LAWS(PAT)-1957-7-16

RAJ KISHORE PRASAD JAISWAL Vs. SUBAK NARAIN SINGH

Decided On July 13, 1957
RAJ KISHORE PRASAD JAISWAL Appellant
V/S
SUBAK NARAIN SINGH Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Both these appeals arise from the same judgment and decree, dated 24-2-1940, given by Mr. Bhagwan Prasad, Subordinate Judge, 1st Court Monghyr, First Appeal No. 208 of 1949 is by the defendants and is directed against that part of the decree which grants relief to the plaintiff as to his prayer for declaration of title and recovery 'of possession while the other appeal, First Appeal No. 191' of 1949, is by the plaintiff and is directed against that part of the decree whereby the learned Subordinate Judge has dismissed his claim for mesne profits.

(2.) Originally there were two plaintiffs. The second plaintiff was the receiver of Raj Banaili estate. Subsequently on an application made by Raj, he was permitted to withdraw and the suit was allowed to proceed on behalf of plaintiff No. 1 alone; while on the other side there have been all long two sets of defendants -- defendants first party, a joint Mitakshara family represented by defendant No. 1 as their karta and manager and the defendant second party one Amarendra Bhusari Banerji, who, as alleged by the defendants first party and admitted by him, is only their farzidar. Thus, the controversy in this case is mainly between plaintiff No. 1 on one side and the defendants first party on the other.

(3.) The subject-matter of dispute is an agricultural holding having an area of 34.47 acres equivalent to 60 bighas, 14 kathas and 8 dhurs recorded in the survey record-of-rights in khata Nos. 205, 109 and 239 of mouza Karhariya in the district of Monghyr and the controversy centres round the point as to who is the present raiyat of that holding, or, more precisely and correctly, as to whether the plaintiff is the raiyat of it and is as such entitled to a declaration of his title and recovery of possession.