BADAM SINGH Vs. 8TH ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE AGRA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) By means of this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner -judgment debtor has filed present writ petition against the orders dated 21.9.1999 and 27.5.1998, passed by respondent Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, Annexures -1 and 2 to this writ petition.

(2.) THE facts leading to the filing of the present writ petition are that plaintiff, respondent No. 3 of this petition, filed Original Suit No. 174 of 1991 in the Court of Civil Judge, Agra. The said suit for specific performance of agreement to sale has been declared in the month of March, 1993 by the Civil Judge. Agra. The judgment and decree dated 26.3.1993 passed by Civil Judge has been annexed as Annexure -3 to the writ petition. The operative portion thereof is being reproduced below : - - 'WADI SHESH PRATIPHALANDAR EK MAH NYAYALAYMEN JAMA KAR DEN.'

(3.) HEARD learned counsel for the parties. Sri Vikram Nath, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner argued that since the decree was a conditional decree, the decree holder having not been complied with the conditions, the Court ceased to have no jurisdiction to extend the time to deposit the balance amount as directed in the original decree and thus the decree has become un -executable. He relied upon the decision of Hon'ble Supreme Court in V. S. Palanichamy Chettiar Firm v. C. Alagappan and Anr., 1999 12) AWC 1033 (SC). On the contrary, learned counsel for the respondent -decree holder relied upon the decision of three Judge's Bench of Supreme Court in Sardar Mohar Singh through Power of Attorney Holder. Man/it Singh v. Mangilal alias Manglya. 1997 ACJ 288. wherein the Supreme Court has laid down that the executing Court in exercise of the powers under Section 28 of the Specific Relief Act. 1963. do have powers to extend the time for depositing the balance of the amount directed to be deposited. Learned counsel for the decree holder has further relied upon Chithambaran Ponnappan v. Viswambaran and Anr. AIR 2001 Ker 205. wherein it has been held that mere failure to deposit the amount directed to be deposited within the time specified will not render the decree ineffective or un -executable. In arriving at the aforesaid judgment, the Kerala High Court has relied upon the decision of Apex Court in K. Kalpana Saraswathi v. P. S. S. S. Chettiar. AIR 1980 SC 512. A perusal of the decree passed in favour of the decree holder clearly demonstrates that the same was not a conditional decree ; it clearly demonstrates that the decree holder was directed the compliance of the sale consideration within one month without further stating therein the consequence of non -depositing the amount. On the contrary, the decree proceeds to say that in case of non -deposlting of the aforesaid amount or un -execution of the sale consideration by the judgment debtor, the same shall be executed through the Court. In these circumstances, the judgment relied upon by the learned counsel for the petitioner are distinguishable of facts than the present case.