JUDGEMENT
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(1.) By this writ petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners-plaintiffs (hereinafter referred
to as "the plaintiffs") have challenged the order dated 27.10.2017
passed by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge No.4,
Jaipur Metropolitan, Jaipur (hereinafter referred to as the "trial
Court") in civil suit No.39/2013 whereby the trial Court has
dismissed the application dated 23.07.2015 filed by the plaintiffs
for opening their evidence.
(2.) Learned counsel for the plaintiffs submits that the matter is basically related to the admissibility of the agreement to
sell for which the matter remained pending for adjudication in
different Courts from 2015 to 2017. He further submits that
subsequent to the impugned order dated 27.10.2017, stamp duty
on the impounded agreement to sell dated 14.11.2011 has been
paid to the Department. He also submits that in view of the due
stamp duty now having been paid on the agreement to sell in
question and the said agreement to sell being thus rendered
admissible in evidence, the impugned order dated 27.10.2017
closing the plaintiffs' evidence liable to be quashed and set-aside.
If the plaintiffs' evidence is not opened, entire purpose of paying
the stamp duty would be frustrated and it would cause grave
injustice to the plaintiffs.
(3.) On the other hand, learned counsel for the respondents-defendants (hereinafter referred to as 'the
defendants') resisted the prayer and contended that plaintiffs were
not at all interested to lead evidence rather their sole object was
to delay the pending proceedings. He further submits that the
Hon'ble High Court had directed to decide the matter within a
year. The Court fixed the date 8.7.2015 for taking evidence of the
plaintiffs. On the said date, neither the plaintiffs nor their
witness/s were present before the Court below nor any application
was filed by them with that regard. The plaintiffs placed wrong
facts before the Court below and the party who places wrong facts
before the Court is not entitled to get any relief. On that basis, the
Trial Court has rightly dismissed the application dated 23.7.2015
and no interference is required by this Court.;
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