Daroga Muhammad Ghouse Sahib vs Shaik Mohideen Sahib

Krishnan, J.—It is argued that the Presidency Small Cause Courts had no jurisdiction to remove the obstruction by the petitioner. I am

unable to accept this argument. It is clear Section 48 of the Small Cause Courts Act applies the provisions of the CPC to proceedings under

Chapter VII and the language of it is wide enough to include a power to act under Order 21 Rule 98 Civil Procedure Code. A similar view was

taken in the case a reported in Bagimall v. Appadurai Gramany (1909) 7 M.L.T. 385 : 6 I.C. 722. To hold otherwise would lead to the

extraordinary result that though the Small Cause Court can pass an order in ejectment against a tenant its order could be defeated by the tenant

giving over possession to a third party a day previous to the date fixed for ejectment. The Small Cause Court has power to remove any improper

obstruction to the carrying out of its own order.

It was next contended that this was not a proper case to direct removal of obstruction as petitioner claims a title to the property. He has

according to his own case no title at present but only a right to enforce specific performance of a contract which it may be mentioned, the

respondent denies and he has taken possession from Karim, the respondent''s tenant, against whom the order in ejectment was made. The order of

the lower Court removing obstruction was clearly right in the circumstances.

The Civil Revision Petition is dismissed with costs.