BIBHU DATTA GURU
Rampyare – Appellant
Versus
Ramkishun – Respondent
JUDGMENT (ON BOARD)
By the present appeal under Section 100 of the CPC, the appellants/plaintiffs challenging the impugned judgment and decree dated 01/01/2020 passed by the learned 1st Additional District Judge, Manendragarh, District Korea, C.G. in Civil Appeal No.30A/2019 (Rampyare & Anr Vs. Ramkishun & Anr) arising out of the judgment dated 19/07/2016 passed by the learned Civil Judge Class-I, Manendragarh, District Korea, C.G. in Civil Suit No.48A/2016 (Rampyare & Anr Vs. Ramkishun & Anr) whereby the learned appellant Court dismissed the appeal and affirmed the judgment passed the learned trial Court. For the sake of convenience, the parties would be referred as per their status before the learned trial Court.
2. The plaintiffs preferred a suit seeking declaration of title, possession and permanent injunction pleading inter alia that the plaintiffs’ grandfather, Mahadev, son of Late Amrit Ahir, executed a will on 12/08/1958 and got it registered on 28/11/1958 in the office of the Sub-Registrar, Manendragarh, thereby bequeathing his land ownership rights, i.e., the suit land, to Ramavatar Ahir, son of his younger brother Jagdev Ahir. Jagdev had two sons, Ramavatar and Ramkishun
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