An application filed u/O XXII Rule 4 of CPC r/w S.151 praying the Court to pass an order to implead the legal heirs of a deceased defendant was erroneously dismissed on 7-11-2012 as batta not paid for service of (H4) notices of the said application to the proposed parties to be impleaded as defendants.
On 29-10-2012 itself , the application was posted as "call on" for paying batta.
But anent batta payment ands ervice of notice t all formalities had been meticulously followed.
After dismissal of the application on 07-11-2012 the matter was verified with Nazer office and it wa foud notices had been served to the proposed parties of the application filed u/O XXII Rule 4 , connected proof of service had been even been handed over tpo the Bench Clerk of he concerned court on 30-10-2012 and on 02-11-2012 . The BC had even signed the register of the Nazer office in acknowledgment of receipt of poof of service. .
Thus there is no fault whatsoever by the petitioner of the counsel of the petitioner.
A restoration petition needs to be filed. How?
Is it necessary to invoke Order IX Rule 9 r/w S151 or juts an application u/S 151 would suffice.
Beacseu though the curt order of the court passed on 07:11-2012 in I.A No 692 of 2012 reads that:" batta not paid petition dismissed"., that is not really the case.
It is all careless work of the BC not to have put the service proof in the case bundle and when the Honble Judge directed the BC to verify the records fo the case as to whether service prrof were available for the notice fo application filed to implead,, she simply said batta not paid. The judge could have ordered fresh atta. But he dimssed the application itself.
Therefore to get the application restored after setting aside the careless and erroneous order of dismissal of the application passed on 07-11-2012 , r what is to be done?
To invoke or not to invoke Order IX Rule 9 of the CPC? Tthat is, is it not sufficient to avail S 151 of CPC alone ?
P.Padmanaabhan,advocate. at 09:39 AM on 10-11-2012