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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SASHIKANTA MISHRA
Harshamani Bhutia – Appellant
Versus
Hullash @ Ullashmani Rath – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. plaintiff's title and possession claims. (Para 1 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. court's analysis of evidence review. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 3. arguments regarding evidence admissibility. (Para 12 , 14) |
| 4. weight of witness credibility and relationships. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 5. adverse inference and its implications. (Para 30 , 32) |
| 6. legal principles on antecedent title. (Para 34 , 35) |
| 7. judgment conclusion and orders. (Para 37) |
JUDGMENT :
This is a plaintiff’s appeal against a confirming judgment. The suit filed by him for declaration of title, confirmation of possession and permanent injunction was dismissed by the trial Court and confirmed by the First Appellate Court.
3. The plaintiff’s case, briefly stated, is as follows:- The suit land originally belonged to one Jogi Nanda, who died leaving behind three sons, namely, Madhu @ Madhusudan, Madhab and Gobinda. Madhu died issueless, Gobinda died without any issue in 1947 and his wife, Radha died in 1955. As such, the suit property came to be exclusively possessed by Madhab. He sold the suit land for legal necessity to the plaintiff, vide R.S.D. No.7464 dated 08.12.1961 and delivered possession. The plaintiff mutated the property
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