JUDGEMENT
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(1.) Two suits of partition, one filed in the year 1975 and the other in the
year 1989 were subject matter of the consent decree passed in or about April
1993. A deed of family settlement was executed between the parties to the
suit. Applicant-Respondent herein was a beneficiary of the said family
settlement. He had been acting on behalf of the appellants as their assignee.
Appeals preferred against the said judgments and decrees were dismissed by
the High Court by a learned Single Judge of the High Court by an order
dated 19.05.2000. Intra-court appeals preferred thereagainst were also
dismissed by a Division Bench of the said Court by a common judgment and
order dated 04.03.2003. Appellants herein filed applications for grant of
special leave thereagainst before this Court. The said appeals by grant of
special leave have been dismissed by this Court by an order dated 7.10. 2005
directing :
"However, having regard to the facts that the disputes
between the members of one family which are sought to
be solved leaving no outstanding area, we pass the
further direction that in the event KK and Guneeta
execute the General Power of Attorney in terms of the
first agreement in favour of VMS, VMS will pay the
balance amount due to KK and Guneeta in terms of the
agreement. Such execution of the General Power of
Attorney shall be within a period of our weeks from date
the entire balance of amount must be paid within a period
of four weeks thereafter.
As far as AA is concerned, subject to her executing
the necessary conveyance in respect of the 44 acres of
land mentioned in clause of the second agreement in
favour of VMS, VMS will pay the balance amount
payable to AA in terms of the second agreement. Such
conveyance must be executed within a period of four
weeks from date and the payment must be made within
four weeks thereafter."
(2.) Allegedly, the said directions were not carried out. A contempt
petition was filed by Respondent No. 1 which was dismissed. Applicant
herein, viz., Shri V.M. Singh (original first respondent), however, filed an
application for grant of permission to deposit the amount in question before
this Court, despite the fact that no Power of Attorney had been executed in
his favour pursuant to the said direction of this Court. By an order dated
28.07.2006, the applicant was permitted to deposit the money as ordered in
the Civil Appeal with the Registrar General of this Court. However, by an
order dated 06.09.2006, he was permitted to deposit bank draft after
rectifying the defects pointed out by the Registry.
(3.) An application being I.A. No. 18 had been filed by Shri Shri
Anandamayee Sangha for permission to file an application for impleadment
as a party respondent in I.A. No. 16 in C.A. No. 6327 of 2005. The said
permission was accorded by this Court by an order dated 25.09.2006. The
application filed by the applicant-respondent for depositing the amount in
question has been opposed by the appellant.;
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