RSA 32/2004. Gauhati High Court

Case NumberRSA 32/2004
Judgement DateJuly 14, 2019
CourtGauhati High Court

IN THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

( THE HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM & ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

PRINCIPAL SEAT

RSA No. 32/ 2004

Md. Nur Islam

………. Appellant

-Versus-Anjir Ali

Advocate for the petitioner: Mr. AK Hussain.

……. Advocate.

Advocate for the Respondent None appeared.

………...

- B E F O R E –

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASANTA KUMAR DEKA

Date of hearing : 14.07.2017

Date of judgment & order : 14.07.2017

JUDGMENT & ORDER ( Oral)

Heard Mr. AK Hussain, learned counsel, appearing for the appellant. On the other hand, though the names of the learned counsel, appearing on behalf of the respondent have been shown in the cause list, however none has entered appearance at the time of taking up this matter.

………. Resp[ondent

2] Considering that the matter is pending since the year 2004, the matter is taken up for hearing and its final disposal.

3] The present appellant is the defendant in T.S. No. 104/ 1993 filed by the respondent/ plaintiff-Club, for declaration of its right, title and interest over the suit land. The case of the plaintiff/ respondent-Club, represented by its Secretary, is that the said Club is an association registered in the year 1978 under the Registration of the Societies Act. The members of the plaintiff/ respondent –Club found a plot of land covered by Dag No. 77 of Village Chatla under Mouza- Sarukhetri and the plaintiff-Club through its members took the possession of the said plot of land in the year 1979. On 14.6.1988, the plaintiff-Club through its members filed an application before the Deputy Commissioner, Barpeta for allotment of the said plot of land, which is the suit land. The Deputy Commissioner, Barpeta after receiving the said application placed the said petition before the Land Advisory Board, Barpeta on 16.4.1988 for consideration. The Board approved the settlement of the said land covered by Dag No. 77 of Village Chatla on 12.6.1990 and passed formal order for allotment of the land in favour of the plaintiff-Club and the authority formally delivered possession of the land to the plaintiff-Club on

31.10.1990. Thereafter, the members of the Club constructed a house and dug a fishery on the back side of the said house over the suit land. On

5.11.1990, the defendant/ appellant with a mala fide motive prayed before the District Magistrate, Barpeta to draw up a proceeding under Section 145 Cr.P.C. against the members of the plaintiff-Club on the ground that he was dispossessed from the said suit land. The learned Magistrate, after recording the evidence of the witnesses and after hearing the parties, declared the possession of the plaintiff Club over 90 Lechas of land and 10 Lechas of...

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