In the present paper, we have generalized the behaviors of {\color{blue}transit-decelerating to accelerating} FRW cosmological model in f (R, T) gravity theory, where R, T are Ricci scalar and trace of energy-momentum tensor respectively. The solution of the corresponding field equations is obtained by assuming a linear function of the Hubble parameter H, i.e., q = c<sub>1</sub> + c<sub>2</sub>H which gives a time-dependent DP (deceleration parameter) q(t)=-1+\frac{c_2}{\sqrt{2c_2 t +c_3}}, where c<sub>3</sub> and c<sub>2</sub> are arbitrary integrating constants [Tiwari et al., Eur. Phys. J. Plus: 131, 447 (2016); 132, 126 (2017)]. There are two scenarios in which we explain the particular form of scale factor thus obtained (i) By using the recent constraints from OHD and JLA data which shows a cosmic deceleration to acceleration and (ii) By using new constraints from supernovae type la union data which shows accelerating expansion universe (q<0) throughout the evolution. We have observed that the EoS parameter, energy density parameters, and important cosmological planes yield the results compatible with the modern observational data. For the derived models, we have calculated various physical parameters as Luminosity distance, Distance modulus, and Apparent magnitude versus redshift for both supporting current observations.