No injunction can be granted against the karta of a Joint Hindu Family; recourse available is to challenge alienation after it occurs.

CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Yash Dev Kaushik, Advocate for the appellant.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J. CM-9468-C-2022 Prayer in this application filed under Section 151 CPC is for condonation of delay of 308 days in refiling the accompanying appeal.

2. Heard.

3. For the reasons mentioned in the application which is duly supported by an afÏdavit of the counsel, the same is allowed and delay of

308 days in refiling the accompanying appeal is condoned.

RSA-2741-2022 (O&M)

Plaintiff is in Second Appeal against the concurrent judgments and decrees of the learned Courts below; whereby the suit of the plaintiff for permanent injunction has been rejected on an application filed by the defendant No.1/respondent No.1, under Order VII & Rule 11 read with Section 151 CPC.

DIVYANSHI

2. Learned counsel for the plaintiff/petitioner inter alia submits that the plaintiff is the son of respondent No.2/defendant No.2, and grandson of respondent No.1/defendant No.1. The present suit was filed by the plaintiff seeking a decree of permanent injunction in respect of the suit property with the averments that defendant No.1 is the owner in possession of the suit property. It was further averred that the plaintiff along with defendants No.1 and 2 all constitute Joint Hindu Family. By being a member of the Joint Hindu Family, plaintiff became co-parcener/co-sharer in the Joint Hindu Family properties by birth. As per Hindu Succession Act, plaintiff has a legal right in the property. Defendants wanted to keep the plaintiff and his mother away and wanted to alienate the suit property depriving the plaintiff of his right. Accordingly, instant suit for permanent injunction was filed by the plaintiff on dated

03.03.2018.

3. Upon notice, defendants had appeared and filed application dated 02.05.2018 under Order 7 Rule 11 read with Section 151 CPC. Rejection of the plaint was sought inter alia on the ground that suit property is self acquired property of defendant No.1 and is not co- parcenary property. As such, minor plaintiff has no right to claim the same. It was further averred that co-parcener has no right to restrain alienation, but he can challenge the alienation after the same has been affected.

4. Vide judgment and decree dated 07.08.2018, the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Faridabad had allowed the application of DIVYANSHI defendant No.1 and rejected the suit of the plaintiff on the ground that no injunction can be granted against karta; and only course open to the petitioner is to challenge the alienation of residential house/Joint Hindu property on the ground of bad management. Appeal filed by the plaintiff was dismissed by the learned Lower Appellate Court vide judgment and decree dated 03.09.2019. Hence, the present Second Appeal by the appellant.

5. It is accordingly prayed that the present Second Appeal be allowed; and the impugned judgments and decrees of the learned Courts below be set aside.

3. No other argument is raised on behalf of the appellant. I have heard learned counsel and perused the case file in great detail. I find no merit in the submissions made on behalf of the appellant.

6. Admittedly, it is the own case of the plaintiff that his father/defendant No.2 is karta of the family. Admittedly, no injunction can be granted against karta; and the only recourse available to the plaintiff is to challenge the alienation if and when it is so affected. In holding as above, ld. Courts below have relied upon extensive case law; and this established legal position has not been disputed by learned counsel for the appellant.

7. It is also to be seen that suit was not maintainable as per Section 41 (h) of the Specific Relief Act as it has been stated in the plaint that the suit property is co-parcenary property which cannot be alienated without legal necessity and consideration. Assuming the averments of the DIVYANSHI plaintiff to be correct,