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Hon'ble Judges/Coram:
Ramaswami, J.
Counsels:
For Appellant/Petitioner/Plaintiff: K.P. Ramakrishna Iyer, Adv.
Case Note:
Civil - appointment of commissioner - Order 26 Rules 9 and 10 of Code of
Civil Procedure, 1908 - revision petitioner challenged appointment of
commissioner without notice - Court appointed person as commissioner for
local investigation in any matter and report thereon to Court - on account
of urgency commission application had been filed with plaint and before
issue of summons - Rule 9 did not provide for presence of parties when
commission is issued - revision petition dismissed.
JUDGMENT
Ramaswami, J.
1 . This civil revision petition arises out of an order made by the learned District
Munsif, Parappanangadi, in I. A. No. 1363 of 1952 in O. S. No. 245 of 1952 filed
under Order 26, Rule 9, C. P. C.
2. The facts are: P. Amarankutti of Kodinhi Amsom filed the suit for a declaration that
he is entitled to a right of easement to pass through a specified portion of
Moosakutty's 'paramba' to his house close by and that he has been in possession of
the alleged pathway and that this Moosakutty has demolished a bund on the pathway
and for an injunction and damages. The plaintiff filed along with his plaint an
application on 8-10-1952 for the issue of a commission to make a report about the
condition of the pathway and the damages alleged by him to the bund. This
application for the appointment of a commissioner for local investigation under Order
26, Rule 9 , C. P. C., was ordered 'ex parte' and a Commissioner, an advocate of the
Court, was appointed to prepare a plan of the plaintiff's as well the defendant's
property and to make a report of what he saw concerning the alleged demolition of
the bund.
3. This order was passed on 9-10-1952 and the Commission was made returnable on
28-10-1952 and the commission warrant was ordered to issue on the plaintiff
depositing Rs. 25. On 12-10-1952 at about 9 a.m. the Commissioner went to the spot
and he enquired among others this defendant Moosakutty and then drew up a plan
and submitted his report regarding the condition of the bund as called for. On receipt