Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 439 · Decided 31 March 2009

Phool Patti and Anr v. Ram Singh (Dead) Through LRS. & ANR.

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
2009 INSC 439 · [2009] 5 S.C.R. 362
Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 1240/2005
Decided
31 March 2009
Bench
MARKANDEY KATJU, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
Outcome
Matter referred to larger bench
Case type
Civil
Acts & sections cited
Registration Act Section 17(2)(vi), 17(2)

Headnote

Registration Act, 1908: s.17(2)(vi) - Exception in c s.17(2)(vi) - Interpretation of - Inconsistency between the decisions of Supreme Court regarding interpretation of exception in s.17(2)(vi) - Matter referred to larger Bench - Reference to larger Bench. Appeal: First appellate court - Finding D court that consent decree in another suit was not collusive was a finding of fact - High Court rightly refused to interfere with the findings of fact. Interpretation of statutes: Court cannot add words to the E statute or change its language, particularly when on a plain reading the meaning

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