SMT. GITARANI PAUL versus DIBYENDRA KUNDU ALIAS DIBYENDRA KUMAR KUNDU

SMT. GITARANI PAUL versus DIBYENDRA KUNDU ALIAS DIBYENDRA KUMAR KUNDU

The High Court erred by accepting the appeal based on an issue neither raised nor argued before the lower courts, ignoring clear pleadings and evidence regarding dispossession. The plaintiff had proved title and was entitled to possession; concurrent findings of fact should not have been disturbed.

Parties
Appellant Plaintiff: Smt. Gitarani Paul; Respondent Defendant 1: Dibyendra Kundu alias Dibyendra Kumar Kundu; Respondent Defendant 2: Dasarathi Dutta; Proforma Defendants: Bauries
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
06 December 1990
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal to Supreme Court by Special Leave Against Calcutta High Court Decision
Outcome
Appeal allowed; High Court judgment set aside; Trial Court judgment and decree restored.
Legal Topics
Concurrent Findings of Fact, Second Appeal, Pleadings and Evidence Regarding Dispossession, Sale by Under Raiyats, Approval for Sale Under West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953
Civil Procedure Property Law Concurrent Findings of Fact Second Appeal Pleadings and Evidence Regarding Dispossession Sale by Under Raiyats Approval for Sale Under West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953

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Parties

Smt. Gitarani Paul

Appellant Plaintiff

Dibyendra Kundu alias Dibyendra Kumar Kundu

Respondent Defendant 1

Dasarathi Dutta

Respondent Defendant 2

Bauries

Proforma Defendants

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal to Supreme Court by Special Leave Against Calcutta High Court Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether High Court was justified in ignoring concurrent findings of fact and deciding on an issue not raised or argued before lower courts
  2. 2 Whether the suit for possession was competent without pleading and proving date of dispossession
  3. 3 Whether sale by under-Raiyats required approval of higher authorities under West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953

Ratio Decidendi

The High Court erred by accepting the appeal based on an issue neither raised nor argued before the lower courts, ignoring clear pleadings and evidence regarding dispossession. The plaintiff had proved title and was entitled to possession; concurrent findings of fact should not have been disturbed.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed; High Court judgment set aside; Trial Court judgment and decree restored.

Orders

  • Suit of appellant-plaintiff decreed with costs.
  • Costs quantified at Rs.5,000.