Gauri Devi v. Madhuri Devi

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Miscellaneous Appeal No.426 of 2011 ====================================================== Gauri Devi and Anr.

.... .... Appellant/s

Versus

Madhuri Devi .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance:

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Hans Lal Kumar, Advocate. For the Respondent/s : Mr.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 06-10-2017 Heard the parties.

From perusal of the record, it appears that the appellants have filed this miscellaneous appeal under Section 299 of the Indian Succession Act for setting aside the judgment dated 13.10.2009 passed by Additional District Judge F.T.C-II, Sheohar at Sitamarhi in contested Probate Case No. 05 of 2006. Division Bench of this Court in the case of Kusheshwar Purbe vs. Shri Shri 108 Ram Janaki Jee and others reported in 2017 (3) PLJR 791 has been pleased to rule that the appeals filed under Section 299 of the Indian Succession Act in a contentious proceeding as envisaged under Section 295 shall be treated as First Appeal and would be governed by the procedure prescribed for such an appeal.

In view of the aforesaid decision of this Court, this miscellaneous appeal filed against the judgment passed in

Patna High Court MA No.426 of 2011 (11) dt.06-10-2017 2/2 contested probate case is not maintainable rather First appeal is maintainable against the same.

Hence, appellants are directed to take step for conversion of this miscellaneous appeal into First Appeal by 31st of October, 2017.

(Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) Mishra/- U