SAROJ ANAND vs PRAHLAD RAI ANAND .

The Supreme Court addressed the implications of a counsel's statement regarding the partition of joint family property under the Code of Civil Procedure. The Court held that a statement made by counsel, which indicated that the defendants did not dispute the plaintiff's share and were willing to sell the property, is binding and cannot be retracted without sufficient justification. The Court emphasized that such statements influence the proceedings and the parties' subsequent positions, thereby upholding the earlier order for partition by metes and bounds.