Allowed

Kalu S/O Shri Gopal v. Topkhana Desh Greh Nirman Sehkari Samiti Ltd.

Rajasthan HC21 Aug 2024CFA/680/2023

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

In this civil appeal, the Rajasthan High Court set aside an executive order issued by the High Court allowing the setting aside of a decree and order passed in 1993. The court held the High Court's order violated law and procedural principles by ignoring prior service notices, thereby restoring the original decree and relevant order. Disposition: Allowed the appeal.

What did the court decide?

The order of the High Court allowing the setting aside of the decree and order fn. 07-12-1993 is set aside. The original decree and order are reinstated.

Kalu S/O Shri Gopal Vs Topkhana Desh Greh… — Civil Procedure and Limitation | Rajasthan HC (2024)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Civil First Appeal No. 680/2023

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Kalu S/o Shri Gopal, R/o Gram Gajsinghpura Tehsil And District Jaipur Rajasthan.

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----Appellant

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Versus

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Topkhana Desh Greh Nirman Sehkari Samiti Ltd., 2 Hathroi Ajmer Road, Jaipur, Rajashtan Through Adyakhs/mantri Deepak Sharma.

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Tija W/o Late Ram Sahai, R/o Jaato Ki Dhani Gopalpura Bypas, Gajsinghpura Jaipur.

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Babu Lal S/o Late Ram Sahai, R/o Jaato Ki Dhani Gopalpura Bypas, Gajsinghpura Jaipur.

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Madan S/o Late Ram Sahai, R/o Jaato Ki Dhani Gopalpura Bypas, Gajsinghpura Jaipur.

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Shaitan S/o Late Ram Sahai, R/o Jaato Ki Dhani Gopalpura Bypas, Gajsinghpura Jaipur.

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Chagan S/o Late Ram Sahai, R/o Jaato Ki Dhani Gopalpura Bypas, Gajsinghpura Jaipur.

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Ratan Lal S/o Late Ram Sahai, R/o Jaato Ki Dhani Gopalpura Bypas, Gajsinghpura Jaipur.

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Rajkumar S/o Late Ram Sahai, R/o Jaato Ki Dhani Gopalpura Bypas, Gajsinghpura Jaipur.

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Sunita Devi D/o Late Ram Sahai W/o Shri Vinod, R/o Puniyo Ki Dhani, Nakya Road Jaipur.

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Bhuri Devi D/o Late Ram Sahai W/o Gyarsilal, R/o Chalawariyo Ki Dhani, Bagru Police Thane Ke Samne, Ajmer Road Jaipur.

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Smt Mangli Devi W/o Late Jodharam, R/o Guda Kumawatan, Post Bobas, Tehsil Jobner Jila Jaipur.

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Shyokaran S/o Late Jhodharam, R/o Guda Kumawatan, Post Bobas, Tehsil Jobner Jila Jaipur.

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Ramkaran S/o Late Jhodharam, R/o Guda Kumawatan, Post Bobas, Tehsil Jobner Jila Jaipur.

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Nanuram S/o Late Jhodharam, R/o Guda Kumawatan, Post Bobas, Tehsil Jobner Jila Jaipur.

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Hanuman S/o Late Jhodharam, R/o Guda Kumawatan,

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Post Bobas, Tehsil Jobner Jila Jaipur.

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Narayan S/o Late Jhodharam, R/o Guda Kumawatan, Post Bobas, Tehsil Jobner Jila Jaipur.

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Kanaram S/o Late Jhodharam, R/o Guda Kumawatan, Post Bobas, Tehsil Jobner Jila Jaipur.

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Rudi Devi D/o Late Jhodharam, R/o Guda Kumawatan, Post Bobas, Tehsil Jobner Jila Jaipur.

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Kamli Devi D/o Late Jhodharam, R/o Jajdo Ki Dhani Balaji Vihar Newta Tehsil Sanganer District Jaipur.

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----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s) : Jh th- ck<nkj Jh dfiy ck<nkj For Respondent(s) : Jh vkj-ds-vxzoky] ofj"B vf/koDrk e; Jh vf/kjkt eksnh Jh dfiy xqIrk Jh :nzka'kq flag

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR BHARWANI

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Order

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Reserved on :: 02/08/2024 Pronounced on :: 21/08/2024

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2- izdj.k ds la{ksi esa rF; bl izdkj of.kZr fd, tk ldrs gSa fd vihykFkhZ@oknh dkyw }kjk ,d okn fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k fnukad 20-02-2023 dks izLrqr fd;k x;k ftlesa ;g vuqrks"k pkgk x;k fd %&

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vius rdksZa ds leFkZu esa mUgksaus fuEufyf[kr U;kf;d n`"Vkar izLrqr fd, gSa %&

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1- ¼2020½ 17 lqi z he dksVZ dSlst 260

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bf.M;k o vU;

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BDdj o vU;

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NksVkcsu o vU; cuke dhfrZckbZ tyd`".kkckbZ BDdj

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4- ¼2019½ 10 lqizhe dksVZ dSlst 226

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'kkSdr gqlSu eksgEEn iVsy cuke [kkVwcsu eksgEEn HkkbZ iksykjk

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5- ¼2022½7 lqizhe dksVZ dSlst 731

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Jh fc'oukFk ckfud o vU; cuke lqyUxk cksl o vU;

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6- 2019¼6½ ,l-lh-lh- 387

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HkhopUnz 'kadj eksjs cuke ckyq xaxkjke eksjs o vU;

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5- blds foijhr izR;FkhZ@izfroknh ds ;ksX; vf/koDrk dk fuosnu gS fd izfroknh la[;k&1 }kjk ,d okni= okLrs fof'k"V vuqikyuk vuqca/k ftyk U;k;k/kh'k] t;iqj uxj] t;iqj ds le{k izLrqr fd;k x;k Fkk ftldk uacj 831@1992 jgk gS A ftlesa vihykFkhZ dkyw us lEeu ysus ls bUdkj fd;kA bl ij pLikuxh ls rkehy djok;h xbZAa fuf'pr rkjh[k is'kh ij vihykFkhZ

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dkyw ds mifLFkr ugha vkus ij mlds fo:) ,di{kh; dk;Zokgh ds vkns'k fn, x, A rRi';kr~ fnukad 07-12-1993 dks fu.kZ; o fMdzh ikfjr dh xbZ A

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mudk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd vihykFkhZ dks bl fu.kZ; o fMdzh dh tkudkjh 'kq: ls gh jgh gS A vihykFkhZ dkyw }kjk ,di{kh; fu.kZ; o fMdzh dks vikLr djokus ds fy, vkns'k 9 fu;e 13 lh-ih-lh- ds rgr ftyk U;k;k/kh'k t;iqj] uxj t;iqj ds le{k vkosnu i= fnukad 09-02-1994 dks izLrqr fd;k x;k Fkk A mDr vkosnu i= fnukad 20-07-1996 dks [kkfjt fd;k x; kgS A mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd vihykFkhZ dkyw dh vksj ls iqu% ,d vkosnu i= vkns'k 9 fu;e 13 lh-ih-lh-ds rgr o"kZ 2014 esa izLrqr fd;k x;k ftls o"kZ 2023 esa izR;kgr dj fy;k x;k A mDr vkosnu i= izR;kgr djus ls igys fnukad&20-02-2023 dks ;g okni= izLrqr fd;k x;k gS A

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1- 2012¼1½ flfoy dksVZ dSlst 332] lqizhe dksVZ

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[k=h gksVYl izkbZosV fyfeVsM o vU; cuke ;wfu;u vkWQ

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bf.M;k o vU;

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2- 2014¼3½ flfoy dksVZ dSlst 803 fnYyh mPp U;k;ky; lq'khy tSu cuke fjrq tSu o vU;

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ds- vdcj vyh o ds- mej [kku o vU;

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6- geus nksuksa i{kksa dh vksj ls izLrqr rdksZa o fordksZa ij fopkj fd;k A izLrqr U;kf;d fofu'p;ksa dk llEeku voyksdu fd;k A eq[; :i ls vihykFkhZ@oknh dk vuqrks"k ftyk U;k;k/kh'k] t;iqj uxj t;iqj }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; o fMdzh fnukad 07-12-1993 dks voS/k ,oa 'kwU; ?kksf"kr djok,s tkus ds laca/k esa gS A vU; nLrkostkr fodz; i= o"kZ 2004 o iathd`r fodz; i= fnukad 2022 blh fMdzh ds fu"iknu ds vk/kkj ij gh fu"ikfnr gq, gSa A vc ;g ns[kk tkuk gS fd mDr fu.kZ; o fMdzh fnukad 07-12-1993 dh tkudkjh vihykFkhZ dks dc gq;h \

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7- i=koyh ij tks nLrkost fo|eku gS muls Li"V rkSj ij izdV gS fd okn i= la[;k 831@1992 esa ikfjr mDr fu.kZ; o fMdzh fnukad 07-12-1993 dks vikLr djokus ds laca/k esa vihykFkhZ@oknh }kjk izkFkZuk i= la[;k 89@1994 vUrxZr vkns'k 9 fu;e 13 lh-ih-lh- izLrqr fd;k x;k tks fnukad 20-07-1996 dks [kkfjt gqvk A ftlls Li"V gS fd fnukad 09-02-1994 dks vihykFkhZ@oknh dks mDr fu.kZ; o fMdzh dh tkudkjh gks xbZ FkhA fdlh Hkh nLrkost ;k fMdzh dks vikLr djokus ds fy, nkok izLrqr djus dh fe;kn ifjlhek vf/kfu;e ds vkfVZdy 59 esa nh xbZ gS tks tkudkjh dh frfFk ls rhu o"kZ ds Hkhrj dh gS A tcfd oknh }kjk ;g okn fnukad 20-02-2023 dks izLrqr fd;k x;k gS A ;g Hkh :fpdj gS fd vihykFkhZ@oknh }kjk blh fMdzh o fu.kZ; dks vikLr djokus ds fy, ,d vkosnu i= vkns'k 9 fu;e 13 lh-ih-lh- ds rgr o"kZ 2014 esa izLrqr fd;k x;k Fkk] og vihykFkhZ@oknh }kjk izR;kg`r dj fy;k x;k A mDr frfFk ls

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Hkh tkudkjh gksuk ekuk tkos rks Hkh okni= Li"V rkSj ij fe;kn ckgj gSA vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr U;kf;d n`"VkaUr rF;ksa dh fHkUurk ds dkj.k vihykFkhZ@oknh dh bl izdj.k esa dksbZ enn ugha djrs gSa A

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mijksDr rF;ksa o ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk flfoy vihy la[;k 2960@2019] jk?kosUnz 'kj.k flag cuke jkeizlUUkk flag esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 13-03-2019 laxr fu.kZ; gS] tks fuEukuqlkj gS%&

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Now, so far as the application on behalf of the original plaintiff and even the observations made by the learned trial court as well as the high court that the question with respect to the limitation is a mixed question of law and facts, which can be decided only after the parties lead the evidence is concerned, as observed and held by this court in the cases of sham lal alias kuldip (supra); N.V. srinivas murthy (supra) as well as in the case of ram prakash gupta(supra), considering the averments in the plaint if it is found that the suit is clearly barred by law of limitation, the same can be rejected in exercise of power under order 7 rule 11(d) of the CPC.

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ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk mDr U;kf;d fofu'p; esa nh xbZ O;oLFkk ls Li"V gS fd ;fn vfHkopuksa dks i<us o ns[kus ek= ls ;g Li"V gks tkrk gS fd nkok fe;kn ckgj gS] rks ,slh fLFkfr esa lk{; fy, tkus dh vko';drk ugha gksrh rFkk ek= vfHkopuksa ds vk/kkj ij izkFkZuk i= vUrxZr vkns'k 7 fu;e 11 lh-ih-lh- dk fu/kkZj.k fd;k tk ldrk gS A

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8- vihykFkhZ@oknh }kjk tks okni= izLrqr fd;k x;k gS] mlds vfHkopuksa dks i<+us o ns[kus ek= ls Li"V gS fd oknh dk okn Li"V rkSj ij fe;kn ckgj gS A fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk lHkh rF;ksa o lHkh U;kf;d fofuf'p;ksa ij fopkj djrs gq, mDr vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] tks fof/k lEer gSA fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk mDr vkns'k ikfjr fd, tkus ds laca/k esa vfHkfyf[kr fu"d"kksZa esa fdlh izdkj dh dksbZ fof/kd =qfV vFkok izfrdwyrk ugha gksus ls ;g vihy Lohdkj fd, tkus ;ksX; ugha gS A

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vr% ;g vihykFkhZ@oknh dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy fujLr dh tkrh gS rFkk fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 11-07-2023 dks laiq"V fd;k tkrk gS A

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vihy ds lkFk ;fn dksbZ izkFkZuk i= yafcr gksa] rks os Hkh fuLrkfjr fd, tkrs gSa A

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