RAM LAL & ORS. vs PIARE LAL GOBINDRAM & ORS.

The Supreme Court interpreted clause (ccc) of the proviso to sub-section (1) of Section 60 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as amended by the Punjab Relief of Indebtedness Act, holding that a portion of a residential house used for business does not lose its residential character. The Court distinguished previous judgments and affirmed that the entire building, being the main residential house of the appellants, is exempt from attachment under the relevant provisions. The appeal was allowed, confirming the exemption from attachment for the property in question.