Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 12, Rule 6 -- Judgment on admission - Defendant is not admitting the main relief of specific performance as sought by plaintiff - Though he is ready to refund back the earnest money along with interest - Trial Court is not bound to pass a decree in respect of only alternative prayer only - It is open for Court either to grant main relief..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 39, Rule 1, 2 -- Temporary injunction - No evidence on the part of defendant to show possession or construction or even `further possession' - Even, defendant failed to mark exhibits on his behalf in proof of title and possession - There is no contra evidence to rebut the claim made by plaintiff seeking temporary application - Temporary..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 100 -- Second appeal - Suit for permanent injunction - Plaintiff had themselves raised construction over part of suit property and were also cultivating portions of suit property - Therefore, they could not restrain defendant from raising construction or putting a wire around the suit property in her possession - Suit property has been..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 3 -- Rebuttal evidence - When there are multiple issues and if burden of proving some of issues is on defendant in such a case O.18.R.3 CPC gives an option to plaintiffs either to produce evidence on those issues or to reserve it by way of answer to evidence produced by other party - When plaintiff exercises such option, he can..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 1 -- Right to begin - When there are several issue in a case in respect to issue where burden is on defendant to prove, plaintiff can exercise the option as provided U.O.18.R.1 CPC - However, in respect to other issues right to lead evidence is always on plaintiff...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Plaint averments alone have to be taken into consideration along with documents filed with plaint - Pleadings of written statement or documents filed by defendant cannot be taken into consideration...........
Muslim Law -- Matruka property - Devolution of property - Property in question is matruka property and so has to be distributed amongst the survivors of deceased - Civil Court clearly fell in error by excluding the property on basis of agreement to sell, as agreement to sell has no value in the eyes of law, all the property that vested in deceased would become matruka..........
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 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..........
