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Delhi District Court

Chander Mal vs . M/S Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors on 29 April, 2017

Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors




 IN THE COURT OF SH. ANIL KUMAR, ADDL. DISTRICT JUDGE­
  05, ROOM NO. 605, SOUTH DISTRICT, SAKET COURTS, NEW
                          DELHI
In the matter of

                                       Suit No.8807/16

Chander Mal                                                  .............Plaintiff
                                       Versus

M/s Allied Realty Private Limited                      .............Defendants


29.04.2017

                                                     ORDER

1.   By virtue of this order application under order VII R 11 CPC filed by defendant is being decided.

 

2.   Arguments on application heard.

 

3.    In   the   application   under   disposal   defendant   has Suit No.8807/16 Page 1 of 21 Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors prayed for rejection of plaint filed by the plaintiff with exemplary costs   and   further   relief   of   grant   the   liberty   to   file   written statement.

 

4.   In   the   application   it   is   stated   by   defendant   that plaintiff   filed   the   suit   for   cancellation   of   sale   deed   dated 04.08.2006 declaring the plaintiff to be absolute owner of the agricultural land admeasuring 9 bigha 11 biswas comprised in Khasra   no.1069   (9­11),   situated   in   the   Revenue   Estate   of Village Fatehpur, Beri Tehsil, Hauz Khas, (Mehrauli), New Delhi (hereinfafter   referred   to   as   suit   property)   and   perpetual injunction   restraining   the   defendants   from   interfering   in possession of the suit land.  

5.   It is further stated that plaintiff filed the suit seeking declaration that plaintiff is absolute owner and in possession of the suit land.   It is further stated that there is no concept of owner qua agriculture land and claim of the plaintiff falls under the exclusive jurisdiction of Revenue Authorities and jurisdiction of civil courts is barred by the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 by Suit No.8807/16 Page 2 of 21 Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors virtue of Section 185 r/w Schedule I (Column 3 & 7) of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954.

6.   It is further stated that Sale Deed has been validly registered   in   the  office of  the  Sub Registrar­V,  Mehrauli and presence   of   plaintiff's   duly   constituted   attorney   i.e. Mr.Mahender, is duly incorporated in the Sale Deed who has received   the   sale   consideration.       It   is   further   stated   that registered document is the proof of genuineness of its contents and execution thereof.  It is further stated that plaintiff has not challenged   the   General   Power   of   Attorney   executed   by   the plaintiff   in   favour   of   Mr.Mahender   son   of   Mr.Gyan   Chand resident of Village Asola, New Delhi and has merely challenged that registration could not have been done by him, therefore, the suit is bad for non­joinder of necessary parties.  It is further stated that initially plaintiff made Sub Registrar­V party to the suit as defendant no.2 but then gave away his claim against Sub Registrar­V, Mehrauli and as such he was deleted from the array of parties vide order dated 03.12.2014.  

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7.   It is further stated that plaintiff obtained NOC under the Delhi Land (Restrictions on Transfer) Act, 1972 for sale of suit   land   in   favour  of defendant  on  01.07.2006  which  clearly establishes the intent of the plaintiff to sell the suit land and there is no challenge to the same too. 

8.   It   is   further   stated   that   suit   land   was   mutated   in favour of defendant initially and subsequently in favour of three successors.   Defendant vide sale deed dated 09.04.2007 had sold portion of suit land measuring 5 bigha & 13 biswas to M/s Maestro Estates Pvt. Ltd. for consideration of Rs.1,60,20,000/­. It   is   further   stated   that   defendant   vide   sale   deed   dated 09.04.2007 had sold portion of suit land measuring 3 bigha & 10 biswas to M/s Sprouting Properties Pvt Ltd for consideration of   Rs.1,60,20,000/­   and   further   had   sold   portion   of   suit   land measuring 8 biswas to M/s Monga Properties Private Limited for consideration of Rs.1,44,34,000/­. 

9.   It   is   further   stated   that   defendant   had   taken   over actual and physical possession of the suit land from the date of Suit No.8807/16 Page 4 of 21 Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors execution   of   sale   deed   i.e.   4.8.2006   and   remained   in possession of the suit land till the date of subsequent transfer of the suit land to three bonafide transferees.  It is further stated that   possession   of   defendant   was   duly   recorded   under   the revenue   records   as   such   it   is   evident   that   factum   of   initial possession of defendant and subsequent transfer of suit land are within the knowledge of plaintiff.  

10.    It   is   further   stated   that   revenue   records   i.e. Khatauni   (Form   P­6)   and   Khasra   Girdawari   (Form   P­4)   also shows that suit land was sold by the plaintiff to defendant and thereafter by defendant to subsequent successors in interest.

11.  It is further stated that plaintiff by way of present suit has  challenged   the revenue record which can only be made before Revenue Authorities under the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954.   It is further stated that by virtue of registration of sale deed   it   becomes   an   Additional   Book­I   document   and   is presumed to be in knowledge of general public and plaintiff has come to court after lapse of more than 8 years from execution Suit No.8807/16 Page 5 of 21 Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors of   sale   deed.   Under   such   circumstances   it   is   apparent   that plaintiff has not approached the court with clean hands.

12.  It   is   further   stated   that   plaintiff   has   not   filed   any complaint against the defendant or its agents for dispossession or interference in possession of the plaintiff in suit land. It is further stated that suit filed by the plaintiff involves issues which need to be determined by Revenue Court under the Delhi Land Reforms  Act,   1954 as such the suit  is barred by law  and  is liable to be rejected. 

REPLY OF PLAINTIFF TO APPLICATION UNDER ORDER VII R 11 CPC

13.   In reply to the application plaintiff has denied all the avernments made in the application.  It is stated that application under order VII R 11 CPC is not maintainable and is liable to be dismissed.   It   is   further   stated   that   plaintiff   has   sought cancellation   of   sale   deed   on   the   basis   of   fraud   played   by defendants.  

14.  It is further stated that revenue court is competent to Suit No.8807/16 Page 6 of 21 Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors decide issues as raised in the plaint as firstly it does not have jurisdiction   to   go   into   such   issues   and   the   jurisdiction   of revenue court being limited as the relief claimed in the present suit is outside the purview of Schedule I and thus no bar under Section 185 of Delhi Land Reforms Act will apply.  

15.   It   is   further   stated   that   present   application   is nothing   but   an   attempt   to   delay   the   adjudication   of   the proceedings   in   the   suit   as   defendant   has   no   valid   defence available to justify the fraudulent sale deed.   It is further stated that defendant was served on 03.02.15 as such thirty days time expired   on   04.03.15   and   further   90   days   period   expired   on 04.05.2015.    

16.  It   is   further   stated   that   Mr.Mahinder   was   never appointed   as   attorney   and   no   power   of   attorney   was   ever executed which fact is evident from the reply dated 18.11.14. As   such   the   fraud   was   perpetuated   against   the   plaintiff   by defendant   in   procuring   fraudulent   sale   deed,   the   plaintiff   on gaining knowledge about the fraud was constrained to file the Suit No.8807/16 Page 7 of 21 Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors present   suit.     It   is   further   stated   that   defendant   fraudulently executed sale deed in his favour which is evident from the fact that   till   October,   2014   the   defendant   never   disturbed   the possession of the plaintiff.   It is denied that his claim falls under the exclusive jurisdiction of Revenue Authorities and jurisdiction of civil courts is barred by the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954.  It is   stated   that   such   a   bar   is   not   applicable   in   case   where cancellation of sale deed has been sought and fraud has to be investigated.     It   is   further   stated   that   plaintiff   has   never delegated any person including Mahinder with any authority or attorney.   The alleged sale deed is a sham document which has been stated more particularly in para 10 of the plaint.  It is further   stated   that   Registrar   conducts   an   enquiry   as   to   the identity of the persons appearing before him before effecting the   registration   of   document   but   no   such   enquiry   was undertaken which fact is evident from the reply dated 18.11.04 received   from   the   office   of   Sub­Registrar,   Pehowa,   Haryana who has informed the plaintiff that no such record is available with it concerning the alleged power of attorney.

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17.   It is further stated that plaintiff has never executed any power of attorney, the sale deed purportedly executed in favour of defendant on the basis of a non­existent document is nothing but a sham document. As such no right flows from the purported sale deed in favour of the defendant.     It is further stated   that   Court   has   time   and   gain   held   that   official respondents need not to be made party to the proceedings as they   can   always   be   summoned   in   case   any   clarification   or evidence is required from such official respondents.  It is further stated   that   plaintiff   has   never   applied   for   any   NOC   and   had never any intention to sell the suit property.  It is further stated that purported  sale deed was never executed by the plaintiff and   plaintiff   was   never   dispossessed   from   the   physical possession of the suit property.  It is further stated that entry of defendant in revenue record was never within the knowledge of plaintiff.     It   is   further   stated   that   being   sale   deed   a   sham document as a consequence thereof all subsequent entries and sale deed will be of no consequence.   It is further stated that mere registration of sale deed in additional book no.1 can in no manner be a presumption to be in knowledge of general public.

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18.  It   is   further   stated   that   defendant   has   taken   legal recourse   of   not   filing   the   written   statement   despite   expiry   of statutory   period   of   90   days   under   the   garb   of   present application on frivolous grounds as such the right to file written statement   is   liable   to   be   closed   and   the   suit   be   decreed   in terms of Order VIII R 10 CPC.  

 WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS OF  DEFENDANT/APPLICANT:

19.  Ld.   Senior   Counsel   for   defendant   filed   written submissions  reiterating on the  lines of application. It is stated that suit property being agricultural land, Delhi Land Reforms Act comes into play.  Therefore, no concept of ownership and the plaintiff can only claim bhumidari rights.  Revenue assistant is only authority to adjudicate as per Section 11 r/w Entry 4 of Schedule I r/w Sec.185 of Delhi Land Reforms Act.  It is further stated that prayer of declaration of bhumidari rights which right under Delhi Land Reforms Act this Court cannot decide.   It is further stated that procedure of cancellation is covered u/s 185 r/w   186   of   Delhi   Land   Reforms   Act.     Plaintiff   has   to   file   a Suit No.8807/16 Page 10 of 21 Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors comprehensive suit before revenue assistant who would frame issue on title and validity of sale deed and refer the same to civil court, which court after adjudicating would refer back the reference to revenue assistant for his decision on mefits.  It is further   stated   that suit is not maintainable u/s 34 of Specific Relief Act because the plaintiff is not seeking cancellation of mutation which is a consequencial relief. Otherwise also prayer of   cancellation   of   mutation   can   only   be   granted   by   revenue assistant u/s 64 of Delhi Land Revenue Act, 1954.  It is further stated that the suit is barred under the law of limitation as the plaintiff   approached   court   after   8   years   of   execution   of   sale deed dt.4.8.06.   It is stated that suit is bad for non joinder of necessary party i.e. Mahender s/o Gyan Chand who is attorney of the plaintiff.    In support of his contention ld. Senior Counsel for defendant has relied upon following judgments 

(i) 'Gaon Sabha & Another Vs. Nathi & Ors', (2004) 12 SCC 555

(ii) 'Hatti Vs. Sunder singh', (1970) 2 SCC 841

(iii)   Ram   Niwas   Vs.  Pitamber  Singh  &   Ors,  (2008)  102  DRJ 81(DB) Suit No.8807/16 Page 11 of 21 Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors

(iv)   Shera   Vs.   Financial   Commissioner',   W.P.(Civil)   3205   of 1982 

(v) Kalawati   Vs.   Union   of   India   &   Ors,   (2009)108   DRJ 251(DB)

(vi) Government   of   Andhra   Pradesh   &   Another   Vs. Satyanarayan Rao, (2000) 4SCC 262.

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS OF PLAINTIFF:

20. Ld.   Counsel   for   plaintiff   filed   written   submissions stating  that the defendant has not urged or even dealt with the issue   which   the   plaintiff   has   raised   in   the   plaint   interalia regarding   the   execution   of   sale   deed   in   question   by perpetrating fraud.  It is not in dispute that revenue court is not the court empowered to cancel the sale deed as such entire argument is misplaced and devoid of merits.  It is further stated that   plaintiff   is   not   seeking   bhumidari   rights   but   is   seeking primary relief of cancellation of sale deed. It is further stated that   claim   asserted   is   on   the   basis   of   fraud   perpetrated   by defendants to which neither has there been any reference nor any arguments to counter the same has been put forth.   It is Suit No.8807/16 Page 12 of 21 Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors further stated that plaintiff never executed POA which is evident from reply dt.18.11.14. It is further stated that fraud has been established and defendant being a beneficiary to the fraud in as much as the sale deed in question has been procured by fraud, the sale deed is liable to be cancelled. It is further stated that neither has the plaintiff sought declaration of bhumidari rights nor has any application been made to regain possession.  It is further stated that plaintiff is absolute owner of suit property and he   has   been   in   continuous   possession   of   the   suit   property through Sh Ajay Pal since 2001 till present date.   It is further stated that in view of the same there is no cloud over title of plaintiff.     It   is   further   stated   that   even   defendant   claim   their alleged   title   on   purported   POA   executed   by   plaintiff   himself, therefore, scope of plaintiff's title being under cloud does not arise.   It   is   further   stated   that   application   under   disposal   is unfounded   and   devoid   of   merits.   Ld.Counsel   for   plaintiff   in support of her contentions has relied upon following judgments:

          (i)      Smt.   Angoori   Devi   Vs.   Charan   Singh,                              
                   MANU/DE/2396/2012:

          (ii)     R.S.Kathuria Vs. Union of India & Ors, (2007)Supp.(2) 


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(iii)  Sh. Vinod Kumar Sharma Vs. Smt.Seema Sethi & Ors  MANU/DE/0042/2009:
(iv) Visa Agro Industries Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Charan Singh & Ors   MANU/DE/1165/2012:
(v)  Ashok Kumar & Ors Vs. Munni Devi & Ors,  188(2012)   DLT 589:
(vi) Shri Ram & Anr  Vs. First Additional District Judge & Ors,  (2001)3SCC24.

21.  I   have   heard   both   the   parties   and   have   gone through   the   material   on   record,   written   submissions   and judgments relied upon by the parties.

22.  Under Order VII R 11 CPC Court is bound to look into   only   the   contents   mentioned   in   the   plaint   but   nothing beyond.  As per plaint plaintiff claims to be bhoomidar of 9bigha & 11 biswa land comprised in Khasra no.1069(9­11), situated in Revenue   Estate   of  Village  Fatehpur  Beri,  Tehsil  Hauz  Khas, Mehrauli.     He   has   also   claimed   to   be   in   possession   of   suit property.   Plaintiff has alleged that he was threatened by the Suit No.8807/16 Page 14 of 21 Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors defendant   who   claimed a right under  a  registered sale  deed dated 4.8.2016 which as per plaintiff has not been executed by him.   In the application defendant has stated to the effect that suit   property   was   purchased   by   Mr.Mahinder   who   was   duly constituted   attorney   of   plaintiff.     It   is   a   case   of   plaintiff   that Mr.Mahinder was never appointed as attorney and no POA was ever executed in his favour.  In these facts, there is no cloud on the title of plaintiff over the suit property.  The alleged attorney of   the   plaintiff   who   has   executed   sale   deed   in   favour   of defendant   has been claimed to be appointed vide registered GPA   dated     12.05.2006   registered   not   in   Delhi   but   Pahoba, Kurukshetra,   Haryana   as   mentioned   in   handwriting   in   typed written registered sale deed. This alleged registration of GPA is under serious doubt as information sought by plaintiff under RTI Act,   on   the   basis   of   detail   of   this   registration   of   GPA   as mentioned   in   sale   deed,   indicates   towards   no   such   alleged registration of GPA.  On these facts plaintiff has sought decree of cancellation of above mentioned sale deed and decree of declaration declaring him to be owner and in possession of suit property   and   for   perpetual   injunction   for   restraining   the Suit No.8807/16 Page 15 of 21 Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors defendant, its agents etc.from interfering in his possession over the suit property.

23.  I have gone through the judgments relied upon by both the parties and I am of the view that judgments relied upon by ld. Senior Counsel for defendant are not applicable to the facts and circumstances of this case.  There can be no dispute that concept of ownership and bhoomidari rights are different to eachother and pure dispute of bhoomidari right can be decided only by revenue authority.  But in the case in hand there is no dispute or cloud on the bhoomidari right of plaintiff.   The only material question or dispute involved in this case as to whether alleged   sale   deed is  genuine and  valid  or  not.  As   per   plaint plaintiff has claimed to be in possession.

24.  In view of the facts as mentioned in the plaint by the plaintiff   I   find   that   the   cases   relied   upon   by   ld.   Counsel   for plaintiff are applicable to present case. In Ashok Kumar & Ors Vs. Munni Devi & Ors, 188(2012)  DLT 589, Hon'ble High Court of Delhi has held as under:

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Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors "5. In my opinion, the trial court has fallen into a grave error in holding that the civil courts did not have jurisdiction in view of section 185 of the Act.

Section 185 has already been reproduced above and   which   section   shows   that   the   Revenue Courts   have   jurisdiction   to   try   such   suits   which are mentioned in column 2 & 3 of the Schedule I of the Act, and it is only with respect to such suits that   the   jurisdiction   of   the   Civil   Courts   will   be barred.  The sections and type of the suits which are mentioned in columns 2 & 3 of the Schedule I of the Act, do not cover suits such as the subject suit for declaration, injunction and for cancellation of a sale deed/power of attorney on the ground of the   same   having   been   forged   and   fabricated. Such causes of action/reliefs of declaration and inunction   which   pertain   to   invalidity   of   the   title documents   which   are   said   to   have   been   got executed on the basis of a forged and fabricated General Power of Attorney are not covered under any   of   the   Sections   under   columns   2   &   3   of Schedule   I   and  they  can  be  thus  decided by  a civil   court.     A   reference   to   coloumns   2   &   3   of Schedule I of the Act shows that in none of the sections or the description of suits, mentioned in coloumns 2 & 3 of the Schule I respectively, the subject suit would be convered. The only secitons which can be said ot be somewhat related to the Suit No.8807/16 Page 17 of 21 Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors issues   causes   of   actoin/reliefs   in   teh   suit   are Section   13   &   104.   Seciton   13   pertains   to   an application to regain possession after bhumidari rights   are   got   declared   &   for   which   period   of limitation is one year from the commencement of the Act.   The Act commenced in the year 1954 and the subject suit for declaration and injunction can not be said to be pertaining to Section 13 of the   Act,   and   also   because   no   declaration   of bhumidari rights envisaged under Section 13 is in issue in the subject suit.   Therefore, the subject legal   proceedings   are   not   covered   under   serial no.3 of the Schedule I which pertains to Section 13, being an application to regain possession.  So far as the Section 104 is concerned which is the subject matter of serial No.28 of the Schedule I, the   said   section   pertains   to   a   declaratory   suit which is filed on behalf of Gaon Sabha against a person   claiming   entitlement   to   any   right   to   the land   which   is   the   subject   matter   of   the   Act.

Obviously,   the   subject   suit   filed   by   the   private person   is  not a suit for  declaration, covered by Section 104.

A   reference to all other  Sections which are the subject matter of column 2 of the Schedule I and the description of such suits under those sections as stated in column 3 of Schedule I shows that there is no section for filing of a suit of the nature Suit No.8807/16 Page 18 of 21 Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors of the suit in question.  A reference to the column 2 and the description of the sections in column 3 shows that the proceedings which are the subject matter   of   the   Revenue   Courts   are   those proceedings   which   are   with   respect   to   either delcaration of bhoomidari rights (as distinguished from   inter   se   dispute   of   claim   of ownership/bhumidari rights on account of transfer by  title  deeds/sale deeds including by forging a power of attorney), suits which are with respect to exchange of bhumidari land or for partition of a bhumidari  land or  suit for  ejectment filed by an Asami or a suit for injunction or damage caused to a holding of a aperson etc. These suits which the   Civil   Courts   are   barred   from   taking cognizance of are basically suits of a bhumidar or Asami or Gaon Sabha and that too provided they are first of all the subject matter of the Sections which are stated in column2 of the Schedule I.

6.   Unless   the   suits   are   in   substance,   the   suits which   fall   within   the   Sections   as   stated   in coloumn 2, the jurisdiction of the Civil Courts is not barred by virtue of Section 185 of the Act.  No doubt Section 186 states that where a question of title   is   raised   in   any   proceeding   falling   under coloumn 3 of the Schedule I of the Act then such a proceedings has to be referred by the Revenue Court to a Civil Court to determine the question of Suit No.8807/16 Page 19 of 21 Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors title, however, it does not mean that suits where title   is   in   question,   and   which   suits   are   not  the subject matter of coloumns 2 & 3 of the Schedule I,   such   suits   have   to   be   filed   in   the   Revenue Courts.   In fact, it is other way round that firstly the   suits   must   in   substance   be   the   suits essentially covered under columns 2 & 3 of the Schedule I of the Act and only thereafter if title of the land is in question then the Revenue Court will   refer   the   issue   of   the   title   to   Civil   Court, however,   if   the   suits   itself   are   not   falling   under columns   2   &   3   of   Schedule   I,   for   such   suits jurisdiction of the Civil Courts is not barred."

25.  In   this   case   plaintiff   has   not   specifically   sought declaration of his bhumidari rights.  No doubt he has mentioned word 'owner' in his prayer clause but at this stage during the disposal of an application under Order VII R 11 CPC, it cannot be opined that the prayer is infact for declaration of bhumidari rights.   In   view   of   aforesaid   judgments   relied   upon   by   ld. Counsel for plaintiff, this Court is of the opinion that this Court has jurisdiction to try and entertain the present suit and this suit is not barred under Delhi Land Reforms Act.

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26.  Hence, application under order VII R 11 CPC filed by defendant is dismissed.

 
Announced in the open                                     (ANIL KUMAR)
Court on 29.04.2017                             ADJ­05 (SOUTH DISTRICT)
(Order contains 21 pages)                SAKET COURTS, NEW DELHI




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(i)  Smt.   Angoori   Devi   Vs.   Charan   Singh,   MANU/DE/2396/2012:

Para no.6 of the judgment is as follows: 
"6.   ..........   the   suits   for   declaration   and   injunction with   respect   to   disputes   of   transfer   of   title   of   the lands can be decided by the civil courts. 
(ii) R.S.Kathuria Vs. Union of India & Ors, (2007)Supp.(2)  Del 115:
Para no.21 of the judgment is as follows: 
"21........   A   plain   reading   of   Section   185   suggests that   a   suit   the  subject  matter   of  which  falls  within any one or more of the entries contained in column 2 of the schedule to the said Act would only be hit by   Section   185,   and   not   otherwise.   To   state   it differently, the said section does not impose a total bar of jurisdiction of the civil court, but only imposes a restriction on suits or other legal proceedings in respect   of   matter   for   which   a   specific   provision   is made int eh Act. Any other construction would lead to an incongruity namely there will be a vacuum in areas   not   covered   by   the   Act,   and   the   remedy before   the   civil   court   would   be   displaced   without replacing   it  by alternate forums  to  seek  remedies. Section 185 cannot be said to put a sweeping and general embargo on the jurisdiction of the civil court, in all situations.
(iii)  Sh. Vinod Kumar Sharma Vs. Smt.Seema Sethi & Ors  Suit No.8807/16 Page 22 of 21 Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors MANU/DE/0042/2009:
Para no.4 of the judgment is as follows: 
"4. The relief with respect to which the prsent suit has been filed does not find mention in Schedule I to the Delhi Land Reforms Act. Revenue Coruts under the said Act have not been empowered to grant   the   relief   of   declaration   as   void   & cancellation   of   a   sale   deed   with   respect   to agricultural   land   also   or   to   grant   the   relief   of injunction.  From a bare reading of the plaint thus and which alone is to be seen at the stage under Order 7 R 11 CPC, the suit does not appear to be barred by Section 185 of the Act.  What has to be seen   is   whether   on   a   meaningful   reading   also, can it be said that the suit is barred by the said provision or can it be said that the plaint has been cleverly  drafted and the relief in fact claimed is the   relief   which   the   Revenue   Courts   under Schedule 1 to the Act are entitled to grant and the jurisdiction   with   respect   whereto   of   the   Civil Courts/this Court is barred."

(iv) Visa Agro Industries Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Charan Singh & Ors  MANU/DE/1165/2012:

Para no.23 of the judgment is as follows:
 "23. In Mansa Ram Vs. Tilak & Anr (supra) the Division Bench of this Court while dealing with an   application   under   order   VII   R   11   CPC Suit No.8807/16 Page 23 of 21 Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors seeking   rejection   of   the   plaint   on   the   ground that the suit filed by the appellant therein was bared     under   the   provision   of   Delhi   Land Reforms Act, 1952 and the other revenue law held that a suit seeking cancellation of general power   of   attorney   having   been   obtained   by fraud   and   misrepresentation   and   in consequence to that the sale deed having been registered by playing a fraud was maintainable and the revenue Courts had no jurisdiction to decide the issue.  It was categorically laid down that   the   issue   of   fraud   and   cancellation   of document   can   only   be   decided   by   the   Civil Court.     It   was   noted   that   no   declaration   of bhoomidari rights was sought which would be a subject   matter   under   Section   185   Delhi   Land Reforms Act." 

(v)Ashok Kumar & Ors Vs. Munni Devi & Ors,  188(2012)   DLT 589:

Para no.5 of the judgment is as follows: 
"5. In my opinion, the trial court has fallen into a grave error in holding that the civil courts did not have jurisdiction in view of section 185 of the Act. Section 185 has already been reproduced above and   which   section   shows   that   the   Revenue Courts   have   jurisdiction   to   try   such   suits   which are mentioned in column 2 & 3 of the Schedule I of the Act, and it is only with respect to such suits Suit No.8807/16 Page 24 of 21 Chander Mal Vs. M/s Allied Reality Pvt. Ltd. & Ors that   the   jurisdiction   of   the   Civil   Courts   will   be barred.  The sections and type of the suits which are mentioned in columns 2 & 3 of the Schedule I of the Act, do not cover suits such as the subject suit for declaration, injunction and for cancellation of a sale deed/power of attorney on the ground of the   same   having   been   forged   and   fabricated. Such causes of action/reliefs of declaration and inunction   which   pertain   to   invalidity   of   the   title documents   which   are   said   to   have   been   got executed on the basis of a forged and fabricated General Power of Attorney are not covered under any   of   the   Sections   under   columns   2   &   3   of Schedule   I   and  they  can  be  thus  decided by  a civil court.
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