Sardar Balbir Singh vs Atma Ram Srivastava on 30 November, 1976
39. Lastly, coming to the case of B. Ram Karan v. Nakchhad, (AIR 1931 All 429) in that case the plaintiffs instituted a suit lor possession of immovable property in 1925 treating the defendants as trespassers. In the plaint they claimed mesne profits only upto the date of institution of the suit. The suit was decreed and possession was obtained in April, 1927, Thereafter they brought another suit for recovery of mesne profits from 24th August, 1925, the date of institution of the first suit till 1st April, 1927, the date on which they had obtained possession. It was pleaded in defence that the claim was barred by Order 2, Rule 2, Civil Procedure Code. The Court held that the second suit was not barred by Order 2, Rule 2. There is a preponderance of authority in favour of the view that the causes of action for recovery of possession of immovable property and for future mesne profits i.e., mesne profits accruing due after institution of the first suit for possession, are distinct and separate and having held so it was not necessary for the court of decide whether the causes of action for recovery of possession of immovable property and for mesne profits are always distinct having regard to the terms of Order 2, Rule 4. But still Sulaiman, Ag. C. J., who decided the case, made certain observations in passing which are, to my mind, in the nature of obiter and in any case they apply to such suits for recovery of possession of immovable property only as are based on title and have no bearing on suits for possession based on contract of tenancy or lease. This is clear from observations contained in column 1 at page 432: