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Gujarat High Court

Heirs Of Decd. Maniben D/O Naranbhai ... vs Heirs Of Decd. Dwarkabhai Naranbhai ... on 28 April, 2017

Author: Z.K.Saiyed

Bench: Z.K.Saiyed

                C/MCA/2685/2016                                             CAV ORDER




                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

               MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR REVIEW) NO. 2685 of 2016

                            In SECOND APPEAL NO. 109 of 2016

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HEIRS OF DECD. MANIBEN D/O NARANBHAI ISHVARBHAI AND WD/O KANTILAL NATHALAL PATEL....Applicant(s) Versus HEIRS OF DECD. DWARKABHAI NARANBHAI ISHVARBHAI &

3....Opponent(s) ========================================================== Appearance:

MR YN OZA, SENIOR ADVOCATE with MR PRATIK Y JASANI, ADVOCATE for the Applicant(s) No. 1 - 1.3.4 , 1.4 - 1.5 MR. ZALAK B PIPALIA, ADVOCATE for the Opponent(s) No. 3 MR MIHIR THAKORE, SENIOR ADVOCATE WITH MSMINI M NAIR, ADVOCATE for the Opponent(s) No. 4 ========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE Z.K.SAIYED Date : 28/04/2017 CAV ORDER
1.    Heard Ld. Mr. Y.N. Oza, Ld. Senior counsel  for Mr. Pratik Jasani for the application and  Mr. Anshin H. Desai, Ld. Senior counsel for  Mr. Zalak B. Pipaliya for Respondent no.3 and  Mr. Mihir Thakore, Ld. Senior counsel for Ms.  Mini Nair, advocate for respondent no.4. 
 
2.   After   CAV   judgment   dated   02.09.2016,   the  present   applicants   have   filled   the   present  application   for   review   of   the   judgment   in  Second   Appeal   No.109   of   2016,   initially  Page 1 of 24 HC-NIC Page 1 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER notice   was   issued   and   as   the   operation   and  implementation of the order passed in Second  Appeal No.109 of 2016 was stayed for a period  of   four   weeks,   stay   was   continued   in   the  present   application   by   the   first   ex­parte  order   dated   02.10.2016.   Thereafter  application was heard on several occasions at  length   and   the   hearing   concluded   on   dated  18.04.2017. And on 19.04.2017, the applicants  filed   written   submissions,   the   respondents  also   filed   written   submissions,   the  respondents also filed written submission on  24.04.2017. 
 
3.  Mr. Y.N.Oza, Ld. Senior counsel has argued  that the CAV Judgment dated 02.09.2016 may be  reviewed,   that   relinquishment   issue   is   not  properly   dealt  with,   Registration  is  a must  under   the   Indian   Registration   Act.   1908,  Revenue entry does not derive title, written  document requires registration as per Section  17(1)(b)   of the  Registration   Act,  that  non­ consideration   of   the   judgment   amounts   to  error   apparent   on   the   face   of   record,   that  the   title   has   to   be   established   de­hors  revenue   entry,   custom   cannot   override   law,  that   custom   on   merits   of   the   Second   Appeal  namely: 
(A) Civil   Appeal   no.   3725   of   2015   in   the  case of H. Lakshimaiah Reddy and others  Page 2 of 24 HC-NIC Page 2 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER versus L.Venkatesh Reddy and others.

It   has   been   argued   that   entry   does   not  extinguish   title   and   is   for   fiscal  purposes.

(B) Civil   appeal   no.   2116   of   1972   in   the  case of Dina Ji and others versus Daddi  and others It   has   been   argued   that   in   that   case  registered   deed   of   adaptation   with   a  clause   of   relinquishment,   the   said   deed  was   not   registered   and   relinquishment  could not be admitted in evidence. (C) 2008(0)   GLHEL_SC   41780   in   the   case   of  Rajinder Singh versus State of Jammu and  Kashmir  It   has   been   argued   that   revenue   entry  cannot decide ownership and title. (D) 2009   (2)   G.L.H.   94   in   the   case   of  Sankalchand Jaychand Patel and others  It   has   been   argued   that   relinquishment  has to be done by registered document (E) 2008   (14)   SCC   171   in   the   case   of  Assistant   Commissioner,   Income   Tax,  Rajkot   versus   Saurashtra   Kutch   Stock  Exchange Ltd.

It   has   been   argued   that   the   judgment  reviewed   as   binding   decision   as   in   the  cited   case   a   binding   decision   of  superior   court   held   was   a   mistake   and  Page 3 of 24 HC-NIC Page 3 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER error   apparent   from   the   record   if   not  followed. 

(F) 2004(0)   GLHEL_HC   203519   in   the   case   of  Gandabhai Patel versus State of Gujarat  It   has   been   argued   that   revenue   entries   do  not create any right, title, interest in the  property   and   is   for   fiscal   purpose   and  2003(2)   SCC   111   in   the   case   of   Bhavnagar  University versus Palitana Sugar mill(P) LTD.  And others and has argued that article 141 in  the case of Constitution of India binds the  courts and therefore, on the judgment of the  Hon'ble   Apex   Court   as   above,   Review  Application be allowed. 

 

4. He has submitted that it appears on perusing  the order dated  02.09.2016   that   there   are  no findings recorded by this Court as to how  and   in   what   manner   the   questions   of   law  framed   by   the   applicants   are   bearing   no  substance or are such   that   the   appeal   so  preferred by the applicants can be dismissed  summarily   without   referring   the   said  questions of law.   

 

5.    He has submitted that during the course of  arguments,   it   was   argued   by   the   applicants  that   the  applicants  have   not  questioned  the  entry No.1166 in any way.   That it was also  contended by the applicants that even if the  Page 4 of 24 HC-NIC Page 4 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER entry No.1166 validly remains on record, the  same is having no potential to decide title.  It was also argued by the applicants that the  entries   are   only   for   fiscal   purpose   and   it  cannot   decide   title.   The   applicants   submit  that the above referred aspects though argued  by the applicants, are not appearing in the  order dated 02.09.2016.   

 

6.  He   has   submitted   that   it   was   one   of   the  contentions of the applicants that the plaint  of   the   applicants   if   read   as   a   whole   would  not be barred by the law of limitation.   It  was also argued on behalf of the applicants  that while considering the application under  Order VII, Rule 11, the averments made in the  plaint   are   to   be   read   as   it   is   and   each  averment made in the plaint is to be accepted  to   be   true.     It   was   also   submitted   by   the  applicants   that   reading   the   plaint   as   a  whole, by no stretch of imagination it can be  said that the plaint can be rejected on the  ground of Order VII, Rule 11. The applicants  submit   that   above   referred   aspect   was  elaborately   argued   by   the   applicants.  However, the same is not forming part of the  order dated 02.09.2016 passed by this Court. 

 

7.   He   has   submitted   that   the   issue   of  limitation   is   a   mixed   question   of   law   and  facts and if the averments of the plaint are  perused, which were read by the applicants on  Page 5 of 24 HC-NIC Page 5 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER various  occasions  at  the  time  of  arguments,  it   would   be   amply   clear   that   all   the  averments are of such nature which cannot be  decided summarily and it would be burden on  the shoulder of the applicants to prove the  same   by   leading   evidence.   It   was   also  contended   by   the   applicants   that   the   above  referred   crucial   aspect   has   not   been  considered   by   both   the   Courts   below   while  considering   the   application   Ex.15   filed   by  the concerned respondents invoking Order VII,  Rule 11 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 as  well as in the Appeal.  The applicants submit  that this Court while passing the order dated  02.09.2016   has   not   taken   into   consideration  the above referred argument.  

 

8.     He   has   submitted   that   the   applicants   had  also   contended   that   the   arguments   urged   by  the other side, viz. that the applicants have  questioned the entry No.1166 after a span of  51  years   is factually  incorrect  inasmuch   as  the   applicants   have   never   challenged   entry  no.1166   in   the   suit   proceedings.   The  applicants   have   also   contended   that   the  applicants   had   sought   for   the   prayer   of  partition as well as their rights in the suit  property.   The   applicants   had   also   contended  that the concerned Civil Court may or may not  accept   the   case   of   the   applicants   on   the  ground of delay, but the said aspect cannot  Page 6 of 24 HC-NIC Page 6 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER be   countenanced   while   considering   the  application under Order VII, Rule 11 of Code  of   Civil   Procedure,   1908.   The   applicants  submit  that  the  above  referred  argument  was  extensively   canvassed   before   this   Court,  however the same does not appear in the order  dated 02.09.2016.  

 

9.    He has submitted that it was contended by  the applicants before this Court that in the  year 2010, the applicants were approached by  their   family   members(respondent   herein)   for  the purpose of selling another parcel of land  being   Revenue   survey   No.   490   and   the  applicants had given their power of attorney  for   the   purpose   of   transferring   the   said  land,   and   after   completion   of   the   said  transfer they had also been paid their share  arising   from   the   sale   of   the   land   bearing  survey no.490. The Applicants submit that it  is   contended   by   the   Applicants   that   if   in  2010 the applicants were approached by their  family   members   for   the   purpose   of  transferring   one  parcel  of  land,   it implies  that   the   right   of   the   applicants   as   prayed  for by the applicants in the plaint is intact  and   the   applicants   are   entitled   for   making  the   prayers   for   partition   as   well   as   for  demanding their share.  It was also contended  on   behalf   of   the   applicants   that   very  recently when the applicants came across the  Page 7 of 24 HC-NIC Page 7 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER advertisement   of   title   clearance   by   the  concerned respondent, the applicants came to  know of the ill intentions of the concerned  respondents   in   duping   the   applicants   which  prompted the applicants to file a suit before  the  learned  Trial  Court  being  Regular  Civil  Suit   No.   200/2014.   The   applicants,   by  referring to above factual details contented  before   this   Court   that   the   above   referred  aspects will have to proved by the applicants  by leading evidence and the suit filed by the  applicants cannot be straightaway rejected on  the ground of limitation as prayed for by the  respondents.   The   applicants   submit   that   the  above   referred   aspect   though   was   canvassed  before this Court is not forming part of the  order dated 02.09.2016 passed by this Court. 

 

10.   He has submitted that it was contended  by the applicants that both the Courts below,  i.e. the learned Trial Court as well as the  learned   Appellate   Court,   have   erred   in   not  appreciating   the   aspect   that   the   applicants  are   not   claiming   their   rights   by   virtue   of  any revenue entry and both the Courts below  have passed orders only upon relying on the  revenue   entries.     It   was   contended   by   the  applicants that rights of ownership can only  be   decided   by   a   competent   civil   court   it  cannot be decided by merely referring to any  revenue   entry.   The   applicants   had   contended  Page 8 of 24 HC-NIC Page 8 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER before this Court that the courts below have  thus   erred   in   dismissing   the   suit   filed   by  the   applicants   by   merely   relying   on   the  revenue   entries.   The   above   referred   aspect  though  argued  by  the  applicants  before  this  Court does not form part of the order dated  02.09.2016.    

 

11.    He   has   submitted   that   the   applicants   had  also   contended   before   this   Court,   relying  upon Sec.17 of the Registration Act, that for  the   purpose   of   relinquishing/extinguishing  the right from a property the worth of which  exceeds   Rs.100/­,   registration   of   the  document is mandatory and there cannot be any  oral transfer.  It was also contended by the  applicants before this Court that the rights  of the applicants cannot be waived or cannot  be taken away by merely making oral statement  before the revenue authority, which is again  in dispute in the present case.  That though  the   above   referred   aspect   was   extensively  canvassed   by   the   applicants   before   this  Court,   the   same   is   not   forming   part   of   the  order dated 02.09.2016.   

 

12.    He   has   submitted   that   the   applicants   had  also   contended   before   this   Court   that   upon  demise   of   Shri   Naranbhai   Ishwarbhai   Patel  that   is   10.03.1963,   on   the   very   next   date  that is on 11.03.1963, entry no.1166 has been  mutated  in  the  revenue  records  by  recording  Page 9 of 24 HC-NIC Page 9 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER that   the   mother(Maniben)   and   grand­ mother(Icchaben)   of   the   applicants   has  waived/relinquished   their   rights   from   the  estate   of   deceased   Naranbhai   Ishwarbhai  Patel.   It   was   also   contended   by   the  applicants   that   a   day   after   the   demise   of  Naranbhai, the mother of the applicants would  be   bereaving   the   death   of   her   father   and  grand­mother of her husband in the family and  as such it is not possible for the mother of  the   applicants   to   go   before   the   revenue  authorities   for   giving   effect   of   mutation.  The   above   referred   aspect   was   extensively  argued and canvassed by the applicants before  this Court. However, the same is not forming  part of the order dated 02.09.2016.   

 

13.  The applicants submit that relinquishment of  right from the  property   does   not   include  in family arrangement which otherwise  if   its  in writing has to be registered mandatorily.  In the present case when applicants mother is  releasing/relinquishing/extinguishing   her  right is actually a  transfer   of   title   in  favour   of   third   person   and   that   too   of   the  property   worth   more   than   rupees   100   is  squarely falls under the  ambit of Section 17  of   Registration   Act,   1908   and   hence   such  document   is   compulsorily   required   to   be  registered   so   as   to   give   its   effect   in  revenue   record.   Further,   it   was   already  Page 10 of 24 HC-NIC Page 10 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER canvassed  that   family   arrangement   means  distribution   of   property   amongst   the   member  of   family,   in   the   present   case   there   is   no  such distribution.  That   applicants   also  produced   citation   of   High   Court   wherein   it  clearly states that if the family arrangement  if   incorporated   in   writing   on   a   piece   of  paper   then   the   said   document   compulsorily  needs registration. However, the same is not  forming part of the order dated 02.09.2016. 

 

14.   He has submitted that it is clear from  the plain reading of prayer made  in  memo  of   suit   that   applicant   has   prayed   for  partition of ancestral property and there is  no prayer in the suit challenging the revenue  proceeding  of  1963.  That   while  deciding  the  application under Order­7 Rule­11d the court  concern   has   to   accept   the   averment   made   in  the   memo   of   suit   as   true   and   correct,   that  the     correctness    and    genuineness    of  the  same cannot be decided while deciding order­7  Rule­11d.  

 

15.   He has submitted   that neither   in the  impugned     judgment     and     decree   of   Trial  Court nor in the order Lower Appellate Court,  that nowhere it has been described as to on  what date limitation to file a suit commenced  and   on   what   date   limitation   expired,   that  even   under  judgment  and  Decree  under   review  there  is  no  finding  as to starting point  Page 11 of 24 HC-NIC Page 11 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER of limitation and expiry of said limitation,  without   narrating   starting   point   of  limitation and its expiry and application of  specific section of Indian limitation Act, no  conclusion could be drawn.   

 

16.  He  has  submitted  that  the  Second Appeal  could     only     be   decided   on   the   basis   of  Substantial Question of Law or there has to  be a finding that no question of law arises  in the Second  Appeal. That in the present  Judgment   of   Second   Appeal   both   things   are  lacking, and this is contrary to sec 100 of  Civil Procedure Code.   

 

17.     He     has   submitted     that     while  deciding the Second Appeal the correctness or  genuineness of pleading is not required to be  decided,   however,   while   passing   judgment  under  review   the  finding   about  the  pleading  of memo of suit has been given and conclusion  are reached ought not to have been, therefore  this   is   contrary   to   provision   of   order­7  Rule­11d and therefore its error apparent on  the face of record.   

 

18.  It is  important  to note  that in order to  challenge any of the thing the starting point  of limitation is the date on which said thing  or   fact   came   to   knowledge   of   party,   the  passing   of   number   of   years   is   not   material  but what is material is date of knowledge and  Page 12 of 24 HC-NIC Page 12 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER therefore   the   above   mentioned   finding   of  Court is clearly mis­conception of law. There  is   also   a   misconception   of   fact   that   entry  no.1166   was   mutated   in   the   revenue   record  after   statement   were   given   by   Maniben  Naranbhai and her mother Ichhaben Naranbhai,  it  is  important  to  note  that   it is  not  the  pleading   in   the   suit   but   the   factum   of  recording   statement   of   Maniben   Naranbhai   by  talati   is   denied   by   the   plaintiff   in   the  suit.    

 

19.     For   the   respondents   in   the   present  Application   it   is   argued   by   Mr.   Anshin   H.  Desai,   Ld.   Senior   counsel   and   Affidavit­in­ reply is filled and based on the same it is  vehemently contended that the present Review  Application   deserves   to   be   dismissed   with  heavy costs, the same is abuse of process of  the  court,  there   is suppression  of  material  facts, misstatements in facts, misstatements  on   position   of   law,   this   is   vexatious  litigation, applicants are trying to drag the  litigation to tire out the Respondents, that  by   change   of   advocate,   rehearing   of   the  Second Appeal on merits is being tried which  is   not   permissible,   there   are   concurrent  findings of two courts and the CAV judgment  dated 02.09.2016 in the Second Appeal No.109  of 2016 and in all there are three judgments  against   the   Applicants,   instead   of  Page 13 of 24 HC-NIC Page 13 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER approaching   the   Hon'ble   Supreme   Court   of  India   attempt   is   being   made   to   keep   the  litigation pending and that there is no error  apparent on the face of record, that it is a  law well laid down that under Order 47 of the  Code   of   Civil   Procedure,   1908   even   if  question of law on which that judgment of the  court is based has been reversed or modified  by   the   subsequent   decision   of   a   superior  court   in   any   other   court   shall   not   be   a  ground for Review of such Judgment, that law  of limitation is a 'Law' which can be termed  to fall within that ambit of Order 7 Rule 11  of the Code of  Civil Procedure, 1908 and in  the case of Hardesh Ores(P) Ltd. And others  versus HEDE Company reported in 2007 (5) SCC  614 in paragraph 25 it has been held that the  powers   under   Order   7   Rule   11   (d)   can   be  exercised   and   has   therefore   been   rightly  exercised   by   all   the   three   courts   and   has  also   cited   the   case   of   Raj   Narain   Sarin  (dead)  through  Lrs.  And  others  versus  Laxmi  Devi and others reported in 2002(10) SCC 501  and has argued that such type of litigation  is utterly vexatious and abuse of process of  Court. Mr. Desai has also cited the following  Judgments:  

A.1997 (9) SCC 736 in the case of Tamilnadu  Electricity Board  and another  Vs. N. Raju  Reddiar and another B.2004(10)   SCC   126   in   the   case   of   Surendra  Page 14 of 24 HC-NIC Page 14 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER Kumar Vakil and others Vs. Chief Executive  Officer, M.P. and others C.2006(4)   GLR   3673   in   the   case   of   state   of  Gujarat Vs. Madhubindu Jayshankar Vyas and  another D.2009(14) SSC 663 in the case of Inderchand  Jain   (dead)   through   legal   heirs   Vs.  Motilal (dead) through legal heirs E.2013(3)   GLH   143   in   the   case   of   Kamlesh  Verma Vs. Mayavati And others  F.  Misc.   Civil   Application   (OJ)   no.33   of  2016(Judgment   dated   12.08.2016)   in   the  case   of   Vedica   Procon   Pvt.   Ltd.   Vs.  official Liquidator of Omex Investors Ltd.
1.    Mr.   Desai   has   also   contended   that   even  before   the   Ld.   Special   Secretary,   Revenue  Department (Appeals) where the Revenue entry  proceedings have now come to an end the order  passed  in  the  present  application  was  being  cited and projected to keep the revenue entry  proceedings   pending   on   the   ground   that   the  present   application   is   pending   before   this  court   and   ther3efore   the   court   and   quasi   -

judicial   authorities   in   a   stale   and  hopelessly time barred issue and also on this  ground   Review   Application   may   be   dismissed  with   costs  and  ex­parte  as­interim  stay  may  kindly   be   vacated   as   there   was   never   any  injunction granted in the suit being Regular  Page 15 of 24 HC-NIC Page 15 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER Civil Suit No.200 of 2014 and therefore there  is no question of any stay in the matter. 

 

2.    Mr. Mihir Thakore, Ld. Senior Counsel for  Ms.   Mini   Nair   has   argued   that   under   the  Transfer of Property Act, 1882 when there as  oral transfer which is permitted and in which  there is no writing expressly required by law  then   no   registration   is   required.   He   has  argued   that   relinquishment   in   such   a   case  does not require registration, it is lifting  up of blood relative's right and not creation  of right in favour of the person who already  had a right and share in the Property being a  blood relative, not only that but the family  arrangement/relinquishment   has   been   acted  upon   and   during   the   lifetime   of   Maniben   no  dispute is raised and after a gross period of  51 years a totally frivolous suit is filled  without   any   specific   cause   of   action.   That  there   is   no   error   apparent   on   the   face   of  record   and   all   the   points   have   been  considered  in  the  second   appeal,   attempt   is  being   made   to   reargue   the   Second   Appeal   by  change of advocate which is impermissible and  therefore the present Application is an abuse  of the process of the Court and may kindly be  dismissed with costs. 

 

3.   Having heard the learned advocates for the  parties   at   length,   I   hold   that   the   present  Review Application is not maintainable, it is  Page 16 of 24 HC-NIC Page 16 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER filed to delay the proceedings and keep the  litigation   alive,   that   there   is   no   error  apparent on the face of record, the suit is  rightly  rejected   by Trial  Court  and  Rightly  confirmed by the First Appellate Court, both  the judgments have rightly been confirmed in  the Second appeal no.109 of 2016 in the CAV  judgment   dated   02.09.2016   for   the   reasons  below,   I   hold   that   the   present   application  deserves to be dismissed. 

 

4.   The  judgments  cited  by  Mr.  Y.N.  Oza,  Ld.  Senior Counsel for the applicants are mainly  on  three   Grounds   that  revenue  entries  being  for   fiscal   purpose,   relinquishment   deed  requires   registration   and   that   judgments   on  these two issues have not been considered and  hence is error apparent on face of record and  the   application   should   be   allowed.   The  arguments of the Applicants are not accepted  firstly,   because   in   the   CAV   judgment   dated  02.09.2016   in   the   Second   Appeal     no.109   of  2016   was   heard   at   length   and   Ld.   Senior  Counsel   Mr.   S.N.   Soparker   appeared   for   Mr.  Pratik   Jasani   for   the   applicants   and   had  taken me to all these contentions which are  recorded   in   the   CAV   judgment   dated  02.09.2016, mot only that the judgments which  were cited by parties have been considered an  in   the   present   application   it   is   mere  repetition   of   the   same   arguments   for   which  Page 17 of 24 HC-NIC Page 17 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER Review Application is not the remedy, having  held that the mother of the applicant during  her lifetime never claimed any share in the  property   nor   did   she   challenge   any   fact   of  relinquishment  of  her  share  in  any  property  till she expired on 18.09.2005, the suit in  question being Regular Civil Suit no. 200 of  2014   is   also   filled   after   9   years   of   her  death   and   as   such   after   51   years   of   the  relinquishment.  

 

5.    I   have also considered the fact that the  revenue   authorities   have   also   not   condoned  the delay in challenging the entry after 51  years is not required to be registered under  Indian Registration Act, 1908 as there is no  document   of   transfer,   relinquishment   that  arose between first blood relations is to be  looked in to as accepted routine practice in  prevalent   rural   areas   of   the   country   since  decades   and   I   hold   that   crafty   and   shrew  drafting cannot bring a cause of action and a  hopelessly time barred suit cannot be allowed  to be tried in view of judgments which were  already cited before me. Also that rehearing  of   second   appeal   on   the   same   ground   is  impermissible, that Mr. Y.N. Oza, Ld. Senior  Counsel has not been able to point out that  how  a  review   application   can  be entertained  on facts which have been considered and after  hearing   all   the   parties   the   judgment   is  Page 18 of 24 HC-NIC Page 18 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER delivered and has not been able to point out  as to what is the error apparent on the face  of record. It is a steeled law that rehearing  on merits is impermissible, it is not a case  of a simple revenue entry for fiscal purpose,  bare reading of the plaint makes it evident  that the suit is a result of crafty drafting  and  a  stale  issue  is  tried  to  be  opened  by  raising  such   issues,   the  judgments  cited   by  the   applicants   are   on   the   issue   and   facts  where   unreasonable   time,   limitation   Act,  where not the points which were decided, that  present is not a case where relinquishment is  by   written   document,   present   is   not   a   case  where   there   is   any   transfer   with   third  parties before 51 years.  

 

6.   That there is no substance in the argument  that there is any binding of judgment on the  issue   of   facts   similar   to   present   case   and  hence   is   an   error   apparent   on   the   face   of  record.  Every judgment has its foundational  acts and in the facts of the present case it  cannot   be   said   that   there   is   any   judgment  which is binding on the present facts.  

 

7.    Though not argued the issue of substantial  question of law being dealt with at the time  of   summary   dismissal   of   second   appeal   is  being   dismissed   and   that   substantial  questions   of   law   are   being   found   much   less  questions of law they need not be framed and  Page 19 of 24 HC-NIC Page 19 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER answered. When the substance of the judgment  delivered   answers   the   issues   and   arguments  advanced,   when   parties   go   in   to   an   appeal  know   fully   well   the   issue/   the   rival   case  arising for consideration before court, such  over technical argument cannot be entertained  as   held   by   Hon'ble   Supreme   Court   of   India  reported in 2007(15) SCC 157 in the case of  Kannan  (dead)  through  LRS  and  others   versus  V.S.Pandurangam (dead) by Lrs and others. In  2017(2)SCC   415   in   the   case   of   Laliteshwar  Prasad   Singh   and   others   versus  S.P.Srivastava(dead)   through     legal  representatives,   while   considering   order   41  Rule 31 of the Civil Procedure code, 1908 it  has   been   held   that   where   Appellate   court  agrees with the views of Trial court, it need  not   restate   everything   and   expression   of  general agreement with reasons given by Trial  Court would ordinarily suffice in such a case  and   in   this   judgment   it   was   a   case   and  argument   under   section   96   of   the   Code   of  Civil Procedure, 1908 points of determination  are not framed, despite that the said law is  laid down. That if there are no substantial  questions   of   law   which   arise   also   on   that  they need not be framed and that too before  admission of Second Appeal under section 100  of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 then no  such question is required to be framed where  the  Second  appeal  is  summarily  dismissed.  I  Page 20 of 24 HC-NIC Page 20 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER have dealt with this issue because the same  is reflected in the written submission of the  Applicants but not a single oral argument was  advanced on the issue by the Applicants.  

 

8.    The judgment cited by Mr. Anshin H. Desai,  Ld.   Senior   counsel,   that   there   is   no   error  apparent on the face of records and that the  Hon'ble Apex court in the case of Tamilnadu  Electricity   Board   and   another   Vs.   N.   Raju  Reddiar and another reported in 1997 (9) SCC  736 that practice of filling review petition  by changing the advocate who had appeared in  main   proceedings   before   the   Hon'ble   court.  Such practice held is an abuse of process of  law. In the case of Surendra Kumar Vakil and  others Vs. Chief Executive Officer, M.P. and  others   reported   in   2004(10)   SCC   126   in  paragraph   10   it   has   been   held   that   a   point  that has been heard and decided by the court  cannot   form   aground   for   review   even   if  assuming that the view taken in the judgment  under   review   is   erroneous.   In   the   case   of  State   of   Gujarat   Vs.   Madhubindu   Jayshankar  Vyas and another reported in 2006(4) GLR 3673  in paragraph 25 it has been held that Power  of Review can be used only to rectify mistake  apparent   on   the   face   of   records   and   not   to  substitute the view. A mistake if has to be  fished out and searched out cannot be said to  be a mistake apparent on face of record. It  Page 21 of 24 HC-NIC Page 21 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER is also held that review cannot be considered  as   an   appeal   in   disguise.   In   the   case   of  Inderchand Jain(dead) through legal heirs Vs.  Motilal   (dead)   through   legal   heirs   reported  in   2009(14)   SCC   663   it   has   been   held   that  Review is not an appeal in disguise. Review  court cannot sit in appeal over its own order  and rehearing of the matter is impermissible  in law. Review is exception to general rule  that   once   a   judgment   is   signed   and  pronounced, it should not be altered. Courts  should not invoke their inherent jurisdiction  for   reviewing   any   order.   In   the   case   of  Kamlesh   Verma   Vs.   Mayavati   and   others  reported in 2013 (3) GLH 143 in paragraph 15  and 16 it has been held that review will not  be maintainable when (a) A repetition of old  and   overruled   argument   is   not   enough   to  reopen   concluded   adjudications.   (b)   Minor  mistakes of inconsequential import (c) Review  proceedings   cannot   be   equated   with   the  original hearing of the case. (d) Review is  not   maintainable   unless   the   material   error,  manifest on the fact of the order, undermines  its   soundness   or   results   in   miscarriage   of  justice.   (e)   A   review   is   by   no   means   an  appeal   in   disguise   whereby   an   erroneous  decision   is   reheard   and   corrected   but   lies  only   for   patent   error.   (f)   The   mere  possibility   of   two   views   on   the   subject  cannot be a ground for review. (g) The error  Page 22 of 24 HC-NIC Page 22 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER apparent on the fact of the record should not  be  an  error  which  has  to  be fished  out  and  searched. (h) The appreciation of evidence on  record   is   fully   within   the   domain   of   the  appellate Court, it cannot be permitted to be  advanced   in the  review  petition.   (i)  Review  is   not   maintainable   when   the   same   relief  sought at the time of arguing the main matter  has   been   negative.   In   the   case   of   Vedica  Procon  Pvt.  Ltd.   Vs.  Official  Liquidator   of  Omex   Investor   Ltd­   Misc.   Civil   Application  (OJ)   no.   33   of   2016(judgment   dated  12.08.2016) this court has held that there is  no error apparent on the face of record and a  review   of   the   judgment   is   not   permissible  only for the purpose of rehearing and for a  fresh   decision.   I   am   in   complete   agreement  with   the   arguments   on   the   above   points   and  hence the review application is dismissed.  

 

9.  Ms. Mini Nair has cited 1996(4) SCC 697 in  the   case   of   Taraknath   and   another   versus  Sushil Chandra Dey (dead) by Lrs. And others  wherein which in paragraph 4 it is held that  it   is   open   for   sisters   to   relinquish   their  rights by way of Gift, even oral, in favour  of brothers which would be valid and in case  of   Dokka   Samuel   versus   Dr.   Jacon   Lazares  Chelly reported in 1997(4) SCC 478 it is held  that omission on the part of counsel to cite  an authority of law does not amount to error  Page 23 of 24 HC-NIC Page 23 of 24 Created On Sat Apr 29 00:37:24 IST 2017 C/MCA/2685/2016 CAV ORDER apparent   on   the   face   of   records   so   as   to  constitute   ground   for   reviewing   prior  judgment   and   I     in   complete   agreement   with  the above two decisions and therefore also I  reject the Present Review Application.  

 

10.    In   view   of   the   above,   the   present  application  deserves   to be  dismissed   and  is  dismissed. Ad­interim Relief Stands vacated. 

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