Supreme Court of India

Rajgopal (dead) by Lrs. v. Kishan Gopal and Anr.

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 732
Bench Y.K. Sabharwaland B.N. Agrawal J.
Decided 16 September 2003

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the appeals are allowed, impugned judgment and decree C rendered by the High Court are set aside and those passed by the first appellate court are restored.

Judgment, page 14

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Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956-Adoption prior to the coming of the Act- 'Dwyamushyayana' form of adoption taking place­ Suit for declaration of title and recovery of possession claiming right of inheritance-Trial Court decreeing the suit-First appellate court holding that there was no adoption in the said from-High Court holding that the question of adoption has attained finality in earlier round of litigation­ Correctness of the-Held, on facts, the High Court, in earlier round, did not decide the question of adoption but had remanded back to first appellate court to decide the

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