TMI Blog2010 (9) TMI 1134X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... id in law. The argument that even after the sale was declared to be legally valid, the decree holder could not demand delivery of possession, as the decree stood fully adjusted and satisfied was also rightly rejected by the Executing Court, in its order dated 25.9.1984 against which the judgment debtor had sought no redress. In as much as the Division Bench ignored that legal deficiency in the order and proceeded to decide the appeal on merits, it committed a mistake that ought to be corrected by this Court, was the only submission made by Mr. Kapoor that merits consideration. HELD THAT:- In the present case the appellate Court appears to have decided against remanding the matter to the Single Judge on the ground of absence of reasons in the order passed by the latter because any such remand would have only prolonged the agony of the parties. From a reading of the impugned order of the appellate Court it is clear that the appellate Court was conscious of the fact that the litigation had been prolonged for many years. It, therefore, decided to resolve the matter on merits rather than remitting the same back for a fresh disposal by the learned Single Judge. In as much as the appel ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t the decree holder would deposit a sum of ₹ 35,000/- for payment to the judgment debtor, whereupon the latter shall handover to the decree holder the vacant possession of the property aforementioned that stood attached. The Executing Court recorded the statement of the parties in support of the compromise and adjourned the matter for passing final orders. But before any such order could be made the judgment debtor filed an application with a prayer for setting aside the compromise on the ground that the same was void ab-initio and had been brought about by fraud. Another application filed by him prayed for setting aside of the sale for non-compliance with the provisions of Order XXI Rules 72 and 84 of the C.P.C. The decree holder also moved an application for passing final orders in terms of the compromise stating that he had deposited the bank drafts for a total sum of ₹ 35,000/- as the judgment debtor had refused to accept the said amount. 3. The Executing Court finally made an order on 30th August 1979 whereby it confirmed the sale in favour of the decree holder in accordance with the compromise between the parties. Aggrieved, the judgment debtor filed FAO No.502 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ed by the decree holder within the stipulated period of 30 days from the date of resistance to the delivery of possession was maintainable. The above order was assailed by the judgment debtor in Execution First Appeal which was dismissed by a learned Single Judge of the High Court on 26th September, 1988. A Letters Patent Appeal preferred against the said order also failed and was dismissed on 5th October, 2001. The present appeal assails the correctness of the said order as noticed earlier. 6. Appearing for the appellant Mr. R.K. Kapoor strenuously argued that the Executing Court had committed a serious irregularity in the matter of directing attachment of property of the judgment debtor and issuing a sale proclamation. He contended that since the proclamation of sale was itself fraudulent and in complete violation of the provisions of Rule 66(2) Order XXI all the subsequent proceedings of auction sale, its confirmation and issuance of certificate etc. were a nullity in the light of the judgment of this Court in Desh Bandhu Gupta v. N.L. Anand 1994 (1) SCC 131. He further contended that the Executing Court had permitted the decree holder to participate in the auction of the pro ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ree holder by the Executing Court and the grant of sale certificate to her. Except two, each one of the contentions urged by Mr. Kapoor before us relate to the procedure adopted and the order passed by the Executing Court up to the stage of confirmation of the sale in favour of the decree holder. All these contentions were urged by the appellants before the Executing Court who rejected the same and before the High Court who dismissed the appeals filed before it. The view taken by the Executing Court and by the High Court in regard to the issues raised by the appellants has attained finality with the dismissal of the Special Leave Petition filed against the said orders whereby the confirmation of sale in favour of the decree holder as also the grant of sale certificate to her was declared to be valid. Any attempt to re-agitate the very same questions that stand concluded by the said judgment and orders is therefore futile if not a clear abuse of the process of law. In particular the question whether the decree under execution was a mortgage decree or a simple money decree, was answered in favour of the decree holder and the decree held to be a mortgage decree. Similarly the question ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... cordingly issued warrants for delivery of possession to the decree holder. It is common ground that the view taken by the Executing Court in the said order has also attained finality as no appeal or other proceedings were filed against the same. In the above background, any effort to rekindle the controversy surrounding aspects which stand finally decided must necessarily fail. 10. The third round of proceedings it is noteworthy started with the objections raised by the judgment debtor leading to the passing of an order dated 5th October, 1987 by the Executing Court. The Court formulated as many as 14 issues which the judgment debtor sought to agitate in opposition to the execution of the decree and held that all of them except Issue Nos.7 and 9, stood decided by the Executing Court against the judgment debtor in terms of its orders dated 30th August, 1979 and 25th September, 1984. The Executing Court said:- In the light of the circumstances stated above, I am of the opinion that the contentions forming the subject matter of issue Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 13 have already been gone into and decided against the JD on merits. Orders dated 30.8.1979 and 25.9.84 of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ge was, argued the learned counsel, sufficient for the Division Bench to set aside the same and remit the matter back for a fresh disposal in accordance with law. In as much as the Division Bench ignored that legal deficiency in the order and proceeded to decide the appeal on merits, it committed a mistake that ought to be corrected by this Court, was the only submission made by Mr. Kapoor that merits consideration. 13. The juristic basis underlying the requirement that Courts and indeed all such authorities, as exercise the power to determine the rights and obligations of individuals must give reasons in support of their orders has been examined in a long line of decisions rendered by this Court. In Hindustan Times Limited v. Union of India Ors. 1998 (2) SCC 242 the need to give reasons has been held to arise out of the need to minimize chances of arbitrariness and induce clarity. In Arun s/o Mahadeorao Damka v. Addl. Inspector General of Police Anr. 1986 (3) SCC 696 the recording of reasons in support of the order passed by the High Court has been held to inspire public confidence in administration of justice, and help the Apex Court to dispose of appeals filed against suc ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... further appeal is very important from yet another angle. An appellate Court or the authority ought to have the advantage of examining the reasons that prevailed with the Court or the authority making the order. Conversely, absence of reasons in an appealable order deprives the appellate Court or the authority of that advantage and casts an onerous responsibility upon it to examine and determine the question on its own. An appellate Court or authority may in a given case decline to undertake any such exercise and remit the matter back to the lower Court or authority for a fresh and reasoned order. That, however, is not an inflexible rule, for an appellate Court may notwithstanding the absence of reasons in support of the order under appeal before it examine the matter on merits and finally decide the same at the appellate stage. Whether or not the appellate Court should remit the matter is discretionary with the appellate Court and would largely depend upon the nature of the dispute, the nature and the extent of evidence that may have to be appreciated, the complexity of the issues that arise for determination and whether remand is going to result in avoidable prolongation of the l ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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