This High Court dismissed a civil revision petition challenging the dismissal of a civil application seeking appointment of an advocate commissioner. The court held that further appointment was unnecessary to prevent protraction and confirmed the lower court's order.
Civil Revision Petition dismissed; connected miscellaneous petition closed. No costs.
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C.R.P. (PD) No.2053 of 2019
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 16.08.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE G.CHANDRASEKHARAN
CRP. (PD) No.2053 of 2019
and C.M.P. No.13283 of 2019
P.Palanisamy ... Petitioner
Vs.
1.Chithambaram
2.Murugan
3.Kowsalya ... Respondents
Civil Revision Petition is filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of
India, to set aside the fair and final order dated 07.03.2019 in I.A. No.473 of
2017 in O.S. No.95 of 2012 on the file of the District Munsif Court,
Gobichettipalayam.
For Petitioner : Mr. V.P.K.Gowtham
For Respondents : No appearance
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O R D E R
This petition is filed to set aside the order in I.A. No.473 of 2017 in O.S.
No.95 of 2012, on the file of the District Munsif Court, Gobichettipalayam.
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appointing Advocate Commissioner to inspect the suit property with the help of Surveyor to fix the boundary and file a report along with the plan.
petitioner filed a suit for bare injunction restraining the respondents from allowing their cattle to graze the lands of the petitioner, to restrain them from obliterating the land and to restrain them from interfering with the suit property. There is also a prayer for mandatory injunction to restore the land which was already obliterated by the respondents. It is seen from the averments made in the petition that already an advocate commissioner had been appointed and inspected the property and filed a report. However, it is necessary to fix the boundary of the suit property with the help of Surveyor. Therefore, this petition.
trial Judge by his order dated 07.03.2018, dismissed the petition. Reading of the order shows that the petitioner filed an Interlocutory Application in I.A. No.408
of 2012 for appointment of commissioner. An advocate commissioner was
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appointed and he filed a report along with the plan on 19.07.2012. An opportunity was also given to the petitioner to file his objection to the commissioner's report. Since no objection was filed, the petition was closed on 19.07.2012. After four years, the petitioner filed another Interlocutory Application in I.A. No.1499 of 2015, for appointment of advocate commissioner, to inspect the property again and the same was allowed and an advocate commissioner was also appointed. The advocate commissioner again inspected the property and filed a report along with plan on 11.01.2017. The suit was listed for trial and when it was pending for trial, the petitioner again
filed this Interlocutory Application seeking appointment of advocate commissioner.
the reasons narrated in the order of the District Munsif Judge, Gobichettipalayam, it is made clear that the suit is filed for bare injunction and mandatory injunction. Advocate commissioner was appointed twice. The Advocate commissioner had also visited the suit property twice, inspected the
property and filed report along with the plan. The suit was filed in the year 2012 and the matter was listed for trial in the year 2017. On 10.02.2017, again
the present petition for appointment of advocate commissioner, to inspect the https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/ 3/6
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property with the help of Surveyor is filed. The attitude of the petitioner clearly
shows that he is not interested in conducting trial in this case. He just wants to protract the proceedings by repeatedly filing petitions for appointment of advocate commissioner. The lower Court was liberal enough to allow the petitions on two occasions. This is the third attempt. Finding that the intention of the petitioner was just to drag on the proceedings, the trial Judge had rightly dismissed the petition. This Court finds no reason to interfere with the order of the learned District Munsif Judge, Gobichettipalayam.
claimed, this Court is of the considered view that appointment of advocate commissioner with the help of Surveyor is not at all necessary. There are already two advocate commissioner's report filed along with the plan. The advocate commissioner's report will only help the Court in coming to a decision. The decision is not going to be made only on the basis of advocate commissioner's report on plaint. The parties have to prove their case through oral and documentary evidence. The advocate commissioner's report will only act as a piece of evidence. Therefore, the order passed by the learned District Munsif Court, Gobichettipalayam, in I.A. No.473 of 2017 in O.S. No.95 of 2012, dated 07.03.2019, is confirmed.
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Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
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Index: Yes / No Speaking order / Non speaking order bkn
Copy To: The District Munsif Judge, Gobichettipalayam.
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether appointment of an advocate commissioner with the help of a surveyor is required when two reports have already been filed.
Whether the impugned order dismissing the application to prevent protraction of proceedings should be interfered with.
P.Palanisamy
Chithambaram
Murugan
Kowsalya
G.CHANDRASEKHARAN
As recorded by the court registry
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