B.P. Katakey, J.

1. This appeal by the Defendant Nos. 1 to 5 is against the judgment and decree dated 17th March 2010 passed in Civil Suit No. 22/2004 by the learned Senior Civil Judge, Aizawl Judicial District, Aizawl, decreeing, the suit of the Plaintiff/Respondent for Rs. 7,03,265 (Rupees seven lakh three thousand two hundred and sixty-five) only with interest at the rate of nine per cent per annum with effect from 29th August, 2001 as compensation for demolition of the Plaintiffs building that was standing on the land covered by LSC No. 3142/1986. The Respondent-herein, as Plaintiff had instituted the said suit praying for a decree declaring that Defendants executed an agreement with him for payment of compensation for demolition of an RCC building standing over the land in LSC No. 3142/1986 that belonged to him and for passing a decree for Rs. 7,03,265 (Rupees seven lakh three thousand two hundred and sixty-five) with interest as compensation for the demolition carried out by the Defendants, contending inter alia that due to the landslide occurred in the year 1998 the link road between, the Aizawl City and Central Workshop was totally blocked and damaged, resulting in d