(1.) The questions which have been referred by a learned Single Judge to the Larger Bench for an authoritative decision is as under:
(2.) The answer to the aforesaid questions will be depending upon the points as to whether a petition filed under Sec. 272 or Sec. 273 of the Indian Successions Act, 1925 (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") can be treated to be a plaint and its presentation before the competent court can be treated to be presentation of a plaint so as to consider it to be a suit instituted under Sec. 26 r/w Order IV rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(3.) The instant First Appeal has been preferred by the plaintiffs- appellants assailing the order dtd. 28/2/2019 passed by learned District Judge-I, West Singhbhum at Chaibasa in Original Suit No.03 of 2010.