Judgment:
1 W.P. No. 20673 Of 2013 10.2.2014 Shri A.K. Lalwani, learned counsel for the petitioneRs.Heard on admission.
This petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India is directed against the order dated 19.8.2013; whereby, an application filed by petitioner under Section 151, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 for summoning certain witnesses from the office of Municipal Corporation, Nazul Officer, Nazul Office, Bhopal, Thana Incharge, Police Station Shahjahanbad, Bhopal, Mohd.
Shahab, Nasim Uddin, Maruf Khan, Mohan Shukla, Advocate and Vikar Ahmad Khan; has been rejected.
The suit is for declaration and permanent injunction in respect of house bearing No. 33/1 situated near Yakub Khan ki Maszid, Ali Manzil Road, Shahjahanbad, Bhopal and for a declaration that Hibanama dated 15.10.1998 as null and void and that no right accrues therefrom in favour of defendants.
During pendency of the suit, as evident from material on record, petitioner/plaintiff filed three affidavits under Order 13 Rule 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 to examine as witnesses on his behalf.
Later on the petitioner filed an application under Section 151 CPC for summoning certain persons as witnesses. Trial Court rejected the application by impugned order stating: "/kkjk & 151 O;ogkj izfdz;k lafgrk **vkbZ0,0dz0&04** 2 bl vkns'k }kjk oknhx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr vkosnu i= varxZr /kkjk&151 O;ogkj izfdz;k lafgrk **vkbZ0,0dz0&04 fnukad 29-01-13 dk fujkdj.k fd;k tk jgk gS A bl vkosnu i= esa ;g dgk x;k gS fd oknh dh vksj ls lk{; lwph izLrqr dh xbZ gS ftlds vuqlkj uxjfuxe Hkksiky dh Hkou vuqKk 'kk[kk ls ,u0lh0 74&41 &42012 fnukad 20-04-12 dk vfHkys[k].utwy vf/kdkjh ds }kjk vukifRr izdj.k dzekad&103@utwy@ch&121@07&08 fnukad 23-08-08 dk vfHkys[k lS;~;n vfjQ ,oa [kkfyn vgen }kjk Fkkuk izHkkjh 'kkgtgkWukckn Hkksiky ds le{k izLrqr vkosnu i= fnukad 20-04-12 dh dk;Zokgh ,oa i{kdkjksa }kjk izLrqr nLrkostksa dh izfrfyfi cqykbZ tkosa rFkk lk{kh 'kkgkc firk gkth vCnqy yrhQ ulhemn~nhu firk ft;k mn~nhu ek:Q [kku].eksgu 'kqDyk ,oa fodkj vgen [kkW dks lk{; ds fy;s vkgwr fd;k tk;s A Md.vkosnusa i= dk fojks/k djrs gq, izfroknhx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr tokc esa dgk x;k gS fd oknhx.k }kjk vkosn u i= esa fn;s x;s xokgksa ds uke ds rhu xokgksa ds 'kiFk i= izLrqr fd;s tk pqds gSaA 'ks"k xokgksa dks fdl laca/k esa rFkk D;ksa cqyk;k tkuk vko';d gS bldk dksbZ mYys[k vkosnu i= esa ugha gSA Md.vkosnu i= lk{; frfFk fu/kkZj.k ds iwoZ izLrqr fd;k tkuk Fkk tks oknh ljk{; dh Lversus ij is'k fd;k x;k gSA vr% fujLr fd;k tk;s A mHk;i{k dks lquk x;k A vfHkys[k dk ifj'kkhyu fd;k x;k A izLrqr vkosnu i= esa oknhx.k dh vksj ls Hkksiky esa Hkou vuqKk 'kk[kk vkSj utwy vf/kdkjh ds U;k;ky; ls ftu izdj.kksa dks cqyk;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;k x;k gs mudh izekf.kr izfrfyfi D;ksa is'k ugha dh tk ldrh bldk dksbZ mYys[k vkosnu i= esa ugh gS A Fkkuk izHkkjh 'kkgtgkWukckn dks fn;s vkosnu i= fnukad 29-04-12 dks cqykus ls bl izdj.k ds fujdj.k esa D;k enn feysxh bldk Hkh dksbZ mYys[k vkosnu i= esa ugha gS ek:Q [kku].eks0 'kkgkc eksgu 'kqDyk ds eq[; ijh{k.k oknhx.k dh vksj ls is'k fd;s tk pqds gS A vU; lk{+khx.k D;k fl) djsaxs bldk mYys[k vkosnu i= esa ugha gS A ,slh fLFkfr esa oknh dh vksj ls 3 vkosnu i= esa ukfer lk{khx.k ,oa vfHkys[k dks vkgwr djus ds laca/k esa ;g vkosnu i= Lohdkj ;ksX; u gksus ls fujLr fd;k tkrk gS A" Order 16 Code of Civil Procedure 1908 deals with summoning and attendance of witnesses. Rule 1 of order 16 stipulates: 1. List of witnesses and summons to witnesses. (1) On or before such date as the court may appoint, and not later than fifteen days after the date on which the issues are settled, the parties shall present in court a list of witnesses whom they propose to call either to give evidence or to produce documents and obtain summonses to such persons for their attendance in court.
(2) A party desirous of obtaining any summons for the attendance of any person shall file in court an application stating therein the purpose for which the witness is proposed to be summoned. (3) The court may, for reasons to be recorded, permit a party to call, whether by summoning through court or otherwise, any witness, other than those whose names appear in the list referred to in subrule (1). if such party shows sufficient cause for the omission to mention the name of such witness in the said list. (4) Subject to the provisions of subrule (2), summonses referred to in this rule may be obtained by the parties on an application to the court or to such officer as may be appointed by the court in this behalf within five days of presenting the list of witnesses under subrule (1).Apparent it is from subrule (2) of Rule 1 Order 16 CPC that obligatory it is on the party of a party desirous of obtaining any summons for the attendance of any person shall file in court an application stating therein the purpose for which the witness is proposed to be summoned.
In the case at hand 4 evidently application under Section 151 CPC has been filed and the reasons stated in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of the applications are: 5 ;g fd izfroknh dzekad 1 us izfroknh dzekad 2 ds i{k esa fnukad 05-09-2011 dks rFkkdfFkr :i ls fodz; i= fu"ikfnr fd;k gS tks fd dfFkr fgckukek fnukad 15-10-98 ij vk/kkfjr gS A tcfd oknksRrj esa o"kZ2007ds fgck ds Hkh vfHkopu fd;s gS A6;g fd izfroknh dzekad 1 us uxj fuxe ,oa utwy dk;kZyl; esa oknxzLr lEiRrh ds laca/k esa dk;Zokfg;ksa dh gS A ftuesa o"kZ2007ds fgck dk dksbZ gokyk ;k fooj.k ugha gS A ;fnn o"kZ2007esa dksbZ fgck fd;k x;k gkSr.rks Md.dk;Zokfg;ksa esa fooj.k fn;k x;k gkSr.A7;g fd o"kZ2007esa fd;s x;s fgck ds [k.Mu ds fy;s oknhx.k dh vksj ls lacaf/kr vfHkys[k ,oa lk{kh dks vkgwr fd;s tkus gSr.fuosnu fd;k x;k Fkk A Thus, no clear reasons having been assigned by the petitioner seeking attendance of persons mentioned therein the Trial Court, in the considered opinion of this Court was well within its jurisdiction in rejecting the application. There being no jurisdictional error in the impugned order, rejecting the application under Order 151 CPC no interference is caused.
Consequently, petition fails and is dismissed.
(SANJAY YADAV) JUDGE Vivek Tripathi