KANTA RAM Vs. SUKHDEO NARAYAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This second appeal has been preferred against the judgment of affirmance passed by the learned Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi in Title Appeal No. 20/2001 affirming the judgment and decree of the learned Trial Court passed in Title Suit No. 140/91.

(2.) The plaintiff filed the said suit claiming a decree for specific performance. The plaintiffs case is that the land measuring 3.30 acres of Plot No. 1449, 1450 and 1455 appertaining to Khata No. 106 of village Kokar, P. S. Sadar District, Ranchi belong to the defendants and in the months of January, 1985 the defendants approached the plaintiff requesting him to purchase the said land. The plaintiff on their request agreed to purchase the same for a consideration amount of Rs. 50,000.00. The parties thereafter entered into an agreement of sale on 17/1/1985. The plaintiff also paid Rs. 18,600.00 as an advance towards the said consideration amount. The defendants further took Rs. 2000.00 at the time of need and then the wife of defendant (Pradeep Narayan) took Rs. 10,000.00. Thereafter the plaintiff approached the defendants and requested them to execute and register the sale deed and transfer the said land after accepting the remaining consideration amount but the defendants refused to execute the sale deed and accept the balance consideration amount.

(3.) The defendants appeared and contested the suit by filing written statement. The defendants, inter alia, challenged the maintainability of the suit. The defendants flatly denied any such agreement as well as payment of any amount towards the alleged consideration amount. It was also stated that the agreement was dated 17/1/1985 whereas the suit was instituted in the year 1991 and as such it was hopelessly barred by limitation. It was also specifically stated that the alleged money receipts were forged and fabricated. On the pleadings of the parties several issues were framed by the Court below. The parties led their evidences, oral and documentary and the learned trial Court, after thorough scrutiny and consideration of the facts, materials and evidences on record, came to the finding that the alleged deed of agreement produced by the plaintiff is forged and fabricated document and the claim of the petitioner's possession was not proved. The trial Court further held that the suit is bad for non-joinder of parties and is barred by limitation. The trial Court thus dismissed the suit. The plaintiff then filed Title appeal in the Court of Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi being Title Appeal No. 20/ 2001. The said appeal was finally heard and decided by the 8th Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, who by the impugned judgment and decree, dismissed the appeal, upholding the findings of the learned trial Court. Learned lower appellate Court also discussed and considered the facts, evidences and materials on record and concurred with the finding that the alleged document of agreement is forged and fabricated and as, the plaintiff failed to prove his possession.