Ex-parte decree can be contested provided fixed pre-conditions are met

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13. Section 6 of the Artha Rin Adalat Ain, 1990 reads as follows:
“?? ???? ?? ??????? ????????? ???????? (?) ???? ? ?? ????? ????????, ???? ?? ??????? ???????????, ????, ??? ? ?????? ???????? ??? ????? ?? ???? ??? ??????????? ???? ?????? ??????? ??? ????? ???
(?) ??-???? (?) ? ???? ????? ????? ?? ???, ??? ???? ?? ????? ?????? ??????? ???????? ??????? ??? ?????? ?????? ?? ???? ???? ?????? ???? ?? ????? ?????????, ???? (??? ? ?? ????) ?? ????? ?? ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ??????? ????? ?????? ?????? ????? ???????? ????????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ???????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ????????? ???? ?????? ??? ????? ????, ??? ??????? ??? ??? ?? ???? ????? ??????? ????? ????? ???? ???”
14. Similar provision has also been provided in Sections 19 and 20 of the Artha Rin Adalat Ain, 2003 which read as follows:
“??? ?????? ?????? ????????? ??????-(?) ?????? ??????? ???? ????? ??? ?????? ?????? ?????? ????????? ??????, ????? ????? ??????? ???? ?”??? ????? ?? ?????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ????, ????? ????? ?????? ?????? ????????? ??????
(?) ??? ????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ????, ?????? ???? ?????? ??????? ??????? ???? ???? ?????? ?????? ???????? ???? ????? ?? (?????) ?????? ?????, ??-???? (?) ?? ????? ????????, ???? ?????? ?????? ???? ???? ??????? ????? ????????
(?) ??-???? (?) ?? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ???????? ???????? ???? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ?? (????) ?????? ????? ????????? ?????? ??% ?? ???????? ???? ????? ????? ??? ???????? ???? ?????????????? ??? ????????? ?????? ???????????, ???? ?????? ?????? ?????? ??????, ??-?????? ?? ???? ??? ?????? ??????????? ??????? ???? (?????????? ??????????) ????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ????? ?????
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??. ??????? ?? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?????? ???, ???? ????? ?? ???????:
“??? ???? ?? ??????? ?????? ???????? -?? ????? ????? ?????????, ??? ????? ?? ??????????? ???? ???? ?? ?????? ????????? ??? ????????? ?? ???? ??? ????, ??? ?? ??????? ????? ??? ?????? ??????? ??? ????? ??, ??? ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ????? ??? ????? ?? ????”?????? ???? ????? ????? ??? ???????? ???? ?? ????????? ??? ????, ???? ????? ??? ????? ?? ????????? ??????? ????? ???”
16. From a plain reading of the above quoted provisions of the Artha Rin Adalat Ain, it appears that except the provisions of this Act, no question shall be raised before any court or authority about any pending proceeding in the Artha Rin Adalat, or its order, judgment or decree, and if any relief is claimed or prayed before any Court or authority ignoring the provisions of this Act, no Court or authority shall accept any such prayer since the judgment or decree of the Artha Rin Adalat is final and the same cannot be questioned in any other Court under any separate proceeding. If any party is aggrieved by the judgment and decree of the Artha Rin Adalat he may prefer appeal against the same as per specific provisions’ of the Artha Rin Adalat Ain and in case of ex-parte decree, the judgment debtor may prefer an application under Section 19 of the Artha Rin Adalat Ain, 2003 for setting-aside the ex-parte decree upon deposit of certain amount as per the said provisions of law, Therefore, we are led to hold that the suit filed by the plaintiff-appellant challenging the judgment and decree passed by the Artha Rin Adalat was expressly barred by specific provisions of both old and new Artha Rin Adalat Ain. Accordingly, we find no reason to differ with the view taken by the trial Court below that the suit filed by the plaintiff challenging the judgment and decree dated 28-7-1991 passed by the Artha Rin Adalat, Magura in Artha Rin Suit No.1 of 1990 was expressly barred by Section 6 of the Artha Rin Ain Adalat, 1990.
17. In view of our discussions made in the forgoing paragraphs it is by now clear that the instant appeal must fail.
18. In the result, the appeal is dismissed without any order as to costs. The impugned judgment and decree dated 30-11-1995 (decree signed on 3-1-1996) passed by the learned Subordinate Judge, 2nd Court, Magura in Title Suit No.6 of 1995 is affirmed.
19. However, in the facts and circumstances of the case the plaintiff appellant may avail the remedy of appeal against the judgment and decree dated 28-7-1991 passed by the Artha Rin Adalat, Magura in Artha Rin Suit No. 1 of 1990, if he so advised and if it is open to him.
Let a copy of this judgment along with the lower Court’s record be sent down at once.
(Concluded)
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