AMIT AMBAR KACHHAP Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS second appeal by the defendants -appellant is against the judgment of affirmance. The plaintiff -respondent filed Title Suit No. 41 of 1976 for declaration of title and confirmation of possession over a piece of the land. The trial Court in terms of judgment and decree dated 12.2.1979 decreed the suit. Aggrieved by the said judgment and decree, the defendant -appellant preferred appeal being Title Appeal No. 23 of 1979 which was dismissed by Additional District Judge, Hazaribagh in terms of judgment and decree dated 6th December, 1989.

(2.) THE second appeal was admitted on 24.8.1992 for hearing on the following substantial question of law : ''

(3.) THE contesting defendants have admitted the partition, but they have stated that partition took place twice. Their case is that in the first partition in the year 1958, 8 annas share was allotted to Chhedi and 8 annas to Baijnath. The second partition took place in 1962 whereby 8 annas of Chhedi was partitioned between the four sons of Chhedi. In the second partition, 3 annas share of Chhedi and 2 annas share purchased by Kunjo (wife of Chhedi) from Phulo (wife of Baijnath) were partitioned between the father of defendant Nos. 3, 4 and 5 and the plaintiff and each of them got 2 annas 6 pies share out of 10 annas. The contesting defendants have also admitted the sale of land after partition by the different co - sharers. The further case of the contesting defendants is that plot No. 553 was divided in four equal parts and each part was divided into 6 parts. The plaintiff did not get share in the extreme north as claimed by him. In the first block from north the share of the plaintiff was 6th part and in second block his hare was in the north. Thus, the plaintiff got two portions in about middle of plot No. 553 and one part in the extreme sought in plot No. 675. It has been admitted that the plaintiff has got his house on the northern side of plot No. 553 but the case of contesting defendants is that the Amit Ambar Kachhap Versus Union Of India plaintiff constructed his house after exchanging the land from Sita Kueri, defendant No. 6, through a deed of exchange dated 24.5.1963. In the northern most part of plot No. 553, Sita Kueri had been allotted land on partition. It has also been admitted that the plaintiff constructed pucca well and planted 13 bamboo clumps. However, they have asserted that 3 bamboo clumps belonged to the defendant Nos. 7 and 8 which they had gifted to their Bhagina by registered deed of gift dated 16.10.1975 and donee is continuing in possession since then. Therefore, the donee Sri Ravindra Kumar Ojha is also a necessary party to the suit. The plantation of guava and plantain trees by the plaintiff over the land is not disputed. It has been denied that the plaintiff is in possession of the entire Schedule D and E lands. The lands allotted to the plaintiff have been shown in the sketch map. The initiation of the proceeding u/s. 144 Cr. P.C. has also been admitted. But it has been asserted that Schedule E land was in possession of defendant Nos. 7 and 8 which had been gifted by them to Ravindra Kumar Ojha. The plaintiff has got no title over Schedule E land. It has also been denied that the defendants had threatened to dispossess the plaintiff.