When party may be put in immediate possession of land the subject-matter of suit
Full Text
Where land paying revenue to Government, or a tenure liable to sale, is the subject-matter of a suit, if the party in possession of such land or tenure neglects to pay the Government revenue, or the rent due to the proprietor of the tenure, as the case may be, and such land or tenure is consequently ordered to be sold, any other party to the suit claiming to have an interest in such land or tenure may, upon payment of the revenue or rent due previously to the sale (and with or without security at the discretion of the Court), be put in immediate possession of the land or tenure; and the Court in its decree may award against the defaulter the amount so paid, with interest thereon at such rate as the Court thinks fit, or may charge the amount so paid, with interest thereon at such rate as the Court orders, in any adjustment of accounts which may be directed in the decree passed in the suit.
Plain English Summary
Enables an interested co-party to be placed in immediate possession of revenue-paying land or tenure if the party in possession defaults on government revenue/rent risking revenue auction, entitling the rescuer to recover the amount with interest in the final decree.
Key Legal Elements
- Government Revenue Default: Land in possession of a party facing tax forfeiture/auction for non-payment of public revenue.
- Rescuing Interlocutory Possession: Any co-party with interest pays the arrears before the tax sale and gets immediate physical possession.
- Security Discretionary: Court may grant possession with or without security.
- Statutory Charge & Refund in Decree: Amount paid by the rescuing party is awarded with interest against the defaulter in the final decree and charged upon the land.
Practical Note
Interlocutory Rescue of Revenue-Paying Land: 1. Preservation from Tax Auction: Rule 9 is a unique emergency remedy where the party in physical possession willfully defaults on government land revenue or landlord's rent to engineer a collusive tax forfeiture. A co-sharer or reversioner can step in, deposit the government dues, and obtain judicial possession pendente lite. 2. Financial Reimbursement Guaranteed: The rescuing party is fully protected: the court in the final decree charges the advance with commercial interest against the defaulter's share in final partition or accounting.
हिंदी पाठ
जहां सरकार को राजस्व देने वाली भूमि या विक्रय के दायित्वाधीन कोई पट्टा (Tenure) किसी वाद की विषय-वस्तु है, यदि ऐसी भूमि या पट्टे पर काबिज पक्षकार सरकार को राजस्व अथवा पट्टे के स्वामी को देय लगान देने में उपेक्षा करता है और परिणामस्वरूप ऐसी भूमि या पट्टा बेचे जाने का आदेश दे दिया जाता है, वहां ऐसी भूमि या पट्टे में हित रखने का दावा करने वाला वाद का कोई अन्य पक्षकार विक्रय से पूर्व देय राजस्व या लगान का संदाय कर दिए जाने पर (और न्यायालय के विवेकानुसार प्रतिभूति सहित या रहित) उस भूमि या पट्टे का तुरंत कब्जा प्राप्त कर सकेगा; और न्यायालय अपनी डिक्री में व्यतिक्रमी के विरुद्ध इस प्रकार संदत्त राशि ऐसी ब्याज दर पर जिसे न्यायालय उचित समझे अधिनिर्णीत कर सकेगा, अथवा वाद में पारित डिक्री में निदेशित हिसाब के किसी समायोजन में उस राशि पर प्रभार (Charge) सृजित कर सकेगा।