Nageshwar Bhagat v. Jhari Imam Kha and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, C.Misc. No. 1441 of 2017, oral order dated 03-12-2024 by Justice Arun Kumar Jha. Petitioner Nageshwar Bhagat challenged the Sub Judge 8, Motihari (East Champaran) order of 30.08.2016 consolidating the hearing of Title Suit No. 317 of 2014 and Title Suit No. 589 of 2014, in which the parties, suit property and issues are the same and both sides claim right, title and possession. High Court affirmed the consolidation order and dismissed the petition. Keywords: simultaneous hearing of title suits, same parties and property, consolidation of trials, affirmation of trial court order.
What did the court decide?
There is no infirmity in the impugned order because the parties are the same, the suit property is the same, and both sides claim their right, title and possession over the suit property. ¶21