UMED SINGH Vs. CHIRANJI LAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is a Civil Misc. Appeal under Order 43, Rule 1, CPC read with Order 41, Rule 27, CPC against the judgement and decree dated 26 -5 -1973 passed by the learned Civil Judge, Jhunjhunu, camp : Sikar in Civil Appeal No. 19/73 remanding the case and reversing the decree passed by the learned Munsif, Sikar, dated 31 -5 -1969 in Civil suit No. 23/66 for mandatory and perpetual injunction.

(2.) THE plaintiff -appellants filed a suit against the defendants -respondents for mandatory injunction for demolition of alleged encroachment made by the defendants -respondents on public street and for grant of permanent injunction. It was alleged that defendant No. 2 Nagar Parishad, Fatehpur Sekhawati unauthorisedly and illegally leased a particular piece of land for 99 years, in the year 1969 for consideration of Rs. 33l.35p. to defendant No. 1. It is further alleged that the plaintiffs appellants have been using the land in front of their house for last more than 100 years as path way and also as a place of sitting on the occasions of marriage, death and feasts. It is said that the land has become narrow because of the structures put by the defendants -respondents. It was, therefore, prayed that the structures on the disputed land be removed and the defendants -respondents be restrained by perpetual injunction from encroaching upon the suit land. The learned trial court after framing the issues and recording evidence of both the parties, decreed the suit of the plaintiffs -appellants on 31 -5 -1969. An appeal was filed against it by the defendant No. 1 before the learned Additional District Judge, Sikar, which was transferred, heard and decided by the learned Civil Judge, Jhunjhunu.

(3.) LEARNED Counsel for the appellants contested this application, but the same was sallowed and the decree of the lower court was set -aside and the matter was remanded back to the trial court for recording fresh evidence in the light of the documents produced by the defendant.