As per case facts, the petitioners (defendants) challenged a trial court order that partially rejected their application under Order 7 Rule 11, arguing the entire suit was not maintainable and ... should have been dismissed. The suit involved a declaration of title and challenging a sale deed concerning land that had been acquired under the Coal Bearing Areas Acquisition and Development Act, 1957, with acquisition notifications already issued. The petitioners contended that the civil court lacked jurisdiction due to this acquisition. The question arose whether a civil court can entertain a suit for declaration of title and challenge a sale deed when the disputed land has already vested in the Central Government under the Coal Bearing Areas Acquisition and Development Act, 1957, thereby falling under the exclusive purview of the Tribunal for compensation-related disputes. Finally, the Court concluded that once the land vested in the Central Government through official notifications, the civil suit for declaration of title was barred by law under Section 26 of the Act. The only valid dispute remaining concerned the right to a share in compensation, which is exclusively determinable by the Tribunal constituted under the Act, emphasizing the Tribunal's judicial powers to resolve such matters.