Keshav Das Tulshan V Jagadish Prasad Tulshan: Bihari v. State of Bihar
Keshav Das Tulshan V Jagadish Prasad Tulshan: Bihari v. State of Bihar
Declaration of title & possession – send notice – filed suit before limitation
Office will get an opportunity to scrutinize the claim, to take immediate action and avoid
unnecessary litigation & for advancement of justice.
Exception-
Jamadhar v Amirbi
question that would arise is whether the revision under S. 115 C. R. C. is maintainable in such
cases when O. 21, Rr. 99 and 100, C. P. C. provide a remedy for THE seeking back the
possession of the properties from which the petitioners were dispossessed
on account of the execution of the warrant issued by the executing court under O. 21, R. 35 (1),
have been thrown out of their possession. It has been shown above that the warrant issued under
O. 21, R. 35 (1), C. P. C. is absolutely without jurisdiction, illegal and is vitiated by material
irregularities. If the dispossession has taken place on account of these things, then the revision
petitioners are entitled u/s. 115, C. P. C. to be put back in possession of the properties.
Respondents/defendants filed the written statement contending that the petitioner and the 8th
respondent had trespassed into their land of an extent of 3 kanals and they are in unlawful
possession. Thereby, they raised counter claim, in the written statement, for possession. The
Trial Court, while dismissing the suit of the petitioners, granted decree for possession of two
kanals, two marlas and one biswas comprising survey numbers mentioned therein. On appeal, it
was confirmed and the High Court confirmed it in R.S.A. No.1190/94 on May 18, 1995. Thus
this Special Leave Petition.
The limitation was that the counter claim or set off must be pleaded by way of defence in the
written statement before the defendant filed his written statement or before the time limit for
delivering the written statement has expired, whether such counter-claim is in the nature of a
claim for damages or not. Further limitation was that the counter-claim should not exceed the
pecuniary limits of the jurisdiction of the court. In other words, by laying the counter claim
pecuniary jurisdiction of the court cannot be divested and the power to try the suit already
entertained cannot be taken away by accepting the counter claim beyond its pecuniary
jurisdiction.. Thus considered, we hold that in a suit for injunction, the counter-claim for
possession also could be entertained, by operation of Order 8 Rule 6 (A)(1) of CPC.
It is sought to be contended that the counter-claim was not filed within the time given for laying
the same. It would appear from the list of the dates given by the petitioner himself that the
counter-claim was filed within two months from the date of the suit itself.
Thereby, it is clear that petitioner had refused to accept the notice. Consequently, she was rightly
set ex- parte. The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to contest the case on merits. We
cannot go into the merits since the appeal was not subject matter in any of the appeals filed either
under Section 96 or Section 100, C.P.C.
applying the aforesaid principles to the facts and circumstances of this case, I am of the
considered opinion that the plaint does not disclose a cause of action and has to be struck out
under Order 7, Rule 11(a).
plaintiffs have mixed up the prayer for declaration with the prayer for damages in order to avoid
the findings of this High Court and the Supreme Court in WTCC case to the effect that this Court
has no jurisdiction to entertain the suit. Since the plaintiffs are claiming that the damage of the
libel has occurred within the territorial jurisdiction of this Court, the plaintiffs would be entitled
to file the suit with regard to damages. But this relief has been deliberately combined with the
declaration which is already claimed in Admiralty Suit No. 58 of 1998.
That the suit be dismissed under Order 7, Rule 1 l(a) of the C.P.C., 1908 and other applicable
provisions, as being without jurisdiction".
The first respondent, feeling aggrieved, filed writ petition in the High Court seeking relief in the
form of a mandamus or direction to the Government to dereserve the carried forward post and to
consider his case for promotion as a general candidate. He contended that since it was the
solitary post, reservation in favour of a Scheduled Caste would amount to 100% reservation
violating Articles 16(1) and 14 of the Constitution.
On appeal, it was affirmed by the Division Bench. When the matter was carried to this Court, it
set aside the order and remitted the matter to the High Court for reconsideration.
The High Court, therefore, is clearly in error in holding that reservation in promotion to a single
post and application of carry forward rule and of roster is unconstitutional.
The appeal is accordingly allowed. The judgment of the Division Bench and of the learned
Single Judge stand set aside.