Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 293 · Decided 1 May 2013
Guru Granth Saheb Sthan Meerghat Vanaras v. Ved Prakash and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 293 · [2013] 5 S.C.R. 1042
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4166/2013
- Decided
- 1 May 2013
- Bench
- RAJENDRA MAL LODHA, S.A. BOBDE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 40to43
Headnote
Evidence Act, 1872 - ss.40 to 43 - Simultaneous proceedings in Criminal as well as civil court between same C parties and in respect of same property - Stay of the proceedings in civil court, during pendency of the trial - Held: Grant of stay was not correct - Even in case of conflicting decisions courts, such an eventuality cannot be taken as a relevant consideration - In the facts of D the case also there is no likelihood of any embarrassment to defendants and the outcome of civil court will also not prejudice their defence in criminal case. Appellant filed FIR against respondent
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