Supreme Court of India

Nasib Kaur and Ors. v. Col Surat Singh (deceased) through L.rs & Ors.

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Reported as [2013] 1 S.C.R. 984
Bench A.K. Patnaik and H. L. Gokhale JJ.
Decided 12 February 2013

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What the Court ordered

In the result, these appeals are allowed and the impugned common judgment and decree of the High Court is set aside.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: s. 100 - Second appeal - Substantial question of Jaw - Suits for declaration and permanent injunction - Decreed by High Court reversing the finding of first appellate court - Held: Evidence on record has established that defendants were in lawful possession of suit iand by virtue of sale deeds and plaintiff had not been able to establish that he was owner thereof and, consequently, entitled to declaration of his title, recovery of possession and injunction - Therefore, the first appellate court had decided the core issue against the plaintiff and no substantial

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