The Courts below have non-suited the appellant plaintiff on the ground that Section 154(1) of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 debars the Courts to entertain the suit.

2. The Plaintiff instituted T.S.No. 2 of 1980 against the defendants in the Court of the Assistant to the Deputy Com­missioner, Jaintia Hills at Jowai praying for declaration of her right, title and interest in the plot of land fully described in the plaint. She also asked for other reliefs.

3. The Plaintiff claimed that she had inherited the suit land from her mother. After the plaintiff had sold some matured pine trees standing on the land to U. Kwor Suchiang, Defen­dant No. I lodged an application with the Revenue Officer, Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council, Jowai alleging the authority of the plaintiff to deal with the timber in the pine grove. Defendant No. 1 claimed that the pine grove, named in the plaint, belonged to him. A Revenue case was taken up and the Assistant Revenue officer passed an order in favour of the plaintiff. Against the said order defendant No. 1 preferred an appeal. The appellate authority accepted the appeal, set aside the order of the Assistant Revenue Officer and declared

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