JUDGEMENT
D.N.UPADHYAY,J. -
(1.) This second appeal been preferred by the
plaintiff/appellant against the judgment dated 29th November, 2003 and
decree dated 16th December, 2003, passed and signed by learned District
Judge, Deoghar in connection with Title Appeal No.37 of 2003, whereby the
judgment 19th August, 1986 and decree dated 13th July, 1987, passed and
signed by learned 3rd Additional Sub Judge, Deoghar in connection with
Title Suit No.83 of 1974/04 of 1984 been set aside and the appeal
preferred by the defendants first set stood allowed.
(2.) This Court while admitting the appeal framed following substantial question of law:-
"Whether lower Appellate Court committed serious error of law in reversing the judgment and decree of the Trial Court on extraneous ground, beyond the pleadings and evidences on record "
(3.) The fact of the case, in brief, is that the appellant, who was plaintiff in the court below, had filed a title suit, being Title Suit
No.83 of 1974/04 of 1984. The plaintiff had purced land, measuring 11
Big, 11 Kat and 4 Dhurs, situated in village Sapha, Town Madhupur, being
Thoka Nos.10 to 10/D of Patharol Ghatwal Estate, Holding No.120, Ward
no.9 within Madhupur Municipality, described in Schedule-A of the plaint,
from Lal Chand Mallick and Rup Chand Mallick through registered sale deed
dated 12th March, 1974 and prior to the execution and registration of
sale deed, the plaintiff had paid a sum of Rs. 1001/- as earnest money on
21st November, 1973, when he contracted for purce of the aforesaid land. It is contended that Defendant Nos.1 and 2, who are mussel men, with the
help of their henchmen encroached upon portion of land, measuring 25 ' x
12 ' falling at the road side, mentioned in Schedule-B of the plaint, and after making encroachment, the defendants first set had constructed a
shop. It is also contended that in course of encroachment, the defendants
first set demolished part of the boundary wall lying towards road side.
The plaintiff had stored some bricks for further construction and repair
of the boundary wall, but those bricks and building materials were also
taken by the defendants and their men. The plaintiff asked the defendants
first set to surrender the encroached land, but they refused to do so and
that created apprehension in the mind of plaintiff that the defendants
may further encroach rest portion of the land because he resides in
Kolkata. The cause of action for filing of the suit arose sometimes in
the month of November, 1973 when the defendants constructed a shop over
encroached portion of the land and on 18th March, 1974 when the plaintiff
asked the defendants first set to vacate and surrender possession of the
suit land, mentioned in Schedule- B of the plaint, the plaintiff had
sought for a decree for possession over the suit land, mentioned in
Schedule-B, and also for a decree for declaration of plaintiff's right,
title and interest over the suit property, described in Schedule-A of the
plaint, inclusive of property described in Schedule-B of the plaint. He
further prayed for a decree for confirmation of possession over the land,
mentioned in Schedule-A against the defendants first set and a decree for
recovery of possession over the property, mentioned in Schedule-B, as
against defendants first set. It was alternatively prayed for recovery of
possession with respected to Schedule-A land in case the plaintiff is
found dispossessed in future.;