03 May 2022

Order passed in the other class suit No. 70/2017

 The record is taken up for passing the necessary order. This is a suit for partition of the suit property. Perused the plaint, deposition of the plaintiff as P.W. 01-02, the documentary pieces of evidence marked as exhibits No. 01-03, and the suit record.

02. Upon such perusal and consideration of the adduced shreds of evidence, it appears that the property comprised in the schedule to the plaint belonged to one Ayub Ali Kabiraj, who instituted a lawsuit bearing a number of O/C suit No. 04/2003 due to some errors in sketch map of the suit lands and obtained a degree in that suit. After the demise of Ayub Ali Kabiraj, the plaintiffs had been in possession of the suit lands as heirs. Upon request for building a home on the suit land, the defendants are given permissive possession of the suit land on a temporary basis. But, despite the plaintiffs have made a request to the defendants for removing themselves from the suit lands, the defendants still possess the suit lands without the plaintiffs’ consent. The plaintiffs instituted this is a suit for recovery of possession through ejectment.

03. Having perused the testimony of the PW-01, SA khatian No. 107,227, and 169, and RS khatian No. 115 as well as the judgment and decree passed in the other class suit No. 04/2003, the plaintiff has proved his interest, ownership, and possession in his suit land with credible evidence. Since there is no contrary material on record, it can legally be opined that the plaintiff has successfully established his claims as such. Pertinently, this is a suit that is being tried ex parte; and there is no material on behalf of the defendant that goes contrary to the plaintiff’s claims.

04. Generally, the law is settled that the burden lies on the Plaintiff to prove his case and he must succeed on his own strength only and not at the weakness of the adversary. Furthermore, in this respect, it is also pertinent to mention that ‘the plaintiffs in order to succeed must establish their own case by credible evidence and weakness of the defendants is no ground for awarding a decree in favor of the plaintiffs. The court holds that since the plaintiff’s case has been proved by evidence as well as sufficient implications. Moreover, section 8 of the Specific Relief Act, 1877 recognizes any aggrieved person’s right to file a lawsuit for such relief as prayed for in the instant suit. The plaintiff filed the suit before a court of competent jurisdiction paying the proper court fee. So, it is decided that the suit is maintainable in its current form and manner. As such, it is decided that the plaintiff may get the relief as prayed for.

In considering the aforesaid facts, documentary evidence, relevant laws, corroborative evidence, and encompassing conditions, it appears to the court that the Plaintiff has successfully proved her right, title to & interest in the suit landed property. As this is a suit for the recovery of possession through ejectment, the period of limitation for filing such a suit is twelve years from the date of dispossession [vide Article 142 of the 1st schedule of the Limitation Act, 1908]. It is also proved that the suit is filed within the period of limitation. On consideration and cognizance of the Pleadings, facts, surrounding circumstances of the case, pieces of evidence on record, and relevant laws, the Court is of view that the suit deserves to be decreed ex parte.

The court fee paid is sufficient.

Hence, it is ordered

that the suit be decreed ex parte against the defendants without any order as to costs. It is hereby ordered that the defendants do vacate the possession of the suit lands to the plaintiff within 30 days from the date, failing which the plaintiffs may recover possession of the suit lands scheduled to the plaint through the court in accordance with the law.

 (Composed and corrected by)