Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 192 · Decided 16 February 2009
Tilak Raj v. Baikunthi Devi (D) BY LRS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 192 · [2009] 2 S.C.R. 452
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1058/2009
- Decided
- 16 February 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 152
Headnote
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: '.f s. 152 - Clerical mistake can be rectified by court in <Ii c exercise of inherent powers under s. 152 provided such mistake is genuine and bona fide - Administration of justice. Inheritance: Land acquired by FCI, found to be surplus - Returned to widow of on D payment of certain sum - Claim for share in the land by the other heir- Held: It was reversion of land and not purchase by .... widow in her own right - She received it as representative of ~- original owner, therefore, ownership of reverted land has to be shared by the other heir. E 'D'
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