RAMJI SINGH PATEL versus GYAN CHANDRA JAISWAL

RAMJI SINGH PATEL versus GYAN CHANDRA JAISWAL

Limitation issue was a mixed question of law and fact and could not have been raised for the first time before the High Court in second appeal. The cause of action arose when diesel generator was installed in 2003, and suit filed in 2004 was well within time. The respondent's business constituted continuing private nuisance due to noise and air pollution in a residential area, justifying the decree of perpetual injunction.

Parties
Appellant: Ramji Singh Patel; Respondent: Gyan Chandra Jaiswal
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
11 January 2018
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From High Court Decision
Outcome
Appeals allowed, High Court judgment set aside, decree passed by lower courts restored
Legal Topics
Limitation, Private Nuisance, Perpetual Injunction, Noise and Air Pollution
Civil Procedure Environmental Law Tort Law Limitation Private Nuisance Perpetual Injunction Noise and Air Pollution

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Parties

Ramji Singh Patel

Appellant

Gyan Chandra Jaiswal

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From High Court Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether suit was barred by limitation due to cause of action arising in 1990 but suit filed in 2004
  2. 2 Whether operation of flour mill by respondent constituted private nuisance causing pollution
  3. 3 Whether High Court could entertain limitation as a mixed question of law and fact in second appeal

Ratio Decidendi

Limitation issue was a mixed question of law and fact and could not have been raised for the first time before the High Court in second appeal. The cause of action arose when diesel generator was installed in 2003, and suit filed in 2004 was well within time. The respondent's business constituted continuing private nuisance due to noise and air pollution in a residential area, justifying the decree of perpetual injunction.

Court Disposition

Appeals allowed, High Court judgment set aside, decree passed by lower courts restored

Orders

  • Decree of permanent injunction issued against respondent prohibiting operation of machinery causing pollution and nuisance
  • Respondent's suit for injunction dismissed