JUDGEMENT
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(1.)Heard learned counsel, Mr. D.R. Choudhury for the
petitioner and learned senior counsel, Mr. A.K. Bhowmik, assisted
by learned counsel, Ms. M. Choudhury for the respondents.
(2.)The petitioner as plaintiff instituted Title Suit No.4 of 2014 in the Court of Civil Judge, Junior Division, Amarpur seeking declaration of tile and recovery of khas possession of the suit land
described in the Schedule of the plaint.
The defendant -respondents appeared but did not file
any written statement and therefore the suit was directed to be
heard ex parte.
While it was fixed for recording evidence of the plaintiff,
on 21.01.2016, the plaintiff made an application seeking withdrawal
of the suit with a liberty to file a fresh suit after removal of some
formal defect, which cannot be otherwise cured. The application
was filed under Order XXIII Rule 1 of CPC.
The learned trial Judge on 21.01.2016 allowed
withdrawal of the suit but debarred institution of a fresh suit by the
plaintiff.
The impugned order dated 21.01.2016 reads as follows:
"Ld. Advocate on behalf of plaintiff, Smt. S. Ghosh is present along with the Plaintiff Sri Rabindra Das. Ld. Counsel for the Plaintiff also filed a petition to withdraw the suit Under Order 23 Rule 1 on verification. Perused the petition. Considered. An application of plaintiff is hereby allowed with a stipulation that he will not institute a fresh suit for the subject matter of the suit/part of the claim. Thus the case is hereby disposed of un -contest. Make necessary entry into the TR. ANNOUNCED."
(3.)It is submitted by learned counsel, Mr. Choudhury that the plaintiff filed the petition under Order XXIII Rule 1 read with
Section 151 of CPC praying for withdrawal of the suit on the ground
that there were formal defect which cannot be removed by way of
amendment of the plaint and that the suit cannot be properly
adjudicated unless the plaintiff is allowed to withdraw the suit with
a liberty to file a fresh suit. But he has fairly admitted that what
was those formal defect that was not stated in the petition. It is
also submitted by learned counsel, Mr. Choudhury that it is a
drafting by a mofussil lawyer and the reason has not been assigned
properly but the trial Court while allowing withdrawal of the suit
would simultaneously allow the plaintiff to institute a fresh suit on
the same cause of action, or otherwise, if the trial Court was not
satisfied it would not allow the withdrawal of the suit.
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