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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J.
Syed Jalal —Petitioner
versus
Modroom Sri Ram Chabdra Murthy and Ors. —Respondents
Civil Revision Petition No.2472 of 2016
Decided On 7.9.2016

Advocates:
Counsel for the Parties:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Abdul Muqeeth Qureshi, Advocate
For the Respondents:Mr. S.M. Subhani, Advocate

Headnote:(a) Interpretation of statute – Petition filed under, section 83(9), Wakf Act, 1995 – Order VII, Rule 11, CPC – No revision lies against a decree under CPC – While the Act is special enactment, CPC is general enactment – Act providing for revision against any order of Tribunal though it can be taken as a suit Section 83(9) of the Act – Held, revision petition filed u/s 83(9) against an order passed by the Tribunal would be maintainable. (Para 13)

       2010(3) ALT 544; 2012(2) ALT 534 (DB); AIR 2005 Mad 241 – Referred

       (b) Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Order VII, Rule 11(a) – Parties disputing whether the property is a Wakf property – Such questions cannot be gone into in a procededing under Order VII, Rule 11(e). (Para 16, 21)

       (c) Wakf Act, 1955 – Section 54 – Sale deed registered – Patitioner a mutwali of the Wakf – Notification issued after inspection by Commissioner Wakf – Held, property covered by sale deed dated 12.01.2013 is the wakf property. (Para 17, 18)

       (d) Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Order VII, Rule 11(a) – Defendants denying notification notifying the same as wakf property – Contrary to materials on record – Thus there is no cause of action. (Para 19)

       (e) Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Order VII, Rule 11(a) – A plaint not disclosing a clear right to sue – Should be rejected in limine – Order X, CPC. (Para 23)

       (1977) 4 SCC 467; (1989)2 SCC 163; 2014(6) ALD 218; 2015(3) ALT 14 (SC) – Relied upon

       Result: Revision pwtition allowed.

JUDGMENT

M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J.—This revision petition, under Sub-Section 9 of Section 83 of the Wakf Act, 1995 (for short, the Act), is filed challenging the Order dated 08.03.2016 in I.A. No.458 of 2015 in O.S. No.59 of2013 passed by the Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Tribunal at Hyderabad, (for short, the Tribunal), whereby the application filed under Rule 11 of Order VII of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (for short, ‘C.P.C.’) read with Section 87 of the Act was allowed rejecting the plaint filed before it on the ground that the plaint does not disclose cause of action for the suit.

2. The parties hereinafter be referred to as arrayed in the suit before the Tribunal, for convenience of reference.

3. The defendants 1 to 5 filed a petition in I.A. No.458 of 2015 before the Tribunal under Rule 11 of Order VII of C.P.C. read with Section 87 of the Act alleging that the plaintiff filed suit in O.S. No.59 of 2013 for cancellation of sale deed dated 12.01.2013 conveying the property in Sy.No.113 admeasuring Ac.4.72 cents situated at Pernamitta Village, Santhanuthalapadu Mandal, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, without any basis, only to harass them. The said suit is filed as if the property is a wakf property. It is further contended that the plaintiff falsely stated that the land in Sy.Nos.112 and 113 of an extent of Ac.18.88 cents situated in Pernamitta Village was notified in the official gazette dated 28.06.1962 at serial No.966, it was also surveyed by the Commissioner of the Wakf under the provisions of the Act by suppressing the real facts. In the official gazette dated 28.06.1962 published by the State of Andhra Pradesh at Serial Nos.949 and 966, it is made clear that the lands in Sy.No.113 of Pernamita Village, of an extent of Ac.18.88 cents were never been declared as Wakf properties. In fact Serial No.949 in the gazette dated 28.06.1962 pertains to land in Sy.Nos.159,164, 192 and the land mentioned at serial No.969 is situated in Kolachanakota Village in Sy.No.5. Thus, it is evident that the land in Sy.Nos.112 and 113 situated at Pernamitta Village is not covered by the official gazette dated 28.06.1962. Kolachanakota and Pernamitta are different Villages and the distance between the said two villages is about 40 kilometers. The defendants 1 to 5 have purchased the suit property for a valuable consideration from the 6th defendant, who is the absolute owner of the said property, and it is not the wakf property.

4. It is further contended that when the Sub-Registrar, Santhanuthalapadu Village, refused to register the sale deeds obtained by the petitioners, they approached this Court by filing W.P.No.34155 of 2012 and the same was disposed on 9.11.2012 directing the Sub-Registrar to make enquiry to find out the whether the property is a private property or wakf property to register the sale deeds. In pursuance of the direction, the Sub- Registrar registered the sale deed executed by the 6th defendant in favour of the defendants 1 to 5. Thus, the plaint does not disclose cause of action and there is no prima facie case in favour of the plaintiff and prayed for rejection of the plaint.

5. The 6th defendant did file no counter and remained ex parte.

6. The plaintiff/revision petitioner herein filed counter denying material allegations made in the affidavit annexed to petition, mainly contending that the suit schedule property was attached to the wakf institution of Ashoorkhana, Raja Vari Peerla Chavidi Manyam, situated at Pernamitta Village, Santhanuthalapadu Mandal, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, published in the Andhra Pradesh gazette dated 28.6.1962 at Serial Nos.949 and 966 and the said property is the subject matter of the suit and whether the cause of action mentioned in the plaint is correct or not is to be decided only after trial, but not at this stage. Therefore, the plaint shall not be rejected at this stage and prayed for dismissal of the petition.

7. Upon hearing both the counsel, the Tribunal allowed th







































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