[2025:RJ-JP:28498] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil First Appeal No. 155/2014 Prashant Kotawala son of late Shri Kunjbihari Bhartiya, aged about 59 years, resident of House No.1226, Kotawalon Ki Haveli , Aacharwalon Ki Gali, Gopalji Ka Rasta, Chowkadi Vishvesvarji, Jaipur, presently residing at Plot No.28,Subham Vihar, Near Mahesh Nagar, Jaipur ----Defendant-Appellant Versus 1. Smt. Indramani Devi Bhartiya wife of late Shri Kunj Bihari Bhartiya, aged about 78 years, resident of Plot No.28, Shubham Vihar, Near Mahesh Nagar, Jaipur (since deceased) 2. Smt. Sushila Devi Kandoi wife of Shri Ramgopal Kandi resident of Plot No.28, Shubham Vihar, Near Mahesh Nagar, Jaipur as mentioned in the suit, however permanently residing at B-102, Agarsen Nagar, Mahesh Nagar, Jaipur ----Defendant-plaintiff ______________________________________________ For Petitioner(s) : Jh ,e-lh-xqIrk For Respondent(s) : Jh iq"isUnq 'kekZ e; Jh cuokjh 'kekZ _______________________________________________ HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR BHARWANI Order Reserved on :: 17/07/2025 Pronounced on :: 12/08/2025 1- vihykFkhZ@izfroknh dh vksj ;g flfoy izFke vihy vUrxZr /kkjk&96 lh-ih-lh- U;k;ky; vij ftyk ,oa ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k dze&11] t;iqj egkuxj] ¼ftls bl fu.kZ; esa vkxs *fopkj.k U;k;ky;* lacksf/kr fd;k tkosxk½ }kjk nhokuh fu;fer okn la[;k& 244@2012 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; ,oa fMdzh fnukad 06-01-2014 ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr dh xbZ gSa] ftlds vuqlkj [2025:RJ-JP:28498] (2 of 5) [CFA-155/2014] fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk oknhx.k dk okn ckcr~ foHkktu ,oa LFkk;h fu"ks/kkKk fo:) izfroknh izkjfEHkd rkSj ij fMdzh fd;k x;k gS A 2- izdj.k ds la{ksi esa rF; bl izdkj of.kZr fd, tk ldrs gSa fd oknhx.k }kjk izfroknh ds fo:) okn i= bl vk'k; dk izLrqr fd;k x;k fd okfnuh la[;k&1 ds ifr] okfnuh la[;k 2 o izfroknh ds firk dqUtfcgkjh dk fu/ku fnukad 04-09-2003 dks gks x;k Fkk] ftudh vfoHkkftr laifRr dk lEiw.kZ fooj.k okn i= dh en la[;k&1 esa of.kZr gSA oknxzLr tk;nkn oknhx.k o izfroknh dh la;qDr vfoHkkftr lEifRr gS A LoxhZ; daqtfcgkjh th us nkos ds en la[;k&1 esa of.kZr IykWV uacj 28 'kqHke fogkj] egs'k uxj ds ikl esa dz; djus ds i'pkr~ 1980 esa edku cukdj fuokl djuk vkjEHk dj fn;k Fkk A izfroknh vius firk ls i`Fkd edku uacj 1226 okds vkpkj okyksa dh xyh] xksiky th dk jkLrk] t;iqj ds ,d Hkkx esa jgrk jgk] mlus vius ekrk firk dh dHkh lsok ugha dh vkSj og fdlh Hkh izdkj ls iSr`d lEifRr esa vius ,dek= ekfydkuk vf/kdkj dk;e dj ysuk vkSj mldks gMi dj ysus ij vkeknk gS tcfd okfnuh la[;k&2 gh vius ekrk firk dh lsok djrh jgh gS vkSj blh dkj.k okfnuh la[;k 2 dks edku uacj 28 'kqHke fogkj esa vius ekrk firk ds lkFk jguk iM+k A oknhx.k mDr edku esa lfijokj fuokl djrh gSa rFkk dqatfcgkjh dh vU; lEifr izfroknh la[;k& 1 ds lkFk la;qDr dCts vkSj mi;ksx miHkksx esa gS A izfroknh 'kqHke fogkj esa fLFkr edku uacj 28 lEiw.kZ dks vius dCts o mi;ksx miHkksx esa ysdj csp nsuk pkgrk Fkk ftlds fy, mlus okfnuh la[;k 1 ij vuqfpr ncko Mkyk rFkk okfnuh la[;k &2 dks Hkh mDr edku us fudky nsus dk ncko Mkyk ftl dkj.k okfnuh la[;k 2 us okfnuh la[;k 1 ij LFkk;h fu"ks/kkKk dk nkok Hkh izLrqr fd;k tks oknhx.k ds e/; okgeh rkSj ij fuiVkjk gks x;k A izfroknh le>kbZ'k ds ckotwn Hkh laEiw.kZ vpy laifRr dk foHkktu dj ysus ckcr~ rS;kj ugha gqvk vkSj mlds }kjk oknhx.k ds fo:) LFkk;h fu"ks/kkKk dk nkok Hkh fnukad 4-08-2008 dks izLrqr fd;k x;k gS A gLrxr nkos ds en la[;k 1 esa of.kZr lEiw.kZ vpy lEifRr esa okfnuh la[;k 1 o 2 dk 1@3&1@3 vfoHkkftr fgLlk gS A oknhx.k foHkktu dh fMdzh izfroknh ds fo:) izkIr dj viuk [2025:RJ-JP:28498] (3 of 5) [CFA-155/2014] 1@3&1@3 fgLlk ?kksf"kr djokus ds vf/kdkjh gSa A oknhx.k tfj, LFkk;h fu"ks/kkKk izfroknh dks ikcUn djokus dh vf/kdkjh gSa fd fof/kor foHkktu fd, fcuk vkSj oknhx.k dk fgLlk i`Fkd fd;s fcuk rksM QksM ugha djs] fuekZ.k ugha djs o fdlh Hkh :i ls oknhx.k ds dCts o mi;ksx miHkskx esa ck/kk mRiUu ugha djs rFkk oknxzLr dks gLrkUrfjr ugha djsa A izfroknh }kjk fnukad 10-08-2008 dks fof/kor foHkktu ls bUdkj fd, tkus ij okn dkj.k mRiUu gksuk] okn U;k;ky; ds {ks=kf/kdkj esa mfpr U;k;'kqYd ij vUnj fe;kn izLrqr fd;k tkuk vfHkfyf[kr djrs gq, oknhx.k us okn fo:) izfroknh fMdzh fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;k A 3- okni= dk fojks/k djrs gq, izfroknh }kjk tokcnkok izLrqr dj fookfnr lEifr oknhx.k ,oa izfroknh dh la;qDr vfoHkkftr lEifRr gksus ls bUdkj dj vfHkfyf[kr fd;k x;k fd okni= dh dze la[;k 1 dh midze la[;k d] [k esa of.kZr lEifRr izfroknh ,oa oknhuh la[;k 1 dh la;qDr lEifRr gS A okni= dh dze la[;k 1 esa of.kZr lEifRr;ksa esa oknhuh la[;k 2 dk dksbZ gd fgLlk ugha gS A oknhuh la[;k 2 vius llqjky esa vius ifjokj ds lkFk fujUrj jgrh jgh vkSj izfroknh us gh vius ekrk firk dh yxkrkj lsok lqJq"kk dh gS A oknhuh la[;k 2 edku uacj 28 'kqHke fogkj] egs'k uxj] dks uktk;t :i ls gMius dh xjt ls oknh la[;k 1 ls lkft'k dj oknh la[;k 1 o izfroknh esa eu eqVko djok j[kk gS A oknhuh dks rdklek ds fy, dksbZ okn dkj.k mRiUUk ugha gqvk gS A oknhx.k }kjk U;k;'kqYd de vnk fd;k x;k gS vr% nkok e; gtkZ fujLr fd;k tkosA 4- nksuksa i{kksa ds vfHkopuks ds vk/kkj ij fnukad 02-02-2009 dks ^^fopkj.k U;k;ky;^^ }kjk fuEufyf[kr fook|d fojfpr fd, x, %& 1- vk;k okn esa mYysf[kr lEifRr oknhx.k ,oa izfroknh ds firk LoxhZ; Jh dqatfcgkjh Hkkjrh; dh vfoHkkftr lEifRr Fkh] ftldk caVokjk oknhx.k feV~l ,.M ckm.Ml ds vk/kkj ij djok dj 1@3 fgLlk izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gSa \ &&&oknhx.k [2025:RJ-JP:28498] (4 of 5) [CFA-155/2014] 2- vk;k fookfnr lEifRr esa oknh la[;k 1 o izfroknh dk fgLlk gS] oknh la[;k &2 dk dksbZ fgLlk ugha gS \ &&&izfroknh 3- vk;k okndkj.k mRiUu ugha gksus o de dksVZ Qhl gksus ds dkj.k okn dkfcy [kkfjt gS \ &&&izfroknh 4- vuqrks"k 5- oknhx.k dh vksj ls lk{; esa xokg bUnze.kh nsoh ih-M-1] o lq'khyk nsoh dUnksbZ ih-M-2 dk 'kiFk i= izLrqr fd;k x;k A izfroknh i++{k dh vksj ls ekSf[kd lk{; esa xokg Mh-M-1 Lo;a izfroknh iz'kkUr dksVkokyk] Mh-M-2 Jhjke Msjsokyk] Mh-M-3 jkeLo:i 'kekZ ,oa Mh-M-4 jkts'k dqekj 'kekZ ds 'kiFk i= is'k fd;s ,oa nLrkosth lk{; esa bdjkjukek izn'kZ ,&1 dks iznf'kZr djok;k x;kA mlds ckn fopkj.k U;k;ky; us nksuksa i{kksa dks lqudj vius fu.kZ; o fMdzh fnukad 06-01-2014 }kjk oknhx.k dk okn ckcr~ foHkktu ,oa LFkk;h fu"ks/kkKk fo:) izfroknh izkjfEHkd rkSj ij fMdzh fd;k x;k ] ftlds fo:) izfroknh dh vksj ls ;g vihy izLrqr dh xbZ gSA 6- nksuksa i{kksa ds fo}ku vf/koDrkx.k dh cgl lquh] i=koyh o vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk laifRr;ksa dk foHkktu djrs gq, oknhx.k o izfroknh dk 1@3&1@3 fgLlk r; fd;k x;k gS A oknh la[;k&1] oknh la[;k &2 o izfroknh dh ekrk jgh gSa A izR;FkhZ la[;k&1@okfnuh la[;k&1 bUnze.kh nsoh }kjk vius fgLls dh vfoHkkftr laiw.kZ 1@3 tk;nkn dks vihykFkhZ@ izfroknh ds i{k esa ekg vizsy 2015 esa gdR;kx dj fn;k x;k gS A mDr nLrkost fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; ,oa fMdzh fnukad 06-01-2014 ds i'pkr~ fu"ikfnr gqvk gS tks iathd`r nLrkost gS rFkk bl ij vihykFkhZ iz'kkar dksVkokyk ds Hkh gLrk{kj gS A bl nLrkost esa vihykFkhZ@izfroknh }kjk vij ftyk ,oa ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k dze la[;k &11 t;iqj egkuxj ds fu.kZ; fnukad 06-01-2014 dk Hkh mYys[k fd;k gqvk gS ftlesa rhuksa i{kdkjksa dk 1@3&1@3 fgLlk vafdr gSA bu [2025:RJ-JP:28498] (5 of 5) [CFA-155/2014] lHkh rF;ksa dks vihykFkhZ }kjk mDr nLrkost esa Lohdkj fd;k gS A ,slh fLFkfr esa vihykFkhZ dk vk{ksfir fu.kZ; fnukad 06-01-2014 ds laca/k esa dksbZ Hkh vk/kkj ugha jgk gS A vihy ds yafcr jgus ds nkSjku izR;FkhZ@oknh la[;k&1 bUnze.kh dk nsgkUr fnukad 22-01-2022 dks gks pqdk gS A ;ksX; vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ }kjk cgl ds nkSjku bl rF; dks Lohdkj Hkh fd;k x;k gS fd izR;FkhZ la[;k&1@oknhuh la[;k&1 us vius fgLls dh 1@3 vfoHkkftr lEifr vihykFkhZ@izfroknh ds i{k esa gd R;kx dj nh gS A ;ksX; vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ dks Hkh bl laca/k esa dksbZ vkifRr ugha jgh gS A mijksDr foospu ds vk/kkj ij fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk mDr fu.kZ; o fMdzh ikfjr fd, tkus ds laca/k esa vfHkfyf[kr fu"d"kksZa esa fdlh izdkj dh dksbZ fof/kd =qfV vFkok izfrdwyrk ugha gksus ls ;g vihy Lohdkj fd, tkus ;ksX; ugha gS ijUrq cnyh gq;h ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa pwafd izR;FkhZ la[;k&1@oknhuh la[;k&2 bUnze.kh nsoh }kjk vihykFkhZ@izfroknh iz'kkUr dksVkokyk ds i{k esa viuk 1@3 fgLlk gdR;kx dj fn;k x;k gS] fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fMdzh dks la'kksf/kr fd;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr gksrk gS A vr% vihykFkhZ@izfroknh dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy fujLr dh tkrh gS rFkk fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; ,oa fMdzh fnukad 06-01-2014 dks bl gn rd la'kksf/kr fd;k tkrk gS fd okn i= ds iSjk la[;k 1 d o [k esa of.kZr tk;nkn esa oknh la[;k&2 lq'khyk nsoh dUnksbZ dk 1@3 fgLlk o izfroknh iz'kkUr dksVkokyk dk 2@3 fgLlk ?kksf"kr fd;k tkrk gS A mDr fu.kZ; ,oa fMdzh dk 'ks"k Hkkx ;Fkkor jgsxk A fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks funsZf'kr fd;k tkrk gS fd os vafre fMdzh dh dk;Zokgh djrs gq, bl vkns'k izkfIr dh fnukad ls pkj ekg esa vafre fMdzh ikfjr djsa A vihy ds lkFk ;fn dksbZ izkFkZuk i= yafcr gksa] rks os Hkh fuLrkfjr fd, tkrs gSa A (VINOD KUMAR BHARWANI),J Rishikesh Soni/RESERVE j.