Supreme Court of India

Paras Nath Rai and Others v. State of Bihar and Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 10 S.C.R. 732
Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan J.
Decided 5 October 2012

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What the Court ordered

Resultantly the very commencement of the civil proceeding came to a naught and, therefore, findings recorded in the said proceeding became extinct.

Judgment, page 25

From the headnote

Land Laws - Bihar Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act, 1956 - ss.3 and 4(c) - Partition suit - Dismissed by civil court - Title appeal - During pendency thereof, notification issued u/s.3 of the 1956 Act - Consequence - Held: Once a notification has been published uls.3, every suit and proceeding in respect of declaration of rights or interest in any land lying in areas or for declaration or adjudication of any other rights in regard to which proceeding can or ought to be taken under the Act pending before any court or authority whether of the first instance or of

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