JUDGMENT

Michael Zothankhuma, J. - Mr. C. Zoramchhana, learned Additional Advocate General appears for the appellants. Mrs. Dinari T. Azyu appears for the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 and Ms. Zairemsangpuii appears for respondent Nos. 4 to 7.

2. This Regular First Appeal has been filed by the State of Mizoram against the Judgment & Decree dated 25.07.2013, passed by the Court of the Senior Civil Judge, Lunglei in Civil Suit No. 33/2010 and the Order dated 15.07.2014, passed in Execution Petition No. 6/2014. The impugned Judgment & Decree dated 25.07.2013 passed in Civil Suit No. 33/2010, has decreed that the plaintiffs/respondent Nos. 1 to 3 are the rightful owner of the suit lands and that the Deputy Commissioner, Lunglei District and Commissioner/Secretary to the Government of Mizoram, General Administration Department, Mizoram are liable to pay compensation to the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 for their illegal occupation of the suit lands, for the period from 1986.

3. The brief facts of the case is that Civil Suit No. 33/2010 had been filed by the respondent Nos. 1 to 3/plaintiffs for payment of rent @ Rs. 5 per sq. ft. per month for the period from 1966 to 1986 onwards for occupation of the