Second appeal over ownership and possession of a plot of land with a claim for permanent injunction. The High Court found the plaintiff's panchayat-issued title document proved by documentary and oral evidence, held respondents had no right or title, restored the trial court's decree and set aside the lower appellate court's judgment.
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COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Civil Second Appeal No. 588/2002
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For Appellant(s) : Mr. Rajesh Sharma, Adv. For : None Present. Respondent(s)
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS
Judgment / Order
16/10/2024
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t;iqj }kjk nhokuh okn la[;k 176@89 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; o fMØh fnukad 19-12-1995 dks vikLr dj fn;k] ftlds ek/;e ls oknh dk nkok LFkk;h fu"ks/kkKk ds laca/k esa fMØh fd;k x;k FkkA
fo}ku vf/koDrk oknh dk fuosnu gS fd oknxzLr ckM+k oknh ds LokfeRo o vkf/kiR; dk gSA izR;FkhZx.k@ewy okn ds izfroknhx.k ¼ftUgsa vkxs ^^izfroknhx.k** dgk tk,xk½ dk bl ckM+s ij dksbZ LokfeRo o vkf/kiR; ugha gS] blds ckotwn fnukad 09-05-1987 dks tc oknh }kjk vius ckM+s@xqokM+s ds if'pe esa iDdk MaMk cukuk 'kq: fd;k] rc izfroknhx.k us vuko';d :i ls gLr{ksi o dCtk djus dh dksf'k'k dh gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk oknh dk ;g Hkh fuosnu gS fd fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk nLrkosth o ekSf[kd lk{; dk lgh :i ls fo'ys"k.k dj oknh dk okn fMØh fd;k rFkk LokfeRo o vkf/kiR; oknh dk ekuk x;k] ysfdu fo}ku vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk rF;ksa ds foijhr tkdj vihyk/khu fu.kZ; fnukad 21-11-2002 dks ikfjr fd;k gS] tks fof/klEer ugha gS] vr% mls vikLr fd, tkus o ;g f}rh; vihy Lohdkj fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
izfroknhx.k@izR;FkhZx.k dh vksj ls lquokbZ ds nkSjku dksbZ mifLFkr ugha gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ dh cgl ds lanHkZ esa vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;kA
fook|d la[;k&01 oknxzLr xqokM+s ds LokfeRo o vkf/kiR; ds laca/k esa fojfpr gqvk gSA bl fcanq ij oknh mejko }kjk iV~Vk fnukad 08-01-1975 izn'kZ&1 dks iznf'kZr djokrs gq,
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;g dFku fd;k gS fd fnukad 08-01-1975 ls oknxzLr xqokM+s ij oknh dk dCtk gSA oknh ds xokg ih-MCY;w-&02 jkefuokl] xokg ih-MCY;w-&03 vkseizdk'k vkfn us Hkh oknh ds dCts o LokfeRo ds rF; dks ekSf[kd lk{; e s a izekf.kr fd;k gSA ihMCY;w-&04 nkrkjke] ih-MCY;w-&05 guqeku nksuksa xokgku us ;g ckM+k oknh ds LokfeRo o vkf/kiR; dk gksuk crk;k gSA fo}ku fopkj.k ,oa vihyh; U;k;ky; nksuksa gh }kjk ;g fu"d"kZ fn;k gS fd oknh ds i{k esa oknxzLr ckM+s dk iV~Vk izn'kZ&1 iapk;r }kjk tkjh fd;k x;k gS rFkk og vkt Hkh izHkkoh gS vkSj ml vk/kkj ij nksuksa gh U;k;ky; }kjk oknxLr ckM+s ij oknh dk LokfeRo ekurs gq, fook|d la[;k 1 oknh ds i{k esa fuf.kZr fd;k gS] ftls oknh }kjk LokHkkfod :i ls pqukSrh Hkh ugha nh xbZ gSA vr% fook|d la[;k 1 esa nksuksa U;k;ky; dk tks fu"d"kZ jgk gS] mldh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA
fook|d la[;k 2 Hkh oknh ds LokfeRo ds laca/k esa fojfpr gqvk gSA fook|d la[;k 1 ds fu.kZ; vuqlkj oknxzLr xqokM+s ij oknh dk LokfeRo gksuk izekf.kr gqvk gSA
izfroknhx.k dk ;g vfHkdFku jgk gS fd oknxzLr ckM+k izfroknh Øe 5 Hkaojk ds LokfeRo o dCts dk gS vkSj bl laca/k esa izfroknh Øe 5 Hkaojk ds i{k esa dfFkr :i ls fu"ikfnr iV~Vk fnukad 15-10-1983 dks izn'kZ ,&6 ds :i esa iznf'kZr djok;k x;k gSA izfroknh i{k dh lk{; esa Mh-MCY;w-&01 ukFkwjke] Mh-MCY;w-&02 lqjtkjke] Mh-MCY;w-&03 lka>wjke] MhMCY;w-&04 lqjtk] Mh-MCY;w-&05 guqeku rFkk Mh-MCY;w-&06 Hkaojyky vkfn us ijhf{kr gksdj ;g LFkkfir djus dk iz;kl
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fd;k gS fd fnukad 15-10-1983 ls 10&15 o"kZ iwoZ ls gh izfroknh Øe&05 dk oknxzLr xqokM+s ij dCtk jgk gS rFkk fnukad 15-10-1983 dks iapk;r }kjk mlds i{k esa iVVk tkjh fd;k gSA Hkw[kaM dh prqlhZekvksa ds laca/k esa nksuksa i{kksa esa dksbZ fookn ugha gSA tc ;g Hkw[kaM fnukad 08-01-1975 esa gh oknh mejko dks vkoafVr dj dCtk laHkyk;k tk pqdk gS] rks ,slh fLFkfr esa LokHkkfod :i ls bl laifRr ij iapk;r dk dksbZ vf/kdkj ugha jgk] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa iapk;r }kjk fnukad 15-10-1983 dks izn'kZ ,&6 iVVk izfroknh Øe&05 Hkaojk ds i{k esa ;fn tkjh Hkh fd;k x;k gS] rks mldk dksbZ fof/kd izHkko ugha gS rFkk oknh ds i{k esa tks vf/kdkj l`ftr gks pqds gSa] os lekIr ugha gksrs gSaA
tgka rd izfroknh Øe&05 dk bl laifRr ij fnukad 15-10-1983 ls 10&15 o"kZ iwoZ ls gh dCtk gksus dk laca/k gS] bl laca/k esa ek= izfroknhx.k dh [kafMr ekSf[kd lk{; izLrqr gqbZ gSA iqjkus dCts ds vk/kkj ij izfroknh Øe&05 ds i{k esa iV~Vk tkjh gqvk gks] ,slh dksbZ lkexzh vfHkys[k ij ugha gSA lkekU; :i ls LokfeRo o dCtk ,d gh O;fDr dk ekuk tkrk gSA LokfeRo ds foijhr dksbZ rrh; O;fDr viuk dCtk LFkkfir djrk gS] rks bl laca/k esa mls lqn<+ ekSf[kd lk{; izLrqr djuk vko';d gks tkrk gSA orZeku ekeys esa izfroknh i{k dh tks ekSf[kd lk{; vkbZ gS] og oknh dh ekSf[kd lk{; ds eqdkcys fo'oluh; ugha gSA oknh dh ekSf[kd lk{; dk leFkZu nLrkosth lk{; ls Hkh gksrk gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa oknxzLr laifRr ij izfroknh Øe&05 ;k vU; izfroknhx.k dk dksbZ
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dCtk jgk gks] ;g Li"V ugha gks jgk gS rFkk bl fcanq ij fopkj.k U;k;ky; dk tks fu.kZ; jgk gS] og rF;ksa o fof/k ds vuq:i gS] mls cnys tkus ds laca/k esa vihyh; U;k;ky; ds le{k dksbZ lqn`<+ vk/kkj ugha FksA vihyh; U;k;ky; dk izfroknh Øe&05 ds i{k esa dCts ds laca/k esa tks fu"d"kZ jgk gS] og rF;ksa ds foijhr gksus ls vikLr gksus ;ksX; gSA fook|d la[;k 4 o 5 dk varr% fu.kZ; oknh ds i{k esa fd;k tkrk gSA
tgka rd fook|d la[;k 3 o vuqrks"k ds laca/k esa fojfpr fook|d la- 9 dk iz'u gS] mijksDr fook|dksa ds fu.kZ; ls Li"V gS fd oknxzLr Hkw[kaM ij oknh crkSj Lokeh dkfct gSA izfroknhx.k dk bl Hkw[kaM ij dksbZ LokfeRo o vkf/kiR; ugha gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa oknh izfroknhx.k ds fo#) LFkk;h fu"ks/kkKk izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gS vkSj bl fcanq ij fopkj.k U;k;ky; dk fu.kZ; o fu"d"kZ rF;ksa o fof/kd izko/kkuksa ds vuq:i jgk gS] tks iq"V gksus ;ksX; gS rFkk vihyh; U;k;ky; dk vihyk/khu fu.kZ; fnukad 21-11-2002 vikLr gksus ;ksX; gSA
ifj.kker% ;g f}rh; vihy Lohdkj dj fo}ku vihyh; U;k;ky; vij ftyk U;k;k/kh'k] dksViwryh] ftyk t;iqj }kjk nhokuh fu;fer vihy la[;k 04@1996 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 21-11-2002 dks vikLr fd;k tkrk gS rFkk fopkj.k U;k;ky; flfoy U;k;k/kh'k dfu"B [kaM] dksViwryh] ftyk t;iqj }kjk fu;fer nhokuh okn la[;k 176@89 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 19-12-1995 dh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA
[kpkZ i{kdkjku~ viuk&viuk ogu djsaxsA blh vuqlkj ;g vihy Lohdkj dj fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA
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fu.kZ; dh izfr fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks muds vfHkys[k ds lkFk izsf"kr dh tkosA
(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J
Murari Lal Sharma /18
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the plaintiff had ownership and possession of the disputed land so as to be entitled to a permanent injunction.
Whether the first appellate court's reversal of the trial court's decree was sustainable on the record.
Khetari Lal Nai
Bhavara s/o Bholu Chamar
Kana Ram s/o Birju Chamar
Chand s/o Birju Chamar
Mahadev s/o Birju Chamar
Nathu Ram s/o Kana Ram Chamar
Uma Shanker Vyas
As recorded by the court registry
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