SUNDER MOHAN
S. Rajasekar – Appellant
Versus
C. Sakthivel Raajhaa – Respondent
JUDGMENT
The above appeal challenges the Order passed in I.A. No. 3 of 2022 in O.S. No. 120 of 2022 on the file of the II Additional District Court, Tiruchengode.
CMA No.1461/2023
2. The facts leading to the filing of the above appeal are as follows;
(i) The respondent herein filed a Suit based on a promissory note for recovery of a sum of Rs.24,73,000/- due to him by the appellant herein.
(ii) The respondent filed I.A. No.3 of 2022 under Order 38 Rule 5 and Section 151 of the C.P.C., for the attachment of a property belonging to the appellant. In the said petition, the respondent had stated that the appellant was due to pay the abovesaid amount; that the appellant was attempting to sell the said property; and that if the appellant alienates the property, the respondent would not be able to realise the amount due to him.
(iii) The appellant filed a counter statement denying the claim made by the respondent and stated that the respondent had misused a pro-note given as security at the time when the respondent and the appellant were dealing in a chit transaction; that the chit amount was settled and yet the respondent refused to return the pro-note; that the schedule mentioned
M.K. Hariprasad vs. Uma Keshav
Attachment before judgment requires strict compliance with procedural mandates; failure to do so renders the order unsustainable.
The court reinforced the necessity of security for claims under Order XXXVIII Rule 5, affirming that a defendant's denial of the plaintiff's claim justified the attachment to protect the plaintiff's ....
A petitioner failing to challenge property ownership claims cannot contest an attachment order, especially when a prima facie case exists for such action.
It is settled law that power under Order 38 Rule 5 of CPC is drastic and extraordinary power.
The appeal under Order 38 Rule 5 of the CPC is maintainable when conditional attachment is involved, ensuring proper legal mechanisms for securing claims.
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