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A General Power of Attorney Holder Cannot Be Allowed To Appear As A Witness On Behalf of The Plaintiff in The Capacity of The Plaintiff."

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uthf rh jhf br vGJtkhd thJiu 1. 2. nkgo tHF uthf thfSF ju ntoa flbjhifia tol Ug

bgWtjfhf nghlgl tHF MF. nkgo tH th, O.S.NO. 240/2010 tH thF kf Mth. uthfSF fl bfhLjhf tH tHFiu FlgL mjfhf ntojh tHF bjhLfgLsJ vW csJ. 3. thju rh-1 jdJ kw tHFf FWF rhuiz rhaij tH nkgo rffis tHfhf ,O.S.NO. 240/2010 kW O.S.NO. 241/2010 fhf jh rha mjsh. Mfnt nkgo fha UJ KugLjnto rhurfis Tns. Fd nfhlh mjid VWbfhsntL vd uhwh. AIR 1998 RAJASTHAN 185: vw tH Civil P.C. (5 of1908) , O3,R2- Evidence Act (1of 1872), S.118-Power of attorney Holder-Rights of_ He is not Entitled to apper as witness for party appointing him power of attorney holder word acts in R2 does not include act of power of attorney holder to appear as witness on behalf of a party. Power of attorney act (1of 1882), s.2. (1982) 2 WLN 713 (Raj). Foll. A general power of attorney holder can appear , plead and act on behalf of the party, but he cannot become a witness on behalf of the party. He can only appear in his own capacity. No one can delegate the power to appear in witnessbox on behalf of himself. To appear in a witness-box is altogether a different act. A general power of attorney holder cannot be allowed to appear as a witness on behalf of the plaintiff in the capacity of the plaintiff. tH rff vJ bjahj xUegiu kw th j rh rha mFkhW xU fahzFkh vgtUF gt M mlh bfhLJsh. nkgo fahzFkhU tH rff vJ bjahk th ju kw thju rh1 Mf rha mJsh . nkgo thju rh-1 jdJ kw FWF rhuiz rha 2tJ t tHif eh jhf braiy, RnuKuj jhf brjsh vW tHFiu rff mtUF bjahJvdFjh bj, tHFiu jhf br nghjj ehjh brhnd,vW tHFiu ehjh ifbag brnj vW rha mJsh. nkY th ewhf cshf igdh mtnu ghJ tUwh fzF tHif mtnu ghj tUwh gz nflh mtjh bfhLgh,

gz bfhLjF mjhahf nuhnehil mtnu bfhLgh , igdh bga nuhnehil mtnu thbfhth vW
FWF rhuiz rha Kj gf UJ nkyhf 8 tJ t igdh tha flid U juntL vgjfhfjh j tHF jhf bragLsJ to g Flgliy , tofhf jahf xgj vJ ilahJ , jahf xgj bragLsJ vwh mJg vdF bjahJ vW FWF rhuiz rha 2tJ gf nk 1 tJ t 37,500. ffgl gu bjahJ, bj vW kw rha mf brhdhf. th nfLbfhlj ng rha mnw thF Mjuthf rha mnw vW bjsbjthf rha mJsh nkgo rhaK tHFiu cs rffS KDF Kuzhf csJ. tHFiu cs rffis Uf ntoa th kw rha mfhjnjhL nk go kw thju rh-1-f rha mjtU KDF Kuzhf mJsh. Mf tHF iyfjy vW uthf bjwh. nkgo thju rh-1- kw rhakhdJ gt M mlh Mdt jdF bjj rffis kLnk brhyKonk ju thF gyhf rha mfKoahJ vW nkgo tH iu f bjthf vLJiuJsJ. nkY nkgo thju rh-1- kw rhaij th rhakhf vLJbfhsTlhJ vW gt M mlh jgl rhakhfjh vLJbfhs ntL vW th jfsJ ju tHF vd vgij kw rh To 2 yrF to vts vW bjahJ , cikahsUFjh

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T kw Ufiy vW uthf bjwd. th tHid thjh Uf ntL:kJiu ca kw is mk kw :2007 (4) MLJ-page no .58 j iu Jl izfgLsJ. Indian Evidence Act (1 of 1872), sections 101 and 102 Burden of Proofplaintiff letting in any evidence to prove his possession-plaintiff not proving his title and possession to the satisfaction of the court- Plaintiff can succeed

only on the strength of his case and not on the Weakness of the Defendant-No decree can be granted in favour of the plaintiff-second appeal
dismissed. It is well settled in law that the Plaintiff has to succeed on the strength of his case and not on the Weakness of the Defendant. When the plaintiff has not proved his title and possession to the satisfaction of the court, no relief can be granted to him. Mdh nkgo iu bjthf brhsJ vdbtwh th jdJ ju tH cs tikahd Mjhufis itJjh UfntL vW uth ju tH gyd mogil tHid elj Kaf TlhJ vW jdJ ju rhfis ,

3 Mjhufis kw Umil tif UfntL yho th nfhUw vj gfhuK mtUF bfhLfTlhJ vWsJ. nkY, nkY uthf nkgo bjhifia to yhk brYj jahuh csd vW vUiu brhshf vW mjdh brYj ntL vW thLtJ jtW Vndwh th ju rhaK jfl Mtzf csjhf xJbfhLsh Mfnt nk go Mtzfis bfhLF grjh j thjij th itfntL. yho th nfhUw vj gfhuK mtUF bfhLfTlhJ vW uthf bjwd. th tHid thjh Uf ntL:kJiu ca kw is mk kw :2007 (4) MLJ-page no .58 j iu Jl izfgLsJ. Indian Evidence Act (1 of 1872), sections 101 and 102 Burden of Proofplaintiff letting in any evidence to prove his possession-plaintiff not proving his title and possession to the satisfaction of the court- Plaintiff can succeed only on the strength of his case and not on the Weakness of the Defendant-No decree can be granted in favour of the plaintiff-second appeal dismissed. It is well settled in law that the Plaintiff has to succeed on the strength of his case and not on the Weakness of the Defendant. When the plaintiff has not proved his title and possession to the satisfaction of the court, no relief can be granted to him. nkgo iu bjthf brhsJ vdbtwh th jdJ ju tH cs tikahd Mjhufis itJjh UfntL vW uth ju tH gyd mogil tHid elj Kaf TlhJ vW jdJ ju rhfis , Mjhufis kw Umil tif UfntL yho th nfhUw vj gfhuK mtUF bfhLfTlhJ vWsJ. I. bjhifia bgwJ mjfhf bfhLfgl nuhnehf gaJ:- O.S.NO. 240/2010- 1. th gt- M-ml jdJ FWF rhuiz 7-tJ g nuhnehLfis g, ufhZ, KUnfr, fzkh Mnah vG bfhLjd vD nkY 2. 3. nuhneho 4 ngU ifbaGJ brjhf vW nuhneho to guij FLnsh vW nuhneho eh vGjiy vW 5. nuhneh got vf igdh csJ vW 6. igdh bga jh nuhneh csJ vW 7. nuhneh ghyh igdh jh bgwglJ vW 8. jgl bga thfiy vW 9. ghyh igdh cikahs jh tH thf Mtf vW 10.RnuZ Kuj, bfsj y vgt ghyh igdh gFjhuf, RnuZ Kuj jahf igdh eljiy, bfsj y jahf igh eljiy vW

4. nuhneho eh rh ifbaGJ braiy

4 11. vW 12. igdh bgajh gz bfhLngh vW rha mJsh nkY kW xUKiw uthf 4 ngfS nuhneho ifbaGJ nghlhf vW Mjukhf bjthf rha mJsh. Mdh tH jhf bragLs A kW B nuhnehLf jeg bga jh csnj ju th ju rh-1 rha mjJ ngh ghyh ighdh vw bga cs nuhnehLf tH jhf bragliy vgJ nkgo rh L , L kw K 4 bgafS nrJ jh jhth nuhneho ifbahg brjhf vW 2 Kiw nkY Fghf g, ufhZ, KUnfr kW fzkh Ma 4 ngU nrJ jh nuh neho ifbahg brjhf vW rha mJsh. nkgo rhaF tHFiu brhygl rffSF ( Facts of the case) vj bjhl yhk KY vuhdjhf csJ. II. to FJ: 2-uth kW 3- uth fl thF nghJ 24% tol mriy UjUtjhf x bfhlhf vW th tHFiuY thju rh-1 jdJ kw Kj rhuizahd Ugz thF_yY brhshf. Mdh th ju rh-1 jdJ kw FWF rhuiz to g brh cs fUJf nH:1. toia fJ bjhifia fhnrhiyahf bfhLnjh2. 10 khj toia oJ bfhL bfhLnjh3. nuh neho to guij FLnsh4. vts bjhif to vW bjahJ vW5. gz Jtiu bfhLfiy, to juiy, mrY juiy mjdh j tHif jhf brJnsh vW 6. %. 5,00,000/- nfL kW to nfL tHF jhf bragLsJ vW rha mJL d mtnu 1,50,000/-m bfhLfgLsJ vW 7. nuh neho to g Fl khlhf vW 8. jahf toF xgj brthf vW9. mj xgjij jhf brJnsh Mdh vjidahtJ Mtzkhf jhf brJnsh vW vdF bjahJ vW KDF Kuzhf rha mJsJ nkgo th ju rh-1F nkgo tHF rff vJ bjUfiy vgij, tHF rff g bjJs thf kw rh brhy K tuhjij ghF nghJ ey vznjhL tHif jhf braiy vgij jh fhLwJ. bjhifia bgwJ ah? ah bgaUF fhnrhiy tHfglJ:RnuZ th j bfsj y th kf vnyhU xU o jh

cshf mtfSF xnu mYttyf jh ghyh igdh bga jh fl bfhLngh

5 1. tHFiu th kw Kj rhuizahd Ugz thF_y th gt-MmlhY 1- uth rhghf mj thf gFjhuuhd 2- uth thia mQ 27-07-2009- nj bjhifia bgwhjhF, mnjnghynt 1- uth rhghf 3- uth thl 02-09-2009- nj bjhif bgwjhF vW f bjthf tHFiu fijia nfhitahf n#hoJsd. (i) FWF rhuiz Kj gf fil UJ nkyhf 4tJ t uthf 4 ngU gz nflhf, 3- uth kL gz nflh vwh jtW vW 4 ng nflhfvW nuhneho uthf 4 ngfS nuhneho ifbaGJ nglhf vW rha mJsh. fhnrhiy ah bga tHfglJ:tHFiu kw Kj rhuiz A nunehLFa bjhifia 2- uthlK B nuhneh bjhifia 3- uthl bfhLjjhf csJ. Mdh 1- uthahd Wtd bga jh fhnrhiy bfhLjhf th ju rh2 rha mJsh. Mdh th ju rh-1 th gt- M-mlh jdJ FWF rhuiz 1 tJ gf Uj nkyhf KwhtJ tHifg uthf fUJ:1. thjh jdJ tHid IaF l Uf ntL. Fghf flis 7 2-:th gzij U bgWtjfhf jhf br tHFiu bjhifia Jakhf Fl ntL vW csJ. 27-07-2009 thF %. 2,50,000/- flDF 25,000/- Mdh 03-09-2009 tha %. 2,50,000/- flDF 37500/- mjhtJ 12,500/-bjhif vjfhf mfkhf toahf tNfglJ, vgjfhd vj fhuzij brhyiy. bkhj fl bjhif 10% toahf xU Kiw 15% toahf kbwhU Kiw fJ vLJ bfhL j cs bjhifia jh brhshf nkY tofhf jahf xgj csJ vwh mij tH th jhf brJ Uf ntL. Mdh tH vj xgjK jhf bragl iy. Mf nkgo thf to ga xU iyahd bfhifia gWtiy vgJ neuF jFjhngh toia ca fl bgWgtfl UJ mahakhf to bgW tUwhf vgJ nkgo rff UJ th ju rh -1 toia g Kng FWF rhuiz rha mJ cs rhaUJ bjthf bja tUwJ. nkY tHFiu brhygl rffshd 1. gzij ah,ah, nflhf, 2. gzij ah bgW bfhlhf 3. fhnrhiy ah bga bfhLfglJ 4. nuhneh ah bga thfglJ 5. nuhneho ah ah ifbaGJ brjd t fhnrhiy 4 uthf bga jh bfhLfglJ vW rha mJsh.

6 6. to kW xgj vgJ nghw Ka rffis KDF Kuzhf rha PW1-fhd gt-M-mlh mJsh. nkY xU nuhneh tH Kakhf Uf ntoa , mtakhd, Kakhd rf ah, bgaUF ahuh nuhneh tHfglJ vW mj rf g vuhf rha mJ Uf ntLbkgJ MF. Mdh tHid bjhl tiu mj Ka rffia g rahf Ufhk KDF Kuzhf rha mJsdh. d L th th bfhLJ Order 16 Rule 6 to7of CPC Mtzfis jhf brJ th rha mf nt vW th jhf brJ kD kw mDkfglJ . Mdh y Mtzfis kw th jhf brJs 1tJ mJ rgjkhf vj rhaK mfiy. nkY rha mf K tu iy. Adverse inference: If a party abstains from entering the withen Box, it would silk rise to an adverse inference against him A Division Bench of the Punjab and Hariyana High court in Bhesaven Daes vs Bhijan chand drew a presumption U/s & evidence Act 1872 against a party who did not enter the witness box vW thna FLsd. jdJ tHid Uf ntoa th jid rh TLF brhy kWnjh jJ bry iynah vwh mtfSF vuhf mfyh vW csJ. W th jdJ ju rhaij mf kw rh TLF Vwiy vgU ydhwJ. nkY. AIR 1998 Rajasthan 185 gf Order 3 Rule 2 Evidence Act (1 of 1872) 118 Power of Attorney holder Right of-He is not entitled to appear as witness for party appointing him Power or Attorney Holder-Order 1 Act in Rule 2 does not include Act Power of Attorney Holder to appear as witness on behalf of a party. nkgo 8-tJ ghuh:Shambhu Dhtt Shastri Vs state of Rajasthan, 1986 2 WLN 713, Part 23Judgment Respondent others. A general Power of Attorney holder can appeal, plead and act on behalf of the party, but he cannot become a written on behalf of the party. He can only appeal his own capacity. No one can delegate the power to appear in witness box on behalf of himself. To appear in a witness box is Altogether a different act A General Power of Attorney holder can not be allowed to appear as a witness on behalf of the plaintiff in the capacity of plaintiff. Mf gt-M-mlh bgWgt jdF bjj rffis kLnk brh fLgltnu ju ntW egfSF rha brhy rh TLF Vw mDk bfhLfTlhJ vW brhsJ ij nghynt PW1 rha jgl rhahfjh fUj ntLnk ju thfhf rha brhsjhf fUjTlhJ Mf jdfhf ntW eg rha brhyKoahJ, TlhJ, mjfhf VW bfhsTlhJ vW-jdJ ju th rha brh jdJ tHFiu cs rfia Ufhj nghJ uth rh To V rha brhy ntoa mta iy vgJ uthf TwhF.

Adverse inference :- ( The plaintiff did not adduce evidence as a witness)


If a patry abstains from entering the witness box, it would give rise to an adverse inference against him. A Division Bench of the Punjob and Hariyana High court in Bhagwan Dass -V- Bhishan Chand drew a presumption under section 114 of the evidence Act 1872 against a party who did not enter the witness box &quot. nkY f f Kakhf th jdJ ju rha mfiy vwh myJ rha mf K tuiy vwh 114 of the evidence Act 1872 go tH id thF vuhf mfntL vgJ FJ cakwf gy fis tHsJ. m nkfl xW MF. nkY f f Kakhf nkgo tHFf jgl egflUJ xU Wtd fl thajhf jhf bragLsJ. Mdh th ju rhahad PW1- Power of Attorney) ghyh igdh vw WtdlUJ j egf fl thsjhfrha mJshf. Mf tH mogilna KY ntwhdjhf csJ. nkY mnj Power of Attorney O.S.241/12 vw tH FWF rhuizY tH th ewhf cshf vW gz nflh mt jh bfhLgh gz bfhLjh mjhahf nuhnehLfis mtnu bfhLgh igdh bga jh nuhnehLis th bfhlhf vWuth midtU mtl jh gzij nfL thdhf vW rha mJsh. L jdJ FWF rhuiz 27-07-2009 ufhZ vgt %.2,00,000/- bgwh, ufhZ xU nuhnehL vG bfhLJsh. vWbdhU nuhnehil 03-09-09 g Fkh thsh. g Fkh thajF, ufhZ thajF nrJ thl vG nfh nuhnehil itJ tHF jhf braglJ vwh r. ufhZ, g Fkh mjhtJ jegf igdhl tha fl bjhifF jh tHF jhf bragLsjhf rha mJshnu ju b#auh vw Wtd fhf nto nkgo Ut fl thajhf rha mfiy. Mfnt fz r_f mtf rnw tH J ghf ntL, fl th tU egflUJ nkgo thf-Wtd bga bgWshf vW tHFiul jhf bragLtUJ bjwJ. nuhnehLf mnj mnj rka nkgo egflUJ jgl Kiwny bjhifF nto bgWshf vgJ nkgo thF vG bfhLj nuhnehilia jhf brJnsh vW ufhZ thl tha flDfhf tHF jhf brJsJ vwh r

nuhnehLf g Fkh kL ifbahgl nuhLf, ufhZ ifbahgl nuhnehLf kW 4 ng nrJ ifbahgL brJ bfhLj nuhnehLf y th tr csJ vgij th ju rh kw K rha mJsh Mf fl bgW nghJ uL tiffY nuhnehLf bgWshf vW Mdh

8 tHFf th ju rh brhw jgl egflUJ igdh bga thfgl nuhnehLfis jf iftr itJshf vgJ bjthwJ. fhuz Order 16 Rule 6 to 7 go nuhnehfis nfL mtf kw xgilfiy jfsJ thJiu mJg vJ Fl iy. nkY a rha rl. a rha rl 1872-Sec- 89- vd brhwJ vwh, jhf braglhj Mtzf Kiwgo vG bfhLfglik Kjait Kjait ga mDkhd - vw jiy bfhLFkhW nfh, jhf brkhW m bfhLjjF jhf braglhj Mtz xbthW, rl nfhU Kiw rhbwhgllgL Kiuiy xlgL vG bfhLfglJ vW kw mDkhf ntL. vW f, sfkhf, bjthf rl awgLsJ. 1. 3. uthf midtU ifagL bfhLj nuhnehf . jgl Kiw ghyh igdh bga ufhZ kW g Fkh 2. nkgo thf el tj ghyh igdh ng thfgl nuhnehLf. Mnah vG bfhLj nuhnehLf Matiw thf bfhLFkhW nfh, kw jhf br khW Order 16 Rule 6 to 7 kD go m bfhLjF jhf bragl nkgo Mtzf xbthW rlgo vG bfhLfglJ vW kw mDkhj ntL mthW mDkhF gr nkgo jhf bragl Mtzfis itJ thf jfSfhfnth myJ jf rhghfnth myJ ntW egfis itnjh tHFf bjhLF gr uthf f f mfkhf ghfgLthf. mjhtJ nkgo Jgij bjhif fzl Koahj msF Jg, fZlK kW eZlK VgL L. vdnt thf nkgo uthf jfl tha fl bjhif nto jfl bgwgLs Mtzf xU ytiw kLnk jnghJ kw jhf vj brJshfns ju KGikahf my vgnjhL Order 16 Rule 6 to 7 kD jhf bragl wF Tl mtf nkgo Twgl Mtzf jfl iy vW kW Fghf bjfiy. Mfnt tHFf tHFiu jhf bragl rffis bghWJ rha mfhk uthF mDTykhf th ju rh mJsij g a rha rl 1872 102 UF bghW vtiu rhjJ vW g TW nghJ cik tHF eltoif vwh UF RikahdJ U juY rha vJ bfhLfgliybawh vt njhW nghLthnuh mtiu rhJ UF vW csJ. tH tHFiu cs rffis g Mtzfis Uf ntoa bghW thF kLnk csJ. nkY jl ntW Mtzf iybawh mij thna Uf ntL Mdh th jdJ Tid Uf eltoif vLfhk bksdkhf cshf mtUF vuhf jh tHF KoF tU. njhW nghLnt vW bjJ Ufhk th UJsh.mjhtJ thf kwF cikahd rffis bfhLfiy vgij th rh _ykhfnt uth UJsh.

9 Mf uth ju jahf vj xU rhaK kw mfgliy nkY mJ njitgliy vW j tHid bry bjhifl jSgo bra ntLbkd uthf ntLwd. uthf tHfP

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