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Facts
- Appellant filed original proceedings under Section 250 of MPLRC before Revenue Authority/Tehsildar.
- Objection raised by respondents against the maintainability of the application under Section 250 of MPLRC.
- Tehsildar rejected the application, stating that the matter related to title and Section 250 of MPLRC does not apply.
- Appellant appealed the Tehsildar’s decision to the SDO under Section 44 of MPLRC.
- High Court allowed revision application, setting aside the trial court’s order and rejecting the plaint under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC based on Section 257 of MPLRC.
- Respondents filed Civil Revision Application before High Court during the pendency of the appeal.
- Appellant filed a suit for recovery of possession and injunction during the appeal process.
- Respondents filed an application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC to reject the plaint based on Section 257 of MPLRC.
- Trial court rejected the application, refusing to reject the plaint under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC.
- The review application filed by the applicant was considered by the court.
- After thorough examination, the court found no merit in the review application.
- Hence, the review application has been dismissed.
- The decision of the court is final.
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Analysis
- The High Court did not appreciate that the Revenue Authority/Tehsildar had dismissed the plaintiff’s application on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction.
- The original plaintiff filed a suit in the Civil Court after being non-suited by the Revenue Authority/Tehsildar.
- The defendants took contradictory stands before the Revenue Authority/Tehsildar and the Civil Court regarding jurisdiction.
- The Tehsildar’s decision to reject the application under Section 250 of the MPLRC was affirmed by the Appellate Authority.
- The original defendants cannot take inconsistent positions before different authorities/courts.
- The plaintiff cannot be left without a remedy if jurisdiction objections were raised and accepted by the Revenue Authority/Tehsildar.
- The defendants objected to the jurisdiction of the Revenue Authority, which was upheld by the Tehsildar.
- The defendants cannot later argue that the Civil Court also lacks jurisdiction after the Revenue Authority/Tehsildar decision.
- The plaintiff’s appeal regarding the rejection under Section 250 of the MPLRC was dismissed during the revision application before the High Court.
- The appellant filed a review application before the High Court to address this dismissal.
- The respondents cannot change their position and take a contrary stand from what they previously presented to the Revenue Authority.
- The High Court’s decision to reject the plaint based on Section 257 of the MPLRC was incorrect.
- The trial Court rightly rejected the application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC and refused to reject the plaint.
- The High Court’s judgment is unsustainable and should be overturned.
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Decision
- The impugned judgment and order of the High Court dated 27.11.2019 is quashed and set aside.
- The order of the trial Court rejecting the application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC is restored.
- The suit is restored on the file of the trial Court for further proceedings.
- The suit will proceed in accordance with law and on its own merits.
- The appeals succeed in this case.
- No costs are awarded in the circumstances of the case.
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Case Title: PREMLATA @ SUNITA Vs. NASEEB BEE (2022 INSC 335)
Case Number: C.A. No.-002055-002056 / 2022
