Partition suit -- Will - Whenever a Will is projected in defence in the suit for either declaration or partition, there need not be a prayer for setting aside the Will - Dismissal of suit on the ground that there is no prayer for setting aside Will is unknown to law...........
Partition suit -- Entire evidence of suit recorded in the absence of defendant No.3, who is newly impleaded - Defendant No.3 is the legatee under Will as produced by defendants - He would be entitled to file written statement projecting whatever defence that is open to him and also let in evidence - De novo trial of case directed...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 6A -- Counter claim - Possession of plaintiff over suit property is not disputed - Necessary consequences of declaring general power of attorney and lease deed executed in favour of plaintiff was restoration of possession - However, defendant failed to seek consequential relief of restoration of possession - Counter claim seeking..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 144 -- Restitution of possession - S.144 CPC is applicable with regard to dispossession pending suit or when decree is varied or reversed in appeal - Post decree possession in a decree for permanent injunction have to be redressed in an enquiry U.O.21.R.32 CPC - Since the violation alleged is continuing one, there is no time limit for an..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 39, Rule 1, 2 -- Temporary injunction - Reasonable time was not afforded to opposite party to oppose prayer made in the application for interim relief despite the fact that prayer has been made on behalf of defendant to file reply - Trial Court hastened to pass an interim order in mandatory form which in fact is pari materia to prayer as..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Maintainability of suit - Plaintiff has filed the suit not only for cancellation of sale deed but also sought to declare said sale deeds not binding on him apart from seeking perpetual injunction - However, trial Court rejected the plaint in part only to the extent of relief of cancellation of sale deeds..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 100 -- Second appeal - Suit for specific performance - When Courts below exercised discretion against plaintiffs refusing to pass decree, then same cannot be interfered in the limited scope of second appeal u/s 100 CPC...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 100 -- Second appeal - Suit for specific performance - Finding of possession recorded by Courts below is binding in second appeal - Second appeal dismissed...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 23, Rule 1 -- Withdrawal of suit with liberty to file fresh suit on the same cause of action - Suit inadvertently filed in the name of business entity - Suit should have been filed in the name of person in whose favour lease deed was executed - There was no privity of contract between said business entity and defendant - Plaintiff..........
Limitation Act, 1963, Section 18 -- Acknowledgment of debt - Surety bond executed on 23.09.1996 - In the year 2000 in reply notice defendant acknowledged liability - Suit filed in the year 2002 - Plaintiff need not plead the waiver to get over the bar of limitation in the light of acknowledgment of liability - Such acknowledgement of liability by defendants allowed fresh..........
