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CHANDRA KUMAR SONGARA
Tara Chand – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
ORDER
1. Instant first appeal under Section 96 read with Order 41 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 has been preferred by the appellant-plaintiff against the impugned judgment and decree dated 29.10.2001 passed by the Court of Additional District Judge, No.2, Bharatpur, whereby Civil Suit No.21/1996 titled as Tarachand Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others for recovery of money of Rs.53,823/- instituted by the appellant-plaintiff, had been dismissed.
2. The facts of the present appeal, in brief, are that the appellant-plaintiff (hereinafter to be referred as 'plaintiff') instituted a civil suit under Order 7 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 against the respondents-defendants (hereinafter to be referred as 'defendant') before the trial Court, which was transferred to the Court of Additional District Judge No.2, Bharatpur for its final adjudication.
3. In the suit, it was pleaded by the plaintiff that the civil suit has been instituted on behalf of the plaintiff, who was a registered Contractor in the Forest Department, against the defendants for the recovery of sum of Rs.53,823/-. The plaintiff submitted his bid for the tenders invited by the Forest Department for 40 Hec
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