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Mukesh Kumar And Ors vs Col. Harbans Waraich And Ors on 27 October, 1999

In the obtaining facts and circumstances, reliance on Order 1 Rule 10 of CPC read with Order 41 Rule 33 CPC justifying filing of the instant application, in the opinion of this Court, is misplaced and the said provision cannot be pressed into service, if person otherwise competent to invoke appellate jurisdiction either by filing appeal or cross objection if he had chosen to sit tight over the matter. Despite having suffered decree, a co-defendant at belated stage cannot seek transposition as an appellant. True it is that appellate Court has ample powers to pass such judgment and decrees against the parties to the suit to do complete justice between parties, but such power is not omnipresent and shall not cover all contingencies under the sky. More so, if exercise of such powers; akin to inherent power, is perceived in the instant case, it shall be in conflict with substantive right of a party accrued by efflux of period under law of limitation, as this Court finds substantial force in the submission advanced by Shri Kale, learned counsel for respondent No.1 that after expiry of period of limitation prescribed for filing appeal and cross objection, such an application under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC for transposition by passage HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH BENCH AT INDORE of time cannot be permitted as the same shall seriously jeopardize the right accrued to respondent No.1. Learned counsel for respondent No.1 placed reliance on the judgment of Supreme Court in the case of Mukesh Kumar and Ors. vs. Col. Harbans waraich and Ors. reported in 1991 9 SCC 380. In the opinion of this Court, the judgment is of no assistance to respondent No.1 though the principle of law underlined judgment is beyond any cavil of doubt. Consequently, the I.A. No.5611/2017 is rejected.
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