Supreme Court of India

Dorairaj v. Doraisamy (dead) and Ors.

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Reported as [2026] 2 S.C.R. 545
Bench Sanjay Karol and Satish Chandra Sharma JJ.
Decided 5 February 2026

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that the impugned judgement is reasoned and borne out from the material on record.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the High Court exercised its power with restraint and precision by granting limited relief to the Appellant (D2) and whether it was justified in affirming the judgment and decree of the First Appellate Court entitling plaintiff to 5/16th share. Headnotes† Suit – Partition – The suit for partition being O.S. No. 99 of 1987 was instituted by plaintiff-Dy, seeking partition and possession of his one-fourth share in the suit schedule properties – The case was founded on the premise that the suit properties constituted joint Hindu family properties – substantial

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