Supreme Court of India

Yellappagouda Shankargouda Patil v. Basangouda Shiddangouda Patil

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Reported as [1960] 3 S.C.R. 221
Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.
Decided 9 March 1960

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What the Court ordered

In the result the petition is allowed and the decree in question in so far as it purports to operate on or include any right to the office of Patilki and watan lands attached thereto at Kirtgeri as enumerated in the certificate is cancelled.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Hereditary Office-Decree for partition of Watan land upheld by Privy Council in appeal-Abolition of Privy Council's jurisdic­ tion-Issue of certificate by Collector-Application for cancella­ tion of decree, if can be entertained by the Supreme Court-Bombay Hereditary Offices Act, r874 (Bom. III of r874), s. IO-Abolition of Privy Council jurisdiction Act, r949 (V of I949), ss. 5, 8-Consti­ tion of India, Arts. 374(2), r35. T.he respondent brought a suit for partition against the peti­ tioner in respect of certain Watan lands. The trial court decreed - the suit but the High Court of Bombay

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