PATNA, India, May 14 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on May 8:
This Second Appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated 31st January, 1997 passed by the learned 4th Additional District and Sessions Judge, Gopalganj in Title Appeal No. 62 of 1982, affirming the judgment and decree dated 26th February, 1982 passed by the learned 2nd Additional Munsif, Gopalganj in Title Suit No. 165 of 1978. The appellants herein, being the defendants before the learned trial court, have challenged the concurrent findings of fact by the courts below whereby the plaintiffs' title over the suit property was confirmed and the defence based on oral partition and purchase from Batami Devi was disbelieved.
2. This appeal came up for ...