Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 9, Himachal Pradesh Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1971, Section 57 -- Suit for declaration and injunction - Suit for declaration that mutation be declared null and void - Ouster of jurisdiction of Civil Court as per S.57 of Act of 1971 is qua those matters which arise out of Consolidation proceedings -..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34, 38 -- Suit for declaration and permanent injunction on the basis of sale deed - Plea of defendant that full consideration was not paid - Execution of sale deed not denied by defendant - All the right, title and interest over the suit property stand transferred in favour of plaintiff even if case of defendant is accepted that plaintiff..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 100 -- Second appeal - Substantial question of law - Suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction - Concurrent findings recorded by both the Courts below that plaintiffs failed to prove partition and possession over suit property, which is a finding of fact based on evidence available on record - Said findings neither perverse..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 39, Rule 1 -- Temporary injunction - Suit for declaration - Both the parties claiming ownership and possession of suit land - Plaintiff failed to produce any document on record to establish identity of suit land which was described by him in site plan annexed with sale deed - Defendant on the other hand placed a copy of demarcation report..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 24, 20 -- Transfer of suit - Suit for declaration of paternity of child - Wife sought transfer of suit from Guwahati to Silchar - He failed to show that wife is having her house at Guwahati or any other relatives staying at Guwahati - More so, wife has minor son and it would be difficult on her part to take minor son along with her to..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 23, Rule 1 -- Withdrawal of suit - Suit for declaration of title - Ground taken by plaintiff for withdrawal of suit is not a formal defect - Application filed at the stage of final arguments only when plaintiffs were in apprehension of dismissal of suit - Though abandonment is permissible at any stage, however, words `at any stage' is..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 1, Rule 10 -- Impleadment of a third party - Suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction - Applicants except stating that they are in possession of property and are cultivating the same for more than 30 years, have not shown that they have a direct interest in the subject matter of litigation so as to allow them to come on..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 39, Rule 1, 2 -- Temporary injunction - Suit for declaration of title and confirmation of possession - Suit property sold to vendors of plaintiffs during pendency of suit, which was hit by lis pendens - Plaintiffs purchased the same when their vendors had no title over land and their possession is through mortgagee - Application rightly..........
Registration Act, 1908, Section 17, 49, Stamp Act, 1899, Section 35 -- Unregistered and unstamped sale agreement - Suit for recovery of money advanced under sale agreement - As suit is not for specific performance of contract or declaration of title as such agreement can be considered in evidence for collateral purpose, though it is unstamped and unregistered agreement...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 41, Rule 5 -- Stay of execution by Appellate Court - Decree for declaration of title and recovery of possession - Dispossession during pendency of appeal of a party in possession is generally to be substantial loss to party applying for such stay - Application for stay of execution rightly allowed...........