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In partition suit, every interested party deemed to be a plaintiff

Cause Title : A. Krishna Shenoy Vs Ganga Devi G. & Ors., Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 8080/2019, 

Date of Judgment/Order : 11-09-2023

Corum : M. M. Sundresh; J., Prashant Kumar Mishra; J.

Citied: 

  1. Malluru Mallappa (Dead) Through Legal Representatives v. Kuruvathappa and Others, (2020) 4 SCC 313
  2. Somakka (Dead) by Legal Representatives v. K.P. Basavaraj (Dead) by Legal Representatives, (2022) 8 SCC 261

Background

A suit for partition was filed, on the first occasion in which the petitioner herein was arrayed as a defendant but his two sister were not arrayed as parties. An attempt made by them subsequently during the final hearing of the proceedings, did not yield any fruit. The preliminary decree passed in the said suit has become final as against the petitioner. Thereafter, the sisters filed an independent Suit seeking partition. During the pendency of the said suit, they filed an application seeking yet another preliminary decree in the earlier suit against the petitioner before us. Accordingly, a supplementary preliminary decree was passed, which, in turn, is confirmed under the impugned order. Challenging the same, the present special leave petition was filed.

The primary objection of the plaintiff was that the earlier Courts, have not taken into consideration the fact that the impleadment application filed by the contesting respondents was dismissed.

Judgment

The SC however dismissing the application observed that there is no error in the order executed by the lower courts. In a suit for partition, every interested party is deemed to be a plaintiff.  The fact that the applicants are the sisters of the petitioner is not in dispute and they ought to have been arrayed as defendants in the main suit itself.

The SC further observed that Law does not bar passing of numerous preliminary decrees.

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