Madras High CourtCRP(MD)/1482/2024dismissed

Govindaraj v. Rengaraj

2024-07-11Honourable Mr Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated: 11.07.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY C.R.P(MD)No.1482 of 2024 and C.M.P(MD)No.8756 of 2024 1.Govindaraj 2.Chinnatha 3.Balakrishnan 4.Sathar 5.Suseela ... Petitioners/Petitioners/ Plaintiffs Vs.

1.Rengaraj 2.Palanisamy 3.Karuppaiah

...Respondents/Plaintiffs

Civil Revision Petition is filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, by setting aside the fair and decreetal order in I.A.No.1 of 2023 in O.S.No.73 of 2021 dated 25.04.2023 on the file of the District Munsif Court, Keeranur.

For Petitioners :Mr.N.Balakrishnan

ORDER

This Civil Revision Petition is directed against the order dated 24.04.2024 passed in E.P.No.61 of 2012 in O.S.No.64 of 2006. 2.A perusal of the material records of the case reveals that, the suit was filed for specific performance. The suit was decreed. The decree has attained finality. Thereafter, the execution petition in EP.No.109 of 2008 filed already and the Court directed the execution of sale deed also. Since the judgment debtor did not execute the sale deed, the sale deed was executed in favor of the degree holder by the officials of the Court itself. Thereafter, the present execution petition is filed for delivery of possession. The same was resisted by the petitioners herein, who are the legal heirs of the deceased judgment debtor.

3.It was contended on behalf of the legal heirs that there is another collateral proceedings filed by one Kumar which is pending. The trial Court considered the objections and concluded that since the original decree itself is there is an execution clause of handing over possession and allowed the execution petition and ordered delivery, aggrieved by the same, the present Civil revision petition is filed.

4.Mr.S.Sankarapandian, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner would submit that the claim petition filed by the said Kumar was dismissed and already Civil Miscellaneous Petition is pending. This apart, the property itself is an ancestral property and without even the signature of the legal heirs and the other shareholders in the ancestral property, the agreement was entered into and therefore, the decree itself is erroneous in law.

5.I have considered the said submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

6.As far as the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal of the Kumar is concerned, any third party has got nothing to do with the petitioners herein, who are implicated as the legal heirs of the original judgment debtor. As far as the second argument relating to the validity of the suit agreement or the decree is concerned, the same cannot be agitated at this point of time in the execution petition and all those grounds ought to have been raised in the original suit itself. When after trial decree has been passed and the same has become final and the earlier execution petition also being allowed and the sale deed already having been executed. At this stage of delivery, the objections raised by the petitioners cannot be countenanced.

7.As such, finding no merits, the Civil Revision Petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 09.07.2024 NCC:Yes/No Ns To 1.The Principal Subordinate Court, Thanjavur.

2.The Section Officer, V.R.Section, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

Ns C.R.P(MD)No.1464 of 2024 and C.M.P(MD)No.8651 of 2024 09.07.2024