Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of written statement - Partition suit - Defendant by way of amendment trying to withdraw admission made in written statement regarding half share of plaintiff in suit property - This would cause grave and irretrievable prejudice to plaintiff, who would be displaced completely in the event amendment is allowed -..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 24, Succession Act, 1925, Section 264, 278 -- Transfer of case - Probate proceedings - Question of legality of Will or right of deceased over property in respect of which Letter of Administration is claimed cannot be adjudicated by Probate Court - Such issues can be gone into by a Court having original civil jurisdiction - Probate..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 32, Rule 3 -- Suit for partition - Preliminary decree affirmed by Apex Court - Plea of minority - Appellant was already on record as legal heir of M and was represented by a counsel - Claim of appellant, who admittedly turned major at the time of passing of decree, was considered by Apex Court on merits also and her plea in opposition to..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 10 -- Stay of suit - Proceedings pending before Sub Registrar - Subsequently civil suit filed for partition - Two different cases not pending before two different civil Courts - Proceedings pending before Registrar cannot be termed as suit pending before competent civil Court - S.10 CPC is not applicable - Suit filed by plaintiff cannot..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - At the instance of defendant - Partition suit - Very wording of O.6.R.17 CPC enables own pleadings to amend or alter and not of opposite party - Defendants, who are entitled to share either as co-owners or co-sharers are at par in status with plaintiff is different from allowing the opposite party to..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - At the instance of defendant - Partition suit - Non inclusion of certain properties - It is only own pleadings which can be allowed to be amended and not of opposite party - If suit is based on joint possession by payment of fixed court fee can show in the written statement schedule in seeking for..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of written statement - Partition suit - Merely because trial Court may proceed to decide application of plaintiffs U.O.12.R.6 CPC, that may not be reason for not allowing proposed amendment to written statement, particularly when amendment sought to elaborate certain facts and to bring about more clarity in pleading..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151 -- Consolidation of suits - Boundaries specified in both suits i.e suit for partition and suit for permanent injunction not same - Defendants contended that property in subsequent suit is one for which partition is sought in earlier suit for partition - Said fact not denied by plaintiffs - Injunction granted in earlier suit for..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 1, Rule 9 -- Non-joinder of necessary parties - Partition suit - In the absence of necessary parties, i.e. non joining of five sisters in suit, no preliminary decree could be passed, declaring rights of plaintiff - Therefore, suit qua properties No.1, 2 fails for want of no, joinder of necessary parties...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 2, Rule 2(3) -- Omission to sue - Leave of Court - Simplictor suit for injunction filed by reserving right to subsequent suit for partition - Explanation to that effect given by plaintiff - Trial Court should consider said explanation only - However, trial Court by dismissing application traveled beyond scope of enquiry U.O.2.R.2(3) CPC..........
