Supreme Court · 1975 INSC 183 · Decided 28 August 1975
Rikhu Dev, Chela Bawa Harjug Dass v. Som Dass (Deceased) Through His Chela Shiamdass
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1975 INSC 183 · [1976] 1 S.C.R. 487
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 159/1974
- Decided
- 28 August 1975
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, KUTTYIL KURIEN MATHEW, Y.V. CHANDRACHUD (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC
Headnote
Code of Civil Procedure (Act 5 of 1908) 0. 22 rr. 3, 4 and 10--l'uit by de jure A1ahant against de facto Mahant for possession and nzanagement­ Death of defendant and election of another Mahant during pendency of appeal -If appeal abates .. The appellant filed basis that as the Mahant of a Dern he was entitled to possession and management of the properties of its branch Dera. The defendant contended that it was an independent Dera and that he \vas in possession of the properties as its lawfully appointed Mahant.. The ' trial court decreed the suit but
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