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RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
R.S. Chauhan, J.
Fakira Ram and Ors. —Appellants
versus
Harnek Singh —Respondent
SB Civil Misc. Appeal No. 1559 of 2012
Decided on 3.9.2012

Advocates:
Counsel for the Parties:
For the Appellant:Mr. R.S. Choudhary, Advocate.
For the Respondent:Mr. N. L. Joshi, Advocate.

Headnote:Civil Procedure Code, 1908—Order 39, Rules 1 and 2 r/w Section 151—Appellants filed a suit for declaration of power of attorney and sale deed as null and void—Along with plaint, appellants also filed application for temporary injunction—Application dismissed by Trial Court—Appeal there against —Trial Court was faced with two contradictory death certificates, one by police and other by appellants—Considering the fact that former was recovered by police after a thorough investigation, trial Judge was justified in accepting said certificate on a prima facie basis—Considering the fact that appellants were no longer in possession of land in dispute, considering the fact that the names of the respondent and “P” have already been entered in the revenue records, considering the fact that they had submitted a death certificate dated 28.3.2012 which was subject to evidence which would be led in trial Court, appellants neither had a strong prima facie case, nor balance of convenience—Nor could appellants claim that irreparable loss would be caused to them in case respondent were not stopped from alienating the property further—Trial Judge held legally justified in dismissing application—No illegality or perversity found in the impugned order—Appeal dismissed. (Paras 8 to 11)

       Result: Appeal dismissed.

       

JUDGMENT

R.S. Chauhan, J.—The appellants are aggrieved by the order dated 19.7.2012 passed by the Additional District Judge, Anoopgarh Camp, Gharsana District, Sri Ganganagar, whereby the learned Judge has dismissed the appellants’ application under Order 39, Rules 1 & 2 read with Section 151 CPC.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the appellants filed a suit for declaration of power of attorney and sale deed as null and void. Along with plaint, they also filed an application for temporary injunction. They claimed that agricultural land in Chak No. 16A Tehsil Anoopgarh in Square No. 299/449, 301/449 and 300/49 measuring 24 bighas 6 biswas was allotted in 1974 in favour of their father, Shri Budh Ram. Ever since the allotment, their father and after him, the appellants have the possession of the said land. In 1999, the respondent, Dr. Surendra Yadav and Dr. Ramesh Yadav asked the appellants to vacate the land as they claimed that the land was allotted to them. According to the appellants, the respondent and other persons joined hands and prepared a forged power of attorney of their father in 1987, and got it registered. But the fact remains that their father had died in 1986 itself. It was further averred that on the basis of the said power of attorney, the respondent, Surendra Yadav, executed a sale deed on 27.4.1987 in favour of one Pema Ram. Thereafter, Pema Ram sold the land to one Harnek Singh. It was further averred that when the appellants came to know about the forged power of attorney, they filed a FIR. After completion of investigation, the police filed a charge-sheet.

3. The defendant-respondent filed a reply to the application. They admitted that the land in question was allotted to Budh Ram. However, they claimed that Budh Ram died in 1987 and not in 1986. They submitted a death certificate dated 11.4.1988. According to them, prior to his death, Budh Ram had issued a power of attorney in favour of Surendra Yadav. It was further averred that the Pema Ram sold the said land to the defendants on 7.5.1996 and 17.6.1999 through a registered sale deed; they got the possession of the land in question. They claimed that the plaintiff have prepared a forged death certificate.

4. The learned trial Court after hearing both the parties dismissed the application under Order 39, Rules 1 & 2 read with Section 151 CPC by order dated 19.7.2012. Hence, this appeal before this court.

5. Mr. R. S. Choudhary, the learned counsel for the appellants, has vehemently contended that the learned Judge has considered the death certificate dated 11.4.1988 submitted by the police while submitting the negative final report in the criminal case instituted by the appellants against the respondent. However, according to the appellants, the appellants father expired on 6.12.1986. This fact is borne out by the death certificate dated 28.3.2012. However, the learned Judge has failed to consider the death certificate dated 28.3.2012. The learned Judge has wrongly concluded that the appellants father expired on 5.12.1987. Moreover, the anxiety of the appellants is that the respondent is likely to further alienate property thereby causing more legal complications.

6. On the other hand, Mr. N. L. Joshi, the learned counsel for the respondent, has strenuously contended that after a thorough investigation, the police had located the death certificate dated 11.4.1988 which clearly shows the date of death of appellants father as 5.12.1987. Secondly, the death certificate submitted by the appellant is a subsequent death certificate which is dated 28.3.2012. According to him, the said certificate is a fabricated one. Therefore, the learned Judge was certainly justified in accepting prima facie the authenticity of the death certificate dated 11.4.1988. Thirdly, according to the appellants, they were dispossessed from the land in 1989. Therefore, they were not in possession of the land in dispute. Most importantly, even in the revenue records names of the r











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