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WP No. 201596 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
KALABURAGI BENCH
DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ
WRIT PETITION NO. 201596 OF 2023 (GM-CPC)
BETWEEN:
SRI.APPASAHEB
S/O VISHWANTHRAO DESHMUKH,
AGE: 70 YEARS,
OCC: MEDICAL PRACTITIONER,
R/O BALGHAT COMPOUND,
KALABURAGI
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. I.R.BIRADAR, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
PREETAM S/O SANJAY SHAH,
AGE: MAJOR, OCC: SECRETARY,
RATNABAI MATERNITY HOME,
OPPOSITE TO ALAND BUS STAND,
ALAND TALUK ALAND,
DISTRICT KALABURAGI
2.
SHESHANK S/O SHIVALALA SHAH,
AGE: MAJOR, OCC: BUSINESS,
R/O H.NO. 2-4-57, JAIN GALLI,
ALAND, TALUK ALAND,
DISTRICT KALABURAGI-585 102
3.
PRASANNA S/O SANJAY SHAH,
AGE: MAJOR, OCC: BUSINESS,
R/O H.NO. 2-4-57 JAIN GALLI,
ALAND, TALUK ALAND,
DISTRICT KALABURAGI-585 102
Digitally signed by
VARSHA N RASALKAR
Location: HIGH COURT
OF KARNATAKA
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WP No. 201596 of 2023
4.
D. VIJAY S/O SANJAY SHAH,
AGE: MAJOR, OCC: BUSINESS,
R/O H.NO.2-4-57 JAIN GALLI,
ALAND, TALUK ALAND,
DISTRICT KALABURAGI-585 102
5.
NIRMALA W/O SHISIR SHAH,
AGE: MAJOR,
RESIDENT OF H.NO. 104
LIG BADEPUR COLONY,
KALABURAGI-585 102
6.
RATNABAI MANIKCHAND
SUTIKAGRAHA AND AUSHADALAYA,
SITUATED AT BUS STAND ROAD, ALAND,
THROUGH TRUSTEE/SECRETARY AND
RMO DOCTOR,
PREETAM S/O BHARAT SHAH
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,
OCC: MEDICAL PRACTITIONER,
RESIDENT OF ALAND
DISTRICT KALABURAGI-585 102
…RESPONDENTS
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED
25.03.2023 PASSED BY THE COURT OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AT
ALAND, KALABURAGI DISTRICT IN OS NO.27/2014 ON IA NO.8,
PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE – J AND ETC.,
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING,
THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
The petitioner who is the plaintiff in O.S.No.27/2014
filed before the Senior Civil Judge, Aland, is before
this Court seeking for the following reliefs:
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"a) Issue a writ of certiorari and to quash the order dated
25.03.2023 passed by the court of Senior Civil Judge at
Aland, Kalaburagi district in OS NO.27/2014 on IA NO. 8,
produced at Annexure - J.
b) Issue any other suitable writ, order or direction as this
honourable
court
deems
fit
under
the
facts
and
circumstances of the case including an order of cost."
Initially a suit was filed against defendant Nos.1 to 5
seeking for declaration of gift deed as null and void
and not binding on the plaintiff and for cancellation
of the said gift deed as also declaration of ownership,
possession
of
the
plaintiff
and
consequently
injunction.
In the said suit, defendant No.6 impleaded himself
and filed his written statement raising various
contentions. At that stage, initially, an application
under Order XXIII Rule 1 Sub Rule 3A and B of CPC
came to be filed seeking permission to withdraw the
suit with liberty to file a fresh suit which came to be
dismissed by the trial Court on 07.04.20221 on the
ground that no grounds are made out for exercise of
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discretion, challenging the same the petitioner had
come up before this Court in W.P.No.201577/2021.
This Court vide order dated 06.12.2021 dismissed
the above petition on the submission made by the
counsel for the petitioner that a fresh application
would be filed disclosing the grounds complying with
Order XXIII Rule 1 of CPC subsequently application
came to be filed wherein the following defects were
pointed out:
"That there are following formal defects in the
suit which suit will fail:.
(i)
That in the suit the suit property is described
as Land Sy.No.404 measuring 01 Acres towards
northern portion out of 09 Acres 29 Guntas having its
boundaries as shown on para (2) of the plaint.
But the suit property is a NA Land along with its
structures (building) having TMC No.6-5-24 (new) 5-
1-47 (old), with the land of 01 Acre. So there is a
formal defect in the description of suit because of
which the suit is to fail.
(ii)
That there is defect in joinder of party as the
real party to answer the claim of plaint/case, is not
the Defendant No.1 to 5 against whom the suit is
originally framed and filed whereas the subsequently
got impleaded Defendant No.6 who claimed absolute
ownership,
possession
right
in
respect
of
suit
property.
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So this require entire alteration/change of
pleađings as to claim of Plaintiff as against the newly
added Defendant No.6 against whom, no single
averment/claim is made in the plaint since plaint case
were made as against D-1 to 5 only. This absence of
entire plaint case/pleading, right from beginning to
end of the prayer clause would be a formal defect
which entail failure of suit as in the absence of
pleading and prayer, no relief could be granted. Case
not pleaded against Defendant No.6 amount to formal
defect.
(iii)
That in view of Defendant No.1 to 5 though
appeared by same advocate did not file W.S. whereas
Defendant No.6 on his application impleaded and filed
his W.S and issues were framed by Court on 07-06-
2019 based on defence and denial of Plaintiff's case
interalia as to non-joinder and mis-joinder of parties,
this is also a formal defect, because of which suit is to
fail.
(iv)
That
the
Defendant
No.6
in
its
written
statement paras 2 & 3 have raised the above formal
defects and that the defects are inherent and
apparent on the records, which could lead to dismissal
of suit on technical grounds amounting to formal
defects, not being as to merits of the case.
(v)
That the facts and circumstance of the above
case otherwise give rise to sufficient grounds for
allowing the Plaintiff to institute a fresh suit for the
subject matter of suit/claim as against Defendant
No.6 the contesting Defendant with a comprehensive
suit with pleadings and prayers on same or different
cause of actio
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