Vijay Pratap
v.
Sambhu Saran Sinha
(Supreme Court Of India)
SLP (C) No. 13593 of 1996 | 30-07-1996
"At present I am not giving any finding with respect to Ext. 6 and compromise petition in the light of an objection raised by the petitioners in their other two petitions. Simply I have stated the facts which are available on record. If these petitioners are made parties in the suit as prayed then dispute will arise between the petitioners and Plaintiff 1 with respect of compromise and Ext. 6. Its result will be that there will be dispute between the co-plaintiffs with respect to their right, title and interest in the suit property. This suit will turn into a regular title suit. To decide right, title and interest of co-plaintiffs in suit property is beyond the scope of this suit. Suit of specific performance of contract cant be turned into a regular title suit. So, in my opinion these petitioners are not necessary and proper parties under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC"
2. The trial court accordingly held that the petitioners are neither necessary nor proper parties to the suit. On revision, the High Court upheld the same. Shri Sanyal, the learned counsel for the petitioners contended that their father had not signed the relinquishment deed and the signatures appended to it were not that of him. The deed of relinquishment said to have been signed by the father of the petitioners was not genuine. These questions are matters to be taken into consideration in the suit before the relinquishment deed and compromise memo between the other contesting respondents were acted upon and cannot be done in the absence of the petitioners. The share of the petitioners will be affected and, therefore, it would prejudice their right, title and interest in the property. We cannot go into these questions at this stage. The trial court has rightly pointed that the petitioners are necessary and proper parties so long as the alleged relinquishment deed said to have been signed by the deceased father of the petitioners is on record. It may not bind petitioners but whether it is true or valid or binding on them are all questions which in the present suit cannot be gone into. Under those circumstances, the courts below were right in holding that the petitioners are not necessary and proper parties but the remedy is elsewhere. If the petitioners have got any remedy it is open to them to avail of the same according to law
3. The special leave petition is dismissed.
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For
For Petitioner
- Shekhar Naphade
- Mahesh Agrawal
- Tarun Dua
For Respondent
- S. Vani
- B. Sunita Rao
- Sushil Kumar Pathak
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HON'BLE JUSTICE G. B. PATTANAIK
HON'BLE JUSTICE K. RAMASWAMY
Eq Citation
AIR 1996 SC 2755
(1996) 10 SCC 53
[1996] (SUPPL.) 4 SCR 173
1996 (5) SCALE 805
JT 1996 (7) SC 226
1996 6 AD (SC) 539
3 (1996) CLT 238
LQ/SC/1996/1156
HeadNote
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 1 R. 10 and Or. 2 R. 2 — Necessary and proper parties — Held, petitioners are necessary and proper parties so long as alleged relinquishment deed said to have been signed by deceased father of petitioners is on record — It may not bind petitioners but whether it is true or valid or binding on them are all questions which in present suit cannot be gone into — Under those circumstances, courts below were right in holding that petitioners are not necessary and proper parties but remedy is elsewhere