Present:

Mr. Justice Sheikh Abdul Awal

and

Mr. Justice Md. Mansur Alam

First Appeal No.70 of 2019

In the Matter of:

Memorandum of appeal from original decree.

In the Matter of:

The Government of Bangladesh, represented by the Deputy Commissioner, Sirajgonj and others ....Defendant-appellants.

-Versus-

Md. Abdul Latif Pramanik

....Plaintiff-respondent. Mr. Md. Yousuf Ali, D.A.G.

.... For the appellants. Mr. A. Y. Moshiuzzaman, Advocate

....For the respondent.

Heard on: 25.11.2024 and 02.12.2024. Judgment on: 10.12.2024.

Md. Mansur Alam, J:

This appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated on 07.11.2017 (decree signed on 13.11.2017) passed by the learned Joint District Judge, 2nd Court, Sirajgonj in Other Class Suit no. 18 of 2016.

The facts relevant for disposal of this appeal, in brief, are that the plaintiff-respondent filed Other Class Suit No. 18 of 2016 in the Court of learned Joint District Judge, 2nd Court, Sirajgonj, impleading the defendant-appellant for the prayer of declaration of right, title and possession over the suit land. The scheduled land measuring 125.06 acre is originally belonged to Wazed Ali Khan Ponni. The predecessor of t