P. Lakshmipathi Chetty Vs P. Janardhana Chetty and Others

Andhra Pradesh High Court 20 Jul 2007 CMP No. 170 of 2007 in CRP (SR) No. 35884 of 2006 (2007) 5 ALD 723
Bench: Single Bench
Result Published
Acts Referenced

Judgement Snapshot

Case Number

CMP No. 170 of 2007 in CRP (SR) No. 35884 of 2006

Hon'ble Bench

A. Gopal Reddy, J

Advocates

Muni Reddy, for the Appellant; B. Rajendra, for the Respondent

Final Decision

Dismissed

Acts Referred

Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920 — Section 75(1)

Judgement Text

Translate:

@JUDGMENTTAG-ORDER

A. Gopal Reddy, J.@mdashThe CMP No. 170 of 2007 is filed to condone the delay of 23 days in presenting the revision against the judgment of

the learned VIII Additional District Judge (FTC), Chittoor dated 21 7-2006 passed in AS No. 32 of 1998, whereunder the appeal filed by the

petitioner against the dismissal of the orders dated 2-12-1997 passed by the learned Additional Sub-Judge, Chittoor in I.P. No. 4 of 1997, was

confirmed.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner, who filed I.P. No. 4 of 1997, admitted that he came to know that O.S. No. 109 of 1995, on the

file of the learned Additional Senior Civil Judge, Chittoor was decreed, but he did not know whether his business premises was attached in the said

suit; the fact of his father filing OS No. 109 of 1995 claiming title to the attached properties; and also he did not know whether he was a party to

the said claim petition filed by his father or not.

3. The evidence of PW-2 is to the effect that the petitioner was residing in a rental house bearing Dr.No.8-191 in Jail Khana Street, Chittoor and

there is also a ''pathi'' complex building at a distance of 100 yards from ''Premala talkies, Chittoor and the first floor was let out to a computer

institute and in the ground floor, ""Pathi General Stores"" was located and the cellar is being used as a go-down and the complex is worth more than

1 crore. The petitioner and his family members had partitioned the said building. PW-2 further admitted that apart from the said buildings, the

petitioner''s family possessed two go-downs in Gopal Reddi Street worth Rs. 10 lakhs.

4. Basing on the said evidence, the lower appellate Court dismissed the appeal preferred by the petitioner, confirming the order passed by the

Insolvency Court, dismissing the I.P. filed by the petitioner.

5. It is well-settled that the Legislature did not confer on the High Court under the 1st proviso to Section 75(1) of the Provincial Insolvency Act,

1920 (for short ''the Act'') an appellate power nor did it confer on it a jurisdiction to re-appreciate the evidence on record. The High Court, while

exercising that power, by and large is bound by the findings of fact reached by the District Court. Therefore, Section 75(1) of the Act does not

enable the High Court to de novo examine the findings of fact reached by the District Court (see the decision reported in Malini Ayyappa Naicker

(dead) by his Malini Ayyappa Naicker (Now Dead) through I.R. etc. Vs. Seth Manghraj Udhavadas Firm by Managing Partner Chathurthuj

Chhabildas (Dead) Thereafter by I.Ss. and Others, .

6. Therefore, in the absence of any allegation to the effect that the material evidence adduced has not been considered by the Insolvency Court as

well as the appellate Court, the order under challenge does not suffer from any illegality or perversity.

7. In the result, both the CMP No. 170 of 2007 and CRP (SR) No. 35884 of 2006 are dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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