Supreme Court of India

Jennifer Messias v. Leonard G Lobo

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Reported as [2026] 6 S.C.R. 410
Bench K.V. Viswanathan and S.V.N. Bhatti JJ.
Decided 18 May 2026

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that once a preliminary decree is passed by the trial court, the court should proceed with the case for drawing up the final decree suo motu.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the Decree in question is a simple Preliminary Decree, or whether the Trial Court, made it both a Preliminary and a Final Decree; whether the same could be put to Execution; whether the High Court erred in interdicting the Execution Proceedings holding that before putting the Decree to Execution, a Final Decree was necessary. Headnotes† Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – s.2(2), Or.XX r.18, Or.XX r.12 – Preliminary decree when itself final decree – Appellant filed Suit for partition and separate possession of the Subject Flat – Preliminary Decree passed by Trial

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