Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Civil Revision High Court

 

DISTRICT: SOUTH 24-PARGANAS

 

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIVIL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION

 

C. O.                              of 2023

 

In the Matter of

An application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India;

 

And

 

In the Matter of

Order no. 2, dated 15-03-2023, passed in Misc. Appeal no. 14 of 2023, by the Learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), 2nd Court, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas;

 

And

 

In the Matter of

Sri Sujit Saha, Son of Late Amar Chandra Saha, aged about 56 years, residing at Village Peyarabagan, Post Office Lashkarpur, Police Station – Narendrapur, Kolkata – 700153, District South 24 Parganas, Mobile Number 9831095724.

       ……  Defendant no. 2, /Petitioner

 

Versus

 

1)   Rejak Ali Mondal, Son of Late Golam Mohammad Mondal, residing at Village and Post Office – Chowhati, Police Station – Sonarpur, District South 24 Parganas,

 

2)   Masura Bibi Halder, Wife of Late Mobarak Halder, residing at Village and Post Office – Bonhooghly, Police Station – Sonarpur, District South 24 Parganas,

 

3)   Dulal Haslder, Son of Mobarak Halder, residing at Village and Post Office – Bonhooghly, Police Station – Sonarpur, District South 24 Parganas,

 

4)   Sariful Halder, Son of Late Mobarak Halder, residing at Village and Post Office – Bonhooghly, Police Station – Sonarpur, District South 24 Parganas,

 

5)   Layela Khan, Wife of Kalu Khan, residing at Bonhooghly Khan Para, Police Station Sonarpur, Post Office – Bonhooghly, District – South 24 Parganas,

 

6)   Sajeda Khatoon, Daughter of Late Mobarak Halder, residing at Village and Post Office – Bonhooghly, Police Station – Sonarpur, District South 24 Parganas,

 

7)   Salima Seikh, Wife of Julu Seikh, residing at Village – Dakhin Shalpukur, Police Station Bishnupur, Post Office – Nepalgunj, District South 24 Parganas,

 

8)   Salema Mondal, Wife of Late Bablu Mondal, residing at Bonhooghly Mir Para, Post Office School Math, Police Station Naredrapur, District South 24 Parganas,

 

9)   Runa Mondal, Wife of Siraj Mondal, residing at Village – Poleghat, Post Office – Rajpur, Police Station – Sonarpur, District South 24 Parganas,

 

10)                Safura Sardar, Wife of Ajgar Seikh, residing at Village – Natunhat, Post Office – Natunhat, Police Station – Sonarpur, District South 24 Parganas

      ………Plaintiffs /Opposite Parties

 

Application Valued at Description: INR 100/-

 

To

The Hon’ble Prakash Shrivastava, Chief Justice and His Companion Justices of the said Hon’ble Court

 

The humble petition of the petitioner above-named most respectfully;

Sheweth: -

 

1.   That the Plaintiffs/ Opposite Parties, has filed a Suit being T.S. no. 147 of 2023, for Permanent Injunction, against the appellant/ Defendant no. 2, and another person namely Smt. Basanti Ghosh, in respect of a Plot of Land measuring about 6 Decimals under Mouza – Laskarpur Gram, R.S. Khatian No. 411 & 226, corresponding to L.R. Khatian No. 1021, R.S. Dag no. 575, corresponding to L.R. Dag no. 1283, within Police Station previously Sonarpur, at present Narendrapur, District South 24 Parganas.

 

2.   That the Plaintiffs/ Opposite Parties have described devolution of the Property upon them through inheritance and the appellant/ defendant no. 2, and said Smt. Basanti Ghosh has been described as Outsider.

 

3.   That said Smt. Basanti Ghosh, while in possession and peaceful enjoyment of the Suit Property, transferred the same, in the year 1982, in favour of one Sukanta Dutta Gupta.

 

Photostat Copy of the said Deed is annexed herewith and marked as Annexure – “P-1”.

 

4.   That the said Sukanta Dutta Gupta is the Owner of the Suit Plot of Land. His name has been mutated, before the concerned B.L. & L.R.O. and accordingly his name is appearing in both the R.S. R.O.R. and L.R. R.O.R. Said Sukanta Dutta Gupta, being the Owner of the said Suit Property, has been paying Taxes before the concerned Authority. He has also paid Property Tax against valid receipts His name has been recorded in the record of right. He has been paying regular taxes before the concern authority.

 

Photostat Copies of the R.O.R., Mutation, etc. are annexing herewith and marked as Annexure – “P-2”, collectively.

 

5.   That the said Sukanta Dutta Gupta by a Registered Development Agreement has entrusted the Defendant no. 2/ Petitioner to develop the Suit Plot of Land. On the basis of the building plan sanctioned by the concerned authority, the petitioner is in progress of the development work. As on date the petitioner has completed a considerable work in the suit plot of land.

 

Photostat copies of the photograph of the ongoing construction work, are annexed herewith and marked as Annexure – “P-3” Collectively.

 

Leave may be granted to produce the sanctioned building plan, if required, before the Hon’ble Court at the time of hearing of this application.

 

6.   That under such backdrop, the Plaintiffs/ Opposite Parties have instituted a Title Suit being T.S. no. 147 of 2023, before the Learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), 2nd Court, Baruipur, South 24 Partganas, for Permanent Injunction, praying for permanent injunction upon the petitioners/ defendants, not to enter into the suit property or not to damage the suit property by making construction. On 02-03-2023, the Learned Court below heard the interim prayer for injunction and has been pleased to direct both the parties to maintain status quo with regard to nature, character, and possession of the suit property, till 31-05-2023.

 

Photostat copies of the Orders, plaint and injunction application, are annexed herewith and marked as Annexure – “P- 4” Collectively

 

7.   That the Petitioner challenging the said Order no. 2, dated 02-03-2023, passed in Title Suit no. 147 of 2023, by the Learned Civil Judge (Junior Division) 2nd Court, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas, preferred a Misc. Appeal being 14 of 2023, before the Learned Civil Judge (Senior Division) 2nd Court, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas.

 

8.   That by Order no. 2, dated 15-03-2023, the Learned Court below has been pleased to refuse, the prayer for stay to give chance of being heard of the opposite parties. The matter has been fixed on 13-06-2023.

 

Certified copy of the order dated 15-03-2023, is annexed herewith.

 

9.   That the Petitioner states and submits that while passing the order impugned the Learned Court did not consider the title deed, record of right, tax receipts, sanctioned building plan, submitted through firishti.

 

10.                That the Petitioner states and submits that the Opposite Parties have not made the present owner namely one Sukanta Dutta Gupta, as a Party in the Suit. They have made party the vendor of the present owner, who is defendant no. 1.

 

11.                That the Petitioner states and submits that the Learned Court fail to appreciate ongoing construction by raising foundation being advanced by the petitioner is deciding who is in possession. The documents annexed with this application which were produced before the Learned Court below, clearly proves the Title, mutation, and Possession of said Sukanta Dutta Gupta – the Owner of the Suit Plot of Land, who has engaged the Petitioner to do the development work on the suit plot of land.

 

12.                That the petitioner states and submits that the Learned Court below has miserably failed to appreciate that an exparte application is heard and necessary order is passed on the basis of the submitted documents, wherefrom the Learned Court gets an idea about prima facie case. If the Court is satisfied with the primafacie case, then the interim order is passed with the direction for appearance of the other party, to pass the final order, in the instant case the documents relating to title and possession were sufficient to establish the prima facie case in favour of the petitioner, still the Learned Judge did not consider those document, which is not permissible under the Law.

 

13.                That the Petitioner states and submits that the Learned Court has not taken note of the fact that the building materials will be of no use, and the petitioner will face a huge loss.

 

14.                That the Petitioner states and submits that the Learned Court below has missed to note that the Learned Court below has observed “the considered view of this Court is that if any order of stay is passed without giving an opportunity of the other parties, the entire relief of the appeal will be supposed to be granted”. But in observing this the Learned Court below, did not take note that the Court was hearing the stay application which means the Learned Court below has accepted that the Learned Trial Court has passed the final relief of the suit while passing the order in ad-interim injunction application. Therefore the Learned Court below, even after accepting such error committed by the Learned Trial Court, has affirmed the same.

 

15.                That the petitioner states and submits that the Order no. 2, dated 02-03-2023, passed in Title Suit no. 147 of 2023, by the Learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), 2nd Court, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas, is patently wrong and erroneous and thus not sustainable in the Law.

 

16.                That the petitioner states and submits that the Order no. 2, dated 15-03-2023, passed in Misc. Appeal no. 14 of 2023, by the Learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), 2nd Court, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas, is patently wrong and erroneous and thus not sustainable in the Law.

 

17.                That being aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the impugned Order no. 2, dated 15-03-2023, passed in Misc. Appeal no. 14 of 2023, by the Learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), 2nd Court, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas, Your petitioner begs to move Your Lordship for revision on the following amongst other

 

G R O U N D S

 

I.             For that while passing the order impugned the Learned Court did not consider the title deed, record of right, tax receipts, sanctioned building plan, submitted through firishti;

 

II.           For that the Opposite Parties have not made the present owner namely one Sukanta Dutta Gupta, as a Party in the Suit. They have made party the vendor of the present owner, who is defendant no. 1;

 

III.          For that the Learned Court fail to appreciate on-going construction by raising foundation being advanced by the petitioner is deciding who is in possession. The documents annexed with this application which were produced before the Learned Court below, clearly proves the Title, mutation, and Possession of said Sukanta Dutta Gupta – the Owner of the Suit Plot of Land, who has engaged the Petitioner to do the development work on the suit plot of land;

 

 

IV.         For that the Learned Court below has miserably failed to appreciate that an exparte application is heard and necessary order is passed on the basis of the submitted documents, wherefrom the Learned Court gets an idea about prima facie case. If the Court is satisfied with the primafacie case, then the interim order is passed with the direction for appearance of the other party, to pass the final order, in the instant case the documents relating to title and possession were sufficient to establish the prima facie case in favour of the petitioner, still the Learned Judge did not consider those document, which is not permissible under the Law;

 

V.           For that the Learned Court has not taken note of the fact that the building materials will be of no use, and the petitioner will face a huge loss;

 

VI.         For that the Learned Court below has missed to note that the Learned Court below has observed “the considered view of this Court is that if any order of stay is passed without giving an opportunity of the other parties, the entire relief of the appeal will be supposed to be granted”. But in observing this the Learned Court below, did not take note that the Court was hearing the stay application which means the Learned Court below has accepted that the Learned Trial Court has passed the final relief of the suit while passing the order in ad-interim injunction application. Therefore the Learned Court below, even after accepting such error committed by the Learned Trial Court, has affirmed the same;

 

VII.        For that the Order no. 2, dated 02-03-2023, passed in Title Suit no. 147 of 2023, by the Learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), 2nd Court, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas, is patently wrong and erroneous and thus not sustainable in the Law;

 

VIII.      For that the Order no. 2, dated 15-03-2023, passed in Misc. Appeal no. 14 of 2023, by the Learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), 2nd Court, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas, is patently wrong and erroneous and thus not sustainable in the Law.

 

18.                That the Petitioner craves leave to produce the copy of relevant documents relied on by the petitioner, at the time of hearing before the Hon’ble Court.

 

19.                That the application is made bona fide and for the ends of justice.

 

 

Under the above circumstances, Your petitioner most humbly prays that Your Lordship may graciously be pleased to show cause as to why the order impugned no. 2, dated 15-03-2023, passed in Misc. Appeal no. 14 of 2023, pending before the Learned Civil Judge (Senior Division) 2nd Court, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas, shall not be set aside and to stay operation of the Order no. 2, dated 02-03-2023, passed in Title Suit no. 147 of 2023, by the Learned Civil Judge (Junior Division) 2nd Court, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas, immediately, and/or to pass such other further Order/Orders as to Your Lordship may deem fit and proper

 

And Your petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray.

 

 

 

AFFIDAVIT

 

I, Sri Sujit Saha, Son of Late Amar Chandra Saha, aged about 56 years, by faith Hindu, by Occupation Business, residing at Village Peyarabagan, Post Office Lashkarpur, Police Station – Narendrapur, Kolkata – 700153, District South 24 Parganas, do hereby solemnly affirm and say as follows:

 

1.       That I am the petitioner of this application and I am well acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case.

 

2. That the statements made in paragraph No. 1,2,3,4, & 5, are true to my knowledge and those made in paragraphs   6,7, & 8, are true to my information derived from the records of the case and rest paragraphs are my respectful submission before this Hon’ble Court.

 

Prepared in my office                           The deponent is known to me

 

                 Advocate                                Clerk to: Mr.                                                                                                                        Advocate

Solemnly affirmed before me

on this the       day of March, 2023.

 

I certify that all annexures

are legible.

 

               Advocate.                                                COMMISSIONER


DISTRICT : South 24 Parganas.

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIVIL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION

 

C.O. No.                of 2023;

 

In the matter of:

An application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India;

And

In the matter of:

Sri Sujit Saha

………..Petitioner

-Versus-

Rejak Ali Mondal & Others.

……Opposite Parties

 

 

REVISION PETITION

 

MR. ASHOK KUMAR SINGH

Advocate

Bar Association, Room No.15,

High Court, Calcutta.

(M) 9883070666 / 9836829666.

Email : aksinghadvocate@rediffmail.com

Enrollment Number : F/872/2000

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