Supreme Court of India

Nemai Chandra Dey (dead) through Lrs. v. Prasanta Chandra (dead) through Lrs. & Anr.

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Reported as [2022] 4 S.C.R. 1076
Bench K. M. Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy JJ.
Decided 19 April 2022

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the interest of justice do require a remand to the first appellate Court in the nature of the order which has been passed by the Courts. (15) Accordingly, the impugned judgments will stand set aside.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 – Or. XLI, r. 31 – Duty of first Appellate Court – Reappreciation of evidence – Cons ideration of arguments and arriving at findings – Suit was filed by the plaintiff (wife of the uncle of the first defendant) seeking inter alia declaration of two documents i.e. gift deeds as void – Trial Court came to the conclusion that the plaintiff was a pardahnashin la dy and the character of the document was not brought to the no tice of the plaintiff – Gift deeds were declared void – Trial Court decre ed the suit – First Appellate Court dismissed the appeal w ithout

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