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Appearances:
1) Shri Masood Shareef, learned Advocate for appellant.
2) Shri R.T.Anthony, learned Advocate for respondent Nos. 1 to 4.
3) Shri Anand Gode, learned Advocate for respondent No.5.
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MHNG010072872010 Presented on : 11-10-2010
Registered on : 21-03-2011
Decided on : 02-05-2022
Duration : 11 years, 6 months, 22
days
Appearances:
1) Shri R.B.Bomewar, learned Advocate for appellants.
2) Shri M.S.Phadnaik, learned Advocate for respondent Nos. 1 to 4.
3) Shri A.M.Quazi, learned Advocate for respondent No.5.
4) Shri Masood Shareef, learned Advocate for respondent No.6.
…VERSES..
1) Smt. Bilkis W/o Mohd. Asif Sheikh,
Aged about 44 years, OccHousehold,
R/o Budhwaripeth, Umrer, DistrictNagpur.
(Original Plaintiff)
COMMON JUDGMENT
(Delivered on this 2 day of May, 2022)
4] There were two suits earlier. One was filed by Bilkis in the
year 1999 for declaration, partition, separate possession and
mandatory injunction bearing R.C.S.No.145/2012 (old No.584/1999).
Jahedabai defendant No.1 in the above said suit has filed
R.C.S.No.194/2004, for declaration, permanent and mandatory
injunction. The parties in both the suits are same. Suit properties are
same. The questions involved for discussion are same. Hence, in order
to avoid repetition and complications in discussion I find that it would
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matter of the suit. The learned trial Court has taken a recourse to the
provisions of Section 3 of the Majority Act, which does not exists in the
matter unless claimed by the adversaries. The learned trial Court has
decided the issue of sale deed on the basis of the majority, but failed to
apply the same principle in deciding the issue of waqf, its validity and
legality. The learned trial Court failed to consider the legal position
that the immovable property cannot be conveyed to the other without
taxing the stamp duty and for a consideration in the legal manner.
Whereas, in the instant case there is no consideration for the
conveyance of the property more particularly, there is no give and take
of the property in a valid manner. It is specifically provided under the
Waqf Act, 1995, that no waqf is created in the name of living person,
on the contrary, it is created in the name of the God. Thus, according to
the appellant Jahedabi the judgment and decree passed by the learned
trial Court is bad in law, perverse, erroneous and requires to be
interfered with in the instant appeal.
question of validity of creation of waqf was not before the learned trial
Court. The Waqf Application No.5/2006, challenging the waqf is
pending before the District Court, Nagpur. The learned trial Court
failed to appreciate the fact that the appellants along with the
respondent No.5 executed the sale deed in favour of the respondent
No.6, on 16/12/1997, therefore does not arise the question of
executing any waqfnama in favour of the respondent No.1 Sk.Nabi.
The respondent No.1 Sk.Nabi and his sons namely Habibrespondent
No.2, Shabbirrespondent No.3 and Asifrespondent No.4, were not in
possession of the entire field, on the contrary they have encroached
upon the said land afterwards in contemptuous manner without
showing any regard to the order of the Court. The learned trial Court
has erred in holding that the minority of Zameer does not render the
entire waqf invalid without taking into account that Zameer owned the
property jointly and there is no partition, separation, division of the
property. The appellants have sold the property in question to the
respondent No.6 and delivered vacant possession to her at the time of
execution of sale deed dated 16/12/1997. Thus, according to the
appellants the judgment and decree passed by the learned trial Court
is bad in law, perverse, erroneous and requires to be interfered with in
the instant appeal.
trespassed on S.Nos. 294 and 295 and have made illegal construction
of two rooms admeasuring 10 x 20 square feet on the western side of
shrine and the said shrine is also in possession of the plaintiff.
She has denied that they have delivered the possession of the half
share of S.Nos. 294 and 295 to the plaintiff. She has denied that
defendant Nos. 1 to 5 are the strangers and they are making attempt to
interfere with the alleged lawful possession of the plaintiff. She has also
denied that the Sk. Nabi is self styled mutawalli, however he has been
appointed as mutawalli by the creator of waqf (waqifs), i.e. present
defendant No.5 and defendant Nos. 6, 7 and 8.
Points Findings
No.294 and 295, is to be completed and therefore, all the legal heirs of
Ahmad Patel are requested to sign the document. Under such
misrepresentation the plaintiff was asked to sign the document without
allowing her to go through the same, moreover she had absolutely no
reason to doubt the bonafide of any defendants and therefore, she put
her signature along with her sister on the paper put before her and left
for Umrer i.e. to her in laws. After 45 days she learnt that under the
garb of document as completion of formalities for registration before
Charity Commissioner the defendant No.3 got the general power of
attorney signed from her, she immediately submitted her objection to
the S.D.O.Umred, on 1/12/1997 for cancellation of power of attorney.
The plaintiff also cancelled the power of attorney purported to be
executed by her by publishing notice in daily newspaper “Lokmat”
dated 11/12/1997. She also sent a notice by registered post dated
12/12/1997 making the entire illegal act on the part of the defendant
Nos. 3 to 5 clear and also called upon to return the said power of
attorney within three days. The defendant No.3 deliberately avoided to
receive the notice till 20/12/1997 and executed and registered the
deed of sale in respect of half share in Khasra Nos. 294 and 295 of
Mouza Umred. The defendant No.3 also illegally and without any
authority and power executed and defendant Nos. 1 and 2 got
executed the sale deeds in respect of Khasra Nos. 43 and 44 of Mouza
Tas, Tahsil Bhiwapur, DistrictNagpur in favour of defendant No.2,
falsely showing that sum of Rs. 2,35,000/ has been paid to the seller
including the plaintiff. The defendant No.3 has absolutely no right,
power and authority to sell the said property or any portion thereof on
behalf of the plaintiff as power of attorney under which it has been sold
has been illegally got executed and therefore it does not vest any right
authority in defendant No.3 to dispose of the property. Hence, those
sale deeds are illegal, void and inoperative in law and not binding upon
the plaintiff. The plaintiff never attended the office of Notary, therefore
said power of attorney is illegal document. The plaintiff has got 1/5 th
share in the remaining and balance land of Khasra Nos. 294 and 295
giving 5 aces of land and creating the wakf. She has also 1/5 th share in
Khasra Nos. 43 and 44 of Mouza Tas.
19] The defendant No.6 Sk.Nabi has filed his written statement
at Exh.17, and supported the case of the plaintiff.
Nos. 294 and 295. They have denied that both the sale deeds are void,
illegal and not binding upon the plaintiff in any manner. They denied
that plaintiff has got 1/5th share in the remaining and balance land of
Khasra Nos. 294 and 295 of Mouza Umred and Khasra Nos. 43 and 44
of Mouza Tas.
in the suit properties as such the suit must fails for misjoinder of party
to the suit.
Points Findings
REASONS.
25] The facts of the present case are very peculiar in nature. In
a suit filed by Bilkis she has pleaded about the oral wakf in respect of 5
acres of land. She has also claimed partition in property deducting the
said area of 5 acres as already given in waqf. Whereas, Jahedabi has
denied creation of any such waqf. She has raised various objection in
respect of the said waqf. Whereas, in suit filed by Jahedabi, she has
pleaded that Reveral Saint Hazrat Sayyad Fazle Mohammad @ Pappal
Baba Rehemat Ullah Aleh was buried in some corner of suit property
who died on 25/11/1996. According to her, she had allowed the
devotees to construct dome over burial place of Pappal Baba. She had
made an application for registration of said durgah. According to her,
Sk.Nabi is self styled mutawalli.
matter, however plays important role. Entire story is based upon the
said waqf. Hence, it needs to be considered.
31] In addition to the above said 7/12 extracts Bilkis has also
produced certificate issued by Talathi, Umred, at Exh.63 which shows
that Old S.Nos. 358, 359 and 361 have been renumbered as S.No. 295.
It is argued by learned advocate Shri Masood Shareef that document
(Exh.63) can not be relied upon as the total of the area of S.Nos. 358,
359, 361, and 362/1 is 6.85 H.R. and is not tallied with the area of
Suvey Nos. 294 and 295. In addition to that, there is no pleading to
that effect about old and new survey numbers.
34] As per entry No. 228, vide Exh.65, all the above referred
properties i.e. Khasra Nos. 358, 359, 361, and 362/1 were on the name
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35] This certificate was issued in the year 2006 by Talathi to the
allotment of new numbers. This document (Exh.63) is not meant to
prove the ownership. Therefore, though there is discrepancy in the
total of calculation of area this document cannot be discarded. Hence, I
find no substance in the argument advanced by the learned advocate
Shri Masood Shareef.
36] On the other hand, Jahedabi has relied upon the admission
given by Bilkis in her crossexamination that S.Nos. 294 and 295
belong to her father. She has further stated in her crossexamination
that this property was purchased by her grandfather. The learned
advocate Mr.Masood shareef has relied upon the case of Avtar Singh
and others..vs..Gurdial Singh and others, (2006)12, SCC 552,
wherein Hon’ble Apex Court has held that;
39] Considering all these facts, I find that Bilkis has proved that
the suit properties were self acquired properties of Sk.Ahmed. Hence, I
find point No.1 in affirmative.
50] In the present case, according to the Bilkis the waqf was
created orally and on the next day document was executed
acknowledging there about the recognition of waqf.
Bilkis deposed that she herself, Shabana, and Shahin had already
attained majority. However, Zameer Ahmed attained the majority in
the year 1996. Jahedabi has denied the contents of Bilkis that Zameer
Ahmed attained majority in the year 1996. Nobody has produced the
birth certificate of Zameer Ahmed nor stated about his birth date.
56] Sk.Nabi, the Mutawali of wakf has deposed that at the time
of making application for appointment of guardian, Zameer was
shown as 11 years old. Accordingly, he would have attained the
majority in the year 1996. He has also deposed that at the time of
execution of memorandum of waqf (Exh.84) some persons present on
the spot had pointed out that Zameer may not have attained the age of
majority, hence Jahedabi willingly scribed her signature on the said
document as guardian.
61] The learned advocate for Jahedabi argued that the said
document does not fulfill the first and foremost requirement of creation
70] The learned counsel for the Jahedabi has further placed
reliance upon the case of Faridsaheb Hussen Saheb..vs..Ahmed
Saheb Hussen Saheb Sharikmaslat and others, 2020(3), Mh.L.J.959,
wherein Her Lordship has held that;
“ Thus, under Muhammadan Law an oral gift by which, the
donor declares his intention to gift a property, the donee
71] Whereas, the learned advocate for Bilkis has placed reliance
upon the case of Hafeeza Bibi and otehrs..vs..Shaikh Farid (dead) by
LRs. and others, Air 2011 SC 1695, wherein Hon’ble Apex Court has
held that;
“ Gift can be made by mohammadan orally, but merely
because gift is reduced to writing instead of making it orally,
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73] The learned advocate for Jahedabi further argued that the
document (Exh.84) was prepared on insufficient stamp paper and has
not been registered, hence it is inadmissible. According to Jahedabi the
document (Exh.84) creates title in favour of Sk.Nabi, hence it was
required to be stamped as per law. Considering the entire facts on
record, I find that the contents of documents play important role. In
the contents of document (Exh.84) it is no where mentioned that any
right, title or interest is created in favour of Sk.Nabi. He has been only
appointed as mutawalli of the waqf property. It is also argued by
learned advocate Shri Masood Shareef that mutawalli is only the
manager of the property and no right, title is vested in it. Considering
this fact, I find no substance in the argument advanced by learned
advocate Shri Masood Shareef, that document (Exh.84) is insufficiently
stamped.
family of Bilkis was at Kalmeshwar who had recently got married to the
son of Sk.Nabi, it was misrepresented to her that ultimately the legal
formalities before the Charity Commissioner to get the trust in respect
of the durgah and 5 acres of land, out of Khasra Nos. 294 and 295 is to
be completed and therefore all the legal heirs of Ahmed Patel are
required to sign the document. Under such representation she was
asked to sign the document without allowing her to go through the
same. Moreover, she had absolutely no reason to doubt the bonafide of
any of the defendants therefore she had put her signature along with
her sister on the paper put before her and left for Umrer to her in laws.
Immediately after 4 to 5 days she learnt that under the garb of
document as completion of formalities for registration before the
Charity Commissioner Sk.Zameer, got the general power of attorney
signed from her, she immediately submitted her objection to the Sub
Divisional Officer, Umrer, on 1.12.97, for cancellation of power of
attorney.
78] Plaintiff Bilkis has repeated her entire case in her evidence
on affidavit about the alleged misrepresentation. During her cross
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examination she stated that she is post graduate in Arts and completed
IInd year in LL.B in the year 199495. She did her LL.B in English
Medium, however she had some problem in English language. She can
understand English language. She used to sign on document after
reading its contents. She was 23 years old when she appeared in LL.B.
She deposed that she does not know about POA. She signed the said
document called as POA. It is also deposed that she came to know
about POA when she reached to Umrer from Kalmeshwar. She
admitted that her sisters also signed on POA. She has denied the
suggestion that she had signed the POA after due understanding.
80] As per the facts of the case the oral waqf was created on
26.11.96 and memorandum of waqf was prepared on 27.11.96.
Therefore, I find no substance in the argument advanced by learned
advocate for Jahedabi.
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82] The learned advocate for Jahedabi argued that the said
POA Exh.159 had been motorized before notary Dadu Sagdeo, and
the legal notice Exh.75 was also issued by Shri.Dadu , therefore the
said fact cannot be believed. It is further argued by Ld.Adv. for Jahidabi
that the Bilkis has not examined Adv.Dadu Sagdeo to prove the said
fact. It can be seen that in the notice Exh.75 it has been specifically
contended that in the last week of November 1997, all the noticees put
the signatures of Bilkis forcibly and illegally on a stamp paper
purporting to be a POA in respect of the above said properties without
her consent and by applying force. Bilkis has sufficiently taken the step
to cancel the said POA, therefore I find no substance in the argument
advanced by learned advocate for Jahedabi that Adv.Shri.Dadu
Sagdeo was required to be examined to prove the said documents.
public notice.
84] In the present case Bilks has sought the additional relief for
declaration that POA was executed by misrepresentation and therefore,
it is illegal and not binding on plaintiff. The said amendment was
carried out in the year 2008, therefore it was argued by learned
advocate for Jahedabi that the said relief of declaration in respect of
POA is barred by limitation. If the party has any objection regarding
the limitation, if the amendment is carried out when the said fact is
required to be brought on record and if there is a finding in the
amendment order that the said amendment would effect from the date
of its amendment subject to the long limitation in that case the said
objection would be maintainable. But, in the present case considering
the order of amendment by default the doctrine of relation back would
apply. Therefore, I find no substance in the said objection raised by
learned advocate for Jahedabi.
85] In addition to that the original POA has also been not
produced on record nor permission to lead evidence has been sought.
Therefore, in the absence of direct evidence in respect of execution of
POA I find that the contention of the plaintiff is more probable than
that of defendants. Therefore, I find this point in the affirmative.
88] The learned advocate for Bilkis argued that at the time of
execution of the sale deeds Sk.Zameer was minor and therefore also
those sale deeds are illegal void and not binding.
Ld.Adv. for Jahedabi that the recitals of sale deed sufficiently shows
that Sk.Zameer was of 20 years of age at the time of execution of those
sale deeds.
90] As per Section 3(2) of the Indian Majority Act, the age of
majority of a person in case guardian is appointed is 21 years. In the
present case admittedly Jahedabi was appointed as guardian and hence
I find substance in the argument advanced by Ld.Adv. for Bilkis.
91] Another objection raised by the Bilkis is that she has not
received any consideration for said sale deed and therefore the said
sale deeds are illegal. There is no evidence on record to show that
Bilkis has received any amount of consideration for said sale deeds.
92] Learned Adv. for Bilkis has relied upon the case of
Durgamani Behera and others .Vs. Ghasiram Mohanta and others
reported in 1995(1) Civil L J 381 wherein it has been held by Hon'ble
Orisa High Court that :
right to share in it. In rest of the suit properties, the plaintiff, defendant
Nos. 3 to 5 will have right to share as the plaintiff has successfully
proved her case to that extent. It has also been proved by her that the
sale deeds of the field bearing Khasra Nos. 294 and 295 of Mouza
Umrer, executed by defendant No.3 in favour of defendant No.1 and in
favour of defendant No.2 of the fields bearing Khasra Nos. 43 and 44 of
Mouza Tas are illegal and void. So, all these sale deeds executed in
favour of defendant No.1 and defendant No.2 are required to be
declared illegal. At the same time, the rightful shares of the plaintiff
and defendant Nos. 3 to 5, are required tobe declared.
property.
case, so also all the legal aspects, I find that the judgment and decree
passed by the learned trial Court is just, legal and proper and requires
no interference in the appeal. Hence, appeal fails.
In the result, I proceed to pass the following order.
ORDER
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