JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. Sheeladitya, the learned counsel for the appellants and Ms. R. Choudhury, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents.

2. The present appeal was admitted on 23.07.2014 by framing one substantial question of law which reads as under:

Whether the suit of the plaintiff is barred by limitation?

3. As the substantial question of law so formulated relates to whether the suit of the plaintiff was barred by limitation, this Court for the purpose of the instant appeal finds it appropriate to deal with the relevant facts which are necessary for adjudication. For the purpose of convenience, the parties herein are referred to in the same status as they stood before the trial court.

4. The plaintiffs filed a suit seeking declaration that the plaintiffs have land holder rights over the suit land which have been described in Schedule-2 (the suit land) of the plaint; for recovery of khas possession of the suit land by evicting the principal defendant Nos. 1 to 5, their men, servants and agents therefrom; for permanent injunction restraining the principal defendant Nos. 1 to 5 from dispossessing the plaintiffs from the suit land in any manner whatsoever after the plai