Supreme Court of India

Ramalingam Chettiar v. P.K. Pattabiraman and Anr.

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Reported as [2001] 2 S.C.R. 23
Bench V.N. Khare and S.N. Variava JJ.
Decided 21 February 2001

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, we set asiJe the judgment under challenge and restore the decree of the trial court.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Limitation : Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery Act, I 864 : Section 59. Declaration of title and possession-Suit for-Plaintiff challenged the sale of land in favour of auction-purchaser-Challenge dismissed-Suit filed within period of/imitation-But State impleaded as defendant beyond period of limitation-Maintainability of-Held: Though suit as initially laid is within period of limitation it is incompetent as State not impleaded-On the date of impleadment of State suit was barred by time-Hence, trial cou11 rightly dismissed the suit as not maintainable. Limitation Act, 1963 : Section 2 I

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