Supreme Court of India · 2008-04-07
SHAKUNTALA vs MUKHTIAR SINGH .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2006/14201
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SHAKUNTALA
- Respondent
- MUKHTIAR SINGH .
- Bench
- A.K. MATHUR & AFTAB ALAM
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition challenging the High Court's order which upheld the findings of the Trial Court and the First Appellate Court regarding the ownership of certain properties. The Court noted that the plaintiff did not seek a declaration of title nor assert her possession as a co-sharer, and the defendants successfully argued that the properties were part of a Joint Hindu Family and had devolved exclusively to them through a family settlement. The Court held that the appeal did not raise any substantial question of law, affirming the lower courts' decisions.