IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
A.RAJASHKER REDDY, J.
P.Kashinath Yadav – Appellant
Versus
Mangilal Choudary, S/o Nandaram Choudhary – Respondent
Civil Revision Petition No. 1489 of 2021
Decided on : 12-11-2021
Civil Procedure Code,1908 - Section 151 CPC - Order 14 - Rule 5 - Application - Sale deeds - Claiming title - Petitioner/defendant raised dispute about title of the respondent/plaintiff, it is bounden duty of Court to frame issue and Court below should have framed an issue regarding title, but Court below has not framed the issue - When petitioner/defendant filed an application for framing an additional issue, Court below without considering the issue in proper perspective dismissed the same - He also submits that petitioner and respondents are claiming title through common vendor and both are claiming title basing on registered sale deeds, as such, issue regarding title needs to be framed in present suit – Held, application is filed almost after two years of framing issues by Court below and even at time of filing application, draft issues are not filed and only, along with memo, draft issues have been filed - A reading of the draft issue goes to show that they are general in nature and while dealing with the suit or injunction, all these aspects also needs to be considered by the Court below before granting injunction and no separate issues need be framed - Court do not see any merit in Civil Revision Petition and accordingly, same is dismissed - However, to avoid all such circumstances, in interest of bar, it is better that members of bar shall file draft issues before framing of issues by Courts, after pleadings are complete, which will assist trial Courts in deciding lis as expeditiously as possible and will save some time - As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand dismissed.
ORDER :
1. This Civil Revision Petition is filed against order dated 23.11.2019 in I.A. No.619 of 2021 in O.S. No.204 of 2018, wherein and whereby, the trial Court dismissed the application filed by the petitioner/defendant under Order 14 Rule 5 read with Section 151 CPC for framing additional issue.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that when the petitioner/defendant raised the dispute about the title of the respondent/plaintiff, it is the bounden duty of the Court to frame issue and the Court below should have framed an issue regarding title, but the Court below has not framed the issue. When the petitioner/defendant filed an application for framing an additional issue, the Court below without considering the issue in proper perspective dismissed the same. In support of his contention, he relied on the judgment reported in Jharkhand State Housing Board V. Didar Singh (2018 ALT (Rev) 218 (SC), Anathula Sudhakar V. P. Buchi Reddy (Dead) by L.Rs., AIR 2008 Supreme Court 2033 and Venkata subbamma v. Praneshchari, 2004 (3) ALT 513. He also submits that the petitioner and the respondents are claiming the title through common vendor and both are claiming title basing on registered sale deeds, as such, the issue regarding title needs to be framed in the present suit.
3. On the other hand, Sri Vedula Srinivas, learned Senior Counsel appearing for Vedula Chitralekha, learned counsel for the respondent/plaintiff submits that the Court below found that the claim made by the petitioner/defendant is in respect of different property and his claim is different with that of the property of the respondent/plaintiff, as such, there is no dispute regarding title of the plaint schedule property. He also submits that after giving such finding, the Court below has dismissed the application. He also submits that the judgments relied on by the learned counsel for the petitioner has no application since in the present case, the respondent/plaintiff is claiming rights in respect of the house property identified by house numbers with boundaries and it is not an open plot and the same area is distinguishable on facts.
4. In this case, it is to be seen that the issues are framed by the court below on 25.07.2019 and present application is filed in the month of March, 2021 and a memo incorporating draft issues is filed on 17.08.2021 after filing of the said application. The learned counsel appearing for petitioner/defendant could have filed draft issues before framing issues by the court below, but that has not been done.
5. Para 15 of the impugned order reads as follows :
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the court may dismiss an application for framing of an additional issue if it deems that the party was lethargic in pursuing their remedy and ....
The court has the authority to frame or reframe issues in a case at any stage of the proceedings.
The necessity for framing additional issues is contingent upon their relevance and the completeness of existing issues for a fair adjudication.
The Civil Court can adjudicate title disputes even when linked to administrative orders under the Patta Passbook Act, and amendments pertinent to such disputes can be permitted without restriction.
The High Court should refrain from exercising supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 when an adequate alternative remedy exists.
The necessity of liberal consideration for amendment of pleadings to avoid future litigation and resolve the actual dispute between the parties once for all.
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