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High Court of Uttarakhand · 17 Dec 2023
U.K. Srivastava; Lata Joshi
Writ Petition No. 11040 of 2013
civil petition_dismissed Significant

AI Summary

The court held that the suit under Section 11 of the Specific Relief Act was barred by limitation as no valid acknowledgment under Section 136 of the Limitation Act was proved, and dismissed the petition accordingly.

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vizdk’ku ;ksX;
Hkkjr dk loksZPp U;k;ky; nhokuh vihyh; {ks=kf/kdkj nhokuh vihy la[;k 11040@2013
‘kSQqn~nhu ¼e`r½ muds fof/kd izfrfuf/kx.k -------vihykFkhZ cuke dUgS;kyky ¼e`r½ muds fof/kd izfrfuf/kx.k vkSj vU; ------izfroknhx.k fu.kZ; lat; djksy] ts-
1- bl vihy ds ek/;e ls e/; izns’k mPp U;k;ky; }kjk nhokuh iqufjZ{k.k la[;k
715@2002 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 04-01-2006 dks vihykFkhZx.k }kjk pqukSrh nh xbZ gS A bl vkns’k dks bl vk/kkj ij pqukSrh nh xbZ gsS fd fu”iknu vkosnu vkKfIr dh fnukad ls 12 o”kZ i’pkr~ nk;j fd;k x;k Fkk vkSj blfy, ;g dkykof/k ckf/kr Fkk
QyLo:i ;g izkFkZuk fd xbZ gS fd iqufjZ{k.k U;k;ky; }kjk iqufjZ{k.k ;kfpdk dks [kkfjt fd;k tkuk U;k;fgr esa ugha FkkA
2- gekjs le{k bl vihy esa ;g iz’u mBrk gS fd D;k fnokuh izFke vihy dzekad
11@1959 esa ftl fnukad dks le>kSrk vkKfIr fnvLohdj.k&LFkkuh; Hkk"kk esa fu.kZ; ds vuqokn dk vk'k;] i{kdkjksa dks bls viuh Hkk"kk esa le>us ds mi;ksx rd gh lhfer gS vkSj vU; iz;kstukFkZ bldk mi;ksx ugha fd;k tk ldrkA leLr
O;ogkfjd ,oa dk;kZy;hu iz;kstukFkZ] fu.kZ; dk vaxzsth laLdj.k gh izekf.kd gksxk ,oa fu"iknu rFkk dk;kZUo;u ds iz;kstukFkZ {ks= /kkfjr djsxkAukad 26-04-1960 dks izos’k gq, Fkk ml fnukad ;kfu 31-03-1994 tc nhokuh U;k;ky; }kjk okn dzekad
30@87 esa vafre vkKfIr ikfjr dh] dks fu”iknu dk;Zokfg;ka lafLFkr djus ds fy, ifjlhek vf/kfu;e 1963 ¼,r~fLeu i’pkr~ ^vf/kfu;e**½ ds varxZr ifjlhek LFkkfir djus ds fy, le>k tk;sxk\
3- tSls fd vf/kfu;e ds vuqPNsn 136 esa fdlh vkKfIr ds fu”iknu esa ifjlhek vof/k dks ‘kkflr djus okys fo/kk;h mica/k ij ppkZ djuk vfuok;Z gS A mDr vuqPNsn ,d fo’ks”k gS tks ;g fofgr djrk gS vkSj vkKfIr;ksa vkSj vkns’kksa ds fu”iknu ds fy, vkosnuksa dks ‘kkflr djrk gS A ;g micaf/kr djrk gS fd fu”iknu dk;Zokfg;ka ml rkfj[k ls 12 o"kZ ds Hkhrj ‘k: fd tkuh gS tc vkKfIr ;k vkns’k izoZrfu; gks tkrk gS vkSj tgka vkKfIr ;k dksbZ i’pkrorhZ vkns’k /ku ds fdlh Hkqxrku ;k fdlh fuf’pr fnukad ij ;g vkorhZ vof/k ij fdlh laifRr dks iznku fd;k tkuk tc iznku ftlds laca/k esa fu”iknu ekaxk x;k gS ;k Hkqxrku esa pqd gksrh gS A
4- ;g U;k;ky;] nhipan cuke eksguyky ¼2 U;k;k/kh’k½ esa vf/kfu;e ds vuqPNsn
136 dh O;k[;k djrs le; bl izHkko dk izklafxd voyksdu O;Dr djrk gS fd % i. dksbZ vkKfIr ;k vkns’k mldh rkjh[k ls ykxw gks tkrk gS A ii. mfpr ekeyksa esa vkKfIr ikfjr djus okyk U;k;ky; og le; fofgr dj ldrk gS ftlds ckn ls vkKfIr fdlh Hkkoh fnukad ls izorZuh; gks tkrh gS A iii. fdlh fu”iknu dk;Zokgh dk mn~ns’; vkKfIr /kkjd dks viuh vkKfIr dk
Qy izkIr djus esa leFkZ cukrk gS A iv. ;fn vkKfIr dh Hkk”kk nks fuopZuksa esa l{ke gS] ftuesa ls ,d vkKfIr /kkjd dks vkKfIr dk Qy izkIr djus esa lgk;rk djrk gS vkSj nqljk vkKfIr /kkjd dks vkKfIr dk ykHk ysus ls jksdrk gS rks ,sls fuopZu dks Lohdkj fd;k tkuk pkfg, tks vkKfIr /kkjd dks lgk;rk djrk gS A v. fdlh vkKfIr dks rduhfd vk/kkj ij fujFkZd ugha Bgjk;k tkuk pkfg, A ,sls ekeyksa esa rdZ laxar n`f”Vdks.k viukuk vko’;d gS tgka ,d vkKfIr yacs le; rd eqdnesackth dk fo”k; jgh gS vkSj mldk fu’i{k fuekZ.k fd;k tkuk pkfg, A
5- vDduk;dj cuke ,-,- dksRpkMkbZuk;Mq vkSj vU; esa bl U;k;ky; ¼2 U;k;k/kh’kksa dh ihB½ us ;g vfHkfu/kkfjZr fd;k fd ^^tc vkKfIr ;k vkns’k izorZuh; gks tkrk gS**
‘kCnksa ds ifjizs{; esa vf/kfu;e ds vuqPNsn 136 esa vkus okyk] ifjlhek dk izkajfHkd fcanq og fnukad gksxh ftldks vkKfIr fu”iknu ds fy, l{ke gks tkrh gS A
6- blds vfrfjDr fcey dqekj cuke ‘kadqryk nsoh ds ekeysa esa bl U;k;ky; ¼2
U;k;k/kh’k½ us ;g voyksdu fd;k %
41- bl lanHkZ esa] ge jru flag cuke fot; flag ¼2001½ 1 ,l-lh-lh-
469 dk mYys[k mi;ksxh :i ls dj ldrs gS ftlesa ,d vkKfIr dh izorZfu;rk dh vo/kkj.kk vkSj vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr ,d LFkxu vkns’k ds izHkko ij fo’okl djrs gq,] [kaMihB us bl rjg O;Dr fd;k %
8- dksbZ vkKfIr dc izorZuh; gks tkrh gS \ lkekU; :i ls dksbZ vkKfIr ;k vkns’k mldh fnukad ls izorZuh; gks tkrk gS A fdarq ekeysa vKkr ugha gS tc vkKfIr fdlh Hkkoh fnukad dks ;g dqN fofufnZ”B ?kVukvksa ds ?kfVr gksus ij izorZuh; gks tkrh gS A ^izorZuh;* vfHkO;fDr dk iz;ksx ,slh vkKfIr;ksa ;k vkns’kksa dks ‘kkfey djus ds fy, Hkh fd;k x;k gS tks i’pkr~orhZ izorZuh; gks tkrs gS A
¼tksj fn;k x;k½
7- ekeysa ds rF;ksa ij /;ku nsus ls igys] nhokuh izFke vihy la[;k 11@1959 esa le>kSrk vkKfIr fnukad 26-04-1960 ds [kaM 6 dks iqu% izLrqr djuk egRoiw.kZ gS %
^^;g fd bl okn ds lafLFkr gksus ds ckn vkSj ftyk U;k;k/kh’k ds U;k;ky; esa ekeysa ds fopkjk/khu jgus ds nksSjku] vihydrkZ us Hkwfe ds dqN fgLlsa dks ljdkj dks lefiZr djus dh dk;Zokgh ‘kq: dh A fdarq bl Hkwfe ds fgLlsa ij izfroknhx.k dzekad 1 ls 4 dk okLrfod dCtk gS A izfroknhx.k dzekad 1 ls 4 vius vf/kdkj vkSj dCtk cuk;s j[kus ds vf/kdkjh gksxsa tSls fd igys Fks vkSj leZi.k dh dk;Zokgh dks lekIr djokus ds vf/kdkjh gksxsa vkSj blds fy, os dkuwuh dk;Zokgh ‘kq: dj ldrs gaS A vihydrkZx.k vius dFku vkfn izLrqr djrs gq, viuh t:jr@vko’;drk ds vuqlkj izfroknh dks lHkh izdkj dh dkuwuh dk;Zokfg;ksa ds lekIr gksus ds ckn lgk;rk djsxsa] ;fn mDr ifjlj izfroknh dzekad 1 ls 4 ds dCtsa ls ys fy;k tkrk gS] rks vihydrkZ uD’ksa esa bafxr oh fcanqvksa ds iwoZ ls viuh
Hkwfe ls yxk gqvk 1 ch?kk 5 fcLok cjkcj 1 vkSj 1@4 ch?kk izfroknh la[;k 1 ls 4 dks nsxk A tgkaa ls vihydrkZx.k dHkh Hkh ,sls ysus dh bPNk dj ldrs gS vkSj ml fLFkfr essa izfroknh la[;k 1 ls 4 dks mls ysus dk vf/kdkj gksxk A
8- le>kSrs dh vkKfIr ds mijksDr [kaM ds voyksdu ls ;g Li”V :i ls nf’kZr gksrk gS fd okn ds fopkjk/khu gksus ds nkSjku] vihydrkZ us Hkwfe jkT; ljdkj dks leiZ.k dj nh A fo’ks”k :i ls] ;g le>kSrs dh vkKfIr ntZ dh xbZ Fkh ftlesa ;g fufnZ”V fd;k x;k Fkk fd ;fn ,sls leZi.k ds dkj.k izfroknhx.k ¼Mhdzh /kkjdksa½ dks Hkwfe dk dCtk
[kksuk gS rks vihydrkZ ¼fuf.kZr _.kh½ igys okyks dks 1 ch?kk vkSj 5 fcLok nsxk A
9- orZeku vihy ds rF;ksa ls ;g irk pyrk gS fd le>kSrs dh vkKfIr ds fu”iknu dk okn gsrqd tc mRiUu gksrk gS rc vkKfIr /kkjdksa ¼izfroknhx.k la[;k 1 ls 4½ ds dCtsa ls ifjlj ys fy;k x;k A flfoy U;k;ky; }kjk okn la[;k 30,@87 esa ikfjr vafre vkKfIr ds }kjk izfroknhx.k dks csdCtk fd;k tkus dh iqf”V gqbZ tc rhljs O;fDr vFkkZr Jh efyd jke ds i{k esa vf/kdkj fu/kkZfjr fd;s x;s gS A vr% gekjs lqfopkfjr er esa] okn gsrqd dsoy fnukad 31-03-1994 dks mRiUu gksxk A [k.M 6 ds izoZrfu;rk ds fy, igyh ‘krZ izfroknh;ksa dks fo/ksu ;k rF;u csn[ky djuk gS A
10- bls ,d vyx n`f”Vdks.k ls ns[kus ij ,slk izrhr gksrk gS fd le>kSrs dh vkKfIr dk [k.M 6 rc rd fu”ikfnr ugha fd;k tk ldrk Fkk tc rd fd vkKfIr /kkjd vius dCtsa ds vf/kdkj dks [kks u ns] ;g rF; rc rd laHko ugha Fkk tc rd fd ,sls vf/kdkj flfoy U;k;ky; }kjk fu.kkZ;d :i ls fu/kkZfjr u fd;s tk,a A
11- tSlk dh mij ppkZ dh xbZ gS] ifjlhek vof/k dsoy vkKfIr ds izoZruh; gksus ds lkFk ‘kq: gksxh vkSj bl izdkj fu”ikfnr fd;s tkus esa l{ke gS A orZeku ekeysa esa] og lqlaxr fnukad ftlds ckn ls ifjlhek dh vof/k dsoy fnukad 31-03-1994 ls ‘kq: gksxh A 12 o”kZ dh vof/k dh x.kuk mDr fnukad ls dh tk;sxh] vr% fnukad
17-07-1995 dks fd;k gqvk fu”iknu vkosnu ifjlhek ds Hkhrj gS A
12- ;gka Hkh ntZ fd;k tkrk gS fd bl vihy ds yafcr jgus ds nkSjku] i{kdkjksa dks le>kSrs ds fy, volj fn;k x;k A fdarq dksbZ le>kSrk ugha gks ldk A
13- mi;qZDr ppkZ dks /;ku esa j[krs gq,] gekjk ;g lqfopkfjr er gS fd vf/kuLFk
U;k;ky;ksa us fBd gh vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k gS fd fu”iknu vkosnu ifjlhek ds Hkhrj gS A
14- bl vihy dks fujkd`r djus ds igys ge vkKfIr /kkjdksa ds izLrqfrdj.k ij /;ku nsrs gS fd psd ysus ds ckotwn le>ksSrk foQy gksus ds dkj.k izLrqr ugha fd;s x;s A bl rjg ds dFku dks vfHkys[k ij fy;k tkrk gS A
15- bl rjg ;g vihy [kkfjt dh tkrh gS A ;fn dksbZ varZorhZ vkosnu gks rks fujkd`r fd;k tkrk gS A [kpsZ ds laca/k esa dksbZ vkns’k ugha A
¼d`”.k eqjkjh½ U;k;eqfrZ
¼lat; djksy½ U;k;eqfrZ fnukad 17 vizSy] 2023
LFkku % ubZ fnYyh vLohdj.k & LFkkuh; Hkk"kk esa fu.kZ; ds vuqokn dk vk'k;] i{kdkjksa dks bls viuh Hkk"kk esa le>us ds mi;ksx rd gh lhfer gS vkSj vU; iz;kstukFkZ bldk mi;ksx ugha fd;k tk ldrkA leLr O;ogkfjd ,oa dk;kZy;hu iz;kstukFkZ] fu.kZ; dk vaxzsth laLdj.k gh izekf.kd gksxk ,oa fu"iknu rFkk dk;kZUo;u ds iz;kstukFkZ {ks= /kkfjr djsxkA
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