Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - While considering application for rejection of plaint only averments made in plaint and nothing else is to be considered to find out whether suit is barred by law - At this stage, defence is not to be considered...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - When a suit is instituted for possession, based on title to defeat suit on the ground of adverse possession, burden is on defendant to prove adverse possession for prescriptive period - This, therefore, cannot be an issue on which plaint could be rejected at threshold...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Suit for declaration that mutation is illegal null and void - Plaintiffs had clearly disclosed that they had been contesting Will in mutation proceedings which culminated in the year 2017 - Suit was instituted within 3 years thereafter to declare mutation entry illegal - Thus, considering that mutation..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Whether the defendants perfected their title by adverse possession would be a mixed question of law and fact and can appropriately be addressed only after evidence is led - Same cannot be made basis to reject plaint at threshold - Application rejected...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 2, Rule 2 -- Bar U.O.2.R.2 CPC - First suit instituted by predecessor-in-interest of plaintiff was not tried - In fact, plaint of that suit was rejected U.O.7.R.11 CPC as not being properly framed - In such circumstances, a fresh suit with appropriate relief cannot be prima facie barred by O.2.R.2 CPC...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 39, Rule 1, 2 -- Interim injunction - Can be granted in favour of plaintiffs against defendant for preventing defendant from alienating or transferring disputed property, even if principle of lis pendens enumerated in S.52 of Transfer of Property Act is applicable...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 39, Rule 1, 2 -- Interim injunction - Suit for specific performance - Plaintiffs only claiming interim relief that defendant be restrained from alienating or transferring disputed land in favour of third party - They are not protecting their possession of disputed land - Relief of interim injunction can be granted in favour of plaintiffs..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 1, Rule 10 -- Impleadment of third party - Eviction suit - Tenancy is admitted by defendant in written statement without any dispute - There is thus, no scope to entertain impleadment application to implead subsequent lessees/transferees with limited rights under lease...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 1, Rule 10 -- Impleadment of third party - Eviction suit - Lease deed is executed by plaintiff, which is time bound lease subject to further renewal and only limited rights have been given to lessee - Therefore, in title dispute lessee would not be necessary party - However, in SCC Suit rights of third party is affected in tenancy dispute..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Plea relating to evidentiary validity of document - Cannot be examined at the stage of considering an application U.O.7.R.11 CPC...........
