HIQH GOURr©FCHHATnS@ARMATBIUISPUR SINGLE BENCH : HON*BLE SHRI JAQD18H BHALLA, Ag. CJ. Writ PettUonNo. 93 of2004 Petitloner/ Plaintiff Binod Bhai Patel, S/b. Kali Das Bhai Patel, R/o. Lal Bag, Rajnanelgaon, Prop. M/s. P.V. Paitet Bidi leaves merchant, Jay Stambh Chowk, Rajnandgaon. Versus ResDondenff D.V.Venketa Rathan, S/o 0. Venk^gffiiaiaii, Prop. M^. Vine^k Trade»&, Bleli leaves buslness, R/&. Satyanarayanp^h Hindupir, IMstt Anan^xir, Andhra Prad^h. Wrtt Petiticn underArticte 227 ofthe<3onstttiAiQFioflndia Rnesent; Shri BPGupta, counsel for tlw pettttener. Shri Praveen das, counsel fortheresponcteit. ORIU- ^ (PassedoaiaJn<hity,2(M7) Heard learned cajnset for the parti^. Question oflaw (nvoh/ed inthispetitton is 'Whether proceecffng of a syff can &@ steyesf in a cas& swntter syffhas fteen finaHydQDkiQcl." TTie above questim is to be examined on the bact®royndof follovnnglacts: Plaintiff filed a suit for rerowery of raoney in the Ch41 Court, Rajnandgaon. In the satd Court, an appllcation under Section 10 ofthe Code of Civil Procedure was flted 1w stayof the pFoeeedtngs of the suit Section 10 ofthe Code of CMI PrcKsedure pravldes as urKter : "10. Stay of suit - No Court shaU proceed with the trial of any sutt in which the matter in issue is also directty arwl substantially in issue in a previousiy instituled suit b^ween th& same parttes, or tetween parttes undw whom tlwy cr any of them clairn litigaUrQ under tlw same title where such suit is pendir^ in e ssune or any other G^urt in (tndla) hsn4ng jurisdictton to giarit the reltef claimed, pr fri any Court ^ond ttie Umife of (India) estakrfished or continued by (ttie Central GowmmeCTt) and hsiving lite jurisdiction, or before (theSupiwne Court) Explanation - The pendenc^ of a suit in a foreign Court ctoes not preclude the Court& in (India) ftom trying a suitfoundecl on ttie same osftjse ofactton." From perusal ofthe above, it is crystat o^ir ttet the proc^eding of a subsequorrt suitcan be stayed t^ the CcHirt coroemed where it has been filed, if the eariier suit te perolir^. AdmjttecWy, between the pau^es the eartier suit has already been deoreed and copy ofthe deeree was flled before the Court beksw. In spite of the same, prc«%edin^Bwere stayed by the €Mt Court. Aggrieved by the same, pettttoner has approached thia Court 1 am of the cCTisidered opmton, ttiat since the eariier suit has already been dwreed, proceedir^s of the pr^ent suit can rrot be sta^ed under ttie provisions of Section 10 of ttie Code of CMI Procedure. Accorctir^ly, the order passed by the Firet Civil Judge, RagneuTc^iawi is setasideandlftewltpetitipnstarKteallowed. —— Sd/- Ag. Chief Justice s^-- ^^ ~