No. 3179 of 2012 · Rajasthan High Court

22nd March, 2012 HON' BLE MR. J USTI CE MAHESH BHAGWATI Gaj endr a Si ngh Rat hor e, Mr . pet i t i oner s . f or t he By way of t he i ns t ant wr i t pet i t i on, t he pet i t i oner s hav e bes eec hed t o quas h and s et as i de t he or der dat ed 14t h Mar c h, 2012, wher eby t he l ear ned Di s t r i c t J udge, Dhol pur , di s mi s s ed t he appl i c at i on f i l ed under Sec t i on 151 of CPC.

The pet i t i oner s hav e c ome out wi t h a c as e t hat t he r es pondent no. 1 Muni c i pal Boar d, Dhol pur , i nv i t ed appl i c at i ons f or auc t i on of pl ot s way bac k i n t he y ear 1973. The hus band of t he pet i t i oner pur c has ed one pl ot no. 46 i n t he s ai d auc t i on f or a c ons i der at i on of Rs . 2, 100/ - , as he had gi v en t he hi ghes t bi d and pur s uant t o t he t er ms and c ondi t i ons of t he bi d, t he hus band of t he pet i t i oner depos i t ed 25% of t he t ot al c ons i der at i on amount i n t he of f i c e of r es pondent no. 1 on 7t h J ul y , 1973 t hr ough t he r ec ei pt no. 59. The pet i t i oner s c ame t o k now about t he f ac t t hat t he r es pondent no. 1 was auc t i oni ng t he s ai d pl ot , henc e, t hey gav e a not i c e under Sec t i on 80 of CPC t o t he r es pondent s , des pi t e t hat t he r es pondent no. 1 put t hi s pl ot t o auc t i on, whi c h i s l i k el y t o t ak e pl ac e t omor r ow on 23r d Mar c h,

2012. The pet i t i oner s f i l ed an appl i c at i on bef or e t he l ear ned Di s t r i c t J udge, Dhol pur , but t he s ame was di s mi s s ed s ans as s i gni ng any c ogent r eas on. Lear ned c ouns el c anv as s ed t hat t he mandat or y pr ov i s i on of Sec t i on 80 of CPC env i s ages f or gi v i ng a not i c e of 60 day s t o t he per s on f or f i l i ng a s ui t agai ns t hi m, t he per i od of 60 day s has not ex pi r ed and t he r es pondent no. 1 i s goi ng t o auc t i on t he s ai d pl ot t omor r ow, henc e, t he r es pondent no. 1 may be r es t r ai ned f r om put t i ng t hi s pl ot f or auc t i on on 23r d Mar c h,

Lear ned Di s t r i c t J udge, Dhol pur i s f ound t o hav e di s mi s s ed t he appl i c at i on f or t he s i mpl e r eas on t hat t her e was no l i t i gat i on pendi ng about t he s ai d pl ot i n hi s c our t . He f ur t her obs er v ed t hat nei t her t he pet i t i oner had f i l ed any s ui t nor any di s put e wi t h r egar d t o t he s ame pl ot was pendi ng i n any ot her c our t . Henc e, s ans t her e bei ng any s ui t pendi ng i n t he c our t , t he i nj unc t i on or der wi t h r egar d t o t he s ai d pl ot c annot be i s s ued. I am af r ai d t hat i n a s i t uat i on gi v en, as t o whet her t he i nher ent power s under Sec t i on 151 of CPC c an be i nv ok ed by t he c our t f or t he s ai d pur pos e. Undeni abl y and undi s put abl y , no i nj unc t i on or der c an be i s s ued unl es s t he di s put e wi t h r egar d t o t he pr oper t y i n ques t i on has been pendi ng i n t he c our t and t he i nher ent power s c annot be ex er c i s ed s o as t o nul l i f y t he pr ov i s i ons of CPC. The i mpugned or der i s f ound t o be per f ec t l y j us t and pr oper , i n t he f ac t s and c i r c ums t anc es of t he c as e and s uf f er s f r om no f ac t ual or l egal i nf i r mi t y , t hus , t he wr i t pet i t i on bei ng dev oi d of any s ubs t anc e des er v es t o be di s mi s s ed at t he t her s hol d.

For t he r eas ons s t at ed abov e, t he wr i t pet i t i on f ai l s and t he s ame bei ng ber ef t any mer i t s t ands di s mi s s ed i n l i mi ne.

Cons equent upon t he di s mi s s al of t he wr i t pet i t i on, t he s t ay appl i c at i on does not s ur v i v e and t he s ame al s o s t ands di s mi s s ed. Mak/- 127 All Corrections made in the judgment/order have been incorporated in the judgment/order being emailed. Anil Makawana Jr. Personal Assistant ( MAHESH BHAGWATI ) , J .