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Samsur Rahaman Choudhury and Ors. v. Anowara Khatun and Ors.

Calcutta HC22 Mar 2024CO/3106/2023

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Revision by defendants against an appellate order staying operation of a judgment and decree that had dismissed the plaintiffs' title and injunction suit. The High Court held there was no occasion to stay a dismissive decree, disposed of the civil order and requested expeditious disposal of the pending appeal.

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Impugned stay order interfered with; civil order disposed of; appeal court directed to decide Title Appeal No. 15 of 2022 expeditiously; no costs.

Samsur Rahaman Choudhury and Ors. Vs Anowara Khatun and… — Property and Title | Calcutta HC (2024)

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22.03.2024 05 PG Ct. No.7

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C.O. 3106 of 2023 With

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I.A. No. CAN 1 of 2023 (Not in File)

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Samsur Rahaman Chowdhury & Ors. Vs. Anowara Khatun & Ors.

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Mr. Gangadhar Das Mr. Tanmoy Chattopadhyay Ms. Munmum Das……..for the petitioners

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This civil order is at the instance of the defendant and is directed against an order no. 12 dated 3^rd May, 2023 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, 1^st Court, Malda in Title Appeal No. 15 of 2022. By the order impugned, the judgment and decree passed by the learned trial Judge was stayed till the disposal of the appeal.

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In spite of service, none appears to oppose this application. Affidavit-of-service filed in Court today is taken on record.

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Learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that the judgment and decree passed in Title Suit No. 151 of 2015 dismissing the suit has been challenged in Title Appeal No. 15 of 2022 and the operation of the judgment and decree could not have been stayed by the learned Court of appeal below.

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The opposite parties herein filed a suit for declaration of title and for permanent injunction against the petitioners. Upon a contested hearing, the said suit was dismissed by a judgment and decree dated 30^th March, 2022.

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Since by the said judgment and decree, the suit stood dismissed, there was no occasion for the operation of such judgment and decree to be stayed in title appeal.

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With the above observations, C.O. 3106 of 2023 along with I.A. No. CAN 1 of 2023 (Not in File) stand disposed of.

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The learned Additional District Judge, 1^st Court, Malda is requested to dispose of the Title Appeal No. 15 of 2022 as expeditiously as possible without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties.

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There shall be, however, no order as to costs.

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Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be furnished to the parties expeditiously upon compliance of all legal formalities.

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(HIRANMAY BHATTACHARYYA, J.)

Samsur Rahaman Choudhury and Ors. v. Anowara Khatun and Ors.

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