Avudainayagappa Pillai
v.
Sundaranandam Plllai
(High Court Of Judicature At Madras)
Appeal Against Order No. 306 Of 1922 | 17-04-1923
The lower Courts order is one settling a proclamation of sale. The first objection taken to it is that the right, title and interest of the sixth defendant, here the appellant, is not correctly described in the words The right, title and interest in the property to be sold is that of sixth defendant, Avudainayagam Pillai, excluding that part, if any, of his right, title and interest derived by him from the deceased, fifth defendant Muthukaruppa Pillai.
The circumstances are that the fifth defendant died during the pendency of the suit, one brought on a mortgage. The plaintiff did not implead any legal representative for him, within the statutory period. The decree passed referred to the death of the fifth defendant and the consequent abatement of the suit against him. But it was in terms against the whole mortgaged property. It is clear, however, that only the share of the defendant against whom the decree was passed, that is of the sixth defendant can be made liable, since the decree can be executed only against him. In fact, the fifth defendants widow and the sixth defendant are now litigating regarding the fifth defendants share. The question between them being whether the fifth and sixth defendants, brothers, were undivided or whether the widow took the fifth defendants share by inheritance. In these circumstances, there is no doubt that the sixth defendants share alone can be sold under the decree and that has not been seriously disputed. We think then that the lower Courts description of the sixth defendants share, including the words, which statedly limit what is to be sold to the sixth defendants share in his own right and exclude any addition to it, which may ultimately be found to have accrued by survivorship, was a clear and sufficient description. It is said that the sale should be postponed, because, in the circumstances, the property cannot be brought to sale to advantage; but the issue before us is not of any claim, for postponement of the sale, but of the terms in which the sale proclamation is to be made. Those terms seem to us to be perfectly fair and as accurate as they can be made on this point. The appeal fails. The other question raised by the appellant is whether the valuation inserted in the proclamation is correct. It is objected that no appeal lies against that portion of the lower Courts order, with reference to Sivagami Achi v. Sabramania Ayyar (I.L.R., 27 Mad., 259). Some attempt has been made to canvass the correctness of that decision. It was, however, given twenty years back, and we see no reason why we should dissent from it. As the Pull Bench there pointed out, it will be open to any party aggrieved by the incorrect valuation in the proclamation, who suffers substantial loss on account of it, to have the sale set aside. That remedy being open, we do not entertain the suggestion which has also been made by Mr. Raja Aiyar, on behalf of the sixth defendant, that we should treat the appeal as a revision petition.
The appeal fails and is dismissed with costs.
The circumstances are that the fifth defendant died during the pendency of the suit, one brought on a mortgage. The plaintiff did not implead any legal representative for him, within the statutory period. The decree passed referred to the death of the fifth defendant and the consequent abatement of the suit against him. But it was in terms against the whole mortgaged property. It is clear, however, that only the share of the defendant against whom the decree was passed, that is of the sixth defendant can be made liable, since the decree can be executed only against him. In fact, the fifth defendants widow and the sixth defendant are now litigating regarding the fifth defendants share. The question between them being whether the fifth and sixth defendants, brothers, were undivided or whether the widow took the fifth defendants share by inheritance. In these circumstances, there is no doubt that the sixth defendants share alone can be sold under the decree and that has not been seriously disputed. We think then that the lower Courts description of the sixth defendants share, including the words, which statedly limit what is to be sold to the sixth defendants share in his own right and exclude any addition to it, which may ultimately be found to have accrued by survivorship, was a clear and sufficient description. It is said that the sale should be postponed, because, in the circumstances, the property cannot be brought to sale to advantage; but the issue before us is not of any claim, for postponement of the sale, but of the terms in which the sale proclamation is to be made. Those terms seem to us to be perfectly fair and as accurate as they can be made on this point. The appeal fails. The other question raised by the appellant is whether the valuation inserted in the proclamation is correct. It is objected that no appeal lies against that portion of the lower Courts order, with reference to Sivagami Achi v. Sabramania Ayyar (I.L.R., 27 Mad., 259). Some attempt has been made to canvass the correctness of that decision. It was, however, given twenty years back, and we see no reason why we should dissent from it. As the Pull Bench there pointed out, it will be open to any party aggrieved by the incorrect valuation in the proclamation, who suffers substantial loss on account of it, to have the sale set aside. That remedy being open, we do not entertain the suggestion which has also been made by Mr. Raja Aiyar, on behalf of the sixth defendant, that we should treat the appeal as a revision petition.
The appeal fails and is dismissed with costs.
Advocates List
For the Appellant Messrs. K. Rajah Aiyar, P.N. Appuswami Aiyar, Advocates. For the Respondent Messrs. C.V. Ananthakrishna Aiyar, P.V. Krishnaswami Aiyar, Advocates.
For Petitioner
- Shekhar Naphade
- Mahesh Agrawal
- Tarun Dua
For Respondent
- S. Vani
- B. Sunita Rao
- Sushil Kumar Pathak
Bench List
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE FRANCIS OLDFIELD
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVADOSS
Eq Citation
76 IND. CAS. 173
AIR 1924 MAD 767
LQ/MadHC/1923/171
HeadNote
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — S. 95 r/w Or. 20 R. 12 — Appeal against proclamation of sale — Valuation of property for sale — Appeal against, held, not maintainable — But such valuation may be challenged by way of setting aside the sale — Constitution of India — Art. 227 — When to be invoked
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