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REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 6673 OF 2014 (Ari i!" O#$ %& SLP (C' N%. )02 %& 2012'

SAT*A PAL ANAND +++APPELLANT

V .

STATE OF M.P. AND ORS. +++RESPONDENTS

J U D , M E N T

V. ,OPALA ,O-DA J.

I have gone through the judgment of my

learned brother Judge, Justice Dipak Misra,

wherein certain relevant facts have been

adverted to by my learned brother on the

contentious legal issues urged on behalf of the

parties. My learned brother has also adverted

to the relevant provisions under Sections !,

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", and # of the Indian $egistration %ct,

"&!'.

2! My learned brother Judge has also

referred to the full bench decision of the

%ndhra (radesh )igh *ourt in the case of

Yanala Malleshwari v. Anantula Sayamma 8 , the

judgment of the Madras )igh *ourt in the case

of E.R. Kalaivan v. Inspector General of

Registration !hennai " Anr. # and the

judgment of the +arnataka )igh *ourt in the

case of M. Rama$rishna Re%%y v. Su&

Registrar 'angalore " Anr.()

My learned

brother judge has also referred the decision

of this *ourt in the case of *hota Ganga

+a,mi " Anr. v. Government of An%hra -ra%esh

" rs. (( wherein the )igh *ourt of %ndhra

(radesh dismissed the rit (etition of the

appellant therein, relying on the -ull ench

decision of Yanala Malleshwari /supra0.

8 %I$ !!1 %( 219 %I$ !"! Madras "'10 %I$ !!! +arnataka 3411 / !"!0 "2 S** !1

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3! I have also taken into consideration the

fact that the sale deed of the property in

dispute was e5ecuted by the Society in favour

of the mother of the appellant on .!#."&4

in respect of the plot involved in this

proceeding. 6he contention urged on behalf of

the Society is that as there was no

construction raised by the appellant or his

deceased mother on the said plot of land and

therefore, there has been a violation of the

ye7laws of the Society, as claimed by the

Society and hence, it has e5ecuted the

85tinguishment Deed dated !&.!'. !!" with

respect to the said plot of land and

cancelled the already registered absolute

sale deed in favour of the appellant9s mother

dated .!#."&4 .

4! :n the basis of the registration of the

85tinguishment Deed with respect to the said

plot of land, the subse;uent allotment of the

said plot of land took place and the sale

deed was registered by the society in favour

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of Mrs. Manjeet +aur7respondent


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of the M.(. *o7operative Societies %ct, "&4!,

before the $egistrar of Societies. )ence, the

Special =eave (etition filed by the appellant

was dismissed by this *ourt. My learned

brother, in the present case has also based

his findings on similar reasons.

6! I respectfully dissent with the said view

taken by my learned brother Judge by giving

the following reasons.

7! It is an undisputed fact that the

respondent


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as her legal heirs to succeed her intestate

property comprising of the said plot of land.

8! Subse;uent to the death of the

appellant9s mother, the Society, represented

by its office bearer has e5ecuted an

e5tinguished deed dated !&.!'. !!",

unilaterally cancelling their already

registered sale7 deed with regard to the said

plot of land. 6hereafter, on the strength of

the e5tinguished deed, the Society e5ecuted a

registered sale deed dated ".!3. !!3 in

favour of respondent


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Indian $egistration %ct, "&!' read with

Section #" of the Specific $elief %ct, "&4#.

9! 6here is also a reference with regard to

the taking of the consideration amount of

$s.4,2!,!!!>7 by the appellant from the

respondent no.2 vide the e5ecution of the

Deed of *ompromise dated !4.!1. !!3. 6he

appellant has also raised a dispute in that

regard under Section 43 of the M.(.

*o7operative Societies %ct, "&4! before the

Sub7$egistrar, *o7operative Society, hopal

which is pending in respect of the said plot

of land. esides this, some of the

litigations between the parties are pending

before different forum i.e. Joint $egistrar,

*o7operative Society, State *o7operative

6ribunal and in the )igh *ourt.

"!. 6he appellant filed an application

before the Sub7$egistrar /$egistration0,

seeking the cancellation of the

e5tinguishment deed dated !&.!'. !!" e5ecuted

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by the Society against the appellant9s plot

of land. y order dated '.!4. !!', the

Sub7$egistrar /$egistration0 dismissed the

application of the appellant, holding that

since the ;uestion of sustainability of the

e5tinguished deed dated !&.!'. !!" and

interpretation of *lause 3#/"0 of the

ye7=aws of Society are still pending before

Sub7$egistrar, *o7operative Society and

various other competent forum, the

jurisdiction of the Sub7$egistrar is limited

only to the e5tent to register the document.

6he Sub7$egistrar further held that if any of

the parties want its cancellation, then the

relevant party may file for the registration

of the cancellation deed with regard to the

said plot of land. 6he appellant filed an

application under Section 4& of the M.(.

*o7operative Societies %ct, "&4!, before the

Inspector Beneral, $egistration and the same

was dismissed on the ground that it is not

maintainable and further directed the

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appellant to approach the competent court in

this regard. 6herefore, the aforesaid rit

(etition was filed before the )igh *ourt by

the appellant wherein he has ;uestioned the

correctness of the order dated "2.!&. !!'

passed by the Inspector Beneral,

$egistration, hopal wherein it has been held

that the Inspector Beneral of $egistration

has the powers of only general

superintendence over the registration

officers and to make $ules in that regard. )e

is however, not empowered to hear any

proceedings against the order of

Sub7$egistrar.

11. 6he )igh *ourt after adverting to the

aforesaid facts and noting the decision of

the -ull ench of the %ndhra (radesh )igh

*ourt in the judgment of Yanala Malleshwari

/supra0 and the judgment of the Madras )igh

*ourt in the case of E.R. Kalaivan v.

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Inspector General of Registration (1 and

further, referring to Section "1/"0/b0 read

with $ule 4& of the $egistration %ct, "&!'

and $ules, and other judgments of this *ourt

in the cases of Government of 2.-. v. Ra/a

Mohamma% Amir Ahma% Khan (3 and Government of

2ttar -ra%esh v. Khan has held that as soon

as the registering officer has registered the

documents presented to him for registration,

his function of performance for such document

produced before him is over and therefore, he

becomes a functus officio and does not have

the power even to impound the document under

Section ## of the $egistration %ct, "&!'.

-urther, the )igh *ourt has referred to the

judgment of the +arnataka )igh *ourt in the

case of M. Rama$rishna Re%%y /supra0 and

dismissed the rit (etition filed by the

appellant in favour of the respondent

Society. 6he correctness of the same is

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;uestioned in this *ivil %ppeal urging

various legal grounds.

" . )aving regard to the facts, the rival

legal contentions and the grounds urged in

the writ petition and in these proceedings on

behalf of the parties, the following ;uestion

of law would arise for my considerationC

? hether the appellant isentitled to seek for the reliefof cancellation of theregistered documents dated!&.!'. !!", ".!3. !!3 and

"".!1. !!4, registered withrespect to the immovableproperty, i.e. plot


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of the appellant, Smt. Aeeravali which was

registered on #!.!#."&4 . It is also not in

dispute that she died on " .!4."&'', leaving

behind the appellant and his sister to

succeed her intestate property. 6he

respondent7Society has also not disputed the

fact that the appellant is the legal heir of

the deceased Smt. Aeeravali %nand, in whose

favour the sale deed was e5ecuted for the

said plot of land.

"3. 6he said sale deed was unilaterally

cancelled by the Society by way of e5ecuting

an e5tinguishment deed dated !&.!'. !!", with

regard to the said plot of land and

thereafter, on the strength of such

e5tinguished deed, the Society again e5ecuted

a registered sale deed on ".!3. !!3 in

favour of respondent


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15. 6he contention urged by the appellant is

that the action of the Society and the

Sub7$egistrar, who has cancelled the

initially registered sale deed in favour of

Smt. Aeeravali %nand by registering the

e5tinguished deed unilaterally, is contrary

to the statutory provisions of the Indian

$egistration %ct, "&!'. In this regard, the

judgment of this *ourt in the case of *hota

Ganga +a,mi " Anr. /supra0 has been relied

upon, wherein this *ourt has held thusC

/ 3 . In our opinion, there was no needfor the appellants to approach thecivil court as the said cancellationdeed dated !37!'7 !!2 as well asregistration of the same was whollyvoid and non est and can be ignoredaltogether. -or illustration, if A transfers a piece of land to B by a

registered sale deed, then, if it isnot disputed that A had the title tothe land, that title passes to B onthe registration of the sale deed/retrospectively from the date of thee5ecution of the same0 and B thenbecomes the owner of the land. If A wants to subse;uently get that saledeed cancelled, he has to file a civilsuit for cancellation or else he canre;uest B to sell the land back to A

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but by no stretch of imagination, cana cancellation deed be e5ecuted orregistered. 6his is unheard of in law.

). In this connection, we may alsorefer to $ule 4/ k 0/ i 0 relating to%ndhra (radesh under Section 4& of the$egistration %ct, "&!', which statesC

?/ i 0 6he registering officershall ensure at the time ofpreparation for registration ofcancellation deeds of previouslyregistered deed of conveyances

on sale before him that suchcancellation deeds are e5ecutedby all the e5ecutant andclaimant parties to thepreviously registered conveyanceon sale and that suchcancellation deed is accompaniedby a declaration showing naturalconsent or orders of a competent*ivil or )igh *ourt or State or*entral Bovernment annulling thetransaction contained in thepreviously registered deed ofconveyance on saleC

(rovided that the registeringofficer shall dispense with thee5ecution of cancellation deedsby e5ecutant and claimantparties to the previouslyregistered deeds of conveyanceson sale before him if thecancellation deed is e5ecuted bya *ivil Judge or a governmentofficer competent to e5ecutegovernment orders declaring theproperties contained in thepreviously registered conveyance

on sale to be government orassigned or endowment lands or

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properties not registerable byany provision of law.@

% reading of the above $ule also

supports the observations wehave made above. It is only whena sale deed is cancelled by acompetent court that thecancellation deed can beregistered and that too afternotice to the parties concerned.In this case, neither is thereany declaration by a competentcourt nor was there any noticeto the parties. )ence, this $ulealso makes it clear that boththe cancellation deed as well asregistration thereof were whollyvoid and non est and meaninglesstransactions.@

16. -urther reliance has been placed upon

the decision of the Madras )igh *ourt in the

case of E.R. Kalaivan v. *he Inspector

General of Registration !hennai " Anr.

/supra0 wherein the powers of the $egistrar

with regard to the cancellation of the

document have been elaborately discussed. 6he

relevant paras of the case read thusC

?" . In this conte5t, we may alsorefer to Section # % of the Indian

$egistration %ct providing that allsuch deeds shall be signed by the

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vendor as well as the purchaser andthe same shall also bear the fingerprints and photographs. Section #3 ofthe %ct also needs a reference,

whereby the $egistering %uthority ismandated to hold an en;uiry in respectof the validity of the documentpresented for registration. )avingregard to the above provisions, in ouropinion, a registered sale deed, ifsought to be cancelled, registrationof such deed must be at the instance

of both the parties viE., bilaterallyand not unilaterally. Section #3% ofthe %ct, whereby the $egistering%uthority is to en;uire whether or notsuch document was e5ecuted by thepersons by whom it purports to havebeen e5ecuted. % sale is essentiallyan e5ecuted contract between two

parties on mutual agreed conditions.Fuestion is as to whether suchcontract can be unilaterallyrescinded, particularly, in a case ofsale deed. In this conte5t, we mayrefer to Section 4 of the Indian*ontract %ct, "'1 which provides thatcontract which need not be performed.

y that provision, any novation,rescission and alteration of acontract can be made only bilaterally.% deed of cancellation will amount torescission of contract and if theissue in ;uestion is viewed from theapplication of Section 4 of theIndian *ontract %ct, any rescissionmust be only bilaterally. See !ity

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'an$ 4.A. v. Stan%ar% !hartere% 'an$ an% rs. / !!3 /"0 S** " 0.

GGG GGG GGG

"&. 6hat apart, on the facts of thiscase, our attention is not drawn toany of the specific provision underthe $egistration %ct empowering the$egistrar to entertain a document ofcancellation for registration on theground that the sale consideration wasnot paid and conse;uently, received bythe vendor. -urther, in our opinion,when the $egistrar satisfies himselfon the perusal of the document,wherein it is stated that the fullsale consideration is received and on

such satisfaction, entertain thedocument for registration, cannotthereafter be conferred with a powerfor cancellation of the deed on theground that the full saleconsideration was not paid andreceived by the vendor. *onferringsuch power on the $egistrar would

tantamount to conferring a power todecide the disputed ;uestions. 6hatapart, as already stated, in theabsence of any provision specificallyempowering the $egistrar to entertaina document of cancellation forregistration, without the signature ofboth the vendor and the purchaser, the

deed cannot be entertained. -or thesaid reason, we find no infirmity in

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the impugned circular issued by theInspector Beneral of $egistration.@

17. 6hus, the decision of this *ourt and the

Madras )igh *ourt in the cases referred to

supra, aptly apply to the fact situation of

the present case. In the present case also

such an e5tinguishment deed, which is

unilaterally registered would be rescinded,

particularly, in the case of sale deed or

e5tinguishment deed. In this conte5t, Section

4 of the Indian *ontract %ct, "'1 would

come into play which provides that if the

parties to a contract agree to substitute a

new contract for it, or to rescind or alter

it, the original contract need not be

performed. 6hus, for any novation, rescission

and alteration of the contract, it can be

made only bilaterally and with the amicable

consent of both the parties. 6hus, a deed of

cancellation of the earlier registered sale

deed e5ecuted in favour of the Smt. Aeeravali

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%nand would amount to an illegal rescission

of the absolute sale deed because if the

issue in ;uestion is viewed from the

application of Section 4 of the Indian

*ontract %ct, "'1 , then it is clear that any

rescission must be done only bilaterally.

"'. In the case on hand, undisputedly, the

e5tinguishment deed dated !&.!'. !!" and the

cancellation of the sale deed dated

.!#."&4 in respect of the said plot of

land involved in this case is unilaterally

done by applying the clause 3#/"0 of the

ye7laws of the Society which has been

amended in the year "&&" bearing

Bram 3 dated ! .!"."&& ,

communicated to the Society by the Deputy

$egistrar, *o7operative Society, hopal. 6he

said clause cannot have a retrospective

effect with regard to the cancellation of the

sale deed in the name of the mother of the

appellant and for e5ecuting e5tinguished deed

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with regard to the said plot of land as the

cancellation deed which was registered on

!&.!'. !!" is only a subterfuge. 6he said

clause of the Society by7laws, cannot

override the statutory provisions under

Section #" of the Specific $elief %ct, "&4#.

Section #" of the Specific $elief %ct reads

thusC

? 31. - ! ! $i%! 5 %r8 r 89 (1' %ny person against whoma written instrument is void orvoidable, and who has reasonable

apprehension that such instrument,if left outstanding may cause himserious injury, may sue to have itadjudged void or voidableH and thecourt may, in its discretion, soadjudge it and order it to bedelivered up and cancelled.

(2' If the instrument has beenregistered under the Indian$egistration %ct, "&!' /"4 of "&!'0,the court shall also send a copy ofits decree to the officer in whoseoffice the instrument has been soregisteredH and such officer shall

note on the copy of the instrument

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contained in his books the fact ofits cancellation.@

19. 6herefore, the unilateral cancellation

of the sale deed with regard to the said plot

of land against the appellant is contrary to

the provisions as provided under Section #"

of the Specific $elief %ct, "&4# read with

%rticle 2& of the =imitation %ct, "&4#,

wherein the cancellation of any instrument

can be done only within three years, when

the facts entitling the plaintiff to have the

instrument or decree cancelled or set aside

or the contract rescinded first become known

to him9. 6herefore, the respondent7Society

had no right to unilaterally cancel the

absolute sale deed e5ecuted in favour of the

appellant9s mother in the year "&4 with

regard to the said plot of land in the year

!!" after lapse of more than #& years which

is totally impermissible in law, both for the

Society and the Sub7$egistrar. 6he respondent

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has neither any authority under the

provisions of the $egistration %ct, "&!' nor

under Section #" of the Specific $elief %ct,

"&4# read with %rticle 2& of the =imitation

%ct, "&4# to unilaterally cancel the sale

deed without the authority of law and as such

the registration of the document by the

sub7$egistrar amounts to playing fraud on the

power provided to him under law which is

ultra vires the relevant statutory provisions

and the *onstitution of India. -urther

reliance has been placed upon the judgment of

the *onstitution ench of this *ourt in the

case of -ratap Singh v. State of -un/a& (5

wherein the *onstitution ench, with

reference to the )ouse of =ords, has clearly

laid down the aforesaid principle as under C

/6. If this were put aside, the secondground of attack on the orders may beviewed from two related aspects ofultra vires pure and simple andsecondly as an infraction of the rulethat every power vested in a publicbody or authority has to be used

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though the two often slide into eachother. 6hus Sir =yman Duff, speaking/in Municipal Council of Sydney v.Campbell 0 in the conte5t of an

allegation that the statutory powervested in a municipal corporation toac;uire property had been used in badfaith which was held to have beenproved, statedC

?% body such as the Municipal*ouncil of Sydney, authorised totake land compulsorily forspecified purposes, will not bepermitted to e5ercise its powersfor different purposes, and if itattempts to do so, the *ourts willinterfere. %s =ord =oreburn said,in Mar;uess of *lanricarde v.*ongested Districts oard

hether it does so or not isa ;uestion of fact.K herethe proceedings of the*ouncil, are attacked uponthis ground, the partyimpeaching those proceedingsmust, of course, prove thatthe *ouncil, thoughprofessing to e5ercise itspowers for the statutorypurpose, is in fact employingthem in furtherance of some

ulterior object.@

Similarly, in Short v. PooleCorporation (ollock M.$. observedC

?6he appellants /represented beforethe *ourt by Maugham +.*. afterwards =ord Maugham0 do notcontest the proposition that where

an authority is constituted understatute to carry out7statutory

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powers with which is entrustedit, ... if an attempt is made toe5ercise those powers corruptly asunder the influence of bribery, or

mala fides for some improperpurpose, such an attempt must fail.It is null and voidC see $eg. v.Bovernors of Darlington School@.

In the same case arrington, =.J. saidC?


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the already registered sale deed in favour of

the appellant9s mother in the year "&4 which

was an absolute sale deed. -urther,

registering the sale deed on ".!3. !!3 in

favour of respondent no.2, who in turn sold

the said plot of land in favour of respondent


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stated that the deprivation of property

without the authority of law is totally

impermissible in law. Merely because the

cancellation of the void e5tinguishment deed

with regard to the said plot of land and the

subse;uent sale deed e5ecuted in favour of

the respondent


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22. 6he scope of the powers of this *ourt under

%rticle "#4 of the *onstitution of India has

been discussed in a catena of cases. In the

case of Arunachalam v. -.S.R. Sa%hanantham an%

Anr. (6 , *hinappa $eddy, J. observed as underC

?3.... %rticle "#4 of the *onstitution ofIndia invests the Supreme *ourt with aplenitude of plenary, appellate power over

all *ourts and 6ribunals in India. 6hepower is plenary in the sense that thereare no words in %rticle "#4 itself;ualifying that power. ut, the very natureof the power has led the *ourt to setlimits to itself within which to e5ercisesuch power. It is now the well establishedpractice of this *ourt to permit theinvocation of the power Lnder%rticle "#4 only in very e5ceptionalcircumstances, as when a ;uestion of law ofgeneral public importance arises or adecision shocks the conscience of the*ourt. ut within the restrictions imposedby itself, this *ourt has the undoubtedpower to interfere even with findings offact making no distinction between judgmentof ac;uittal and conviction, if the )igh*ourt, in arriving at those findings, hasacted perversely or otherwiseimproperly ....@

More recently, in the case of Ganga Kumar

Shrivastav v. State of 'ihar (7 , this *ourt

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laid down the following principles as regards

the power of this *ourt under %rticle "#4C

?"!.

.....

#) 6he powers of this *ourt Lnder%rticle "#4 of the *onstitution are very wide but in criminal appeals this *ourtdoes not interfere with the concurrentfindings of the fact save in exceptionalcircumstances.

##) It is open to this *ourt to interferewith the findings of fact given by the)igh *ourt if the )igh *ourt hasacted perversely or otherwise improperly.

###) It is open to this *ourt to invoke the

power Lnder %rticle "#4 only in very exceptional circumstances as and when a;uestion of law of general publicimportance arises or a decision shocksthe conscience of the Court.

#$) hen the evidence adduced by theprosecution fell short of the test of reliability and acceptability and as suchit is highly unsafe to act upon it.

$) here the appreciation of evidence andfinding is vitiated by any error of lawof procedure or found contrary to theprinciples of natural justice, errors ofrecord and misreading of the evidence,or where the conclusions of the i!hCourt are manifestly perverse and

unsupportable from the evidence onrecord."

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%s can be seen from the above case law, the

power vested with this *ourt is ;uite wide

and the *ourt can e5amine any case to prevent

miscarriage of justice.

23. 6herefore, the )igh *ourt ought to have

granted the relief to the appellant by

holding that the e5tinguishment deed e5ecuted

with regard to the appellant9s said plot of

land on !&.!'. !!", without following the

procedure contemplated under Section #"/"0 N

/ 0 of the Specific $elief %ct, "&4# and

Section 23 of the 6ransfer of (roperty %ct,

"'' , is void ab initio in law. 6he same is

re;uired to be interfered with by this *ourt

in e5ercise of its appellate jurisdiction as

there is a grave miscarriage of justice and

the septuagenarian appellant has been

suffering unnecessarily for the past "3 years

at the hands of the Society and the

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Sub7$egistrar, who have violated the

provisions of law and deprived the appellant

of his valuable constitutional right

guaranteed under %rticle #!!% of the

*onstitution of India upon the said property.

6herefore, the appellant is entitled for the

relief as prayed for in this appeal.

3. 6he contention urged on behalf of the

respondents, namely that this *ourt has

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e5tinguishment deed and the subse;uent sale

deed e5ecuted by Society in favour of

respondent


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25. In so far as the document of compromise

deed dated !4.!1. !!3 is concerned, the sum

of $s.4,2!,!!!>7 allegedly voluntarily

received by the appellant from the respondent


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said notice is e5tracted hereunder which

reads thusC7

?3.6hat after receipt of money byyou frivolous disputes are beingraised by you. y raisingunnecessary disputes you haveviolated compromise dated 4.1. !!3.6herefore, my client beingconstrained /makes demand of theamount paid to you0. 6herefore, you

are liable to return and pay to myclient the amount of $s.4,2!,!!!>7/$upees si5 lakh and fiftythousand0.

6herefore, by means of the noticeyou are informed that the amount of

$s.4,2!,!!!>7 /$upees si5 lakh andfifty thousand0 and interestthereon at bank rate from date ofreceipt till the date of payment bereturned to my client within #!days of receipt of this notice andobtain a receipt in writing afterthe said period my client shall be

entitled to take action before youin the court of law in accordancewith lawO@

In view of the aforesaid demand notice,

since the agreement has been rescinded, it

does not subsist and the )igh *ourt by

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placing reliance upon the same has committed

an error in fact and in law and has

wrongfully denied the relief to the appellant

even though the same was brought to the

notice of the )igh *ourt by the appellant in

the proceedings before it. -or the reasons

stated supra, I have to grant the reliefs in

favour of the appellant as prayed by him and

;uash the e5tinguishment deed dated

!&.!'. !!" along with the subse;uent sale

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the absolute sale deed registered in favour

of the appellant9s mother, the appellant has

ac;uired a valid and absolute title to the

property in ;uestion and the same could not

have been cancelled by the respondent Society

and the Sub7$egistrar as it is void ab initio

in law. )ence, the )igh *ourt should have

responsibly e5ercised its e5traordinary

jurisdiction and should have e5amined the

documents of the sale deed with respect to

the relevant provisions of the M.(

*o7operative Societies %ct and $ules, "&4

and the ye7laws of the Society. 6he

cancellation of the sale deed e5ecuted in

favour of the appellant9s mother in the year

"&4 by way of the e5tinguishment deed could

not have been registered by the Sub7$egistrar

as he is not empowered to do so. )ence, for

want of the competent jurisdiction, in

registering such document, the )igh *ourt

should have e5ercised its e5traordinary

jurisdiction to annul the e5tinguishment deed

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and the transactions of the subse;uent sale

deeds, which has not been done by it.

$eliance has been placed upon the decision of

this *ourt in the case of !AG v. K.S.

agannathan (9 wherein it has been held thusC

?"&. 8ven had the Division enchissued a writ of mandamus giving thedirections which it did, ifcircumstances of the case justifiedsuch directions, the )igh *ourt wouldhave been entitled in law to do so foreven the courts in 8ngland could haveissued a writ of mandamus giving suchdirections. %lmost a hundred andthirty years ago, Martin, ., in Mayor of #ochester v. #e!ina saidC

? ut, were there no authority

upon the subject, we should beprepared upon principle to affirmthe judgment of the *ourt ofFueen9s ench. 6hat court haspower, by the prerogative writ ofmandamus, to amend all errorswhich tend to the oppression ofthe subject or othermisgovernment, and ought to beused when the law has provided nospecific remedy, and justice andgood government re;uire thatthere ought to be one for thee5ecution of the common law orthe provisions of a statuteC

Comyn$s %i!est , Mandamus/%0.... Instead of beingastute to discover reasons

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for not applying this greatconstitutional remedy forerror and misgovernment, wethink it our duty to be

vigilant to apply it inevery case to which, by anyreasonable construction, itcan be made applicable.@

6he principle enunciated in the abovecase was approved and followed in &in! v. #evisin! Barrister for the Borou!hof anley . In ochtief 'ammon casethis *ourt pointed out that the powersof the courts in relation to theorders of the government or an officerof the government who has beenconferred any power under any statute,which apparently confer on themabsolute discretionary powers, are notconfined to cases where such power ise5ercised or refused to be e5ercisedon irrelevant considerations or on

erroneous ground or mala fide, and insuch a case a party would be entitledto move the )igh *ourt for a writ ofmandamus. In Padfield v. Minister of A!riculture, (isheries and (ood the)ouse of =ords held that where(arliament had conferred a discretionon the Minister of %griculture,-isheries and -ood, to appoint acommittee of investigation so that itcould be used to promote the policyand objects of the %griculturalMarketing %ct, "&2', which were to bedetermined by the construction of the%ct which was a matter of law for thecourt and though there might bereasons which would justify theMinister in refusing to refer acomplaint to a committee ofinvestigation, the Minister9sdiscretion was not unlimited and if it

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in any other fit and proper case a)igh *ourt can, in the e5ercise of itsjurisdiction under %rticle 4, issuea writ of mandamus or a writ in the

nature of mandamus or pass orders andgive directions to compel theperformance in a proper and lawfulmanner of the discretion conferredupon the government or a publicauthority, and in a proper case, inorder to prevent injustice resultingto the concerned parties, the courtmay itself pass an order or givedirections which the government or thepublic authority should have passed orgiven had it properly and lawfullye5ercised its discretion.@

/8mphasis laid by me0

26. -urther reliance has been placed upon the

decision of this *ourt in the case of An%i

Mu$ta Sa%guru Shree Mu$ta/ee :an%as Swami

Suvarna ayanti Mahotsav Smara$ *rust v. :.R.

Ru%ani (8 wherein it has been held thusC

? !. 6he term ?authority@ used in%rticle 4, in the conte5t, mustreceive a liberal meaning unlike theterm in %rticle " . %rticle " isrelevant only for the purpose ofenforcement of fundamental rightsunder %rticle # . %rticle 4 conferspower on the )igh *ourts to issuewrits for enforcement of thefundamental rights as well as

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non7fundamental rights. 6he words?any person or authority@ used in%rticle 4 are, therefore, not to beconfined only to statutory

authorities and instrumentalities ofthe State. 6hey may cover any otherperson or body performing publicduty. 6he form of the body concernedis not very much relevant. hat isrelevant is the nature of the dutyimposed on the body. 6he duty must bejudged in the light of positiveobligation owed by the person orauthority to the affected party.


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the purpose of fulfillingpublic responsibilities.@

. )ere again we may point out that

mandamus cannot be denied on theground that the duty to be enforcedis not imposed by the statute.*ommenting on the development of thislaw, (rofessor de Smith statesC ?6obe enforceable by mandamus a publicduty does not necessarily have to beone imposed by statute. It may besufficient for the duty to have beenimposed by charter, common law,custom or even contract.@1 e sharethis view. 6he judicial control overthe fast e5panding maEe of bodiesaffecting the rights of the peopleshould not be put into watertightcompartment. It should remainfle5ible to meet the re;uirements ofvariable circumstances. Mandamus is avery wide remedy which must be easily

available ?to reach injusticewherever it is found@. 6echnicalitiesshould not come in the way ofgranting that relief under %rticle

4. e, therefore, reject thecontention urged for the appellantson the maintainability of the writpetition.@

27. -urther, this *ourt has laid down the

following principles with respect to the writ

of certiorari in the 1 judge bench decision in

the case of 0ari :ishnu Kamath v. Ahma%

Isha;ue (# C

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?O./"0 *ertiorari will be issued forcorrecting errors of jurisdiction,as when an inferior *ourt or

6ribunal acts without jurisdiction orin e5cess of it, or fails toe5ercise it.

/ 0 *ertiorari will also be issuedwhen the *ourt or 6ribunal acts

illegally in the e5ercise of itsundoubted jurisdiction, as when itdecides without giving anopportunity to the parties to beheard, or violates the principlesof natural justice.

/#0 6he court issuing a writ ofcertiorari acts in e5ercise of asupervisory and not appellatejurisdiction. :ne conse;uence ofthis is that the court will notreview findings of facts reached by

the inferior *ourt or 6ribunal, evenif they be erroneous.

/30 %n error in the decision ordetermination itself may alsobe amenable to a writ of certiorariif it is a manifest error apparent onthe face of the proceedings, e.g.,when it is based on clear ignoranceor disregard of the provisions oflaw. In other words, it is a patenterror which can be corrected by

certiorari but not a mere wrongdecision. hat is an error apparenton the face of the record cannot bedefined precisely or e5haustively,there being an element ofindefiniteness inherent in its verynature, and it must be left to bedetermined judicially on the facts ofeach case.@

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'. 6hus, the )igh *ourt has failed to e5ercise

its discretionary power which has resulted in a

grave miscarriage of justice, thereby,

depriving the valuable constitutional right

guaranteed under %rticle #!!% of the

*onstitution of India to the appellant. I,

hereby, set aside the said order of the learned

single Judge of the )igh *ourt and ;uash the

impugned instruments i.e. the e5tinguishment

deed dated !&.!'. !!" and the subse;uent sale

deeds dated ".!3. !!3 and "".!1. !!4 and

further direct the respondent


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sale deed in respect of the property in

;uestion e5ecuted in favour of his deceased

mother.

29. 6he appeal is allowed in the above terms.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NO.6673 OF 2014

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