GUWAHATI, India, Nov. 5 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Oct. 8:

1. Heard Mr. P.P Das, learned counsel for the appellant.

2. The instant regular second appeal under Section 100 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (C.P.C) is preferred by the appellant herein, aggrieved by order dated 25.06.2025 passed by the Ld. District Judge, South Salmara, Mancachar, in Title Appeal No. 01/2024 - whereby the judgment and order dated 29.07.2024 passed by the Ld. Civil Judge (Sr. Division), South Salmara, Mancachar in Title Execution No. 1 of 2021 was dismissed.

3. It is submitted that the plaintiffs had preferred Title Suit No. 09 of 2012 which was decreed on 14.12.2017 and that the same attained finality. With regard to the same, Title Execution No. 06 of 2018 was initiated before the Ld. Court at Dhubri and subsequently, due to administrative division, the case was transferred to South Salmara wherein it was re-registered as T.S Execution 01 of 2021 - where the aforesaid impugned orders came to be passed.

4. It is submitted and contended that the present appellant Ashraful Islam @ Ashraful Miah is the son of Abdul Malek and claiming to be in occupation of 19 lechas of land out of the suit land which was the subject of the decree and therefore, as a interested third party, he invoked the jurisdiction of the executing Court under Order 21 Rule 97/101 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (C.P.C). It is contended that the said petition was however dismissed by the Ld. Courts below vide the impugned orders and by holding that one Malek Sheikh who was impleaded as plaintiff No. 9 in the suit is the father of the present appellant and therefore, the present appellant does not have sufficient merits to invoke the jurisdiction under Order 21 Rule 97/101 as a third party seeking adjudication of his own independent rights. It is contended that the said Malek Sheikh/plaintiff No. 9 is not the father of the present appellant Ashraful Islam @ Ashraful Miah.

5. Upon perusing the relevant materials available at this stage, the appeal is admitted under Section 100 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (C.P.C) on the following substantial questions of law :

(i) Whether the Ld. Courts below passed the impugned judgments and orders without following the procedure enumerated under Order 21 Rule 101 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (C.P.C) and without sufficiently determining/adjudicating the question as to whether the father of the present appellant by the name Abdul Malek is the same person as Malek Sheikh who was plaintiff No. 9 in the suit.

(ii) Whether the Ld. Courts below failed in adjudicating the question as to whether the appellant claiming to be Ryot had separate right title and interest with regard to the said 19 lechas of land out of the suit land.

(iii) Any other substantial question of law that may be required at the time of final hearing.

6. The appellant shall take steps for issuance of notice upon the20 respondents.

7. List the matter on 17.11.2025 in the orders column.

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