Supreme Court of India
Kattukandi Edathil Krishnan & Anr. v. Kattukandi Edathil Valsan & Ors.
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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 16
From the headnote
Evidence Act, 1872 – s.114 – Share in coparcenary property – Partition suit filed by appellants-plaintiffs claiming half share in the coparcenary property – Respondents-defendents challenged the marriage of the first plaintiff’s parents i.e. ‘ ’ and ‘ ’ and also contended that plaintiff no.1 is not the son born out of the said wedlock – Trial Court upheld the validity of marriage of first plaintiff’s parents and held that plaintiff no.1 is son born out of said wedlock and passed preliminary decree for partition of the suit property – Appeal filed by respondent before High Court – High Court…
Authorities it was built on
- 1952 Thakur Gokalchand v. Parvin Kumari
- 2008 Tulsa and Ors. v. Durghatiya and Ors.
- 2009 Shub Karan Bubna @ Shub Karan Prasad v. Sita Saran Bubna & Ors.
- 2013 Indra Sarma v. V.K.V. Sarma
- 2010 Madan Mohan Singh and Ors. v. Rajni Kant and Anr.
- 1978 Badri Prasad v. Dy. Director of Consolidation and Ors.
- 2012 Bimal Kumar & Another v. Shakuntala Debi & Others
- 2009 Challamma v. Tilaga & Ors.
Where later benches applied it
- 2026 Jennifer Messias v. Leonard G Lobo
- 2024 Choudappa & Anr. v. Choudappa Since Deceased by Lrs. & Ors.
- 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.
Of those, 2 referred to · 1 mentioned
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