LAWS(HPH)-2002-12-1

SAILO RAM Vs. KULDIP CHAND

Decided On December 13, 2002
SAILO RAM Appellant
V/S
KULDIP CHAND Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) These are two sets of references which have been ordered to be listed together.

(2.) While Civil Revision Petition No. 158 of 2001 was being heard, it transpired that an application under Order XVIII, Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure for recall of plaintiff was filed by the petitioner in this case which was declined. At the time of hearing of this revision, reference was made by learned counsel for the parties to two decisions of this Court in case Poshu Ram v. Chobe Ram. Civil Revision No. 187 of 1999, Kunji Devi v. Chaman Lal, Civil Revision No. 389 of 1999. In both these decisions, it was held that revision against order passed under Order XVIII, Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure being not the "case decided", as such was not maintainable. Reliance was placed on decisions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court as such both revisions were rejected. There were decisions of this Court to the contrary, i.e. State of Himachal Pradesh v. Shri Sita Ram, 1972 SLJ HP 131; Kulwant Singh v. Om Prakash Sud, 1998 (1) SLJ 290; Satinder Singh v. Sukhdev, 1999 (3) Shim LC 457 : (AIR 1999 Him Pra 72) and Sarwan Kumar v. Ravinder Kumar, 2000 (1) Shim LC 373. In these circumstances, following order was passed :-

(3.) Civil Revision Nos. 333 of 2001, 354 of 2001, 1 of 2002 and 235 of 2002, all arise from orders on applications filed in the respective cases under Order XVIII, Rule 17-A of the Code of Civil Procedure. Civil Revision No. 158 of 2001 arises out of an order passed on an application under Order XVIII, Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure.