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2015 Supreme(Gau) 494

IN THE HIGH COURT OF GAUHATI
A.K.GOSWAMI, J.
Andheri Musalmani and Ors. - Appellants
Vs.
Sarifat Ali and Ors. - Respondent
RSA No. 53 of 2004
Decided On : 22.06.2015

Advocates Appeared:
For The Appellant : M.N. Choudhury
For The Respondents: A. Barkataky

Headnote:

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 – Title Appeal - Sale deed - Claiming recovery of possession - Defendants against the judgment and decree, passed by the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Morigaon, in Title Appeal, setting aside the judgment and decree, passed by the learned Civil Judge, Junior Division in Title Suit – Original plaintiff died during the pendency of the suit and the present respondents are her sons through her two husbands – Appeal was admitted to be heard by an order on the following substantial question of law – "Whether the registered Relinquishment Deed, executed in favour of the appellant along with delivery of possession could be retracted from after expiry of more than 30 years claiming recovery of possession affecting the appellant by removing their residential premises? –Held, In our adversarial system of jurisprudence, pleadings are drafted by the advocates on the basis of information given by their clients as per their knowledge, understanding and experience, in the instant case, the original of the Relinquishment Deed, Exhibit Kha was very much available – May be, it was not placed at the time of drafting the written statement and the written statement was prepared on the basis of instructions taking it to be a case of transfer by sale – In the alternative, though the deed was produced before him, a mistake was committed by the counsel due to inadvertence in terming the Deed of Relinquishment to be a sale deed – Court of the considered opinion that when the document itself has been produced and had been admitted into evidence without any objection, mis-description of the document in the written statement should not be attached too much of importance, more so, when side by side with the word "Sale deed" the word, "relinquishment" is finding place – Appeal is allowed

JUDGMENT :

Arup Kumar Goswami, J.

1. Heard Mr. M.H. Choudhury, learned counsel for the appellants. Also heard Mr. A. Barkataky, learned counsel for the respondents. This is an appeal by the defendants against the judgment and decree dated 14.01.2004, passed by the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Morigaon, in Title Appeal No. 25/03, setting aside the judgment and decree dated 08.08.2003, passed by the learned Civil Judge, Junior Division No. 2, in Title Suit No. 16/99.

2. The original plaintiff died during the pendency of the suit and the present respondents are her sons, Momin Ali and Islam Uddin through her two husbands.

3. The appeal was admitted to be heard by an order dated 11.05.2004 on the following substantial question of law:

"Whether the registered Relinquishment Deed, executed in the year 1969 in favour of the appellant along with delivery of possession could be retracted from after expiry of more than 30 years claiming recovery of possession affecting the appellant by removing their residential premises?"

4. On 17.06.2015, two further substantial questions of law were framed, which are as follows:

"1. Whether the learned Lower Appellate Court was correct in holding that Ext. 'Kha' is not genuine?

2. Whether the learned Lower Appellate Court was correct in concluding 'Ext.-'Ga', in absence of any challenge, to be not a valid deed?"

5. It is pointed out by the learned counsel for the parties that Ext-'Ka' has been wrongly recorded as Ext.-'Ga' in the second substantial question of law framed on 17.06.2015.

6. Ext.-'Ga' shall be read as Ext.-'Ka' in the substantial question of law No. 2 framed on 17.06.2015.

7. The original plaintiff, Ramjani Begum, pleaded that the suit land, comprising in three distinct and separate plots of land, indicated as Schedule-A, measured 15 Bigha 1 Katha and 9 Lecha in different Dags and pattas and the same originally belonged to one Kashem Sheikh. Her mother Kulsum Bibi had earlier married one Numai Ali and, through the aforesaid marriage, defendant No. 1, Andheri Begum, Pro forma defendant No. 1, Hozi Sheikh and pro forma defendant No. 2, Joneki Begum were born. Kashem Sheikh had married one Karpati Begum and she died issueless. Kulsum divorced Numai and, after death of Karpati, got married to Kashem and, out of that wedlock, plaintiff was born. When Kulsum married Kashem, she had brought her children from her earlier marriage to the house of Kashem. Ramjani married one Momin Ali and, after obtaining divorce, she married Mohammad Hussain and started living in Lahorighat, some distance away from the suit land. The case projected is that she was given half portion of the property left behind by Kashem through an amicable partition made by the villagers and the rest half portion was given to the children of Kulsum from her earlier marriage. Though she was entitled to inherit the entire estate of Kashem being his daughter, she consented to the amicable partition for avoiding disputes. She was possessing the land by giving the same on "Adhi" and, at times, also by engaging her own labourers. In the month of February, 1999, when she had gone to the suit land with her labourers, she was obstructed by the principal defendants from entering into the suit land and they started claiming the same to be their own land. With the aforesaid pleadings, the plaintiff filed the suit for Schedule-B land, which is a part of Schedule-A land, whereby half portion of all the three plots of land, as indicated in Schedule-A, was claimed alongwith recovery of khas possession.

8. In the written statement filed by Andheri, defendant No. 1, she pleaded that while the plaintiff was the younger sister, she was the elder daughter of Kashem Sheikh, who had no son or other daughter. Kashem had executed a registered gift deed on 30.03.1957, being gift deed No. 956/57, in favour of his minor daughters to protect their interest. She had married one Kulamoni Sheikh, who was residing in the house of Kashem. The plaintiff met one Bang



















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