SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

VIJAY PRATAP & ORS VS. SAMBHU SARAN SINHA & ORS

DATED : 30.07.1996

Summarised Judgement (Scroll for Complete Judgement)

Introduction :

This petition is against an order dismissing the application under Order 1, Rule 10, CPC filed by the petitioners to come on record in place of their father. The suit was laid for specific performance wherein the father during his life time is alleged to have entered into compromise and requested to delete his name from the arrangement of the parties as respondent No.1.

Observation & Judgement of Court:

The trial Court accordingly held that the petitioners are neither necessary nor proper parties to the suit. On revision, the High Court upheld the same. Shri Sanyal, the learned counsel for the petitioners contended that their father had not signed the relinquishment deed and the signatures appended to it were not that of him. The deed of relinquishment said to have been signed by the father of the petitioners was not genuine.

It may not bind petitioners but whether it is true or valid or binding on them and all questions which in the present suit cannot be gone into. Under those circumstances, the courts below were right in holding that the petitioners are not necessary and proper parties but the remedy is elsewhere. If the petitioners have got any remedy it is open to them to avail of the same according to law.

The special leave petition is dismissed.

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SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

VIJAY PRATAP & ORS VS. SAMBHU SARAN SINHA & ORS

DATED : 30.07.1996

Equivalent citations: JT 1996 (7), 226 1996 SCALE (5)805

Author : K Ramaswamy

Bench : Ramaswamy, K.

PETITIONER : VIJAY PRATAP & ORS.

Vs.

RESPONDENT : SAMBHU SARAN SINHA & ORS.

DATE OF JUDGMENT : 30/07/1996

BENCH : RAMASWAMY, K.

BENCH : RAMASWAMY, K. G.B. PATTANAIK (J)

CITATION : JT 1996 (7)   226   1996 SCALE  (5)805

JUDGMENT :

O R D E R This petition is against an order dismissing the application under Order 1, Rule 10, CPC filed by the petitioners to come on record in place of their father. The suit was laid for specific performance wherein the father during his life time is alleged to have entered into compromise and requested to delete his name from the arraignment of the parties as respondent No.1. 

The deletion of the first respondent came to be made after his demise. Pending suit before compromise memo was recorded, the petitioners sought to come on record under Order 1, Rule 10 being that they were necessary and proper parties. The trial Court recorded the finding that deletion had taken place and observed as under:

"At present I am not giving any finding with respect of Ext-6 and compromise petition in the light of an objections raised by petitioners in their other two petitions. Simply I have stated the facts which are available on record. If these petitioners are made parties in the suit as prayed then dispute will arise between petitioners and plaintiff No.1 with respect of compromise and Ext-6. 

Its result will be that there will be dispute between the co-plaintiffs with respect of their right, title and interest in suit property. This suit will turn into a regular title suit. To decide right, title and interest of co-plaintiffs in suit property is beyond the scope of this suit. Suit of Specific performance of contract Can't be turned into a regular Title Suit. So, in my opinion these petitioners are not necessary and proper parties under Order 1 Rule 10 C.P.C.

The trial Court accordingly held that the petitioners are neither necessary nor proper parties to the suit. On revision, the High Court upheld the same. Shri Sanyal, the learned counsel for the petitioners contended that their father had not signed the relinquishment deed and the signatures appended to it were not that of him. The deed of relinquishment said to have been signed by the father of the petitioners was not genuine. 

These questions are matters to be taken into consideration in the suit before the relinquishment deed and compromise memo between the other contesting respondents were acted upon and cannot be done in the absence of the petitioners. The share of the petitioners will be effected and, therefore, it would prejudice their right, title and interest in the property, We cannot go into these questions at this stage. 

The trial Court has rightly pointed that the petitioners are necessary and proper parties so long as the alleged relinquishment deed said to have been signed by the deceased father of the petitioners is on record. It may not bind petitioners but whether it is true or valid or binding on them and all questions which in the present suit cannot be gone into. 

Under those circumstances, the courts below were right in holding that the petitioners are not necessary and proper parties but the remedy is elsewhere. If the petitioners have got any remedy it is open to them to avail of the same according to law.

The special leave petition is dismissed.