NIRMAL KANTA @ NIRMAL Vs. KISHAN RAI KAURA AND OTHERS
LAWS(P&H)-2016-9-372
HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
Decided on September 30,2016

Nirmal Kanta @ Nirmal Appellant
VERSUS
Kishan Rai Kaura And Others Respondents

JUDGEMENT

Amit Rawal, J. - (1.) The petitioner-plaintiff is aggrieved of the impugned order dated 20.05.2016, whereby the application under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC, purported to have been disposed of without assigning any reasons.
(2.) Mr. Rahul Rampal, learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner-plaintiff submits that petitioner-plaintiff had instituted the suit for declaration to the effect that the plaintiff along with defendants are joint owner in possession to the extent of 1/4th share of property as described in head note of the plaint with further declaration to the effect that the subsequent mutation of transfer of the property in the name of the defendants was required to be set aside with consequential relief of permanent injunction. Suit aforementioned was filed on 19.09.2013. However, during the pendency of the suit, application seeking amendment of the plaint was moved when previous joint written statement on behalf of defendants was filed and amendment sought to be incorporated is as under:- "i) a) In the head note of the plaint after the word "HB No.91 Tehsil Raikot, Distt. Ludhiana" and before the word "and" the plaintiff wants to insert the following words by way of amendment:- "The present property in dispute is joint Hindu family/coparcenaries property, which was earlier inherited by the deceased Blawant Rai Kaur from his fore father, as such the said late Sh. Balwant Rai Kaura was holding the present property in dispute as a Karta of Joint Hindu Family and was having not any exclusive right and title over the present suit property and the plaintiff along with the other co-sharer/members of Joint Hindu Family, have acquired right and title over the suit property by birth, being coparcener/the member of joint Hindu family" b) That in the Ist para of the plaint, after the word who was having ownership out of the above said khasra numbers and before the words Sh. Balwant Rai Kaura, the following words is to be inserted:- "the said ownership of Late Sh. Balwant Rai Kaura was recorded in the revenue record being the karta of the joint Hindu Family, as the property in hands of late Sh. Balwant Rai Kaura, i.e. the suit property is the Joint Hindu Family/Coparcenaries property and the plaintiff as well as the other defendants are having equal share in the present property by birth, being coparcener/the member of joint Hindu Family" and the said Balwant Rai Kaur was not having any exclusive right/title over the said property in dispute. C) Accordingly in prayer clause of the plaint after the word "HB No.91, Tehsil Raikot, Distt. Ludhiana" and before the word "and" the plaintiff wants to insert the following words by way of amendment:- " The present property in dispute is joint Hindu family/coparcenary property, which was earlier inherited by the deceased Blawant Rai Kaur from his fore father, as such the said late Sh. Balwant Rai Kaura was holding the present property in dispute as a Karta of Joint Hindu Family and was having not any exclusive right and title over the present suit property and the plaintiff along with the other co-sharer have acquired right and title over the suit property by birth, being coparcener/the member of joint Hindu family". ii) a) In the head note of the plaint after the word "Further declaration to the effect that" and before the word "the subsequent mutation of transfer" the plaintiff wants to insert the following words by way of amendment- "The deceased Balwant Rai Kaura as well as Late Smt. Leela Devi had never executed any will during their life times and the alleged will, alleged to be executed by Late Sh. Balwant Rai Kaur and Late Smt. Leela Devi are forged and fabricated documents, even other wise, the present property in dispute is joint/Hindu family coparcenaries property and both of them were not competent to bequeath the entire property in dispute in the name of defendants by way of will, by ignoring the right of other coparceners" b) That in the 6th para of the plaint, after the word "Leela Devi on 27.10.1989" and before the "para No.7", the following words is to be inserted:- "The deceased Balwant Rai Kaura as well as Late Smt. Leela Devi had never executed any will during their life times and the alleged will, alleged to be executed by Late Sh. Balwant Rai Kaur and Late Smt. Leela Devi are forged and fabricated documents, even other wise, the present property in dispute is joint/Hindu family coparcenaries property and both of them were not competent to bequeath the entire property in dispute in the name of defendants by way of will, by ignoring the right of other coparceners" c) Accordingly in prayer clause of the plaint after the word "further declaration to the effect that" and before the word "the subsequent mutation of transfer" the plaintiff wants to insert the following words by way of amendment:- "The deceased Balwant Rai Kaura as well as Late Smt. Leela Devi had never executed any will during their life times and the alleged will, alleged to be executed by Late Sh. Balwant Rai Kaur and Late Smt. Leela Devi are forged and fabricated documents, even other wise, the present property in dispute is joint/Hindu family coparcenaries property and both of them were not competent to bequeath the entire property in dispute in the name of defendants by way of will, by ignoring the right of other coparceners."
(3.) He submits that other side did not file any reply and the manner and mode in which the application purported to have been disposed of. No head and tail is made out.;


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