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Agreement through Fraud, undue influence and coercion




Agreement through Fraud, undue influence and coercion






2024 C L C 1340

[Islamabad]

Before Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Arbab Muhammad Tahir, JJ

PAK-TELECOM MOBILE LIMITED through Head of Legal Affairs----Petitioner

Versus

Messrs DYNAMIC ENGINEERING SERVICES through Chief Executive----Respondent

R.F.A. No.145 of 2016, decided on 16th April, 2024.

(a) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)---

----O.VI, R.4---Fraud, undue influence and coercion---Pleadings---Necessary ingredients---Scope---In cases of fraud, undue influence and coercion, parties' pleadings must set forth full particulars and the case can only be decided on such particulars---Mere allegation of fraud, misrepresentation and coercion not supported by any material does not invariably warrant inquiry or investigation in each case.

       Messrs Dadabhay Cement Industries Ltd. v. National Development Finance Corporation, Karachi PLD 2002 SC 500 rel.

(b) Specific Relief Act (I of 1877)---

----Ss. 10, 42 & 54---Contract Act (IX of 1872), Ss. 15 & 16---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O.VI, R.4---Suit for recovery of money, declaration and injunction---Coercion and fraud---Proof---Respondent / plaintiff filed suit against appellant / defendant on the plea that agreements in question were signed by fraud, undue influence and coercion---Suit was decreed by Trial Court in favour of respondent / plaintiff---Validity---Party complaining of having executed an agreement as a consequence of coercion or undue influence exerted by beneficiary of such agreement is expected to lose no time in seeking its cancellation---Though suit for declaration and recovery was filed by respondent / plaintiff within limitation period prescribed by law but no plausible explanation was presented by respondent / plaintiff for two-month delay in filing the suit---Such delay was of significant importance as respondent / plaintiff was seeking declaration, which was an equitable remedy---If a party claims that he entered into an agreement as a result of coercion and undue influence, then he should immediately file suit for cancellation of such agreement---Respondent / plaintiff was unable to prove coercion, undue pressure or absence of free will in signing the agreement, undertaking and modification deed---Prayer of declaration made by respondent / plaintiff with respect to modification deed and recovery of Rs.75,377,250/- could not have been allowed by Trial Court, in circumstances---High Court set aside the judgment and decree passed by Trial Court in favour of respondent / plaintiff---Appeal was allowed, in circumstances.

       Dilber Hussain Hashmi v. Muslim Commercial Bank 2001 SCMR 265; Faisal Fabrics Limited v. Town Committee, Khurrianwala 2000 CLC 4; Hamida Begum v. Murad Begum PLD 1975 SC 624; Federation of Pakistan v. Javaid Nasim PLD 1994 Lah. 303; Ijaz Ahmed Khan v. Jahanzeb Khan 2016 CLC Note 128; Sardar Ahmad Hayat v. Member (Colonies) Board of Revenue 2020 CLC 31; Muhammad Iqbal v. Mehboob Alam 2015 SCMR 21; Munir Alam v. Mehboob Alam 2015 YLR 500; Abbas Ali Shah v. Ghulam Ali 2004 SCMR 1342; Rahim Dad v. Hamayun Shah 2020 MLD 103; Hafiz Tassaduq Hussain v. Lal Khatoon PLD 2011 SC 296; Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry v. President of Pakistan PLD 2010 SC 61; Raja Hamayun v. Sarfraz Khan Noor Muhammad 2007 SCMR 307; Muhammad Rasheed Khan v. Mst. Mehr-un-Nisa 2009 SCMR 740; Wali Muhammad v. Muhammad Ibrahim PLD 1989 Lah. 440; Haji Muhammad Sarwar Khan v. Abdul Khaliq 2013 CLC 1850; Sikandar Hayat v. Sughran Bibi 2020 SCMR 214; Ch. Iftikhar Ahmad v. The State 2018 SCMR 1385; Abdullah v. Amjad Ali Shah 2003 SCMR 894 and Nasir Ali v. Muhammad Asghar 2022 SCMR 1054 ref.

       Khawaja Hasan Riaz, Jamil Ahmad Abbasi and Malik Talat Hussain for Appellant.

       Ch. Mushtaq Hussain, Muhammad Azam Khan Niazi and Raheel Azam Khan Niazi for Respondent.

 

اہم نکات:

1. دھوکہ دہی، جبر اور دباؤ کے الزامات:

ان الزامات کے لیے درخواست میں مکمل اور واضح تفصیلات فراہم کرنا ضروری ہے۔

صرف الزامات لگانا کافی نہیں؛ شواہد کے بغیر عدالت معاملے کی تحقیقات کے لیے مجبور نہیں ہوتی۔



2. معاہدے کی منسوخی کے لیے فوری کارروائی:

اگر کوئی شخص دعویٰ کرے کہ معاہدہ جبر یا دباؤ کے تحت کیا گیا ہے، تو اسے جلد از جلد معاہدے کی منسوخی کے لیے درخواست دائر کرنی چاہیے۔

غیر ضروری تاخیر، جیسا کہ اس کیس میں دو ماہ کی تاخیر، عدالت میں درخواست کے جواز کو نقصان پہنچا سکتی ہے۔



3. ثبوت کی اہمیت:

فریق کو یہ ثابت کرنا ہوگا کہ معاہدہ آزاد مرضی کے بغیر اور دباؤ یا جبر کے تحت کیا گیا۔

اس کیس میں درخواست گزار یہ ثابت کرنے میں ناکام رہا۔



4. منصفانہ اصول (Equitable Remedy):

معاہدے کی منسوخی یا دیگر منصفانہ ریلیف کے لیے درخواست دیتے وقت درخواست گزار کا رویہ اور فوری اقدام اہم ہیں۔



5. ٹرائل کورٹ کا فیصلہ منسوخ:

ہائی کورٹ نے قرار دیا کہ ٹرائل کورٹ کا فیصلہ قانونی اصولوں کے مطابق نہیں تھا، اور اپیل کو منظور کرتے ہوئے درخواست گزار کے حق میں دی گئی ڈگری کو منسوخ کر دیا گیا۔




یہ نکات عدالت کی جانب سے دھوکہ دہی اور جبر کے الزامات کے قانونی دائرے کو واضح کرتے ہیں۔



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2024 C L C 1353

[Balochistan (Sibi Bench)]

Before Gul Hassan Tareen, J

Mst. SAKINA----Petitioner

Versus

NOOR MUHAMMAD and 2 others----Respondents

Civil Revision Petition No.(S)48 of 2022, decided on 12th April, 2023.

Specific Relief Act (I of 1877)---

----Ss.39, 42, 54 & 55---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O.VII, R.11---Res judicata---Scope---Rejection of plaint, application for---Maintainability of a suit envisaged by Cl.(d) of R.11 of O.VII, C.P.C.---Suit for declaration, cancellation and permanent injunction---Barred by law---Plaint of the petitioner was rejected by the Trial Court, which was affirmed by the Appellate Court---Validity---Prior to the suit of petitioner, the respondents instituted a civil suit against the petitioner for declaration, possession and perpetual injunction in respect of land bearing survey No.155 measuring 16 acres---Suit was contested by the petitioner and others---Said suit was decided in favour of respondents and it was held that the husband of the petitioner had left the suit land bearing survey No.155 in favour of Government and retained land of survey No.154---Said judgment was affirmed by the Appellate Court---Concurrent judgments were also affirmed on civil revision petition by the High Court---In her subsequent suit, the petitioner had impugned the genuineness of mutation of the respondent and claimed that her husband was the recorded owner of the suit land---Issue raised by the petitioner in her suit was, directly, substantially, collaterally and incidentally, in issue in the former civil suit of the respondent---Issue of genuineness of the impugned mutation and resumption of suit land by the Government and its subsequent transfer in the name of the respondent was finally heard and decided by a competent Court of law---Petitioner instituted her subsequent suit after decision of the Trial Court as well as Appellate Court---When she instituted her subsequent suit, the issue of genuineness of the impugned mutation entry was concurrently decided in the affirmative by the Trial Court as well as by the Appellate Court in favour of the respondent---Taking congnizance of a suit means to try a civil suit i.e. summoning defendant, framing of issues and recording of evidence; therefore, the existence of any such judgment which prevented trial of a subsequent suit is relevant and binding in a subsequent civil suit as res judicata---Production of certified copies of pleadings and former judgment were sufficient proof of existence of former judgment of a competent Court of law; therefore, principle of res judicata not only bars institution of a subsequent suit rather prevents the trial of a subsequent suit through recording of evidence---If such practice is allowed to prevail then, the principle/doctrine of res judicata would lose its legal sanctity/significance---Principle of res judicata is based on public policy that it is in the interest of State that there should be an end of litigation and no one should be vexed twice for the same cause---If it is declared that res judicata is a mixed question of law and fact, then there would be no end of subsequent litigations---Civil petition was dismissed accordingly.

       Amjad Hussain Khosa for Petitioner.

       Ahsan Rafiq Rana for Respondent No.1.

       Muhammad Aslam Jamali, Assistant Advocate General for Respondents Nos.2 and 3.

 

مقدمہ 2024 C L C 1353 کے اہم نکات درج ذیل ہیں:

1. مستقلی (Res Judicata) کا اصول:

جب کسی مسئلے کو پہلے ہی عدالت میں فیصلے کے طور پر طے کیا جا چکا ہو، تو اُسی مسئلے کو دوبارہ کسی دوسری عدالت میں زیرِ غور نہیں لایا جا سکتا۔

اس اصول کا مقصد عدلیہ میں وقت اور وسائل کا ضیاع روکنا اور دوبارہ مقدمہ بازی سے بچنا ہے۔



2. پہلا مقدمہ اور فیصلہ:

درخواست گزار کے شوہر کی زمین سے متعلق دعویٰ پہلے ہی ایک مقدمے میں فیصلہ ہو چکا تھا کہ زمین حکومت کے پاس منتقل ہو چکی ہے اور اس کے بعد جواب دہندگان کے نام منتقل کی گئی تھی۔

اس مقدمے میں فیصلہ درخواست گزار کے خلاف آیا تھا۔



3. نیا مقدمہ دائر کرنا:

درخواست گزار نے اس فیصلے کے خلاف نیا مقدمہ دائر کیا اور دعویٰ کیا کہ زمین پر ہونے والی تبدیلی غلط ہے، تاہم عدالت نے اس دعوے کو مستقلی کی بنیاد پر مسترد کر دیا۔



4. قانونی اہمیت:

عدالت نے واضح کیا کہ اگر مستقلی کے اصول کو نظرانداز کیا جائے تو اس سے عدالتوں کی حیثیت متاثر ہو سکتی ہے اور عوامی پالیسی کے تحت انصاف کی فراہمی کا مقصد ناکام ہو جائے گا۔

مستقلی (Res Judicata) کو قانونی احترام دینا ضروری ہے تاکہ دوبارہ مقدمہ بازی اور تنازعات سے بچا جا سکے۔



5. فیصلہ:

درخواست گزار کی درخواست کو مسترد کر دیا گیا اور اس کی بنیاد پر مستقلی کے اصول کو نافذ کرتے ہوئے کہا گیا کہ ایسا مقدمہ دائر کرنا قابلِ قبول نہیں ہے۔

پبلک پالیسی کے تحت، عدالتوں کو یہ ضروری سمجھا گیا کہ مقدمات کا اختتام ہو تاکہ عوامی مفاد میں دوبارہ مقدمہ بازی سے بچا جا سکے۔




یہ نکات مستقلی (Res Judicata) کے اصول کی اہمیت اور اس کے مقدمات پر اثرات کو واضح کرتے ہیں۔



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