IN THE HIGH COURT OF GAUHATI, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Devashis Baruah
Sonaban Khatun W/o Late Sahar Ali – Appellant
Versus
Daliman Bibi W/o Md. Abdul Rahim – Respondent
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| 1. (Para 2 , 4 , 5 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 16 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 25 , 26 , 33 , 34) |
| 2. court analyzes maintainability of the appeal. (Para 12 , 17) |
| 3. court discusses implications of section 97 of the code. (Para 24) |
JUDGMENT :
Devashis Baruah, J
Heard Ms. R. Choudhury, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants and Mr. A. R. Sikdar, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No.1. None appears on behalf of the other respondents on call.
2. This is an appeal filed under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (for short ‘the Code’) challenging the judgment and decree dated 10.05.2024 passed by the learned District Judge, Bongaigaon (hereinafter referred to as the learned First Appellate Court) in Title Appeal No.6/2022 whereby the appeal was dismissed affirming the judgment and decree dated 07.03.2019 passed by the learned Civil Judge, Bongaigaon (hereinafter referred to as the learned Trial Court) in Title Suit (P) No.31/2014.
3. It is seen from the records that vide an order dated 30.08.2024, the learned Coordinate Bench of this Court had admitted the instant appeal by formulating three substantial questions of law which are re
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