ft •^ 2 EN THEHlGHGOUI^OEtJitiaiC^I^mESA^^^S^ '?i]HiMn^^KH!:?:::.o^^':'.;.':.'.:'.': ;•;/': '..:.;::'':;.S]E^OND;;jiE^iA^ APPELKANTS PLAINnfi-FS !:> ;Kamal^<:>..Kffam. aged'about 32 years, R/Q.VilIage : Bardih, , ; Tehsffl - Basna, : Distt. - Mahasaraund. (G.G. / 3. Smt. SuKantiD/OLafe.ShriRafan, W/Q. ShriRameshwarKolta, aged about'SOyteafs. . : Caste ::Kolta, : i • . Occupation- Agri'culture,, R/O.Vfllage:Gabod, TeHsa.&Disst.-MaMasamuHdlC.Ci..) Ahilya D7©.Late Shri Ratan Kolta, •C'Wt%. ShnRain[KisMQreKQlta,^. aged about 23 y®ars.. ; , QcGiipati.on - Agriculture, F ' R/0. Village,: ra.imarpa.li, ' ; Tehsil&Disst.-!Mahasamund'(G.&.r -VERSUS"'. '- ,:•' .^ :. :,::;:!, RESPONDENT pEFENDENT 'Rainesh,:- , ::-',;. ::- , •: :::'. '^" :: ••: •.|;:^ Syt©.Maruti;SaKu, Caste : Kolta,.! .agedatioutSSyears, ;' • R/O.Vmage::Saldifa,; . : • . j^ PatwariHalka.No.--43 , , i • Rajaswa^Ninkshak^Mandal^Sakl|a,|' ;'I^sir;85:Di^fc-^MaN.sa|laWaj^^ KSS^SSVSiiS^s VS WW9SaSS & 0'2- HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Sinate Bench: Hon'bte Shri Justiee Prashant Kumar Mishra Second Appeal N0^66 of 2006 ^ Kamal and others versus Ramesh ORDER Postfor ^-02-2010 Sd//- Prashant KumarMishra Judge ^.. HIGHCOURT OF CHHATnSGARHAT BILASPUR Sinc^Bench:Hon'bleShriJu^lcePrashantKumarlimshra Second Appeal No^®6of 2006 Appellants Respondent yersus Kamalanjdt^hBTs Ramesh Shri l^mal Kishore Patel, counsel for the appellants. SecondADpeal underSectton IQOofthe CodebfCMI Procedure CTTOER (Passed <m 1'9^ February. 2010) The Courts below have dismissed the {iRpsUaRli^mtiff?' syit for a declaration that the sale<leed dated 12-8-19^ ©(ecuted^y orpna|;plalntiff N0.1 Shashjjirr fayputoftt^ ^ declared il|egaltand ypjd. 2. Ongit^l Rlgjntj^.NoJ, .^hg^. alwiaji^ fii^nriJU1^2 Shanti, pfajnffl^Nq,3^(;!gllatt^N<)^ gulsaii^^^^^ Ahilya^prefen^ttie|iUitonj^Rlga qriginalplaintiffN^.lghagMjirri pgce.rf./^Jfeanyjarid ;^ Sankara, Ta>^andJ)^dqtM|h|ggmBnd^TT^ l%®ltieuBof1ga!^;rgcjen^tie{)roBe^ defendant Ramesh ggtaj^lft<leisd e)reci^^fri®^^^ \No.1 Shashi byjnis-rgRresentation. 2— 3. Accorennig tptheplajn^,v^en ecrth^m^||^(a^th®«fN^ hsKl gme to th^ agricultiirsl fieht on 1^2^ to their house and jmpressed ypon priginal plaintjff No.1 ttjat dw wHI recelve some amount from the Govemment for which she has to acc<mpany hlm to Sailup^i to si^ gome C|CK^ pret^ hegptth^^e-<l^ ^(ecut^, ^ cleed was executed wtthout paym^ of any c(»)Si<lef^onja(idsince the sale-deed wre®got execyted in a fraudylent manner.jtht Rre?ent suit was filed. 4. Thedefendant derued tht^aint avermerrt&anjd st^^ ^^te^hta^jm./^adit^asvl fe ncrtthe ancesbal |:iro(>erty pf Ratan. Abad? land belongstothe.pereonj^Jgm.Rfasses^pnaid ance prVnalplaintMT No,1 Shashj has executed tl?e aite-tj^ed hi his favour after payment of considN-ation, the suit CI^SCTY tp be dismissed. 5. The trial Court ftamed issue No.1 regardilTigj^iiyity pf the sale- deed dated 12-8^998, jsgyeN!0,2regafdjng^^j^ and issue No.3 r^iarding valyatjpn (rf the syit. Whjte dtecjdir^ issue No.1, Uie trial Court hetel that TO per R|airiliffe'owncase,,.|y»asagreeclin<he Panchayat thdjf Rs7,OC|Q/- fe paid baic^to ^<J$|en(jtoi^ 8 retum sate-deed shall beexecuted, th^Fefore.tt app^arsprobabtethat the sgle consideratlon of Rs,6,20(^ w^p^idto cjrigjnatplainW Shashi and further that even the sakl amount of Rs.Z.QOO/- was not pajd back to theJlefen^ant, The tnal Cpyrt,Jh^ found that the defendant has nd: committed any ftayd atthetimeflfexecytjon ofthe sale-deed by w^jnal (^ffli^ Np/1 Shashj^^^^^^^^^^ ppssessjpn, the tral Court found thgt Uie evjcfenct ^u^e^ that^^^^^^^ plajirtiflsarenctjnpQs^ssjonof^s^ the trial Court has recorded a flnding that the,syit ^ rigt valyed prpperty. 6. Theapi^late CQyrtJiasjilsofoymlJh^^^ commission of fraud bx e del^a^ is n<rt proy^ of evidence available on record. The apRellate CpuiyiE^ at|o ^amined the statement of attestjng witne^ of tbe^ j^ite-d^ert D.VV.-2 DuiTgapraSiad^whoha^Rroy^thatS^ and she was> pajd 9^§aleccBsidsratK^ jntig!M!l$g^,^ Court has affirmed the fimUngs of the ti^ Cpyrt |iml d appeal. 7. Ithas been argyedbyleamedcpyrs^fo^ there being (^h^l^iiil hejre ofg^an^^^ ^o^ to 4 In theplajnt, originalplajoW have executed the sale-deed and, thys, thg salg-diged i$ VQid, The ar^ment raised M teamN <?^^ accet^b^augeJth^ijw^^^a^fBTOfiriMj^J^IO effect as the ooly matenal jssye ftamgd^ determinatlon was to the effecl as to whether the sale<leed dated 12- 8-1998 is iltega! ^ vc»M on accc^ the defendant upcinorigina! Rl^iintiff Np.1 Stesht, Jhe Ccurte bd<^ have found that no fraud has been committedbytt'ig.rtelildiai'ilugfinionginal plaintiff Np.1 Shgshi and fhe safe<te^ is a w^ otherwise, Abadf site jn a vjllage j®resei^jjn^ Section 243 of the Chhaffl^arh Land RiveniJ&j^^lS^a^^te disposal is goytmed^by Section 241.of.ti^ ?gjd^S®de^.1^9- Mwff ,^. site BgenerallxoiieQQmpositel^a^ranyml:^^^ Is unoccuRj^(3py^rpm^im(|r^sgi^Mth®PM^^ village. The sy()je<rt s^^ieed a^ recjt^ that,<^iRd ^ Shashi is in possession ofthe ^jt^.stej^ js ese^rfg.^ deed and hancUng over |)Q^E^<^ of the^ ^ tg tt»d^^ shall be entitled to record hisname with the Gram PanchEiygt. The plafntlflfe Iraye npt sylMnl^id.siny re\^ye recpid Mgysgg^Shat ttvs land wasever recorded In the nameof late Ratan in his Bhumiswami :right ' ^ - 1 ,„.......,-,..,..--,.. 8. Onpen^lQftherex^^it|sfoyndt|^^eM thetrial Court and affuTnedb^^a|:)j:s!llatejRoyrt.^is.|3!l^]M^ fact. This Court, jn exercise^ofjuri^kftm^nit]^^ Code of Civil Procedure, is not entN:ledtp int^rfere wgth thig RoncvrrCTt findmgs of lad unte^ th^ floclings are^ 1^^ Fronn (he iriaterial available on record, thefincnngsd%notaRpeartobe^pen/eree. 9. TheHon'bleSuprem^CourtjnSi|ate£lai!*i'oftodfe:w(f<>ttws vs. S.W.Gtoya^.jgOSS) 8; SO&OZ, has enynciated as to wrtiat is a substantiat qye^tion of 1»w. ParEgraRhJ 3 M th% reR^ Is extracttd hereinbelow: "13. Seco^ ^)®a^w;>(^J^m j^ji^^^^^^w^^ sul}staneal^us^!ffi afjaw,JT jvort^^^^^ to'qpe^^Xfe^cft^sn^reA^to^sfa^^i^ the case, jwrmtended ^ /^r^pnly^^ gi^e^ TO^»/(am^Ji^ re^s to ff^ qiiestion_oflgwv!n^i^!ge<Sson mthel^lwtssswJBhSPSifffiss- "Sub^anffal g[®sffip/»sof 1^^fr sns^nof,<:H^y,^fl^fanffal flues^n^(^^wo?fl8"^""R6^3nc^:^^a^^^ guesffon of lawai^ngmaca^astwtwe^ ffi/^parffes. In 'the contextof Secffon 'IOOCPC, s^fy'jS!if!^o'l<^1^wMii<^ (1y.- -5'- affects ffie final deaaon in a oase fe a sulwtanealjftieston of law as between ffie parffes. A que^m.of law wfwch arases inddentatty or ccgfaterally, AavmgagJ^affflff pn ffw tinal outconw, v^l jifft 'be a syfcstenigaf j»f%glii!M) of few. Where ffiere is a dear and settled enunaaSonon aque^on of law, by ttsis Court pr by ffie Hgh C<Wft..C!SRSWT19d, Jt cannot be said that ffie case hivdves a substanea^e^Son of law. tt is scHd that a sutetenffa/ iqBEe'stftin 9f<aw wses when a qu^stton af lgiw,v/h«:his nfftfin^ly.^SlsifJ'yffiis Courtforbythsl^gh Courtctw^me^so^^l^S^ concemed), anses fw conaderation OT ft^ case, .Bt^ffas statement has to be untfotstood in the c<»rectpffn^)sc^w. miepe there Is a clear enunclaiton oflaw andthetowercouft has Mowedorng^ ai3!i^^su^<^ar_egjUfya^s>M)siw, o6tTO{^^caseiy^7i^jEwccns^^^ subs^^<y/es^o/^eyenffttoq?/es^(^^.may be one ofgeneral Irrymitanw. Qnffiie gffiiwJ^aQd,ytt is a clear enundatton (^lewpyLl^Cc^forj^ffiej^ijSpurt concemedt), but ffie kwer cwrt hsd ignftivd or rmsmte/pre^ ,or mffiaop^ed ^e. sanw, w»or cpnw^ apis/icaffw of ^ie law ..as dedafed w munaatsd tyy ffiis Cfwrt (w^JH^ Cwrt WMtem^y^^ led to a (ttnerent deciaon, the appeal wwM fnyolYe a^substanUal cfuesSpn pflaw^as^fftweeitthepaittBs. Eyenwh^rethefB Is an enundation of law by O)K Cpurt (ijr ffi^ Hlgh Cwrt concemed) ar^j^ ssgme has be^^^^f^^ cou^jf(tea(:)j»|^f a^to^ensua^^H^Co^(^ tte eniindated fegal po§itmn net^^f^^ sMeratiqn, mod a^or^r^a!tonafffi^^ need to resi^ean appafBfrtjwnfli^Jw^^n M^v^ 'it can be said ttiat a sub^anffal que^on of law af^s ft>r conskleration. There cannot, tterefere, J>e a sfrailjfac/fef \^effnitton as to when a substanffafqi/jeisSwioflswfinwsina \case. Be ffiat as it may' -£- 10. tn the present appeal, no §uchjsyb^|intigl;<}Uj|stJpn of Nw fs arisingforcle(enT^a^n.Ttiepr^snts>ac^ herebxdismjs^at t(5eE^i^ipr^c*aaa——— Sd//- Prashant KumarMishra Judge