Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 14, Rule 5 -- Framing of additional issue - Additional issue, if framed, will change the nature of suit - Plaintiff is dominus litis of suit and enjoys a free hand in couching the relief clause in the manner he pleases - Order allowing framing of additional issue, set aside...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Plaintiff filed suit for declaration of 1/6th share and for permanent injunction - It cannot be said at this stage, that suit is not maintainable in view of S.34 of Specific Relief Act - Application U.O.7.R.11 CPC dismissed...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Valuation and payment of Court fee - Plaintiff valued the suit for declaration at Rs.50 lacs on which fixed Court fees has been paid and for purpose of permanent injunction, plaintiff valued the suit for Rs.1000 and paid Court fees of Rs.120 which cannot be said to be improper at this stage - Moreover,..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 37, Rule 3(5) -- Summary suit for recovery - Leave to defend - Defendants admitted the execution of works by plaintiff as also bill amount payable to them being deposited in Treasury, in objections to motion laid by plaintiffs seeking initiation of mediation process - However, defendants withheld this fact from Court - Trial Court rightly..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34 -- Suit for declaration of title on basis of adverse possession - Defendants filed counter claim seeking relief of possession - Plaintiff failed to prove acquisition of title over suit land by way of adverse possession - True owners were within their right to claim possession of suit land from plaintiff on basis of their title -..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 39 -- Mandatory injunction - Disputed land given on lease by defendant to plaintiff - As per lease conditions lease can be terminated after giving notice but no such notice was given - Defendant built two walls thus causing difficulty to the business of plaintiff, for which he had no right - Trial Court ordered to remove the obstruction -..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 14, Rule 1 -- Issues - Plea of non-framing of an issue with regard to easementary right - Specific case of plaintiff is that windows/ventilation are existing for last about 50 years through which he is enjoying the light and air which was denied by defendant and parties have led their evidence on this aspect - In these circumstances,..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 9 -- Restoration of suit dismissed in default - Plaintiff was continuously appearing in suit right from its beginning except on the date when suit was dismissed in default - He could not appear on the relevant date owing to his illness - Plaintiff thus, succeeded to establish sufficient cause for his non-appearance from attending..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 22, Rule 4(4) -- Death of defendant - Exemption from substitution of LRs - Ex parte order was passed against defendant - O.22.R.4(4) CPC covers even a defendant who had been declared ex parte - Plaintiff thus, exempted from necessity of substituting legal heir of defendant...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151 -- Additional evidence - Defendant seeking permission to lead additional evidence after closure of his evidence - Same allowed only on the ground that plaintiff will have a right to cross examine the witness without going into the question whether same could be allowed once the evidence of defendant was closed - Order totally cryptic..........
