Supreme Court of India

Madan Mohan Singh and Ors. v. Rajni Kant and Anr.

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Bench P. Sathasivam and Dr. B.S. Chauhan JJ.

Decided 13 August 2010

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the appeal does not present special facts and circumstances which may warrant further re appreciation of the evidence as the appeal is based on totally unreliable/contradicting documents and not worth placing any D reliance.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 - s.9A(2) - Objections filed by respondents for inclusion of their names in the disputed khata as the deceased Khatedar's heirs - Appellants filed cross-objections contending that the mother of the respondents, at the most, could be concubine of the deceased Khatedar; and being illegitimate children, the respondents had no right to inherit any share in the disputed khata - Statutory authorities under the Consolidation Act concurrently held in favour of the respondents and directed recording of their names - Order upheld by High Court - On appeal, held…

Authorities it was built on

2006 Ravinder Singh Gorkhi v. State of U.P. cited by 14
1996 Ranganath Parmeswar Pandjtrao Mali and Anr. v. Eknath Gajanan Kulkarni and Anr. cited by 5
1971 Dayaram & Ors. v. Dawalatshah & Ors. cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

2022 Kattukandi Edathil Krishnan & Anr. v. Kattukandi Edathil Valsan & Ors. relied on
2014 Karedla Parthasaradhi v. Gangula Ramanamma (d) through L.rs & Ors. relied on
2013 Joseph John Peter Sandy v. Veronica Thomas Rajkumar & Anr relied on
2011 H. Siddiqui (dead) by Lrs. v. A. Ramalingam relied on
2023 Smt. Shiramabai W/o Pundalik Bhave and Others v. The Captain, Record Officer for O.I.C. Records, Sena Corps Abhilekh, Gaya, Bihar State and Anr. referred to
2020 C. Doddanarayana Reddy (dead) by Lrs. & Ors. v. C. Jayarama Reddy (dead) by Lrs. & Ors. referred to

Of those, 4 relied on · 2 referred to

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