Where the subject-matter of the suit is immovable property
Full Text
Where the subject-matter of the suit is immovable property, the plaint shall contain a description of the property sufficient to identify it, and, in case such property can be identified by boundaries or numbers in a record of settlement or survey, the plaint shall specify such boundaries or numbers.
Plain English Summary
Requires plaints concerning immovable property to provide precise and sufficient property descriptions, mandating demarcation by metes and bounds, municipal numbers, or settlement/khasra survey numbers.
Key Legal Elements
- Sufficient Identification Standard: Decree must be capable of execution on the ground without ambiguity.
- Metes and Bounds Requirement: North, South, East, West boundaries must be specifically demarcated.
- Revenue & Settlement Records: Khasra, Khatauni, Survey numbers, or Municipal property assessment numbers must be specified.
- Site Plan Annexure: Standard practice mandates annexing a red-edged site plan to the plaint.
Practical Note
Property Litigation Traps & Site Plans: 1. Execution Impossibility Precedent - Pratibha Singh v. Shanti Devi Prasad (2003) 2 SCC 330: Supreme Court held that where property is not identifiable by boundaries or survey numbers, no effective decree can be executed. A site plan showing exact dimensions and boundaries must be annexed to the plaint. 2. Defense Trap: If the plaintiff sues for possession or injunction over land without giving khasra numbers, boundaries, or a site plan, raise an objection under Order VII Rule 3. The suit is unexecutable and bad for vagueness. 3. Curing Defects: Under Section 152 CPC, errors in property boundaries in the decree can be corrected if the original revenue survey record is undisputed.
हिंदी पाठ
जहां वाद की विषय-वस्तु स्थावर संपत्ति (Immovable property) है वहां वादपत्र में संपत्ति का ऐसा वर्णन होगा जो उसकी पहचान के लिए पर्याप्त हो, और यदि ऐसी संपत्ति की पहचान सीमाओं (Boundaries) द्वारा अथवा बंदोबस्त या सर्वेक्षण अभिलेख के नंबरों (Khasra/Survey Numbers) द्वारा की जा सकती है, तो वादपत्र में ऐसी सीमाओं या नंबरों को विनिर्दिष्ट किया जाएगा।