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2018 Supreme(Gau) 5

IN THE HIGH COURT OF GAUHATI, ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH
MIR ALFAZ ALI, J.
Partha Sarathi Chakraborty & Ors. - Petitioners
Versus
Gopal Nanda Goswami & Anr. - Respondents
RSA 99 of 2009
Decided On : 12-01-2018

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. D. Mazumdar
For the Respondent: Mr. B.C. Das

Headnote:

Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – Section 61, 65 and 74 – Seeking to Adduce – Evidence – Suit – Present second appeal may be stated predecessors of the present appellant filed a suit being Title Suit against the respondent Gopal Nandan Goswami and Gita Rani Namasudra for declaration of right title and interest, recovery of khas possession, permanent injunction and other reliefs – During pendency of suit Gopendra Bhusan Chakraborty died and his legal heirs were brought on record defendant were also subsequently impleaded as proforma defendants by way of amendment case of plaintiff was that Prakriti Rani Chakraborty wife of late Gopendra Bhusan Chakraborty was owner of land measuring Chataks covered by Second Pinaki Chakraborty died and her legal heirs by executing a registered gift deed gifted aforesaid of land along with other land to youngest son of Prakriti Rani Chakraborty – Held, Plaintiffs having established their title over suit land by adducing evidence oral and documentary and plea of defendants having fallen through as discussed in substantial question of law plaintiff was certainly entitled to a decree as sought for learned appellate Court dismissed suit and allowed appeal with observation that Exhibit-4 being the certified copy of sale deed could not be admitted in evidence until the procedure for adducing the secondary evidence under Section 65 of Evidence Act was complied. Such finding of learned first appellate Court was contrary to the established proposition of law as indicated above and learned appellate Court fell in grave error by dismissing the suit holding Exhibit-4, certified copy of sale deed inadmissible in evidence for non-compliance of procedure Provided – Second appeal accordingly stands allowed.

JUDGMENT :

Mir Alfaz Ali, J.

This second appeal is filed challenging the judgment and decree dated 31.03.2009 passed by the learned Civil Judge No.1, Cachar at Silchar in Title Appeal No.4/2008, whereby learned Appellate Court reversed the judgment and decree passed by the learned Munsiff No.1 in Title Suit No.113/2006 and dismissed the suit of the plaintiff/appellant.

2. Facts leading to the present second appeal may be stated as follows :- Gopendra Bhusan Chakraborty, the predecessors of the present appellant filed a suit being Title Suit No.113/2006 (48/2004) against the respondent Gopal Nandan Goswami and Gita Rani Namasudra for declaration of right title and interest, recovery of khas possession, permanent injunction and other reliefs. During pendency of the suit Gopendra Bhusan Chakraborty died and his legal heirs were brought on record. The defendant Nos.3, 4 and 5 were also subsequently impleaded as proforma defendants by way of amendment. The case of the plaintiff was that Prakriti Rani Chakraborty wife of late Gopendra Bhusan Chakraborty was the owner of the land measuring 3 Katha 8 Chataks covered by Second RS. Patta No.163 and Dag No.713/724. Pinaki Chakraborty died in the year 1998 and her legal heirs by executing a registered gift deed on 19.03.2001 gifted the aforesaid 3 kathas 8 chataks of land along with other land to Abhra Kanti Chakraborty, the youngest son of Prakriti Rani Chakraborty. Later on, said Abhra Kanti Chakraborty sold the suit land along with other land to one Ujjal Seal and Amal Mazumdar. Subsequently, the suit land was repurchased by the plaintiff from the said Ujjal Seal and Amal Mazumdar vide registered sale deed dated 26.03.2002. After purchasing the land from Ujjal Seal and Amal Mazumdar the plaintiffs have been possessing the suit land. The plaintiff allowed the defendant to occupy 1 (one) katha of land out of the suit land as permissive occupier. Subsequently, the defendant illegally occupied another 1 (one) katha of land out of the 3 katha 8 chataks. The land illegally occupied by the defendants has been shown in schedule 2 and 3 and the entire suit land has been shown in schedule 1 of the plaint. When the plaintiff asked the defendant to vacate the suit land covered by schedule 2 and 3, the defendants initially sought for time, however, ultimately refused to vacate the suit land and therefore, the plaintiffs filed the suit for declaration of right title and interest on schedule A land measuring 3 katha 8 chataks and recovery of possession in respect of land described in schedule 2 and 3 of the plaint.

3. The case of the defendant was that the plaintiffs have no right tile and interest over the suit land, as the suit land was sold to Ujjal Seal and Amal Mazumdar by registered sale deed and possession was delivered to them. Further case of the defendant was that the defendants have been possessing the land measuring 3 katha covered by Khas Dag No. 637, and not the land covered by RS Patta No.163. On the basis of the above pleadings of the parties, learned Munsiff framed the following issues:

1. Whether there is cause of action for the suit?

2. Whether the suit is maintainable in the present form and manner?

3. Whether the suit is barred by law?

4. Whether the suit is band for defect of parties?

5. Whether the plaintiffs have right, title and interest over the suit land?

6. Whether the plaintiffs are entitled to get any relief as prayed for?

4. Both the parties adduced evidence oral as well as documentary and after hearing both the sides, learned Munsiff decreed the suit in favour of the plaintiff. Being aggrieved, the defendant/respondent preferred an appeal before the learned Civil Judge and learned Civil Judge by the impugned judgment and decree allowed the appeal and dismissed the suit of the plaintiff/appellant.

5. Aggrieved by the judgment and decree of the learned appellate Court reversing the decree of the learned trial Court, the plaintiff/appellant has preferred the instant second appeal whi


















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