Supreme Court of India

Chandramohan Ramchandra Patil and Ors. v. Bapu Koyappa Patil (dead) through Lrs. and Ors.

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Reported as [2003] 2 S.C.R. 203
Bench Brijesh Kumar J.
Decided 19 February 2003

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, it is not open to the defendants to raise ground on the correctness of the finding of fact on the issue of relationship.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Hindu Law: Suit for partition of Watan/lnam lands-Dismissed by Trial Court- c Reversed by First Appellate Court-High Court recognised.the right of plaintiff to the extent of //3rd share in the suit land-Held: Appellate Court on consideration of rival pedigrees came to the conclusion that pedigree produced by plaintiff was genuine and it was upheld by High Court-Hence evidence ~ of pedigree is relevant and thus prove relationship of the plaintiff with the ancestorllnamdar-When the predecessor-in-title of the defendant became Watandar, the possession of suit land cannot be held to be adverse to

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