IN THE HIGH COURT OF GAUHATI (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM & ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
MRIDUL KUMAR KALITA
Sita Devi, W/o-late Lal Mohan Sahani – Appellant
Versus
Pankaj Sarda, S/o-sri Ghanashyam Sarda – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
MRIDUL KUMAR KALITA, J.
1. Heard Mr. G. N. Sahewalla, learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Ms. S. Todi, learned counsel for the appellants. Also heard Mr. S. Dutta, learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Mr. S.K. Ghosh, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 1 to 6.
2. This regular second appeal has been registered on filing of a memo of appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure , 1908 by the appellants, impugning the judgment and order dated 12.02.2021, passed by learned Civil Judge No. 2 Cachar, Silchar in Misc. Appeal No.18/2014, whereby the judgment and order dated 30.09.2014, passed in Misc. Case No. 129/2009 in Title Execution Case No. 17/2009 by the Court of learned Munsiff No.1 Cachar was affirmed.
3. It is pertinent to mention here in that initially, this appeal was registered as second appeal against order i.e., SAO No. 01/2021, however, as the instant appeal is against a decree which arise out of a proceeding under Order 21, Rule 97 and 101 of the Code of Civil Procedure , 1908, as in terms of Rule 103, the order in such proceeding is to be treated as a decree, by order dated 20.26.2024, this Court directed the Registry to re-register the
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