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2025 DIGILAW 918 (JHR)

Hiralal Yadav Son of Late Budhan Bhokta v. Birbal Bhokta, Son of Late Parvati Bhokta

2025-03-18

SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI

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JUDGMENT : 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the Opposite party No.1. 2. So far the other Opposite parties are concerned, notice upon them have been dispensed with by the Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated09.12.2024 as they are said to be proforma Opposite parties. 3. This petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside the order dated 08.02.2024 passed by learned Civil Judge, Senior Division No.VIII, Deoghar in Title (Declaratory) Suit No.47 of 2012 rejecting the petition dated 03.10.2023 filed for calling the original Adoption Deed No.351 dated 19.8.1948 Volume No.4/5, Page 194 to 197 from the Registry Office, Dumka. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioner is one of the plaintiff in the said declaratory suit and the petition was filed on 03.10.2023 to recall the adoption deed, however, the learned court has erroneously rejected the same. He submits that for deciding the suit as to whether the adoption is dependent on the said document is necessary and the learned court has wrongly passed the order. On this ground, he submits that said order may kindly be set aside. 5. Learned counsel for the O.P. No.1 submits that the petitioner is one of the plaintiffs and it is for the plaintiff to prove their case and the weakness, if any, of the defendants, cannot be a ground of passing such order for recalling the adoption deed. 6. From the records, it transpires that the plaintiff evidence was already closed on 31.08.2016 and till date, no effort has been taken on the part of the plaintiff to challenge the alleged adoption deed as forged and fabricated and on the ground of forge and fabrication the said adoption deed was prayed to be called. Further, the learned court has found that the petition dated 03.10.2023 was not supported by any affidavit and at belated stage the same was filed. The case was instituted by the plaintiff and it is for the plaintiff to prove their case and that petition was filed belatedly after filing of the written statement of the OP/defendants wherein the plea on the ground of adoption was taken and the document to that effect was also brought on the record. The case was instituted by the plaintiff and it is for the plaintiff to prove their case and that petition was filed belatedly after filing of the written statement of the OP/defendants wherein the plea on the ground of adoption was taken and the document to that effect was also brought on the record. If such a situation is there, the learned court has rightly passed the order, and there is no illegality in the impugned order. 7. As such, C.M.P. No. 354 of 2024 is dismissed. 8. Pending petition, if any, also stands disposed of accordingly.