RACHAKONDA VENKAT RAO vs R.SATYA BAI(D) BY LR

The Supreme Court addressed the appeal regarding the nature of the decree dated 13th July, 1978, under Order XXIII Rule 3 and Order XXVI Rules 13 and 14 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The Court held that the decree was a final decree, allowing the plaintiff's application for the appointment of a Commissioner to partition the joint family properties by metes and bounds. The Court emphasized that the passage of time and subsequent family arrangements did not negate the need for executing the final decree as per the original compromise.