Himachal Pradesh Court June 1949 Judgments

Gokal Dass and ors. Vs. Devinder Dass and ors.

Court: Himachal Pradesh

Reported in: AIR1949HP11

Bannerji, J.C.1. This is an appeal from a judgment and decree dated 11th Magb, 2004 B., of the District Judge, Bushahr State, dismissing the suit of the plaintiffs.2. The appeal originally lay to the Court of the Chief Judicial Officer, Kasumpti, which was the High Court of the Simla Hill States. But all those appeals, applications and revisions, which lay to the Court of the Chief Judicial Officer, Kasumpti have been transferred by Notification No. J. 79-15/48 dated 14th January 1949, to the Judicial Committee for disposal.3. In this appeal, there has been no appearance for the respondent but Shri Thakur Dass, Advocate on behalf of the appellants, has presented the case with a fairness and candour which I very much appreciate. He has confined his arguments to one point only, namely, whether the pedigree table, Ex. p-1, attached to the khewat and the mutation proceedings (Ex. p-2) relied upon by the contesting defendants (res. pondents) could disentitle the present plaintiffs from clai...