Supreme Court of India

Sri Babu Ram @ Durga Prasad v. Sri Indra Pal Singh (dead) by Lrs.

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Reported as [1998] 3 S.C.R. 1145
Bench S.B. Majmudar and M. Jagannadha Rao JJ.
Decided 13 August 1998

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the High Court in Second Appeal exceeded its jurisdiction under section I 00 CPC in giving a finding on an issue which was not pressed in the Trial Court.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920: Sections 35, 37, 43,(/)-Annulment of insolvency-Effect of-In suit for insolVPncy a joint agreement was filed for sale with a clause for re-conveyance within 5 years-Plaintiff declared insolvent-Sale deed executed by official receiver-Plaintiff sent notice for re-purchase-Since creditor refused to re­ convey, plaintiff filed suit for specific performance-Subseguently, acfjudication as insolvent unconditionally annulled-Held-On annulment, property and rights of plaintiff stand restored to him with retrospective effect-Insolvency gets wiped out togehter-Notice

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