IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18423 of 2010 1.Bijay Kumar Jhunjhunwala @ Vijay Kumar Jhunjhunwala S/O Late Durga Dutta President, Managing Committee, Hazarimal Dharmsala, Private Trust, R/O Mohalla- Lal Bazar, Sowa Babu Chowk, Bettiah, P.O. And P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran. Plaintiff-petitioner. Versus 1.Uma Shankar Jhunjhunwala S/O Late Bishambhar Prasad Jhunjhunwala R/O Mohalla- Lal Bazar, Sowa Babu Chowk, Bettiah, P.O. & P.S.- Bettiah, Distt.- West Champaran 2.Shambhu Prasad Agrawal S/O Late Bishambhar Prasad Jhunjhunwala R/O Mohalla- Lal Bazar, Sowa Babu Chowk, Bettiah, P.O. & P.S.- Bettiah, Distt.- West Champaran 3.Sheo Shankar Jhunjhunwala S/O Late Bishambhar Prasad Jhunjhunwala R/O Mohalla- Lal Bazar, Sowa Babu Chowk, Bettiah, P.O. & P.S.- Bettiah, Distt.- West Champaran 4.Anup Kumar Agrawal S/O Shri Shambhu Prasad Agrawal R/O Mohalla- Lal Bazar, Sowa Babu Chowk, Bettiah, P.O. & P.S.- Bettiah, Distt.- West Champaran 5. Sunil Kumar Jhunjhunwala S/O Late Satya Narain Prasad Jhunjhunwala R/O Mohalla- Lal Bazar, Bettiah, Surya Sadan Hazarimal Dharmshala Road, P.O. And P.S.- Bettiah, Distt.- West Champaran, At Present R/O 1807, Sidhartha Bhawan, Kanti Path, Kathmandu, Nepal 6. Anil Kumar Jhunjhunwala S/O Late Satya Narain Prasad Jhunjhunwala R/O Mohalla- Lal Bazar, Bettiah, Surya Sadan Hazarimal Dharmshala Road, P.O. And P.S.- Bettiah, Distt.- West Champaran, At Present R/O 1807, Sidhartha Bhawan, Kanti Path, Kathmandu, Nepal 7. Ashok Kumar Jhunjhunwala S/O Late Satya Narain Prasad Jhunjhunwala R/O Mohalla- Lal Bazar, Bettiah, Surya Sadan Hazarimal Dharmshala Road, P.O. And P.S.- Bettiah, Distt.- West Champaran, At Present R/O 1807, Sidhartha Bhawan, Kanti Path, Kathmandu, Nepal 8.Dr. Parag S/O Late Bharat Kumar Jhunjhunwala R/O Mohalla- Lal Bazar, Near Hazarimal Dharmshala, P.O. And P.S.- Bettiah, Distt.- West Champaran, At Present R/O Plot No. 486, Sector- 15-A, Chandigarh, Haryana 9.Punjab National Bank, Bettiah through the Manager P.N.B., P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 2 10.A.T.M. Punjab National Bank through the Branch Manager P.N.B., P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 11.State Bank Of India through the Branch Manager Bazar Branch, Bettiah, P.O. And P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 12.A.T.M. State Bank Of India, through the Manager, S.B.I. Main Branch, Bettiah, P.O. & P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 13.Central Bank Of India, through the Branch Manager Bettiah, P.O. And P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 14.Hariom Sweets, Proprietor Shri Binod Kumar Dwivedi S/O Awadhesh Prasad Dwivedi R/O Church Road, Bettiah, P.O. And P.S.- Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 15.Shivam Handloom, Proprietor Shri Avinash Kumar Jhunjhunwala S/O Shankar Lal Jhunjhunwala R/O Lal Bazar, Sowa Babu Chowk, P.O. & P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 16.Sri Balaji Cycles And Electronic, Proprietor Sri Ashok Kumar Chaudhary S/O Prahalad Chaudhary R/O Mohalla- Lal Bazar, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 17.Gopi Kishan Jwellers, Proprietor Budhdeo Arya S/O Late Jawala Pd. Arya R/O Arya Samaj Road, Purani Gudari, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 18.Raj Mart, Proprietor Ashutosh Barnwal S/O Late Ashok Kumar Barnwal R/O Kotwali Chowk, Bettiah, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 19.Sanen Dresses, Proprietor Mobark Alias Danish S/O Maksud Alam Indira Chowk, P.O. & P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 20.Bhagwati Marvels, Proprietor Anand Kumar Lakhotia S/O Sri Trilok Chand Lakhotia R/O Christian Quarters, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 21.P.R. Enterprises, Proprietor Vijay Kumar Kushawaha S/O Late Raghunath Singh Kushwaha R/O Haribatika Chowk, Bettiah, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 22.Aushadhi Farma, Proprietor Shri Paras Prasad Gupta S/O Chhathu Ram R/O Ganj No. 2, P.O. and P.S.- Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 23.Shrinagar Palace, Proprietor Prakash Kumar Agrawal S/O Late Dwarika Prasad Agrawal R/O Lal Bazar, Near Satya Narain Mandir, P.O. & P.S. Bettiah, Distt.- West Champaran 24.Shivam Bakary, Proprietor Murari Keshan S/O Ramji Das Keshan R/O Kamalnath Nagar, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 3 25.Nandani Jwellers, Proprietor Yogeshwar Prasad S/O Rudradeo Prasad R/O Near Arya Samaj Mandir, Purani Gudari, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt- West Champaran 26.R.I.T.T. Computer Education, Proprietor Rajeev Kumar S/O Dilip Kumar Verma R/O Gandak-2, Near Pani Tanki, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 27.Ganpati Jwellers, Proprietor Shri Chhedi Prasad Sarraf S/O Late Ram Prasad Saraf R/O Lal Bazar, Bettiah, Near Hazarimal Dharmshala, P.O. & P.S.- Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 28.Colour House, Proprietor Pramod Kumar S/O Shri Rajendra Prasad R/O Indra Chowk, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 29.Computer City, Proprietor Rajiv Kumar S/O Shri Dilip Verma R/O Gandak-2, Near Pani Tanki, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 30.Mobile Home, Proprietor Shri Om Prakash Barnwal S/O Suraj Prasad Barnwal R/O Uttarwari Pokhara, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 31.Cyber City, Proprietor Dilip Kumar Dwivedi S/O Shri Udyanand Dwivedi R/O Vill.- Bhitaha, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 32.Indu Shree Garments, Proprietor Suresh Prasad Gupta S/O Gopi Prasad R/O Ganj No.2, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 33.Shoe Park, Proprietor Md. Enam S/O Md. Maksood Near Badi Masjid, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt- West Champaran 34.Golden Shoes, Proprietor Neyaz Ahmad Khan S/O Babudan Khan R/O Santghat (Near Mohab Khan), P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 35.Sanjay Pan, Proprietor Sanjayjee S/O Sri Nandlalji R/O Purani Gudari, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 36.Raj Khadi Bhandar, Proprietor Shri Satyadeo Pd. Gupta S/O Late Amala Prasad R/O Ganj No.2, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 37.Jagdamba Jwellers And Steel Shop, Proprietor Shri Ravi Sarraf S/O Daya Shankar Prasad R/O Kamalnath Nagar, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 38.Shri Santosh Sikariya S/O Late Brajesh Sikariya R/O Lal Bazar, Bettiah, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 39.Shri Bhola Sikariya S/O Late Radha Krishna Sikariya R/O Lal Bazar, Bettiah, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 40.Pradeep Kumar Agrawal, Chartered Accountant S/O Shri Sagar Mall Agrawal R/O Raxaul Town, 4 P.O. & P.S. Raxaul, Distt. East Champaran 41.Shri Baijnath Prasad Sah S/O Late Madan Mohan Sah R/O Mohalla- Kalibag, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 42.Sri Sanjay Sah S/O Late Madan Mohan Sah R/O Mohalla- Kalibag, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran 43.Canara Bank, through Branch Manager, Bettiah Branch Sowa Babu Chowk, P.O. and P.S. Bettiah, Distt. West Champaran. ---------------------------------- For the petitioner : Mr.Rajendra Narayan, Advocate For the Bank : Mr. Kumar Priya Ranjan, Advocate. -------- 3. 15.11.2011. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents. The petitioner has questioned the order dated 25.9.2010 passed by the Sub Judge, IV, Bettiah, West Champaran, in T.S.No.325 of 2009 whereby the learned court has rejected the plea of the plaintiff petitioner for appointment of an Advocate Commissioner under the provisions of Order XXVI Rule 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure (hereinafter referred to as the Code’). Facts of the matter in brief is that the plaintiff petitioner had filed the suit in question giving rise to T.S.No.325 of 2009 for declaring the trust deed dated 2.12.2002 as illegal and void and for submission of accounts. 5 As according to the plaintiff petitioner, the defendant Ist set had become dishonest and were misappropriating the trust funds and causing damage to the trust property, he filed two separate applications on 18.12.2009, one under order 40 Rule 1 of the Code for appointment of a Receiver and the second one for appointment of an Advocate Commissioner under the provisions of Order XXVI Rule 9 of the Code. The prayer of the plaintiff petitioner for appointment of an Advocate Commissioner having been rejected by the impugned order dated 25.9.2010, hence, the present writ petition. Mr. Rajendra Narayan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, with reference to the order sheet appended at Annexure-5 to the writ petition, submits that the order has been passed without giving opportunity to the petitioner to complete his argument. He thus submits that the order having been passed without hearing the learned counsel for the plaintiff-petitioner in support of the prayer made in the suit proceedings for appointment of the Advocate Commissioner, is in violation of the principles of natural justice and thus not sustainable. 6 The provisions under Order XXVI Rule 9 of the Code, inter alia, provides for appointment of an Commissioner for making local investigation in circumstances where the court deems it to be requisite or proper for the purpose of elucidating any matter in dispute, or for ascertaining the market value of any property, or the amount of any mense profits or damages or annual net profits. Considering the nature of the relief prayed by the plaintiff-petitioner in the suit proceeding seeking a declaration by the trial court to hold the trust deed dated 2.12.2002 as null and void document, this court is not convinced with the submissions of the learned counsel on the issue of appointment of Advocate Commissioner. The power vested in the court below under Order XXVI Rule 9 of the Code is discretionary and to be exercised upon subjective satisfaction of the court concerned. There being no jurisdictional error in the order impugned, no interference is called for. The writ petition is dismissed. ahk (Jyoti Saran, J.)