Supreme Court of India

Siddalingayya v. Guri. Lingappa & Ors.

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Reported as [2017] 9 S.C.R. 476
Decided 5 September 2017

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the High Court made no mistake in allowing the respondents' appeal and remanding the suit to the Trial Court for fresh trial on merits after affording an opportunity to the respondents (defendants) to file their written statement to enable them to contest the suit on merits.

Judgment, page 4

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