Supreme Court of India · 2004-02-06
Kunjan Nair Sivaraman Nair vs Narayanan Nair And Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2004 SUPREME COURT 1761
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Kunjan Nair Sivaraman Nair
- Respondent
- Narayanan Nair And Ors
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Doraiswamy Raju, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the appellant's Second Appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, affirming that the earlier suit for title and injunction did not bar the subsequent suit for recovery of possession as per Order II Rule 2. The Court found that the appellant's claim of being a co-owner and tenant under the Kerala Compensation for Tenants Improvements Act, 1958 was not substantiated, as he failed to demonstrate any improvements made to the property. The Court concluded that the appellant was not entitled to the benefits claimed, thereby affirming the lower courts' decisions.