Supreme Court of India

Abdul Hamid Shamsi v. Abdul Majid and Others

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Reported as [1988] 3 S.C.R. 507
Bench A.P. Sen and Lalit Mohan Sharma JJ.
Decided 12 April 1988

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From the headnote

Court Fees Act, 1870. Section 7(iv)(b)-Suit for accounts­ Plaintiff not obliged to state exact amount that may result after taking all accounts-But not permitted to choose unreasonable and arbitrary figure-It is open to the Court to reject such figure, though ordinarily the Court does not examine the correctness of the valuation. The father and brothers of Respondent No. I were running a proprietary business, which was later converted into a partnership firm by a regular deed. On the de"ath of the father, the two brothers had eff~ctively taken control of the business and excluded Respondent

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Of those, 3 mentioned

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