PATHAK, J.:- This is an application under Clause 6 of the Assam and Naga­land High Court (Jurisdiction over Dist­rict Council Courts) Order. 1954 against the judgment and order dated 29-4-1967 passed by Sri G. N. Bhattacharyya, Judi­cial Officer, District Court. Garo Hills District Council, Tura, in Miscellaneous Appeal No. 6 pf 1966, by which the Learned Judicial Officer rejected the petitioner's appeal and affirmed the judg­ment and order dated 29-8-1966 passed by Sri S. Dam. Judicial Officer, Subordi­nate Court, Garo Hills District Council, Tura, in Miscellaneous Case No. 32 of 1963.

2. The facts of the case are briefly as follows: The plaintiff-petitioner institut­ed Miscellaneous Case No. 32 of 1963 In the Subordinate Court of the Garo Hills District Council claiming the Akhing of Boldamgiri village as the Nokma of the clan. Her case was that her father late Tosu was the Nokma of Boldamgiri Ak­hing. Late Tosu incurred some debts, but could not repay. One Khewil Marak cleared the debts of Tosu and he got the Akhing land temporarily transferred in his favour from Tosu Nokma. Khe­wil had two wives, namely. Damje Sangma and Gonje Sangma. Khewil died in 1963. Gonje had one female is

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