Himachal Pradesh High Court
Jagan Nath & Others vs Maghi Ram & Another on 10 April, 2018
Author: Sureshwar Thakur
Bench: Sureshwar Thakur
IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CMPMO No. 166 of 2017.
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Reserved on : 05.04.2018.
Decided on: 10th April, 2018.
Jagan Nath & others. ....Petitioners/defendants.
Versus Maghi Ram & another ....Respondents/Plaintiff(s).
Coram: r The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sureshwar Thakur, Judge.
Whether approved for reporting?1 Yes.
For the Petitioners: Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Senior Advocate with Ms. Soma Thakur, Advocte.
For Respondent No.1 : Mr. G.D. Verma, Senior Advocate with Mr. B.C. Verma, Advocate.
For Respondent No.2: Nemo.
Sureshwar Thakur, Judge.
Upon the apposite Civil Suit, the learned Senior Civil Judge, Nalagarh had struck the hereinafter extracted apposite issue No.5:-
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"5. Whether the sale deed registered on .
11.8.2009, No.699, is illegal, null and void, as alleged?OPP.
The civil suit had progressed upto the stage of arguments, whereat, an application cast under the provisions of Section 151 of the CPC, was preferred by the plaintiff(s)/applicant(s) before the learned trial Court, seeking therein permission for producing before it, the copy of challan instituted, in FIR No.26/2011, (i) the adduction of the aforesaid documentary piece of evidence, was, espoused to be, both just, and, essential for hence enabling rendition of befitting findings vis-a-vis the aforesaid issue. The aforesaid application was allowed by the learned trial Court. The defendant being aggrieved therefrom, has motioned this Court, through, the instant petition.
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No.5, is, comprised in the report of the handwriting expert, who, after comparing the disputed and admitted scribings, of, the executor of the apposite sale deed, hence makes a conclusion vis-a-vis similarities, and, variances thereof. However, the learned trial Court cursorily, and, in a slip shod manner, and, without perusing the copy of the challan, has, made the impugned order, (a) whereas, especially, on a close perusal thereof, it makes apparent disclosures, of it remaining unaccompanied, by the report of the handwriting expert concerned, (b) wherein, he on examination of the apposite admitted, and, disputed signatures of the executor concerned, hence, rendered, his apposite opinion thereon. Since, the aforesaid report, of, the handwriting expert concerned, comprised the most befitting and potent material, for rendering a pronouncement upon issue No.5, whereas, its, not being appended with the challan, thereupon, the ::: Downloaded on - 17/04/2018 22:53:30 :::HCHP ...4...
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leave as granted, to, the plaintiff, for producing on record a copy of challan, filed in FIR No.26 of 2011 is both illegal besides improper, it per se not enabling the trial judge, to render any conclusive finding upon apposite issue No.5.
3. Consequently, the instant petition is allowed, and, the order impugned before this Court is set aside.
However, since for rendering befitting findings, upon, issue No.5, the report of the handwriting expert is imperative, thereupon, the plaintiff is permitted, to institute an application, cast under Section 45 of the Indian Evidence Act, before the learned trial Court, who shall, in accordance with law, make a decision thereon, and, shall thereafter upon its, in accordance with law, making an affirmative decision thereon, shall elicit the report of the handwriting expert concerned, and, shall thereafter in consonance therewith, and, in consonance with rebuttal evidence, if any, adduced by the aggrieved concerned, make a pronouncement upon the apposite ::: Downloaded on - 17/04/2018 22:53:30 :::HCHP ...5...
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civil suit. The parties are directed to appear before the learned trial Court on 23rd April, 2018. All pending applications also stand disposed of. Records be sent back forthwith.
10th April, 2018.
(jai)
r to (Sureshwar Thakur),
Judge.
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