IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
A.C.BEHERA, J.
Jagabandhu Badapanda - Appellant
Versus
Lokanath Meswa and another - Respondents
S.A. No.01 of 2002
Decided On : 07-05-2024
| Table of Content |
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| 1. parties involved in the appeal. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. plight of plaintiff and suit properties. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. defendants' claims and counterarguments. (Para 6) |
| 4. issues framed and trial court's dismissal. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 5. basis for the first appeal. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 6. substantial questions of law decaled. (Para 12 , 14 , 15) |
| 7. admission through adverse possession. (Para 17 , 18 , 20) |
| 8. recognition of plaintiff's title. (Para 22) |
| 9. final decree and orders issued favoring the plaintiff. (Para 24 , 25 , 26 , 27) |
JUDGMENT :
A.C. Behera, J.
The 2nd appeal has been preferred against the confirming judgment.
2. The appellant of this 2nd appeal was the plaintiff before the trial court in the suit vide T.S. No.03 of 1997 and he was the appellant before the 1st appellate court in the 1st appeal vide T.A. No.02 of 2000.
3. The respondents of this 2nd appeal were the defendants before the trial court in the suit vide T.S. No.03 of 1997 and they were the respondents before the 1st appellate court in the 1st appeal vide T.A.No.02 of 2000.
4. The suit of the plaintiffs vide T.S. No.03 of 1997 before the trial court was a suit for declaration and confirmation of possession, in alternative for demolition of the structures, if the structures are made forcibly by the defendants in the suit properties during the pendency of the suit and also for recovery of possession of the suit properties, in case the possession of the suit properties is taken away by the defendants forcibly from the plaintiff during the pendency of the suit and also for permanent injunction against the defendants from interfering into his possession in the suit properties.
5. As per the plaint of the plaintiff, the suit properties are non- consolidable Plot No.360 Ac.0.420 decimals and non-consolidable Plot No.365 Ac.0.480 decimals under Consolidation Khata No.73.
According to him(plaintiff), he(plaintiff) is the exclusive owner and in possession over the suit properties and the suit properties covered under Consolidation Khata No.73 has been recorded in his name exclusively. The suit properties were also recorded in his name exclusively in the 4th settlement under Khata No.40. During consolidation operation, the defendants had claimed for recording the suit properties in their names, but, their said claim was rejected by the consolidation authorities and ultimately final consolidation RoR of the suit properties was published in the name of the plaintiff under Consolidation Khata No.73 after adjudicating/deciding the right, title and interest of the parties in respect of the suit properties. But, in the final consolidation RoR of the suit properties under Khata No.73, the possession of the defendants were erroneously noted in the remarks column of suit Plot Nos.360 and 365. In fact, the defendants were/are not in possession over any portion of the suit plots. Consolidation authorities were not authorized under law to note the possession of the defendants in the remarks column of the consolidation RoR, in respect of the suit plots. For which, the said noting of possession in favour of the defendants in the remarks column of the suit plots are required to be ignored for all purposes. The suit properties are situated by the side of the road, for which, the plaintiff has been using the suit properties for multy purposes. When the defendants tried to make construction on the suit properties forcibly by storing the building construction materials near the same, then the plaintiff objected the same, for which, the defendants could not able to make any construction on the suit properties. The defendants have no manner of right, title and interest in the suit properties, because, neither the plaintiff nor any of his ancestors has transferred the suit properties in favour of the defendants. When the defendants are trying to make construction over the suit properties forcibly, then, apprehending danger to the title of the plaintiff by the threat of the defendants, he (plaintiff) app
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A party cannot re-agitate land rights questions already adjudicated by consolidation authorities, as such decisions are binding and preclude the same issues from being litigated in civil court.
A suit for permanent injunction is maintainable without a declaration of title if the plaintiff's title is not in dispute, and abatement of a suit under the OCH and PFL Act, 1972, requires a formal o....
The finalized Record of Rights (RoR) by consolidation authorities is binding, and civil courts cannot alter these determinations once established, reinforcing the plaintiff's title and possession.
Civil Courts may not interfere with consolidation records unless significant arbitrariness is demonstrated; judicial procedures must be adhered to diligently.
Claiming adverse possession implies acknowledgment of the other party's title, and appellate courts must consider all evidence rather than rely solely on select reports.
A claim of title through adverse possession is inadmissible when a claimant asserts title through inheritance over the same property, as these claims are mutually exclusive.
A claim for title by adverse possession must be clearly pleaded with specific dates and evidence of denial of the true owner's title; mere long possession is insufficient.
Exclusive rights of ownership established through Bhogra Conversion Proceeding cannot be undermined by contradictory claims of adverse possession and inheritance by defendants.
A dismissal of an earlier suit without merit does not preclude subsequent claims; the plea of adverse possession admits the owner's title.
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