JUDGEMENT
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(1.) Whether or not the order of the lower appellate Court affirming the order of
interim injunction granted by the trial Court on an application under Order
XXXIX, Rules 1 and 2, Civil Procedure Code (hereafter the Code) merits
interference is the sole question that arises for determination on this revisional
application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India at the instance of the
defendants in the suit.
(2.) The dispute between the parties is in respect of user of a passage (hereafter
the said passage).
(3.) It would be prudent to note first, what the plaint case is. In the 16 (sixteen)
paragraphs comprising the plaint, the plaintiff/opposite party (hereafter the
plaintiff) states/claims as follows:
para 1 : the particulars of the plaintiff;
para 2 : the subject matter of the suit, viz. a common passage
particulars whereof are mentioned therein;
para 3 : the extent of the plaintiff s college campus measuring
39 cottahs, 13 chittaks and 29 sq. ft. of land in Dag Nos. 221
and 218;
para 4 : land appertaining to Dag No.221 originally belonged to
M/s. LCI India (P.) Ltd., which subsequently sold, conveyed
and transferred its right, title and interest in favour of M/s.
Bee Impex and Holding (P.) Ltd. (hereafter Bee Impex) by two
registered deeds of conveyance;
para 5 : land appertaining to Dag No. 218 actually belonged to
M/s. Monalok (P.) Ltd., which subsequently sold, conveyed and
transferred its right, title and interest in favour of Bee Impex
by two registered deeds of conveyance;
para 6 : Bee Impex became the absolute owner of the lands in
Dag Nos. 221 and 218 along with the right to use the common
passage and/or road situated on the eastern and northern
sides for the purpose of ingress and egress to the portion of
land appertaining to Dag No. 221 ****from Gate No.2 of M/s. G
& K Shipping Pvt. Ltd. in common with the co-owners of the
adjoining properties. ;
para 7 : subsequently, Bee Impex transferred its right, title and
interest in respect of the land in Dag Nos. 221 and 218 in
favour of the plaintiff by three deeds of gift in May, 2003
****along with right to use the said common passage. ;
para 8 : G & K Shipping Pvt. Ltd. (hereafter G & K Shipping)
through its letter dated July 16, 2001 confirmed to the
predecessor-in-interest of the plaintiff that ingress and egress
of men, materials and vehicles through the common passage
on the northern and the eastern sides shall not be disturbed in
any manner whatsoever even if they sell the property to the
defendants whom they appointed as developer;
para 9 : G & K Shipping sold a godown and a warehouse to the
defendants who immediately after purchasing the property
started obstructing the free ingress and egress of the men,
agents and students of the plaintiff through the said common
passage causing trouble which forced the plaintiff to make a
temporary arrangement at the dictating terms of the
defendants to cope with the regular and continuous trouble
and harassment of the plaintiff s men, agents and students;
para 10 : despite confirmation of G & K Shipping resulting in
accrual of right in favour of the plaintiff, the defendants
illegally and intentionally obstructed and hindered ingress and
egress of plaintiff s men, agents and vehicles almost on regular
basis causing annoyance to the plaintiff;
para 11 : the defendants raised hindrance and obstruction to
prevent ingress and egress through the common passage
leading to lodging of criminal complaints;
para 12 : the source of accrual of the plaintiff s right i.e. the
deeds of conveyance and gift as well as the confirmation letter
of G & K Shipping, to use the common passage for ingress or
egress to its property and there being no alternative passage
for the plaintiff s ingress or egress thereto/therefrom;
para 13 : the plaintiff s assertion of its right of user of the
common passage for the purpose of ingress to and egress from
its property;
paras 14
15. XXX XXX XXX
16 : the formal paragraphs asserting the relief the
plaintiff is entitled to, the cause of action and the statement
relating to valuation of the suit.;
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