Tiruvengada Varadachariar And Ors. vs Srinivasa Iyengar And Ors. on 2 August, 1972
17. More than one Division Bench decision of this Court above referred to, had proceeded on the basis that the entire plaint must be taken as a whole to find out the nature of the suit, and if substantial or main reliefs involved therein would not come within the ambit of powers of the Deputy Commissioner under Section 63, but if incidental issues or reliefs prayed for therein, fall within the scope of that section; then the Civil Court would have jurisdiction to try the suit, and also decide on these incidental aspects which could be otherwise canvassed before a Deputy Commissioner. It is not the nature of the words in the para dealing with reliefs prayed for in the plaint which will be determinative of the character of the suit, but the contents of the plaint in conjunction with the reliefs asked for have to be taken into account. The nature of defence put forth is immaterial. The Division Bench in T. Varadachariar v. Iyengar , had taken into account the defence taken in the written statement.