IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL First Appeal No. 35 of 2006 Swami Ramanand Satyarthi Trust Rajyog Mandir, Raghuvarpura No. 2 Gandhi Nagar, Delhi 31 through Swami Keshwanand Satyarthi President represented by his power of attorney Sri Manoj Sharma, S/o Sri Khairati Lal Sharma R/o Rajyog Mandir, Shanti Mohalla, Gandhi Nagar, Delhi – 110 031. …………….. Plaintiff / Appellant Versus General public …..……… Defendant / Respondent Mr. Pankaj Miglani, learned counsel for the appellant. None for the respondent. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard learned counsel for the plaintiff / appellant. 2) This appeal is preferred against the judgment and decree dated 30.03.2006, passed in a suit instituted by the plaintiff / appellant under Section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (hereinafter referred as the Code) for permission to transfer a piece of land belonging to Swami Ramanand Satyarthi Trust (appellant). 3) Brief facts of the case are that, an application under Section 92 of the Code (registered as Misc. Case No. 24 of 2004) was filed earlier for filing the suit on behalf of the Trust for permission to file suit on behalf of the Trust for sale of property of the Trust. Said application, after hearing, was allowed on 10th August, 2005, by the then learned District Judge, Haridwar. Thereafter, a suit No. 03 of 2005 was entertained by the trial court in which it was pleaded that the plaintiff is a registered charitable Trust and Swami Keshwanand Satyarthi is the Chairman of the Trust. On 05.09.2004, a meeting was convened by the trustees wherein it was resolved that the land measuring 299.93 sq. mt. of plot Nos. 25 and 26, owned by the Trust, situated within the limits of Nagar Palika, Haridwar, be sold so that a bigger plot may be purchased for the Trust near G.D. Enclave, Bhupatwala, Haridwar, which is more useful for the public at large, who are the beneficiaries of the Trust. As per the plaint case, a bigger plot was required by the Trust for constructing a building of the Trust, over it. 4) From the record, it appears that notices under Order I Rule 8 of the Code were published in a newspaper and no one from the general public objected to the relief claimed by the Trust. (It is pertinent to mention here that notices were published in the newspapers from this Court also, but no objection against the relief claimed by the Trust, has been filed from amongst the general public). The trial court, after hearing the parties, dismissed the suit (which is wrongly mentioned as Misc. Case) on the ground that it is not clarified that how the property sought to be sold is not useful and how the property sought to be purchased will be for the Trust. On perusal of the affidavit of Swami Keshwanand Satyarthi, Chairman of the Trust, the purposes has been explained as to why the necessity arose to sell the property (plot Nos. 25 and 26) of the Trust and why the plot in Bhupatwala is required for the Trust. 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After going through the affidavit filed in evidence on record (as no one has objected to the petition) and the purpose of sale and purchase appears to be in the interest of Trust and the general public, the suit should have been decreed for the relief claimed by the Trust. 6) Accordingly, the appeal deserves to be allowed. The same is allowed. The impugned judgment and decree is set aside. The Original Suit No. 03 of 2005 is decreed. Permission is granted to sell the property, owned by the Trust, and in turn purchase another property as prayed. (All pending misc. applications in this appeal automatically stand disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt: 23rd August, 2006. H.Negi