Advocates:
['Ms M CHAKRABORTY', '', 'P SEN', 'Mr S M CHAKRABORTY', 'BRATATI CHAKRABORTY', 'S BHATTACHARJEE', 'GA', '', 'Mr T D MAJUMDAR', 'Mr K K PAL']

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HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA

AGARTALA

WA No.41/2018 and WA No42/2018

A) WA No.41/2018 :

1. Sri. Dulal Nath Bhowmik,

S/o. Lt. Srimanta Kumar Bhowmik, resident of West Noabadi,

P.O - West Noabadi, P.S. Bodhjungnagar, Jirania, Dist.- West

Tripura.

………….. Appellant(s).

Vs.

1. The State of Tripura,

through the Secretary to the Government of Tripura,

Department of Revenue, New Secretariat Complex, P.O. Agartala

Secretariat, Dist. West Tripura.

2. The District Magistrate & Collector,

West Tripura, P.O. Agartala, Dist. - West Tripura.

3. Agartala Municipal Commissioner,

represented by the Municipal Commissioner, P.O. - Agartala,

West Tripura.

4. The Municipal Commissioner,

Agartala Municipal Corporation, P.O. Agartala, West Tripura.

5. The Executive Officer,

Agartala Municipal Corporation, North Zone, P.O. Kunjaban,

Agartala West Tripura.

………….. Respondent(s).

B) WA No.42/2018 :

1. Sri Bikas Biswas,

S/o - Lt. Byomkesh Biswas.

2. Smti. Tanuja Biswas

W/o - Sri Bikas Biswas,

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Both are residents of Kunjaban, Kumari Tilla, P.O - Kunjaban,

P.S - East Agartala, Agartala, West Tripura.

Presently residing at B. K. Road, C/o - Sri Swapan Banik,

P.O - Agartala, P.S - East Agartala, Dist. - West Tripura.

………….. Appellant(s).

Vs.

1. The State of Tripura,

through the Secretary to the Government of Tripura,

Department of Revenue, New Secretariat Complex, P.O. Agartala

Secretariat, Dist. West Tripura.

2. The District Magistrate & Collector,

West Tripura, P.O. Agartala, Dist. - West Tripura.

3. Agartala Municipal Commissioner,

represented by the Municipal Commissioner, P.O. - Agartala,

West Tripura.

4. The Municipal Commissioner,

Agartala Municipal Corporation, P.O. Agartala, West Tripura.

5. The Executive Officer,

Agartala Municipal Corporation, North Zone, P.O. Kunjaban,

Agartala West Tripura.

………….. Respondent(s).

_B_E_ F_O_R_E_

HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. AKIL KURESHI

HON’BLE JUSTICE MR. S G CHATTOPADHYAY

For Appellant(s) : Mr. S M Chakraborty, Sr. Advocate,

Ms. P Sen, Advocate.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Debalaya Bhattcharya, GA,

Mt. T D Majumder, Sr. Advocate,

Mr. S Saha, Advocate.

Date of hearing : 20^th July, 2021.

Date of judgment : 16^th August, 2021.

Whether fit for reporting : Yes.

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J U D G M E N T

(Akil Kureshi, CJ).

These appeals arise out of a common judgment of the learned

Single Judge dated 17^th November 2016 passed in WP(C) Nos.73 and 74

of 2016 respectively. They have been heard together and would be

disposed of by this common judgment.

[2]

Facts being similar, we may record from WP(C) No.73/2016 and

corresponding WA No.41/2018. These facts are as under :

The litigation pertains to revenue entries in relation to land

bearing RS Plot No.3048/2008 [original Plot Nos.2482 and 2488(P)]

admeasuring 0.200 acres of Government Khatian No.1/126, mouja

Kunjaban (hereinafter to be referred to as the „suit land‟). The petitioner

had purchased the suit land under a registered sale deed, dated 20^th

December 2013, from Sri Rajib Kumar Jadav and Smt. Neena Jadav

(hereinafter to be referred to as „the vendors‟) who claimed their

ownership over the land in question as being the predecessors-in-title of

deceased Ramabtar Prasad Jadav. According to these vendors, Ramabtar

Prasad Jadav had in turn purchased the suit land from one Jagmohan

Goala under a registered deed dated 22^nd March 1973. The vendors, Sri

Rajib Kumar Jadav and Smt. Neena Jadav had filed Revenue Case

No.344/2013 before the District Collector, West Tripura under Section

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11(3) of Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960 (“TLR & LR

Act” for short). This application of the vendors was suo motu converted

by th