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K. Duraisamy vs R. Mohan
2021 Latest Caselaw 12507 Mad

Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 12507 Mad
Judgement Date : 28 June, 2021

Madras High Court
K. Duraisamy vs R. Mohan on 28 June, 2021
                                                                          S.A.No.1142 of 2010




                             IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                            DATED : 28.06.2021

                                                     CORAM

                                   THE HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA


                                              S.A.No.1142 of 2010
                                                      and
                                               M.P.No.1 of 2010


                     1. K. Duraisamy
                     2. Nallammal                              ...Appellants

                                               Vs.
                     1. R. Mohan
                     2. P. Subramaniam
                     3. K. Sundaram
                     4. Selvarani                             ...Respondents

                     PRAYER:         Second Appeal filed under section 100 of the Civil
                     Procedure Code against the Judgment and Decree in A.S.No.29 of 2006
                     on the file of the learned Subordinate Judge, Namakkal, dated
                     31.08.2009, confirming the Judgement and Decree in O.S.No.554 of
                     1998 on the file of the learned Additional District Munsif, Namakkal
                     dated 21.09.2005.



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                                     For Appellants      :   Mr.C. Jagadish

                                     For Respondents :       Mr. D. Shivakumaran
                                                             for R1 to R3

                                                             R4- Served- No appearance

                                                      JUDGEMENT

The first and the third defendants are the appellants before this

Court. They have challenged the concurrent judgment and decree in

A.S.No.29 of 2006, Sub Court, Namakkal confirming the judgment and

decree in O.S.No.554 of 1998 on the file of the Additional District

Munsif, Namakkal.

2. The facts in brief are as follows and the parties are referred to

in the same status as in the suit:

2.1. The plaintiffs had filed the suit O.S.No.554 of 1998 on the

file of the Additional District Munsif, Namakkal for a declaration and

permanent injunction in respect of the properties situate in various

Survey numbers at Singlipatti Village, Namakkal.

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2.2. The case of the plaintiffs is that the suit property originally

belonged to one Kolanda Gounder who is the father of the first

defendant and the husband of the third defendant, who are the

appellants 1 and 2 respectively. The said Kolandai Gounder was

adjudged as an insolvent in the proceedings in I.P.No.75 of 1972 and

53 of 1973. Pursuant to his being adjudged as insolvent, the Official

Reciever has brought the properties to sale and one Pavayee Ammal

purchased the suit properties in the auction held on 09.08.1974. The

Official Receiver executed a sale deed dated 06.01.1975 in favour of

the said Pavayee Ammal.

2.3. Since an undivided share had been purchased, the said

Pavayee Ammal filed a suit for partition in O.S.No.19 of 1983. A

preliminary decree was passed on 27.01.1984 in the said suit, filed

against Kolandai Gounder and others. A final decree was passed on

28.09.1994. Thereafter, the said Pavayee Ammal had filed execution

proceedings for taking possession of the property in E.P.No.152 of

1996 against the said Kolandai Gounder and others and after the death

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of Kolandai Gounder, the 1st defendant was impleaded in the execution

proceedings. A Commissioner was appointed and ultimately possession

was taken on 26.04.1998 through Court. After the possession was taken

by the said Pavayee Ammal, she along with her children had sold the

property to the plaintiff under a sale deed dated 25.09.1998. The

plaintiff was put in possession of the property on the purchase of the

property. However the defendants started giving pinpricks in the

enjoyment of the property by the plaintiff and the plaintiff also came to

know that the second defendant, who is none other than the wife of the

first defendant, had filed a suit for partition, as guardian on behalf her

minor children wherein a collusive ex parte decree was obtained by her.

Pavayee Ammal was not made a party to this suit. However, the decree

was never acted upon since it was a collusive suit. The plaintiff had

submitted that since the said suit was fraudulently filed and decree

obtained they were ignoring the same. Hence the suit.

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3. Written Statement of the First Defendant:

3.1. The first defendant had filed a written statement on

18.09.2000 in which they had inter alia denied the insolvency

proceedings, the suit for partition as well as taking over possession by

the plaintiffs' predecessors in title.

3.2. The defendants went to the extent of stating that they were

unaware about the insolvency proceedings and the suit for partition and

also the orders passed therein. They would contend that it was only the

first and third defendants who are in possession and enjoyment of the

property in question. He would further contend that the suit property

was the ancestral property of the first defendant's grandfather and that

the defendants have been in possession and enjoyment of the same for

over 60 years. Any possession taken by the plaintiff was only

symbolic and physical possession was not taken. The second defendant

had filed a written statement a month later contending that no

possession was handed over to Pavayee Ammal. However, if there is

such a record, the same, apart from being false would not bind the

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minor children of the second defendant. The second defendant is in

possession as guardian of the minors. That apart, the minors have not

been made as parties to the proceedings and therefore the plaintiff was

not entitled to the relief claimed for.

3.3. Pending the suit, the plaintiffs would contend that the

defendants had trespassed into the 2nd item of the suit property and

therefore they sought to amend the plaint to include the relief of

recovery of possession in respect of the second item of property.

3.4. An additional written statement was filed by the first

defendant denying the said allegations, stating that he has always been

in possession of the same. A plea of adverse possession was also taken

out by the defendants.

4. The above was the sum and substance of the pleadings taken

out by each party in the above suit.

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5. Trial Court:

5.1 The Trial Court based on the pleadings had framed the

following issues in the vernacular and the English translation of the

same is hereinbelow set out:

"1. Whether the plaintiff is entitled to the

relief of declaration and injunction as pleaded

by them ?

2. Whether it is true that the Official

Receiver had executed a sale deed dated

06.01.1975?

3. Whether it is true that the second

defendant and her minor children are in

possession and enjoyment as per the partition

in their favour?

4. Whether it is correct to say that the

decree for partition obtained against the

insolvent Kolaidaigounder and his partners

will not bind the second defendant and her

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minor children ?

5.To what relief is the plaintiff entitled

to?"

5.2. The Learned Additional District Munsif, Namakkal by the

judgment and decree dated 21.09.2005 was pleased to decree the suit as

prayed for. Challenging the said judgment and decree, the plaintiffs

had filed A.S.No.29 of 2006 A.S.No.29 of 2006 on the file of the

Subordinate Court, Namakkal. The learned Subordinate Judge also

confirmed the judgment and decree of the Trial court.

6.Challenging the same, the above Second Appeal has been filed.

7.The Second Appeal has been admitted on the following

Substantial Questions of Law on 01.12.2010:

"1.Whether the courts below are right in

law in relying on Ex.A.2 and Ex.A.3 in

construing possession of the plaintiffs when the

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executing court in REP No.152 of 1996 has not

followed the mandatory provisions of Order 21

Rule 35 and Order 21 Rule 36 of the Code of

Civil Procedure regarding delivery of

immovable properties and more particularly

when the plaintiffs have not proved title and

possession to the suit property ?

2.Whether the Courts below are right in

law in arriving at a conclusion that the

plaintiffs are in possession of the suit property

based on Exs.A.2 , A.3 and A.11 when the

description of property in Ex.A.3 receipt and

the Ex.A.4 sale deed under which the plaintiffs

claim to have purchased the suit property are

entirely different ?

3.Whether the Courts below have

properly considered the evidence of P.W.2,

P.W.4 and D.W.1 coupled with Exs.B.1 to B.14

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which proves title and possession of the

defendants ?

4.Whether the Courts below are right in

law in decreeing the suit of the plaintiffs

particularly when Pavayee Ammal the vendor

of the plaintiffs has not been examined to prove

title and possession of the suit properties and

as to whether she took possession of the suit

properties in accordance with Order 21 Rule

35 and 36 of the Code of Civil Procedure?

5.Whether the Courts below have

properly appreciated the law relating to

burden of proof, particularly Sections 101, 102

and 103 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872?"

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8. Submissions:

8.1. Mr.C. Jagadish, learned counsel arguing on behalf of the

appellants would primarily put across his arguments questioning the

judgment and decree of the Courts below on the ground that the edifice

upon which the entire suit of the plaintiffs rests is the suit for partition

filed by Pavayee Ammal and the handing over of possession to her in

execution proceedings.

8.2. He would submit that the procedure under which the

property was handed over to Pavayee Ammal is illegal and does not

confer any right whatsoever on the said Pavayee Ammal or the

plaintiffs.

8.3. He would submit that in the execution proceedings in

E.P.No.152 of 1996, the warrant that was issued to the Advocate

Commissioner and which has been marked as Ex.A6 directs the

Advocate Commissioner only to inspect the property as per decree,

note down the physical features and submit his report with plaint by

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17.03.1997.

8.4. The learned counsel would therefore submit that nowhere in

the warrant was a power given to the Advocate Commissioner to take

delivery of the property. The subsequent reliefs relating to taking over

possession and handing it over to the said Pavayee Ammal are all

without authority and therefore liable to be ignored. He would also

argue that the possession taken was only symbolic and that the

defendants continued to be in possession and enjoyment of the

properties to date.

8.5. He would also draw the attention of the Court to the cross

examination of the Advocate commissioner wherein he has admitted

that there was no direction given to him to take possession and hand it

over to the appellants.

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8.6. He would further submit that although the plaintiffs would

claim that they have taken possession of the suit properties, however, a

perusal of Ex.B12, which is the order of the Tahsildar, Namakkal

shows that the first defendant is in possession and enjoyment of the

property.

8.7. The learned counsel would further submit that the procedure

contemplated under Order 21 Rule 35 has not only been not been

followed but has also been flouted.

8.8. He would therefore submit that considering the blatant

miscarriage of justice in taking possession and the fact that the

possession continues with the first defendant, the decrees of the Courts

below deserve to be set aside and the Second Appeal allowed.

8.9. Mr. D. Shivakumar, learned counsel arguing on behalf of the

respondents would submit that this defense was not taken in the written

statements filed by the appellants/defendants 1 and 2. He would submit

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that in the execution proceedings the prayer sought for has been clearly

spelt out in column 11 of the execution petition. The warrant has been

erroneously prepared and for the mistake committed by the Courts the

plaintiff cannot be mulcted with an responsibility. However the parties

were clear about the relief that has been claimed by Pavayee Ammal in

the execution proceedings and the Commissioner had also proceeded in

those lines. In fact, the Court below has also granted police protection

to the Advocate Commissioner to take possession of the properties

when the second appellant/third defendant herein had attempted to

obstruct the taking of possession. He would further contend that the

first and third defendants who are very much aware about the suit and

the execution proceedings, particularly when the first defendant was a

party to the execution proceedings, had not taken any steps to set aside

the order of taking delivery. Delivery was taken as early as in the year

1998 and the appellants have not even cared to enter appearance in the

execution proceedings. No objections have also been filed to the

Advocate Commissioner's report.

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8.10. He would further submit that the plea of adverse possession

is rather strange considering the fact that the suit has been filed

immediately on taking possession of the property on the property being

sold to the plaintiffs herein. Further, the fact that the defendants 1 to 3

claim adverse possession only proves that they have recognised the

right of the plaintiff to the suit property.

8.11. He would also submit that when the Advocate

Commissioner was unable to take possession, he had filed a memo

before the court seeking police protection and police protection was

also granted. Even at this juncture, there was no protest by defendants

1 and 3 herein particularly when the first defendant was a party in the

execution proceedings. He would submit that procedure adopted is

only an error and procedure being a handmaiden of Justice such

procedural errors should be condoned.

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8.12. He would rely on the following Judgments in support of his

arguments:

"1.Shreenath & Another vs Rajesh &

Others reported in [(1998) 4 SCC 543]"

2.Mahadev Govind Gharge & Others vs.

The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Upper

Krishna Project, Jamkhandi, Karnataka &

Others reported in [(2011) 6 SCC 321]

3.V.Gandhimathi & Others Vs. G.

                                    Thiyagarajan & Others reported in        [CDJ

                                    2019 MHC 2736 ]

                                          4.S.     Dhanalakshmi       vs.     M.K.

Satyanarayana Rao reported in [2012 (3)

CTC 482]"

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9. Discussion:

9.1. The entire argument of the defendants 1 and 3 revolves only

around the legality of the possession taken by Pavayee Ammal, the

vendor of the plaintiffs, in the proceedings in REP.No.152 of 1996.

The contention of the appellants/defendant 1 and 3 is that the warrant

issued to the Advocate Commissioner was only to note down the

physical features of the suit property and submit his report. Therefore,

there was no authority vested upon the Advocate Commissioner to take

delivery of the suit property and that the Advocate Commissioner has

acted contrary to the provisions of Order 21 Rule 35 of the Code of

Civil Procedure. Order 21 Rule 35 deals with the procedure to be

followed by an executing court for executing a decree for delivery of

possession of immovable property and Rule 36 talks above delivery of

possession in the occupation of a tenant. Rule 35 is hereinbelow

extracted:

"35. Decree for immovable property. -

(1) Where a decree is for the delivery of any

immovable property, possession thereof shall

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be delivered to the party to whom it has been

adjudged, or to such person as he may appoint

to receive delivery on his behalf, and, if

necessary, by removing any person bound by

the decree who refuses to vacate the property.

(2) Where a decree is for the joint

possession of immovable property, such

possession shall be delivered by afixing a copy

of the warrant in some conspicuous place on

the property and proclaiming the beat of drum,

or other customary mode, at some convenient

place, the substance of the decree.

(3) Where possession of any building on

enclosure is to be delivered and the person in

possession, being bound by the decree, does

not afford free access, the Court, through its

officers, may, after giving reasonable warning

and facility to any woman not appearing in

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public according to the customs of the country

to withdraw, remove or open any lock or bolt

or break open any door or do any other act

necessary for putting the decree-holder in

possession "

(Emphasis is mine).

9.2. The said order contains the following contingencies in which

the Executing Court steps into take possession of an immovable

property as per the decree:-

"a) Where the person bound by the

decree refuses to vacate the property;

b) Where joint possession is decreed;

c) Where there is an obstruction to the

taking of delivery."

9.3. A reading of this provision clearly indicates the manner in

which a decree for immovable property has to be executed and the Rule

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mandates that possession has to be delivered to the decree holder. It is

only in the third contingency that the words "shall be delivered" is

absent. The manner in which an objection to the taking of possession is

provided under Order 21 Rule 97 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

9.4. From the records, it is seen that both the defendants 1 and 3

were aware about the decree for partition and the execution

proceedings as the first defendant was a party to the execution

proceedings. The two of them have taken no steps whatsoever to

question the execution proceedings in the earlier suit for partition.

Therefore, the Final Decree and taking of possession have attained

finality. The execution proceedings which have reached a finality is

sought to be re-opened in the instant suit. If the Execution Petition in

E.P.No.152 of 1996, which is marked as Ex.A.5 is examined, it is very

clear that the plaintiffs' predecessors in title in Column No.11 of the

Execution Petition has sought for the following relief which is

translated from the vernacular as follows:

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"Praying to implead the respondents 11

and 12 as the legalheirs of the deceased 2nd

defendant and to appoint a Commissioner to

demarcate the 1/13th share shown as the

Portion "C" in the Decree and as per the

Decree, handover separate possession to the

petitioner. Petition filed under Order 21 Rule

35 of CPC and Order 22 Rule 4 of CPC."

9.5.The Order dated 17.07.1996 and 27.08.1996 of the learned

District Munsif, Namakkal, in Ex.A.5 would clearly show that the

execution was instituted only for the purpose of obtaining delivery of

possession of the portions marked "C" in the plan attached to the

Decree. The 1st defendant who was the 12th respondent in the

execution proceedings had not entered appearance despite being served

with the notice.

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9.6. The Executing Court has therefore appointed the Advocate

Commissioner to execute the Decree. The Court while drafting the

warrant had directed the Commissioner to inspect the property as per

the Decree and note down the physical features which was not the

relief which was claimed in the execution proceedings and neither the

order passed on 10.02.1997. On 10.02.1997 the order that was passed

by the learned District Munsif was as follows:

"10.02.97:Court Notice - Served. Postal

notice returned. R1 called absent set ex parte.

recognised R11, R12 as L.R.s of R2

Thiru.A.Dhanasekaran, Advocate is appointed

as Commissioner to inspect the suit properties

and to divide the properties as per Decree and

submit the report with Plan by 17.03.91. The

Commissioner's fee is fixed at Rs.600/- to be

paid by the petitioner. Id/-VR.ADM. (As per

Ex.A.5)"

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9.7.However, it appears that the error in the warrant went

unnoticed by the Court and by the Advocate Commissioner and the

Advocate Commissioner proceeded to execute the warrant as per the

relief claimed in Column 11 of the execution proceedings. It also

appears that while executing the warrant, the Commissioner had filed a

Memo stating that he was prevented from executing the warrant and

the Memo is marked as Ex.A.7. Thereafter, orders were passed for

police protection and the Advocate Commissioner had visited the

property on 26.04.1998 at about 10.00a.m and allotted the properties

marked "C" in the Decree to the said Pavayee Ammal which is detailed

in the Commissioner's report marked as Ex.A.10. Though on

30.07.1997, the 3rd defendant, the 2nd appellant herein had prevented

the Commissioner no steps were taken to file any application either

questioning the execution or the Decree. Therefore, the defendants 1

and 3 had acquiesced to the taking of possession and therefore, are

estopped from questioning the same. The argument that the Advocate

Commissioner has exceeded the warrant may not be of any assistance

to defendants 1 and 3 as the same is only a procedural error to which

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even the defendants 1 and 3 have acquiesced and consequently, waived

their right to question the same.

9.8.The Courts of Law have time and again held that procedure is

nothing but the handmaid of justice. Technical objections should not

be stretched to defeat justice if the error does not strike at the very Rule

of Law.

9.9.The Hon'ble Supreme Court in the Judgment reported in 1976

(1) SCC 719 [State of Pubjab v. Shamlal Murari] observed as

follows"

"Procedural law is not to be a tyrant but a servant,

not an obstruction but an aid to justice. Procedural

prescriptions are the handmaid and not the mistress, a

lubricant, not a resistant in the administration of Justice."

9.10. In an other Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court

reported in (1992) 1 Supreme Court Cases 31 [Syram Pestonji

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Gariwala v. Union Bank of India and others], the learned Judges were

called upon to decide as to whether the order passed by the Bombay

High Court rejecting the application by the Decree Holder against the

defendant was valid and binding on the parties when the Compromise

was signed only by the learned counsel and not by the parties and

further, the defendant had not chosen to respond to the notice issued

under Order 21 Rule 22 of the Code of Civil Procedure, resulting in

order being made under Order 21 Rule 23 of the Code of Civil

Procedure. The learned Judges observed as follows:

"In the present case, the notice issued under

Order XXI Rule 22 was personally served on the

defendant, but he did not appear or show cause

why the decree should not be executed. The notice

was accordingly made absolute by order dated

23.1.1990 and leave was granted to the plaintiff to

execute the decree."

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9.11. In the Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court reported in

(2005) 4 Supreme Court Cases 480 [Kailash v. Naniku and others],

the Court was considering whether the provisions of Orders 8 Rule 1 of

the Code of Civil Procedure is applicable to the trial of an Election

Petition, whether the Rules framed by the High Court governing the

trial of election petitions would override the provisions of the Code of

Civil Procedure and whether the time limit of 90 days prescribed by the

proviso to Order 8 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure was

mandatory or directory in nature.

9.12. The Hon'ble Supreme Court after considering the various

Judgments on procedure observed as follows:

"28.All the rules of procedure are the

handmaid of justice. The language employed by

the draftsman of procedural law may be liberal

or stringent, but the fact remains that the object

of prescribing procedure is to advance the

cause of justice..."

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The learned Judges proceeded to allow the application by

holding that the extension of time for filing the Written Statement could

be granted as valid and sufficient cause has been shown."

9.13. In the Judgment reported in 2012 (3) CTC 482

[S.Dhanalakshmi v. M.V.Satyanarayana Rao], the Division Bench of

this Court was considering a petition filed to amend the defect in a

Decree dated 14.02.2002 in L.P.A.No.3 of 1998, nearly nine years after

the passing of the Decree. While allowing the LPA, the Decree was

drafted as follows:

"The Decree passed in the exercise of

the Appellate jurisdiction of the High Court in

A.No.111 of 1985 be and is hereby set aside

the the Appeal allowed".

9.14. When execution proceedings were initiated the

respondent/Judgment Debtor had raised a preliminary objection that the

Decree was not executable as the Decree did not set out that the decree

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was for declaration and recovery of possession. The Bench relied upon

the Judgment of the Apex Court in Thilak Raj v. Baikunthi Devi (D)

by the legal representatives reported in 2009 SAR Civil 407 S.C.,

wherein the Apex Court held as follows:

"15.Since the court exists to dispense

justice, any mistake which is found to be

clerical in nature should be allowed to be

rectified by exercising inherent power vested in

the court for sub-serving the cause of justice.

The principle behind the provision is that no

party should suffer due to bona fide mistake.

Whatever is intended by the court while

passing the order or decree must be properly

reflected therein otherwise it would only be

destructive of the principle of advancing the

cause of justice. In such matters, the courts

should not bind itself by the shackles of

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technicalities."

The Division Bench ultimately proceeded to amend the Decree.

9.15.A reading of the above Judgments would clearly show that

the procedure is nothing but a means to ultimately render justice and

the same cannot be derailed by raising technical objections. The

defendants 1 and 3 who had not chosen to question the Decree and

delivery of possession cannot challenge it in a subsequent proceeding,

without having challenged the original order. Therefore, the Question

of Law No.1 is answered against the appellant/defendants 1 and 3.

9.16. In the case on hand also a reading of the Ex.A.7 to A.10 the

proceedings of the Court and the Advocate Commissioner in

E.P.No.192 of 2006 would clearly demonstrate that the drafting of the

warrant was a clerical mistake and the Court and the Advocate

Commissioner was conscious of the relief sought for in E.P.No.192 of

2006 and has delivered possession to Pavayee Ammal.

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9.17. From a perusal of Ex.A.10, it is also seen that the Advocate

Commissioner has handed over the properties which had been

described and marked with letter "C" to the said Pavayee Ammal.

Possession has also been handed over after obtaining orders of police

protection from the Court. The difference in the description of the

property in Ex.A.3 and Ex.A.4 is on account of the Sub division of the

Survey No.92 and there is no ambiguity in the same. That apart this

defense has not been raised earlier. The Question of Law No.4 is

answered against the appellant.

9.18. That apart, the appellant has not raised the defense which

covers Question of Law Nos.2, 3and 5 at any point of time earlier and

the same is answered infavour of the plaintiff/respondent. The non

examination of Pavayee Ammal is not fatal to the case since the

documentary evidence has been produced to prove the taking of

possession.

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In the result, the Second Appeal is dismissed. Consequently,

connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. No costs.

28.06.2021 mrn/mps Index : Yes/No Speaking order/non-speaking order

To

1.The Subordinate Court, Namakkal.

2.The Additional District Munsif Court, Namakkal.

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P.T.ASHA, J.

mrn/mps

S.A.No.1142 of 2010 and M.P.No.1 of 2010

28.06.2021

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