Supreme Court of India

K.K. Modi v. K.N. Modi and Ors.

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Reported as [1998] 1 S.C.R. 601

Bench Sujata V. Manohar and D.P. Wadhwa JJ.

Decided 4 February 1998

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1965 Ishverlal Thakorelal Almaula v. Motibhai Nagjibhai cited by 14

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