Supreme Court of India · 2009-01-06
Kartick Chandra Mandal vs Netai Mondal(Dead)By Lrs. & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SC (SUPP) 95
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Kartick Chandra Mandal
- Respondent
- Netai Mondal(Dead)By Lrs. & Ors
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Mukundakam Sharma, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal against the Calcutta High Court's judgment allowing a Second Appeal under Section 100 CPC. The Court held that the lower courts erred in misapplying the law regarding co-sharers and the necessity of a valid partition for claims of possession and title. The Court emphasized that without a legal partition, the claims of the parties must be evaluated differently, leading to the conclusion that the plaintiff's suit for recovery of possession was not maintainable under the circumstances presented.