Anuraj Chaturvedi and Anr. v. Tapan Majumder and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Short appellate order dated 08.04.2025 dismissing FMAT 90 of 2025 (Anuraj Chaturvedi and Anr. v. Tapan Majumder and Anr.) solely for lack of pecuniary jurisdiction; appeal arose from a deemed decree of rejection of plaint and should have been a regular first appeal; liberty granted to file an appropriate appeal before the competent court; certified copy of impugned judgment/deemed decree may be retrieved on furnishing a photocopy; no costs. Bench: Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J. and Uday Kumar, J.; appellants represented by Farooque Ali and Faizan Md. Zafar.
What did the court decide?
Dismissal for lack of pecuniary jurisdiction with liberty to the appellants to prefer an appropriate appeal before the competent court having jurisdiction; leave to the appellants' Advocate-on-record to take back the certified copy of the impugned judgment and deemed decree upon furnishing a photocopy; no order as to costs.