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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT, (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
DEVASHIS BARUAH
Bina Choudhury, W/o. Late Girijananda Choudhury – Appellant
Versus
Chaliha Warehousing Co. Pvt. Ltd., Represented By One Of Its Directors, Smti. Ruby Hazarika – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(DEVASHIS BARUAH, J.)
Heard Mr. R. K. Bhuyan, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Ms. N. B. Kayastha, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent.
2. The revisional jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked to challenge the order dated 13.07.2015 passed in Title Suit No.313/2005 whereby the learned Court of the Civil Judge No.1, Kamrup, Guwahati {presently the learned Court of the Civil Judge, No.1 Kamrup (M) at Guwahati} (for short, ‘the learned Trial Court’) had decreed a suit under Section 6 of the SPECIFIC RELIEF ACT , 1963 (for short, ‘the Act of 1963’) in favour of the plaintiff.
3. For the purpose of deciding as to whether the jurisdiction so exercised by the learned Trial Court was in accordance with law, this Court finds it relevant to take note of the brief facts which led to the filing of the present proceedings.
4. From the materials on record, it is seen that one Debabala Chaliha (since deceased) had purchased a plot of land admeasuring 4 bighas 3 kathas 2 lechas vide the registered Sale Deed No.3989 dated 16.06.1961. The said land has been specifically described in Schedule A to the plaint. In the month of December, 1
The court emphasized that under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, the focus is on possession rather than title, affirming the summary nature of dispossession proceedings.
The necessity for clear factual findings regarding possession under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act is critical in summary proceedings concerning unlawful dispossession.
In proceedings under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, the court only assesses possession and timely filing of the suit post-dispossession, not ownership claims.
Under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, courts can only adjudicate possession issues and not title disputes in cases of dispossession within six months.
A proceeding under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 is intended to provide immediate relief for unlawful dispossession, focusing on possession rather than title, and the High Court's revisi....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that suits for recovery of possession under Section 6 of the Act of 1963 must be filed within six months of dispossession, and the title of the par....
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