IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA [ CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR ] *** FMAT/5/2024 (IA NO: CAN/2/2024, CAN/3/2026) Smti. Bhanumati Das Vs. Shri Bijay Halder Mr. N. A. Khan … for the appellant Ms. A. S. Zinu … for the respondent July 01, 2026 [SR] Item No.8 1. The order passed in the three Judges Bench of this Court dated 9th March, 2026, should be relied upon for hearing of this appeal. 2. In terms of the aforesaid order, the Bench came to the conclusion and decided that the learned District Judge, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has unlimited jurisdiction both pecuniary and territorial to hear the appeals, irrespective of the valuation, from judgments, decrees and final orders passed by every civil court under the District Court within the Islands. 3. Genesis of this appeal is an order dated 5th February, 2024 passed by the learned Additional District Judge in Title Appeal No.22 of 2014 whereby the appeal was returned for want of pecuniary jurisdiction in terms of section 21(1) of the Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887 as well as the order passed by this Court in FAT/3/2022 dated 19th October, 2023. 2 4. In view of the order passed by the Three Judges’ Bench, it is clear that the learned District Judge has unlimited jurisdiction. 5. Accordingly, the instant appeal is disposed of setting aside the impugned order dated 5th February, 2024 directing the learned District Judge to hear the appeal either by himself or get it heard by learned Additional District present herein. 6. Needless to say that prior to hearing the appeal, notice should be given to all the concerned parties. It is expected that the learned District Judge or the Additional District Judge, as the case may be, shall dispose of the appeal preferably within sixty days from the date of receipt of this order. 7. The instant appeal stands disposed of. Consequently, the connected applications are also disposed of. (Sugato Majumdar, J.) (Om Narayan Rai, J.)