Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 880 · Decided 13 August 1996
M. Govindaraju v. K. Munisami Gounder (D) and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 880 · [1996] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 629
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 209/1996
- Decided
- 13 August 1996
- Bench
- M.M. PUNCHHI, SUJATA V. MANOHAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
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