JUDGMENT

Nelson Sailo, J. - Heard Ms. Mary L. Khiangte, the learned Government Advocate for the appellants/defendant Nos. 1 to 4 (State defendants) and Mr. L.H. Lianhrima, the learned senior counsel assisted by Ms. Ruth Lalruatfeli for the respondent No.1/plaintiff (plaintiff). None appears for the respondent Nos.2 to 38/defendant Nos.5 to 41 (private defendants) despite notice.

2. This is an appeal filed by the State defendants against the Judgment and Order dated 17.06.2008 passed by the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Aizawl District, Aizawl in Title Suit No.2 of 1995, whereby the Suit was decreed in favour of the plaintiff. The operative portion of the impugned Judgment and Order is abstracted below-

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"22. Therefore, it is ordered and decreed that the Permit No. 192 of 1965 is a permanent one and the plaintiff is entitled to get rental compensation from the defendants nos.1 to 4 for dispossessing the plaintiff and accommodating the defendants nos.5 to 41. The rental compensation to be paid to the plaintiff is to be assessed by the Deputy Commissioner, Aizawl District. The defendants nos.1 to 4 are ordered to evict the defendants nos.5 to 41 from the land of the plaintiff and giv