BHANWAR LAL vs SMT. PREM LATA & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that under Section 21(1)(a) of the Rajasthan Civil Courts Ordinance, 1950, the District Court has jurisdiction to entertain appeals only for decrees valued up to Rs.10,000. In this case, the District Court's decree for restitution of property was valid despite the valuation of the property being set at Rs.15,000, as the suit aimed to declare the earlier decree of Rs.5,557.10 invalid. The Court clarified that the valuation for the purpose of the suit under Order 21 Rule 63 CPC is determined by the amount in dispute, not the value of the property sold in execution, thus allowing the execution of the decree for restitution.