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IN THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM & ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA
On The Death Of Chandan Baran Ghosh, His Legal Heirs Smti., Anima Ghosh – Appellant
Versus
Shibani Dasgupta. W/o. Sri Bidhan Dasgupta – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA, J.
1. Heard Mr. G.N. Sahewalla, learned senior counsel assisted Ms. S. Agarwal, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr.P.K. Deka, learned counsel for the respondents.
2. This revision is directed against the concurrent findings recorded by the learned courts below, decreeing the eviction suit of the plaintiff respondent.
3. The instant Respondents as Plaintiffs instituted a Title Suit being T.S. No. 08/11 before the Learned Court of Munsiff No. 1, Hailakandi against the instant Appellant wherein the instant Proforma Respondents along with their mother, namely, one Gita Rani Shome, since deceased were designated as Proforma Defendant No. 4, 5 & 6 respectively.
4. The Plaintiffs/Respondents case in brief is that they are the Landlords of a premise, as mentioned in the schedule of the Plaint, the whole 1 floor and 2/3rd portion of the ground floor of a Two Storied building measuring about 22 x 16ft situated at Pargana Hailakandi, Mouza Hailakandi Town, covered by Dag No. 1931 under 2m R.S. Patta No.1 of Dist. Hailakandi. The ownership of the said premise has emerged through inheritance from their predecessor one Late Rohini Kr. Shome. The instan
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