Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 8006 Gua
Judgement Date : 4 November, 2024
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GAHC010173172022
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : RSA/158/2023
TRIDIP KHANIKAR
S/O-LATE BROJENDRA KUMAR KHANIKAR
R/O-GOHAIN TEKELA GAON,
P.O-CHANDOI TEKELA
P/S AND DIST-JORHAT, ASSAM
VERSUS
ROHAN KUMARI AND 35 ORS.
S/O-SUKHNATH KURMI,
2:SRI. RAJEN RAJWAR.
S/O- LATE ARJUN RAJWAR
3:SRI. AMUS TANTI
S/O-SANATAN TANTI
4:SRI. PRAHLAD KALANDI
S/O-LATE BISWAR KALANDI
5:SRI. SUNIL KALANDI@ JALDHAR
S/O-SRI. PRAHLAD KALANDI
6:SRI. MUNKU JAISUWAR
S/O- LATE DAYANANDA JAISUWAR
7:SRI. DINA GARH.
S/O-LATE SUKHRAM GARH
8:SRI. MRIDUL MAHILI
S/O-PUSPA MAHILI
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9:SRI. KHEDUWA MAHILI
S/O- KHEDUA MAHILI
10:SRI. BOLRAM CHAWRA
S/O-LATE BUDHURAM CHAWRA
11:SRI. PUNU NAYAK
S/O- LATE DHANANJAY NAYAK
12:SRI. PRADIP BUDIA
S/O-LATE HARICHARAN BUDIA
13:SRL. DURGA KANDA
S/O- LATE ANTAJAMI KANDA
14:SRI. PARASURAM CHAWRA
S/O-LATE LAXMAN CHAWRA
15:SRL. JULLYA PRAJA
S/O-LATE KOLIYA PRAJA
16:SRI. BABA TANTI @ BIJOY TANTI
S/O-LATE LABAN TANTI
17:SRI. RAJESH NAYAK
S/O-LATE GADI NAYAK
18:SRI. KRISHNA CHOWRA
S/O- BASU CHOWAR
19:SRI. GANESH TANTI
S/O-LATE PARASHURAM TANTI
20:SRI. MANIK RABIDAS
S/O-LATE BIKRAM RABIDAS
21:SRI. MONIRAM NAYAK
S/O- LATE KANCHAN NAYAK
22:SRI. PUSUA NAYAK
S/O- LATE MOTILAL NAYAK
23:SRI. PUSPA MAHILI
S/O- LATE MAKHA NAYAK
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24:SRI. KANU MAHALL
S/O- LATE GUBIN MAHILI
25:SRI. DASARATH NAYAK
S/O-DHANSING NAYAK
26:SRI. NAGA CHOWRA
S/O-LATE PAKLU CHOWRA
27:SRI. ARO NAYAK
S/O-LATE MANGAL NAYAK
28:SRI. MONTU RAJWAR
S/O- SRI. SAHADEV RAJWAR
29:SRI. SIVA MAHILI
S/O-LATE RAJESH MAHILI
30:SRI. AKALU CHAWAR
S/O-SONTU CHAWAR
31:SRI. DIPAK CHOWAR
S/O-LATE AJIT CHAWAR @ SISU
32:SMTI. RUPESWARI RAJAK
W/O-LATE MOHAN RAJAK
33:SMTI. RUMI CHOWAR
W/O-LATE GUNA CHOWAR
34:SRI. SUBOL RAJAK
S/O-LATE KESHAB RAJAK
35:SRI
MUKASH KALANDI
S/O-LATE GOPESWAR KALANDI
36:SRI. PUNU NAYAK
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S/O- LATE JAYDHAR NAYAK
ALL ARE RESIDENT OF HINDUBARI T.E
P.O- TEOK
P.S- TEOK
DIST-JORHAT
ASSAM
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R ALI, MR A S SK,MR H A AHMED
Advocate for the Respondent : ,
BEFORE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROBIN PHUKAN
ORDER
04.11.2024
Heard Mr. R. Ali, learned counsel for the appellant.
This second appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, is directed against the judgment and decree dated 14.06.2022 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Jorhat, in Title Appeal No.4/2019. It is to be noted here that vide impugned judgment and decree dated 14.06.2022, the learned Additional District Judge, Jorhat, has set aside the judgment and decree dated 08.11.2018 passed by the learned Civil Judge, Jorhat, in Title Suit No.59/2017 and dismissed the suit of the plaintiff.
Perused the memo of appeal and the grounds mentioned therein and also perused the impugned judgment and decree dated 14.06.2022 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Jorhat, in Title Appeal No.4/2019 and the judgment and decree dated 08.11.2018 passed by the learned Civil Judge, Jorhat, in Title Suit No.59/2017.
This second appeal is admitted for hearing on the following substantial questions of law:-
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(i) Whether in view of the evidence of the plaintiff and his document Exhibit-19, the learned First Appellate Court justified in dismissing the Title Suit No.59/2017 in absence of any written statement/denial of facts by the defendants to the plaint?
The record indicates that vide order dated 08.09.2023, notice has already been issued to the respondents.
Office note dated 04.10.2024 indicates that the respondent Nos.18 and 24 have already suffered demise and notice upon the respondent No.36 could not be served.
The learned counsel for the appellant shall take step to implead the legal representative of the respondent Nos.18 and 24 in the appeal and also take step upon respondent No.36 by registered post with A/D and also by usual process within a week from today.
Registry shall call for the record from the learned Courts below.
List the matter after 4(four) weeks.
Sd/- Robin Phukan JUDGE
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