Brig. Sawai Bhawani Singh v. Indian Hotels Company Limited And Others

Brig. Sawai Bhawani Singh v. Indian Hotels Company Limited And Others

(Supreme Court Of India)

Civil Appeal No. 15083-84 Of 1996 | 18-11-1996

1. Leave granted.

2. These appeals by special leave arise from the order of the High Court of Rajasthan, Jaipur Bench made on 4-2-1994 in Civil Miscellaneous Appeals Nos. 294 of 1988 and 311 of 1988.

3. The admitted position is that pursuant to an agreement, the respondents are alleged to have come into possession of the suit property for running the business of a hotel. It is the case of the respondents that the appellant was unlawfully interfering with their possession and running of the business. On the other hand, it is the case of the appellant that it is his exclusively property and the respondents have no manner of right to come into possession. Consequently, the respondents filed the suit for perpetual injunction restraining the appellant from interfering with their possession and running of the business. Pending suit, both the parties came to file applications. The appellant filed an application under Order 40 Rule 1 CPC for appointment of a Receiver and the respondents filed an application under Order 39 Rule 1 for an ad interim injunction. Though the trial court had refused to issue the direction for appointment of Receiver, it had issued an injunction against the respondents restraining them from running the business. But, on appeal, the district court has set aside the direction not to run the business and dismissed the applications for appointment of the Receiver which came to be affirmed but the High Court. The High Court has set aside the appointment of the Receiver qua the property. Thus, these appeals by special leave.

4. In view of the fact that the respondents are continuing, as alleged, to be under an agreement, they would obviously act as a custodia legis pending the suit as Receivers on behalf of the court. But any rights accrued or claimed by them will be subject to the result in the suit. The claim for enhancement of the rentals cannot be gone into this case and it is dehors the relief in the suit. Under these circumstances, if it is permissible, appropriate steps may be taken by the appellant in any appropriate proceedings as per law.

5. With these observations, these appeals are dismissed. No costs.

Advocate List
Bench
  • HON'BLE JUSTICE G. B. PATTANAIK
  • HON'BLE JUSTICE K. RAMASWAMY
Eq Citations
  • AIR 1997 SC 2183
  • (1997) 1 SCC 260
  • 1996 9 AD (SC) 378
  • 1997 (2) PLJR 57
  • [1996] (SUPPL.) 8 SCR 732
  • 1996 (8) SCALE 699
  • LQ/SC/1996/1952
Head Note

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 40 R. 1 and Or. 39 R. 1 — Receivership — Pending suit for perpetual injunction restraining appellant from interfering with respondents' possession and running of business — Appellant filing application under Or. 40 R. 1 CPC for appointment of Receiver and respondents filing application under Or. 39 R. 1 for ad interim injunction — High Court setting aside appointment of Receiver qua property — Validity of — Held, in view of fact that respondents are continuing, as alleged, to be under an agreement, they would obviously act as a custodia legis pending the suit as Receivers on behalf of the court — But any rights accrued or claimed by them will be subject to the result in the suit — Claim for enhancement of rentals cannot be gone into in this case and it is dehors the relief in the suit — With these observations, appeals dismissed