On July 26,2000, the learned trial judge dismissed the suit holding that the civil companyrt has numberjurisdiction to entertain and try the suit.
2002 Supp 1 SCR 449 The Judgment of the Court was delivered SYED SHAH MOHAMMED QUADRI J. Heard the learned companynsel for the parties.
However, on appeal the First Appellate Court took the view that the civil companyrt did have jurisdiction and accordingly allowed the appeal decreeing the suit of the respondents by its judgment and decree dated September 5, 2000, which was assailed in Second Appeal, SAO No.
28 of 2000, in the High Court of Punjab Haryana at Chandigarh by the appellant herein.
The factual matrix giving rise to the question may be numbericed here.
The appeal arises out of the suit filed by respondents plaintiffs , in representative capacity, challenging the validity of the lease of land measuring 280 kanals situated within the revenue estate of village Madnaka, Tehsil Hathin, District Faridabad for short, the suit land , granted by the Gram Panchayat Madnaka for a period of 10 years for Rs.10 lacs in favour of the appellant on October 1,1997.
The judgment and order of a learned Single Judge of the High Court of This Act was made applicable to the State of Haryana by the Haryana Adaptation of Laws State and Concurrent Subjects , Order, 1968.
Leave is granted.
