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Purshottam and Others v. Sarju Prasad Soni and Others

Chhattisgarh HC6 Aug 2012SA/418/2003

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What is this about?

The High Court set aside a second appeal decree of a first appellate court that erroneously granted possession of entire suit land despite admitted encroachment of 1.5 decimal by appellants, directing transfer of only the encroached portion.

What did the court decide?

The impugned decree is set aside and a new decree is passed granting possession only of 1.5 decimal of land to the appellants.

Purshottam and Others Vs Sarju Prasad Soni and Others — Landlord and Tenant | Chhattisgarh HC (2012)

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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Q29

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Second Appeal N0. 418 of 2003

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APPELLANTS : 1. Purshottam S/o Prabhudayal Defendants Dubey, aged 51 years.

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. Suresh Kumar S/o Prabhudayal Dubey, aged 41 years.

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. Ramesh Kuamr S/o Prabhudayal Dubey, aged about 29 years.

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1. Smt. Phul'bai alias Matiya W/o Late Prabhudayal Dubey, aged about 79 years.

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All resident of Village K'otami Tehsil Janjgir Distt. Janjgir Champa (CG). 5. Smt. Amunabai W/o Vyas, R/o Village Putpura, Tehsil Janjgir, Distt. Janjgir Champa (CG).

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1. Smt. Kunti Bai W/o Motilal R/o Village Gode, Tehsil Janjgir, Distt. Janjgir Champa (CG).

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1. Smt. Dhanbai W/o Chandrakant R/o Village Sukulpura (Kharod), Tehsil Janjgir, Distt. Janjgir Champa (CG).

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VERSUS

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RESPONDENT : 1. Sarju Prasad Soni S/o Plaintiff’s Jayanand Soni, former, aged about 74 years, R/o village Kotami, Tehsil Janjgir, Distt. Janjgir Champa (CG).

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1. Collector, Janjgir Champa Through State of Chhattisgarh.

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(APPEAL^{UNDERSECTION100OFCODEOFCIVILPROCEDURE,1908)}

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(Single^Bench: Hon'ble^{Mr.N.K.Agarwal,J.)}

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Pre§ent : Shri Anil^{Pandey,Advocatefortheappellants.} Shri CK Kesharwani,^{Advocatefortherespondent No.1.} Shri Akhil^{Agrawal,PanelLawyerfortheState.}

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ORAL ORDER (Passed^{on06.08.2012)}

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1‘. This is defendant’s Second^Appeal'under Section 100 of CPC ‘^“against the judgment^{anddecreedated04.04.2003,passedbythe}

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IVth Addl.^{DistrictJudge,JanjgirChampa,inCivilAppealNo.29—} A/02 reversing^the judgment^{anddecreedated11.12.2000passed} by 11nd Civil^{Judge,Class—II,Janjgir,inCivilSuit No.212—A/96.}

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Facts in brief^{necessaryfordisposalof thisappealarethat:plaintiff} filed a suit^{againsttheappellants/defendantsforpossessionof land} bearing Khasra^{No.2192/1&2192/2totalarea0.99acres.}

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The trial court^{dismissedthesuit.} 4. In an appeal^filedbythe plaintiff,^{theFirstAppellatecourt,onthe} basis of submissions^{of boththe} parties,^{cametoaconclusionthat} the appellants^{hadencroachedupon1.5decimaloflandoutofsuit} land as per^{Commissioner’sreportdated25.03.1997,butdecreed} the suit^{withrespectto} entire suit land i.e. 0.99 acres^ofland. Hence this^{SecondAppeal.}

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This appeal^{wasadmittedonthefollowingsubstantialquestionof} law z

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court has erred in “Whether the f1rst appellate decree of^0.99 acres of^land against the granting appellants^{hereininacaseWhereitwasadmittedby} updn that^{theappellantshaveeneroaehed} the plaintiff Acres^as 1.5^{decimaloflandoutofsuitlandi.e.0.99} ssioner’s^{reportdated25.03.1997.”} per^Commi

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parties^{andperusedthe} 6. I have^{heardthecounselappearingforthe} of^boththe records including and decree impugned judgmentV i courts^below.

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llants^had

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s report^{dated25.03.1997,theappe}

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1. As per^{Commissioner’} ‘ d upon 1.5 decimal^ofland as described^inthemap encroache annexed^{Withthereport.} Counsel for^{boththepartieshaveagreed} the^aboveland

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on^{thefactthattheappellantshadencroachedupon} extent.^{Thefirstappellate}

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and^a decree^{maybepassedtotheabove} e conclusion^{andrecordeditsfindingin}

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court^{alsocametothesam} para^9and 1 5 of^the judgment^{impugned,butitappears,dueto} a

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error in^{operatingparaofjudgment&} decree,

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some clerical judgment^{&decreehasbeenpassedwithrespecttoentiresuitland} ainable^inlaw.

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es,^{whichontheface,isnotsust}

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i.e.^0.99acr Both^the parties^{havealsoagreedtothefactthatthisisamistake} committed^{bythefirstappellatecourt.}

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the^{appealisallowedin}

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For^{thereasonsmentionedhereinabove,} is set^{asideandinstead}

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part.^{Decreeimpugneddated04.04.2003} :

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following^{decreeispassed}

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a. The respondent/plaintiff shall hand over possession of 1.5 decimal of land as described in the map annexed with Commissioner’s report dated 25.03.1997 towthe appellantsfThe said map shall be the part of the decree.

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b. Advocate fees, if certified, as per schedule or to the extent certified, whichever is less.

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c. Decree be drawn accordingly.

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d. Partis shall bear their own costs.

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Sahu

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