Partition suit -- Claimed by daughters - Defendant no.1 contended that he spent a sum of Rs.5 lacs for development of suit property - However, no documents produced in order to buttress claim of defendant no.1 regarding expenditure incurred by him in developing the property - No particulars of development given in proof affidavit also - Contention rejected - Plaintiffs..........
Nomination -- Intestate succession - Suit for partition - Suit property acquired by original allottee, `G' by virtue of being a member of co-operative society - After death of `G' property transferred to his wife, being the nominee - No document to show by whom remaining instalments were paid - Even if plaintiff-son of allottee, made payment of remaining instalments, such..........
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..........
Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, Section 23 -- Gift deed - Cancellation - Gift deed executed by father and mother in favour of daughter reserving their right of residence till their life time - Father died - Mother and daughter now co-owners - Mother beaten brutally by daughter - Letting mother and daughter live together is not safe -..........
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..........
