Page No.# 1/8 GAHC010117702025 2025:GAU-AS:7610 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : CRP(IO)/200/2025 SUHAS CHAKRABORTY S/O LATE SUDHANYA CHAKRABORTY, R/O NAYABARI, P.O, P.S. AND DIST- SRIBHUMI, ASSAM, PIN-788709 VERSUS DEBDULAL PURKAYASTHA AND 23 ORS. S/O LATE BIDHU BHUSAN PURKAYASTHA, R/O LAKHI BAZAR ROAD, KARIMGANJ TOWN, P.O, P.S AND DISTRICT- SRIBHUMI, ASSAM, PIN- 788709 2:LITAN TARAFDAR S/O LATE SATYENDRA TARAFDAR R/O LAKHICHARAN ROAD KARIMGANJ TOWN P.O P.S AND DISTRICT SRIBHUMI ASSAM PIN-788709 3:SUMAN ROY S/O LATE GOSTOBIHARI ROY R/O LAKHI BAZAR ROAD KARIMGANJ TOWN P.O P.S AND DISTRICT SRIBHUMI ASSAM PIN-788709 4:SMTI. BIDYUT PRAVA DAS W/O LATE AJITANANDA DAS MOTHER OF LATE ASHOK KUMAR DAS Page No.# 2/8 R/O LAKHICHARAN ROAD KARIMGANJ TOWN P.O P.S AND DISTRICT SRIBHUMI ASSAM PIN-788709 5:SMTI. SUPRIYA CHAKRABORTY D/O LATE SUSHIL KUMAR CHAKRABORTY R/O QUARTER OF PWD ENGINEER OFFICE SUBASHNAGAR KARIMGANJ TOWN WARD NO. 15 P.O P.S AND DIST- SRIBHUMI ASSAM PIN-788709 6:SMTI RUPASHRI CHAKRABORTY W/O SHRI MIHIR CHAKRABORTY D/O LATE SUSHIL KUMAR CHAKRABORTY R/O QUARTER OF PWD ENGINEER OFFICE SUBASHNAGAR KARIMGANJ TOWN WARD NO. 15 P.O P.S AND DIST- SRIBHUMI ASSAM PIN-788709 7:SMTI. PURABI CHAKRABORTY W/O SHRI RAJIB CHAKRABORTY D/O LATE SUSHIL KUMAR CHAKRABORTY R/O LABAN SHILLONG P.O. AND P.S.- SHILLONG DIST- EAST KAHSI HILLS MEGHALAYA PIN-793004 8:SAMIRAN CHAKRABORTY S/O LATE SURESH CHANDRA CHAKRABORTY R/O LAKHICHARAN ROAD WARD NO. 6 KARIMGANJ TOWN P.O Page No.# 3/8 P.S AND DISTRICT SRIBHUMI ASSAM PIN-788709 9:SMTI. BINAPANI CHAKRABORTY D/O LATE SURESH CHANDRA CHAKRABORTY W/O SHRI ROMAPADA BHATTACHARJEE R/O VILL- SAPNARGUL P.O.- MAIZGRAM P.S. AND DIST- SRIBHUMI ASSAM PIN-788709 10:SMTI. ARUNA CHAKRABORTY W/O LATE SITANGSHU CHAKRABORTY R/O OM CONSTRUCTION NEAR SANI MANDIR JAIL ROAD SILCHAR TOWN P.O. AND P.S.- SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788001 11:SHUBHRANGSHU CHAKRABORTY S/O LATE SITANGSHU CHAKRABORTY R/O OM CONSTRUCTION NEAR SANI MANDIR JAIL ROAD SILCHAR TOWN P.O. AND P.S.- SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788001 12:SNEHANGSHU CHAKRABORTY S/O LATE SITANGSHU CHAKRABORTY R/O OM CONSTRUCTION NEAR SANI MANDIR JAIL ROAD SILCHAR TOWN P.O. AND P.S.- SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788001 13:MOLOY BHATTACHARJEE R/O HOUSE NO. 22 Page No.# 4/8 HRIDOY SARANI RANGIRKHARI SONAI ROAD SILCHAR TOWN P.O.- SILCHAR-788006 DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 14:MADHABENDRA BHATTACHERJEE S/O SRI MOLOY BHATTACHARJEE R/O HOUSE NO. 22 HRIDOY SARANI RANGIRKHARI SONAI ROAD SILCHAR TOWN P.O.- SILCHAR-788006 DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 15:SMTI SOMA BHATTACHARJEE W/O SHRI MADHABENDRA BHATTACHARJEE R/O HOUSE NO. 22 HRIDOY SARANI RANGIRKHARI SONAI ROAD SILCHAR TOWN P.O.- SILCHAR-788006 DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 16:RASENDRA CHAKRABORTY R/O SHREENAAGAR COLONY SUBASH NAGAR KARIMGANJ TOWN P.O. P.S. AND DIST- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788701 17:RAJESH CHAKRABORTY S/O SHRI RASENDRA CHAKRABORTY R/O SHREENAGAR COLONY SUBASH NAGAR KARIMGANJ TOWN P.O. P.S. AND DIST- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788701 Page No.# 5/8 18:SMTI PINAKI CHAKRABORTY D/O SHRI RASENDRA CHAKRABORTY W/O SHRI SUMAN SAHA R/O SHREENAGAR COLONY SUBASH NAGAR KARIMGANJ TOWN P.O. P.S. AND DIST- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788701 19:SMTI DIPALI CHAKRABORTY D/O LATE SUDHANYA CHAKRABORTY R/O LAKHI CHARAN ROAD KARIMGANJ TOWN P.O P.S AND DISTRICT SRIBHUMI ASSAM PIN-788706 20:SUJIT CHAKRABORTY S/O LATE SUDHANYA CHAKRABORTY R/O LAKHI CHARAN ROAD KARIMGANJ TOWN P.O P.S AND DISTRICT- SRIBHUMI ASSAM PIN-788706 21:SMTI BANDANA CHAKRABORTY D/O LATE SUDHANYA CHAKRABORTY R/O LAKHI CHARAN ROAD KARIMGANJ TOWN P.O P.S AND DISTRICT- SRIBHUMI ASSAM PIN-788706 22:SMTI ANJANA CHAKRABORTY D/ OLATE SUDHANYA CHAKRABORTY W/OSRI HIRANMOY CHAKRABORTY R/O VILL- LANTUGRAM P.O. AND P.S.- DHOLAI DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788114 Page No.# 6/8 23:SMTI TAPASI CHAKRABORTY W/O SHRI MANNA CHAKRABORTY D/O LATE SUDHANYA CHAKRABORTY R/O LONGAI ROAD KARIMGANJ TOWN P.O.- SETTLE ROAD P.S. AND DIST- SRIBHUMI ASSAM PIN-788701 24:RAMESHWAR DAS S/O LATE BHAGESWAR DAS R/O VILL P.O.- SADARASHI P.S. AND DIST- SRIBHUMI ASSAM PIN-78870 For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. S.K. Ghosh, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : None appears BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH ORDER Date : 06.06.2025 Heard Mr. S.K. Ghosh, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. 2. The supervisory jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked challenging the order dated 16.05.2025 passed by the learned Court of the Civil Judge (Senior Division), Sribhumi (hereinafter referred to as, "the learned Trial Court") in T.S. Case No. 54/2021 whereby the learned Trial Court had framed a Page No.# 7/8 preliminary issue on the question of res-judicata and thereupon fixed the suit for plaintiff evidence. 3. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the question of fixing the suit for plaintiff evidence does not arise without all the issues being framed and in that regard, referred to the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Sathyanath & Another Vs. Sarojamani reported in (2022) 7 SCC 644. The learned counsel submitted that the Supreme Court in the said judgment had categorically observed that all the issues are required to be framed, be it preliminary issues or the main issues in the suit. 4. This Court taking into account the limited scope, in which the instant proceedings have been filed, takes up the instant proceedings for disposal at this motion stage itself. 5. Vide the impugned order dated 16.05.2025, it is seen that the learned Trial Court had framed a preliminary issue on the question of res-judicata and further fixed for plaintiff evidence. It being a settled principle of law that the preliminary issues has to be decided only on the basis of the averments contained in the plaint and nothing more, the question of directing for plaintiff evidence does not arise. Apart from that, directing the plaintiff to adduce his evidence would only arise when the Page No.# 8/8 issues are framed. 6. Considering the above, this Court without interfering with the order dated 16.05.2025 directs the learned Trial Court i.e. the learned Court of the Civil Judge (Senior Division), Sribhumi to frame the other issues of the suit and thereupon fix the said suit for plaintiff evidence. 7. With the above observations and directions, the instant petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant