{"id":210865,"date":"2009-01-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-20T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/colonel-s-k-sood-vs-smt-sita-devi-on-21-january-2009"},"modified":"2016-11-28T04:49:01","modified_gmt":"2016-11-27T23:19:01","slug":"colonel-s-k-sood-vs-smt-sita-devi-on-21-january-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/colonel-s-k-sood-vs-smt-sita-devi-on-21-january-2009","title":{"rendered":"Colonel S.K.Sood vs Smt.Sita Devi on 21 January, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Punjab-Haryana High Court<\/div>\n
Colonel S.K.Sood vs Smt.Sita Devi on 21 January, 2009<\/div>\n
            IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA\n                        AT CHANDIGARH.\n\n\n                                           R.S.A. No. 1883 of 2006 (O&M)\n                                           Date of Decision: 21.1.2009\n\n            Colonel S.K.Sood.\n                                            ....... Appellant through Shri\n                                                    K.K.Jagia, Advocate.\n\n                  Versus\n\n            Smt.Sita Devi,Shamsher Chand Kuthiala Charitable Trust\n            (Regd.),Chandigarh and others.\n\n                                            ....... Respondent no.1 through\n                                                    Shri G.S.Jaswal, Advocate.\n                                                    None for other respondents.\n\n\n      CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER\n\n                                    ....\n\n            1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to\n               see the judgment?\n            2. To be referred to the Reporters or not?\n            3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?\n            4.\n                                ....\n\nMahesh Grover,J.\n<\/pre>\n
            C.M.No.4994-C of 2005<\/p>\n
            The application is allowed and delay of 190 days in refiling of<\/p>\n
the appeal is condoned.\n<\/p>\n
            R.S.A.No.1883 of 2005<\/p>\n
            This appeal is directed against judgments and decrees dated<\/p>\n
21.5.1998 and 21.5.2004 passed respectively by Sub Judge Ist Class,<\/p>\n
Chandigarh (hereinafter described as `the trial Court’)         and Additional<\/p>\n
District Judge, Chandigarh (referred to hereinafter as `the First Appellate<\/p>\n
Court’) whereby the suit filed by respondent no.1-Shrimati Sita Devi<\/p>\n
Shamsher Chand Kuthiala Charitable Trust (Regd.) was partly decreed and
\n                            R.S.A.No.1883 of 2005<\/p>\n
                                    -2-<\/span><\/p>\n
                                     ….\n<\/p>\n
the appeal of the appellant along with that of        respondent no.1 was<\/p>\n
dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
             Respondent no.1 filed the suit for mandatory injunctions<\/p>\n
through Thakur Maluk Singh, one of its trustees.       It was pleaded that<\/p>\n
respondent no.1 is a registered Charitable Trust as per Trust Deed dated<\/p>\n
27.7.1987 and Thakur Maluk Singh being the authorised trustee was<\/p>\n
competent to file the    suit. Smt. Sita Devi and Shri Shamsher Chand<\/p>\n
Kuthiala, resident of    House No. 10, Sector 15-A, Chandigarh died<\/p>\n
issueless. They were owners of movable and immovable properties and<\/p>\n
since they were without any issue, they created the Charitable Trust to<\/p>\n
manage their properties. After creation of the Trust, a meeting of the<\/p>\n
trustees was held on 21.8.1988 wherein Shamsher Chand Kuthiala and Sita<\/p>\n
Devi, the founder trustees, declared that they had opened S.B.Account<\/p>\n
No.1971 and F.D.R.Account in the name of the Trust under their joint<\/p>\n
signatures in the Haryana State Co-operative Bank, Sector 15, Chandigarh.<\/p>\n
The following were the said F.D.Rs.:-\n<\/p>\n
             (i)F.D.R.No.5101 dated 3.11.1987 for Rs.10,000\/-<\/p>\n
             (ii) F.D.R.No.5113 dated 1.12.1987 for Rs.10,000\/-<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
             (iii) F.D.R.No.5180 dated 25.3.1988 for Rs.10,000\/-<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
             On 16.10.1988, Shamsher Chand Kuthiala in another meeting<\/p>\n
of the Trust, disclosed that there is dispute regarding the Trust properties<\/p>\n
which were situated in Duraha and it was decided by the Trust to dispose of<\/p>\n
the same. The Trust was taken into confidence in another meeting regarding<\/p>\n
the sale of properties at Duraha and consequent deposit of the sale proceeds
\n                             R.S.A.No.1883 of 2005<\/p>\n
                                     -3-<\/span><\/p>\n
                                     ….\n<\/p>\n
in the name of the Trust which were also deposited in the F.D.Rs., the<\/p>\n
details of which were given in the plaint and the same are extracted<\/p>\n
hereunder:-\n<\/p>\n
              Sr.No. F.D.R.No. & Date       Amount     Date of Maturity<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
              1. 9003   20.11.1989     Rs.10,000\/-     3.11.1991<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
              2. 02003 26.3.1990       Rs.10,000\/-     25.3.1992<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
              3.        26.3.1990     Rs.10,000\/- (number of RID is not
\n                                                  known as the same is
\n                                                  missing)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
              4. TRD 36319 7.7.1990 Rs.25000\/-        7.7.1991\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
              5. TRD 36320 -do-      Rs.25000\/-         -do-\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
              6. TDR 36321 -do-      Rs.50,000\/-        -do-\n              7. SB A\/C No.1971      Rs.44,703.50       -do-\n                                  Total Amt. 1,74,703.00\n              8. FDR No.33429   +      Rs.10000\/-\n              9. FER No.33430    +     Rs.10000\/-\"\n\n\n<\/pre>\n
              Shri Shamsher Chand Kuthiala also opened FDR Account with<\/p>\n
UCO Bank,Garli,Tehsil Dehra,District Kangra and obtained the following<\/p>\n
FDRs”-\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
              1. FDR AF\/08310816\/269\/89 dated 29.9.1989 for Rs.11,000\/-<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
              2. FDR AF\/08\/310117\/270\/89 dated 29.9.1989 for Rs.10,000\/-“<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n<\/blockquote>\n
              On 18.9.1990, Shri Shamsher Chand Kuthiala expired and the<\/p>\n
Trustees decided amongst themselves that two of them can operate the<\/p>\n
aforesaid bank accounts and signatures of Sita Devi would also be necessary<\/p>\n
for that purpose.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
              Appellant- S.K.Sood, in the meanwhile, informed the Manager<\/p>\n
of the Haryana State Co-operative BankLtd., Sector 15-D, Chandigarh that
\n                             R.S.A.No.1883 of 2005<\/p>\n
                                       -4-<\/span><\/p>\n
                                       ….\n<\/p>\n
on the death of Shamsher Chand Kuthiala, he had been appointed as<\/p>\n
General Attorney by Sita Devi and he claimed to be the sole heir to the<\/p>\n
estate of the deceased and proclaimed that he was entitled to operate the<\/p>\n
aforesaid Saving and F.D.R.Accounts in the name of the Trust. He also<\/p>\n
alleged that the Trust had been revoked by Smt.Sita Devi.<\/p>\n
             The matter was brought to the notice of Smt.Sita Devi, the sole<\/p>\n
surviving founder trustee, who denied having executed any General<\/p>\n
Attorney in favour of Shri S.K.Sood.\n<\/p>\n
             The application given by Shri Sood to the said Bank was<\/p>\n
withdrawn and the Trust continued to operate the aforesaid accounts.<\/p>\n
             Smt.Sita Devi died on 22.9.1991 and the Trust got renewed<\/p>\n
two F.D.Rs. with UCO Bank, Garli, District Kangra on 7.11.1991.<\/p>\n
             When the trustees presented the passbook in November,1991<\/p>\n
for updating it, the bank authorities informed that the operation of the<\/p>\n
accounts of the Trust in respondent-bank had been stopped. The matter was<\/p>\n
agitated before the General Manager of the respondent-bank, but the<\/p>\n
trustees were not permitted to operate the bank accounts.<\/p>\n
             The suit was, therefore, filed for mandatory injunction directing<\/p>\n
respondent-bank to permit the trustees to operate the bank accounts. It was<\/p>\n
alleged that the operation of the accounts was stopped in connivance with<\/p>\n
the appellant.\n<\/p>\n
             Upon notice, the respondent-bank and its officers through their<\/p>\n
counsel stated that they did not wish to file any written statement.<\/p>\n
             The appellant, who was arrayed as defendant no.3 in the suit,
\n                             R.S.A.No.1883 of 2005<\/p>\n
                                      -5-<\/span><\/p>\n
                                      ….\n<\/p>\n
filed a counter. He pleaded that the Trust was created and registered on<\/p>\n
27.7.1987 but it was the handiwork of Thakur Malook Singh and that he<\/p>\n
was entitled to be enrolled as one of the trustees being the adopted son of<\/p>\n
Shamsher Chand Kuthiala. It was further pleaded that Shamsher Chand<\/p>\n
Kuhtiala had huge properties and that Thakur Malook Singh, who was an<\/p>\n
Advocate, was approached by him for managing the same, but in a most<\/p>\n
unethical manner, the Trust was created and he got himself enrolled as one<\/p>\n
of the trustees. He averred that he was adopted by Shamsher Chand Kuthiala<\/p>\n
in the year 1954, but this fact has been concealed by the plaintiff. He further<\/p>\n
averred that Sita Devi had executed a Will in his favour on 16.10.1990 and<\/p>\n
by virtue of the same, he, being the sole legal heir of Shamsher Chand<\/p>\n
Kuthiala and Sita Devi was entitled to inherit the properties left by them. He<\/p>\n
pleaded himself to be the son of Kamla Devi, sister of Samsher Chand<\/p>\n
Kuthiala. He averred that he had no knowledge of the meeting of the Trust<\/p>\n
which was held on 5.4.1992. The Trust was stated to have been revoked by<\/p>\n
Sita Devi.\n<\/p>\n
             Broadly on these pleadings, the parties went on to trial on the<\/p>\n
following issues:-\n<\/p>\n
             1. Whether the plaintiff is a competent person to sue on behalf<\/p>\n
               of the plaintiff trust?OPP<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
             2. Whether there was a valid subsisting trust?OPP<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
             3. Whether the plaintiff is competent person to operate and<\/p>\n
               renew the FDRs in dispute?OPP<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
             4. Whether the plaintiff is estopped from filing the present suit
\n                               R.S.A.No.1883 of 2005<\/p>\n
                                       -6-<\/span><\/p>\n
                                       ….\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n
                on account of his own act and conduct?OPD<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
              5. Whether the said Smt.Sita Devi executed a Will in favour of<\/p>\n
                defendant no.3 on 16.10.1990,if so, to what effect?OPD<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
              6. Relief.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
              After appraisal of the entire evidence brought before it, the trial<\/p>\n
Court partly decreed the suit to the effect that Gurdial Singh is competent to<\/p>\n
operate S.B. Account No.1971 and entitled to possession of the passbooks<\/p>\n
pertaining to that account. He was also held entitled to operate FDR<\/p>\n
Account Nos. 266\/381 and 33429 & 33430, but his claim qua the other<\/p>\n
properties which vested in Shri S.K.Sood by virtue of Will in question was<\/p>\n
declined. It was held that the Trust was validly created and the same was<\/p>\n
never revoked. The Trial Court categorically held that the revocation deed<\/p>\n
as set up by the appellant was not proved. However, the Will dated<\/p>\n
16.10.1990 executed in favour of the appellant was held to have been<\/p>\n
proved, but it was concluded that it did not specify as to whether he was<\/p>\n
permitted to operate S.B.Account No.1971 and the aforementioned F.D.Rs<\/p>\n
opened with the Haryana State Cooperative             Bank Ltd., Sector 15-D,<\/p>\n
Chandigarh.\n<\/p>\n
              Feeling aggrieved both the plaintiff-respondent no.1 and the<\/p>\n
appellant preferred appeals which were dismissed by the First Appellate<\/p>\n
Court and the findings of the trial Court were affirmed.<\/p>\n
              In the instant Regular Second Appeal, learned counsel for the<\/p>\n
appellant has heavily relied upon the documents which have been Exhibited<\/p>\n
as DW3\/A, DW4\/F & G, DW4\/H, DW4\/I, DW4\/J and DW4\/P to DW4\/T
\n                               R.S.A.No.1883 of 2005<\/p>\n
                                       -7-<\/span><\/p>\n
                                       ….\n<\/p>\n
and other related documents to show that the appellant was the only person,<\/p>\n
who was taking care of Shamsher Chand Kothiala and Smt.Sita Devi and<\/p>\n
that he, being the validly adopted son, could only succeed to their estate.<\/p>\n
He contended that Exhibit DW3\/A is the invitation, Exhibits DW4\/F and G<\/p>\n
are the letters written by Shamsher Chand Kothiala, Exhibit DW4\/H is the<\/p>\n
letter written by Smt.Sita Devi, Exhibit DW4\/I is the certificate regarding<\/p>\n
collection of the dead body of Shamsher Chand Kothiala, Exhibit DW4\/J is<\/p>\n
the receipt issued by the Indian Read Cross Society, Exhibit DW4\/L is<\/p>\n
another receipt and Exhibits DW4\/P to DW4\/T are the OPD slips. He<\/p>\n
argued that both the Courts have ignored these documents while rejecting<\/p>\n
the claim of the appellant.\n<\/p>\n
             On the other hand, learned counsel for respondent no.1<\/p>\n
contended that the Trust was validly created on 27.7.1987 and Shamsher<\/p>\n
Chand Kuthiala died on 18.9.1990 while Sita Devi expired a year thereafter<\/p>\n
i.e. on 22.9.1991. He further contended that the Trust was never dissolved<\/p>\n
and there is no evidence on record to prove this fact. The General Power of<\/p>\n
Attorney and the revocation deed as set up by the appellant have not been<\/p>\n
proved and the Will has also not been established and, therefore, these<\/p>\n
documents on which he seeks to place reliance are of no consequence. He<\/p>\n
argued that the concurrent findings have been recorded by the Courts below<\/p>\n
on appreciation of evidence and the appellant has not been able to show any<\/p>\n
substantial question of law which can warrant interference in the present<\/p>\n
appeal.\n<\/p>\n
             I have thoughtfully considered the respective contentions and
\n                               R.S.A.No.1883 of 2005<\/p>\n
                                       -8-<\/span><\/p>\n
                                       ….\n<\/p>\n
have carefully perused the record.\n<\/p>\n
               Concededly and undeniably, the Trust was created during the<\/p>\n
life time of Samsher Chand Kuthiala regarding the properties which he held.<\/p>\n
It is also the admitted case of the parties that Samsher Chand Kuthiala and<\/p>\n
Sita Devi died issueless. The appellant has set       up a plea that he was<\/p>\n
adopted son which he has failed to substantiate in evidence on record. He<\/p>\n
then set up a plea that there was a General Power of Attorney in his favour<\/p>\n
which was duly executed in order to enable him to operate the bank<\/p>\n
accounts. He also claimed that the Trust was dissolved by a revocation deed.<\/p>\n
But, all these documents were not proved in accordance with law. In so far<\/p>\n
as the Will executed by Sita Devi, it only pertains to House No.10, Sector<\/p>\n
15,Chandigarh and Saving Account No.33 with the Haryana State<\/p>\n
Cooperative Bank, Locker No.251 and a Post Office Account. It does not<\/p>\n
say anything about the Saving Bank Account No.1971 and other<\/p>\n
F.D.R.Accounts as aforesaid.\n<\/p>\n
               Therefore, the findings recorded by both the Courts below that<\/p>\n
the Trust was never dissolved and it had the right to operate aforesaid bank<\/p>\n
account as well as to manage its properties, do not warrant any interference.<\/p>\n
               Moreover, the appellant, in his testimony, admitted that in his<\/p>\n
application dated 23.10.1990 he had stated that the revocation deed of the<\/p>\n
Trust had been destroyed and he did not wish to claim any right on the basis<\/p>\n
of the same.\n<\/p>\n
               In my opinion, the findings of the Courts below are in<\/p>\n
consonance with the evidence which has been brought on record.\n<\/p>\n
                             R.S.A.No.1883 of 2005<\/p>\n
                                     -9-<\/span><\/p>\n
                                     ….\n<\/p>\n
             No substantial question of law has been shown to have arisen in<\/p>\n
the present appeal. Consequently, the same is devoid of any merit and is<\/p>\n
dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
January 21,2009                                 ( Mahesh Grover )\n\"SCM\"                                               Judge\n <\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Punjab-Haryana High Court Colonel S.K.Sood vs Smt.Sita Devi on 21 January, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. R.S.A. No. 1883 of 2006 (O&M) Date of Decision: 21.1.2009 Colonel S.K.Sood. ……. Appellant through Shri K.K.Jagia, Advocate. Versus Smt.Sita Devi,Shamsher Chand Kuthiala Charitable Trust (Regd.),Chandigarh and others. ……. 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