JUDGEMENT
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(1.) .. For Opposite Party This revisional application is directed against the order dated 9th June, 2015 passed in connection with an application filed by the petitioner for recalling of the order dated 10th
April, 2015. The Trial Court by an order dated 10th April, 2015 allowed the application for police
help. The plaintiffs filed a suit for declaration and injunction against the opposite party no. 1 and
others. The plaintiffs alleged that they are the owners of the suit property. The plaintiffs alleged that
while they are in possession and occupation of the suit property all on a sudden the principal
defendant, being the petitioner herein, who is a promoter have accumulated huge men and
materials in front of the suit property in order to make construction on the lands belonging to the
plaintiffs. The defendant no. 1 claimed ownership in respect of the suit property. On a plea that the
names of the plaintiffs and proforma defendant nos. 1 and 2 have not been recorded in the latest
L.R.R.O.R. and no mutation was made in the name of the plaintiffs and proforma defendants in
South Dum Dum Municipality and accordingly the plaintiffs and proforma defendant have not
acquired any right, title and interest in or over the suit property and as such the plaintiffs have no
right to interfere with the proposed construction made by the petitioner. Initially the Trial Court
refused to pass any ad interim order. The plaintiffs preferred an appeal and the Appellate Court by a
detailed judgment restrained the defendant no. 1/petitioner from encroaching any portion of the
suit property and from doing any construction over the suit property specifically stated in the
schedule of the plaint till the disposal of the application pending in connection with the aforesaid
suit. Before the Appellate Court the petitioner produced voluminous documents in order to establish
the right over the suit property. The Appellate Court on examination of the voluminous papers and
documents produced, observed that the said petitioner had failed to produce a single scrap of papers
to show any right, title or interest in respect of the suit property. The petitioner also failed to
establish that the said petitioner under an agreement with Rukmini Properties Private Limited was
entitled to make construction on the land belonging to Rukmini Properties Private Limited. The
Appellate Court was of the prima facie view that even if it is accepted that the defendant has a right
to make construction as a developer under an agreement with Rukmini Properties Private Limited
even then the principal defendant, namely the petitioner herein has failed to produce any document
to show its right, title and interest and possession over the suit property and its locus to challenge
the right, title and interest and possession of the plaintiffs. The Appellate Court also found that the
principal defendant was adamant to proceed with the construction on the suit property and tried to
defeat the right of the plaintiffs by creating the cloud over its right, title and interest over the suit
property. On such consideration an ad interim order of injunction was passed by the Appellate
Court. Initially, a revisional application was filed by the petitioner, being C.O. 3838 of 2013, which
was dismissed as withdrawn on 25th February, 2016.
(2.) The plaintiffs after the disposal of the appeal filed an application before the Trial Court for implementation of the order of injunction of police help. The plaintiffs alleged that the petitioner is
flouting the order of injunction by constructing the pucca structure over the schedule property in
spite of having knowledge of the order of injunction passed by the Appellate Court. The Trial Court
on consideration of the materials on record on 10th April, 2015 passed an order in the said petition
filed under Order XXXIX Rule 7 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure by directing the
Inspector -in -Charge of Dum Dum Police Station to look into the matter so that neither party to the
suit can violate the order of interim injunction passed in this case. It appears from the said order
that the defendant appeared and submitted that the said application may be heard after giving an
opportunity to the petitioner to file a written objection. The Court appears to have refused to grant
such prayer. However, the petitioner was heard before the said order was passed. The Trial Court
recorded in the order that the defendant has failed to satisfy the Court as to how the defendant
would be prejudiced if the order of implementation of interim injunction with the assistance of the
police is passed by this Court. The petitioner thereafter filed an application under Section 115 of the
Code of Civil Procedure but no such order has been passed for recalling the said order. This
interpretation is given for the benefit of the petitioner as on the face of the said application it would
appear that the ingredients of Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure was conspicuously absent.
The petitioner wanted to create the said cloud over the plaintiffs' right, title and interest over the
suit property. The said application was dismissed by the Trial Court on the basis of the ratio laid
down by this Court in Paresh Ch. Das vs. Bikash Kr. Das reported in 2010(2) CLJ 110(Cal). The Trial
Court felt that the said application was filed as a ploy to delay the implementation of the order of
injunction. The Trial Court apart from Paresh Ch. Das (supra) has relied upon three decisions of this
Court, namely C.O. 1480 of 2010, AIR 1983(Cal) 266 and 1985 CWN 958 and held that it is the duty
of the Court to see that it's order of injunction is to be properly implemented and if it found that
there is reasonable threat from the side of the defendant for doing any mischief in violation of order
of injunction, then the Court should pass necessary direction upon the police authority to render
assistance to the parties in whose favour injunction was granted, so that the order of injunction is
strictly implemented.
(3.) Mr. Saptansu Basu, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the Trial Court although had noticed the judgment delivered by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in
Joydeb Das vs. Khandubala Das reported in 2012(1) CHN (CAL) 300 but have ignored to follow the
guidelines mentioned in the said judgment on a plea that Paresh Ch. Das (supra) was not considered
in Joydeb Das (supra). Mr. Basu in his usual fairness submits that there is no apparent conflict
between Paresh Ch. Das (supra) and Joydeb Das(supra), as according to Mr. Basu Paresh Ch. Das
(supra) has been explained in Joydeb Das (supra).) The learned senior counsel submits that in
Joydeb Das (supra) paragraph 9 has taken note of the said judgment. The said judgment although
noticed but not being discussed about. The Court had proceeded to interpret under Section 151 of
the Code of Civil Procedure in the light of Order XXI Rule 32 and Section 36 of the Code which
primarily dealt with implementation of final decree of injunction. The said provisions deal with
execution of decree which by reason of the deeming provision under Section 36 of the Code of Civil
Procedure would apply to execution of the order including the payment under an order.;
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