Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 956 · Decided 27 August 2019
Janam Singh Kudada & ANR. v. State of Bihar & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 956 · [2019] 11 S.C.R. 1016
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2575/2001
- Decided
- 27 August 2019
- Bench
- R.F. NARIMAN, R. SUBHASH REDDY, SURYA KANT (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Suit: Suit for declaration that the plaintiffs were rightful owners of half share of the suit property - Suit decreed in respect of the entire suit property - Applying Wilkinson's Rule i.e. accepting the award passed by majority members of Panchayat the order - Writ petition was dismissed by Single Judge of High Court - Division Bench of High Court affirmed the order of Single Judge - Appeal to Supreme Court - Held: In the suit plaintiffs had claimed only half the suit property, hence decree awarding anything beyond the claim is liable to
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