjkus gLrk{kj gSa && blesa laifRr varj.k vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 123 ds v/khu fofgr nkui= ij nks lkf{k;ksa ds vuqÁek.ku dh vis{kk dh NwV ugha nh xbZ gSA ¼iSjk 44

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