IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
C.V.BHASKAR REDDY, J
Ambramma – Appellant
Versus
Sidramappa – Respondent
Civil Revision Petition No.899 of 2024
Decided on : 01-07-2024
(A) Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - Order I Rule 10 - Impleadment of parties - The petitioners sought to be impleaded as defendants in a suit for declaration and perpetual injunction - The trial Court dismissed the application, stating that the petitioners failed to prove their necessary presence for effective adjudication - The court reiterated that a necessary party is one whose presence is indispensable for the suit and without whom no effective order can be passed - The petitioners did not provide necessary documentation to support their claim as successors-in-interest of a protected tenant - The court found no legal infirmities in the trial Court's order warranting interference. (Paras 6 and 7)
ORDER:
This revision is directed against the orders dated 27.07.2023 passed in I.A.No.74 of 2023 in O.S.No.213 of 2021 by the learned Principal Junior Civil Judge, Narayanpet. The petitioners herein have filed an application vide I.A.No.74 of 2023 under Order I Rule 10 of CPC seeking to implead them as party defendants in O.S.No.213 of 2021 instituted by the respondent Nos.1 and 2/plaintiff Nos.1 and 2, for declaration and perpetual injunction.
2. The brief facts of the case that are necessary for disposal of the present revision are stated as under:
3. The case of the petitioners/proposed defendants 3 and 4 is that their father Sri Sidramappa was shown as protected tenant over the land in Sy.Nos.302 to 308 situated at Alampally village of Krishna Mandal, Narayanpet District. The said Sidramappa has got three wives i.e. Smt. Eramma, Gangamma and Kanjanamma. The Eramma and Gangamma died issueless. The petitioner Nos.1 and 2 are the children of Kanjanamma and Sidramappa. The plaintiff No.1 is son of Chenbasappa and plaintiff No.2 is his wife. The defendant No.1 in the subject suit is the own sister of plaintiff No.1 and defendant No.2 is the husband of the defendant No.1. The subject suit was instituted claiming equal right and share over the property. The respondents claiming the right over the property as the legal heir of Kanjanamma has filed the subject I.A.No.74 of 2023 under Order I Rule 10 of CPC. A counter affidavit has been filed by the respondents/defendants stating that the defendant No.1 purchased the suit schedule property under a registered sale deed bearing document No.2128/1994 dated 19.04.1994 from one Mr. Sanjeev Kumar S/o.Sharath Kumar. The respondent No.2/defendant No.2 purchased the suit schedule B property through registered sale deed dated 28.06.2021 bearing document No.401/2021 from the respondent No.3 and respondent No.3 purchased the said property through registered sale deed dated 19.04.1994 bearing document No.2127/1994. It is the case of the respondents/defendants in the suit that petitioners herein, who are noway concerned with the suit schedule properties, have filed the subject application only with an intention to protract the litigation and prayed dismissal of the application. On consideration of the entire pleadings and submissions made by both sides, the trial Court has dismissed the application filed by the petitioners vide impugned order dated 27.07.2023.
4. Considered the submissions of learned counsel for both sides and perused the record.
5. The suit vide O.S.No.213 of 2021 has been instituted by the respondent Nos.1 and 2/plaintiffs seeking declaration and perpetual injunction against the defendants and during the pendency of the said suit, the petitioners herein/proposed parties have filed the subject I.A.No.74 of 2023 seeking to implead them as party defendants in the suit. The said I.A.No.74 of 2023 was dismissed by the trial Court vide impugned order dated 27.07.2023.
6. It is settled law that a necessary party is one, whose presence is indispensable to the constitution of the suit against whom the relief is sought and without whom no effective order can be passed. It is also settled law that in an application for impleadment under Order I Rule 10 CPC, the Court would only decide whether the presence of the applicants/proposed parties is necessary in order to enable the Court to effectively and completely adjudicate upon and settle all the questions involved in the proceedings. The test for allowing such applications is that there must be a right to some relief against such party in respect of controversies involved in the proceedings and in their absence no effective decree can be passed. Even though it is settled that at any stage, the proper and necessary party is having right to implead in pending suit and if such application is filed, the Court has to consider for allowing liberally, prima facie Court has to consider that the parties who makes application has to necessarily satisfy th
Vidhur Impex and Traders Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Tosh Apartments Pvt. Ltd.
The presence of necessary parties is essential for effective adjudication in civil suits, and failure to prove such necessity can lead to dismissal of impleadment applications.
Tenant - Revision-applicant who is claiming to be joint tenant of property being son of late original tenant who according to revision-applicant was original tenant of premises in dispute, is neither....
A party can be impleaded if their presence is necessary for complete adjudication, affirming the plaintiff's authority in selecting parties to sue.
Co-heirs of deceased tenant entitled to implead in suit claiming tenancy rights under common ancestor.
Login now and unlock free premium legal research
Login to SupremeToday AI and access free legal analysis, AI highlights, and smart tools.
Login
now!
India’s Legal research and Law Firm App, Download now!
Copyright © 2023 Vikas Info Solution Pvt Ltd. All Rights Reserved.