Supreme Court of India

Smt. Mattoo Devi v. Damodar Lal (dead) by Lrs. and Ors.

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Reported as [2001] 3 S.C.R. 1009
Bench A.P. Misra and Umesh C. Banerjee JJ.
Decided 18 July 2001

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that this notification is a complete Code in respect of right of pre-emption except that the concept of pre-emption has been left to be deduced from the customary law of the parties and has not been mentioned in it.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Mohammadan Law: Immovable property-Sale of-Right of pre-emption-Ta/ab-Principle of-Held : There are three facets of ta/ab; (i) talab-e-muwathaba, (ii) ta/ab- e-ishhad and (iii) talab-e-tamilik or talab-e-khusumat-The first implies a demand, the second, reiteration of demand in the presence of witnesses and the third, initiation of legal action-The owner of an immovable property possesses a right of pre-emption (shuf'a) over immovable property that has been sold to another person. Practice and Procedure : Finding of fact-lnte1ference with-Scope of-Held: Ought not to be inte1fered with unless

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