Supreme Court of India · 2002-07-09
SRILEKHA GHOSH (ROY) vs PARTHA SARATHI GHOSH
- Citation / case number
- SC 1999/8454
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SRILEKHA GHOSH (ROY)
- Respondent
- PARTHA SARATHI GHOSH
- Author
- SHIVARAJ V.PATIL. D.P.MOHAPATRA
- Bench
- SHIVARAJ V.PATIL. D.P.MOHAPATRA
Judgment text excerpt
The case involves a dispute over the right of pre-emption under Section 4 of the Partition Act, 1893, following a preliminary partition decree. The court examines whether a co-sharer can exercise the right to purchase the share of another co-sharer who seeks to sell their interest. The central legal issue pertains to the eligibility and priority of different co-sharers in exercising pre-emption rights under the Act.