Mr. Karan Nath vs . Mr. Kailash Nath & Ors. on 1 October, 2014
5. Preliminary objections have been taken by the defendants no. 2 and 3 in
their reply. It is stated that the plaintiff filed the suit for declaration of his right
in respect of the property in question and had failed to seek consequential
relief for partition at the time of filing the suit and failed to seek liberty to seek
such relief at a later stage therefore the bar of Order 2 Rule 2 CPC would
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apply to file a fresh suit on the same cause of action. Further, it is averred that
the plaint contentions would show that the applicant is challenging the family
settlement dated 01.07.1992 and adjudication of the suit would amount to
challenging the said family settlement and granting the liberty to file the suit
afresh on the same cause of action would be barred by limitation. Further, it is
averred that the plaintiff was admittedly born in the year 1997 and he had no
right to challenge the family settlement dated 01.07.1992 as the right if any
stood extinguished in the year 1998 i.e. three years after the plaintiff attained
majority. It is argued that the present suit as well as any suit filed later would
be barred by limitation. The defendants also contend that the plaintiff has
failed to disclose that he has instituted various litigations with respect to his
alleged right to the suit property. The plaintiff filed a suit for declaration and
consequential relief in respect of the suit property i.e. 39, Pirthivi Raj Road in
August, 2006 i.e. bearing CS(OS) No. 1630/06 in the Hon'ble Delhi High Court
wherein the plaintiff had challenged the family settlement dated 01.07.1992.
The plaintiff could not seek reliefs on the basis of same cause of action. It is
stated that the present suit is barred U/s 11 CPC since the reliefs sought in the
present suit were claimed by the plaintiff in the earlier suit no. 1630/06 vide IA
No. 13150/07 and they were rejected vide order dated 02.09.2008 except that
defendants would not create any third party interest in the suit property
during the pendency of the said suit.