Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Suit for specific performance - Amendment sought to be introduced in relation to partition decree is neither relevant nor bona fide - Same has been sought to be introduced at a belated stage without providing any justifiable explanation for delay - Amendment application rightly rejected qua partition..........
Succession Act, 1925, Section 372 -- Succession certificate - Dispute regarding status of legally wedded wife - Rival claims - Parallel comprehensive suit for partition pending - It is not appropriate for High Court to decide status of parties in a summary proceeding - Parties to establish their legal status through evidence in the pending civil suit - Based on the decree..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Appointment of Advocate Commissioner - Without issuing notice to defendants/petitioners - Partition suit - Commissioner appointed to take measurements of suit property in terms of preliminary decree - While taking mere measurements of property which is to be partitioned, irrespective of presence of any of party, measurements..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Suit for possession/eviction - Plaintiff is claiming ownership over shop in question on the basis of preliminary partition decree - Admittedly, preliminary decree cannot be questioned by defendants as they have no locus standi to challenge the same being tenants and has not alleged that preliminary..........
Stamp Act, 1899, Section 3 -- Stamp duty - Consent decree - Plaintiff has prayed for partition of suit property left behind by his father and during pendency of suit, plaintiff and defendant settled their dispute and have entered into terms of Settlement - Plaintiffs and defendants were not having any pre-existing right over property - Merely by executing a terms of..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of preliminary decree - Partition suit - Preliminary decree cannot be amended U.O.6.R.17 CPC unless a fresh preliminary decree is passed declaring augmented share - Once preliminary decree has attained finality and stage has progressed towards passing final decree, any claim for augmented share due to death of a..........
Partition suit -- Plaintiff and defendant failed to produce even an iota of evidence qua their ownership over suit property - Merely because ownership was admitted by defendant no.1, would not be a ground to entertain the suit and decree the same - Suit rightly dismissed...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 100 -- Second appeal - Final decree - Partition suit - Appellant already filed a memo of instructions to allot his 7/30 share with plaintiffs share in "A" schedule property along with his mother and one of sisters - He has not raised any objection during final decree proceedings nor he preferred any appeal challenging final decree..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Court - Partition suit based on terms of Foreign Court Judgment - Suit is not for enforcement of divorce decree granted by Foreign Court, but is a suit for partition wherein respondent/wife asserts her rights over certain properties on basis of mutual agreement and..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 14, Rule 5 -- Framing of additional issue - Suit for specific performance - Issue as to whether plaintiffs are entitled for possession of subject matter of agreement without partition amongst other brothers and mother of petitioner, is a mixed question of law and fact - Unless plaintiffs proves readiness and willingness, no decree for..........
